A Toronto immigration lawyer says family members of Canadians are dying in Gaza as the federal immigration department drags its heels approving visas through a special program launched in 2024.

Canada is committed to initiatives that amplify voices of peace, promote understanding and reject division,' says Anita Anand - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.

R hona and Daniel Grodzinski touched down in Israel this month, marking the culmination of a journey that has spanned continents, decades, and generations. The couple, who made Aliyah from Canada with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh in close partnership with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration,

Israel rejects joint statement that calls killing of more than 800 Palestinians who were seeking aid ‘horrifying’

A joint statement by 28 countries including Britain, Japan and Canada is calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza. They say that the 21-month war “must end now."

Lyons’ departure means that both Canada and the United States do not have anyone in their antisemitism envoy roles. President Donald Trump has announced his pick for the role of antisemitism envoy, a Hasidic fixer named Yehuda Kaploun, but Congress has yet to schedule a confirmation hearing for the nominee nearly six months into his term.

Some of Israel’s closest allies have stepped up criticism of its restrictions on aid to Gaza, where doctors and aid organizations say people are dying of starvation.