Police release disturbing video of synagogue attack; Jewish students speak out about campus antisemitism; and more

Police have shared a video of the suspect involved in a shooting outside of a Belleville synagogue that left a police officer injured. Photo by Joe Warmington/X

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It’s Thursday, September 24. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

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‘You are going to die for the Jews,’ said Belleville shooting suspect: police

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Police shared a seconds-long video in which a man can be heard yelling, followed by the sound of two loud shots outside of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ont., on Sunday. The evidence collected confirms suspect Sean Ward’s intent was to specifically target the Jewish community, the police chief said.

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From left: Livia Mamane, a student at University of Quebec in Montreal, and Kate Blumberg, a student at McMaster University, take part in a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 24, 2026. Photo by David Kawai/Postmedia

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Jewish students say they have come across ‘Heil Hitler’ salutes, antisemitic graffiti on Canadian university campuses

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“When our highest student governing body treats the safety and inclusion of Jewish students as an open political question rather than an enforceable right, it signals to the entire university that our safety and inclusion are negotiable,” says one Jewish student at McMaster University. A recent report on campus antisemitism found that more than nine in 10 Jewish students have experienced or seen antisemitism on campus over the past year.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2026. Photo by Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images

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Mark Carney says he prepared for the risk that Trump might order U.S. to invade Canada: ‘That’s just risk management’

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“I think you have a responsibility in these roles to look at extreme tail risk,” the prime minister told The New York Times in an wide-ranging interview, using a term from the financial world that refers to a scenario that is considered unlikely but not impossible.

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A new report reconstructing the murders of eight kids in five Canadian families during bitter custody disputes finds documented warning signs were downplayed or ignored. Photo by Getty Images

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Child murders report says Canada’s courts are prioritizing ‘parental contact’ over safety

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Proponents of proposed changes to the Divorce Act say that in cases involving allegations of domestic violence, alienation claims are being weaponized and used as a legal tactic by parents — mostly fathers accused of abuse — to discredit the other parent.

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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22, 2026. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Terry Glavin: Donald Trump reaps the spoils of a global dumpster fire

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“To the victor belong the spoils,” the U.S. president told the United Nations General Assembly this week. Glavin says Trump meant the comment as a rationale for his “expropriation of Venezuela’s oil wealth,” but it “serves just as well to explain quite a lot about the stubborn reluctance of America’s traditional allies to throw themselves behind Trump’s calamitous misadventures in the Strait of Hormuz.”

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