When does hate become terrorism? Answer: when it is orchestrated, repeatedly, to sow fear, cause chaos, and undermine society. One hateful act can be the work of a vengeful madman; a series of hateful acts, against the same community, conducted in a similar manner, constitute terrorism.

That is what Jews in Canada face today. Since October 7, 2023, B’nai Brith Canada has documented nearly 5,800 total incidents in 2023 and a record 6,800 incidents throughout 2025. By today’s stats, that’s one hate crime for every 487 Jewish residents. Jews are 22 times more likely to be the victim of a hate crime than non-Jewish Canadians

The images were striking: Last week’s chaotic sea crossing saw an estimated 60,000 migrants from Morocco flood into the tiny Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa, swimming around seawalls and climbing over fences. At least 72 people lost their lives, according to Spain. The unprecedented surge stunned European governments and prompted EU ministers to hold an emergency meeting on strengthening the bloc’s borders.

The fallout also highlighted opposition to Spain’s migration policy within the EU. Poland, Denmark and Germany characterized Spain’s migrant-friendly policies – among the most welcoming in Europe – as “pull factors,” encouraging the surge and even threatening EU security. Italy said it was temporarily suspending its Schengen agreement with Spain, which allows passport-free travel across 29 European countries. Sweden and Finland joined the chorus, with Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen writing on X last week that “Spain has completely failed to protect the external border of the Schengen area from incursions. This cannot continue.”

Young voters are splitting up, and gender is the wedge. In countries around the world, young women are moving steadily left while young men are shifting toward conservative and nationalist parties.

In last year’s German elections, men aged 18 to 24 voted 27% for the far-right AfD while 35% of young women opted for the far-left Linke party. In Canada, the most likely left-leaning voters are women aged 18 to 24 (45%), while men aged 18 to 34 are the most right-leaning (33%). From Washington to Seoul to São Paulo, the most consequential political divide among voters under 30 is increasingly not race, class or geography. It is gender.

Do politicians start parades, or merely get in front of them? That’s a question Canadians might be asking this week, following news that the government was polling them on the issue of oil pipelines last fall — just days before Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an agreement with Alberta to explore building a new one to B.C.

L’atteinte d’une majorité libérale via les élections partielles et les défections conservatrices soulèvent de nouvelles questions quant au leadership de Pierre Poilievre, quelques mois à peine après avoir obtenu plus de 87% d’appui lors de sa révision de leadership. Avant d'entrer à leur réunion, des députés conservateurs ont toutefois rejeté les inquiétudes concernant la performance du parti et l'unité au sein du caucus. Tasha Kheiriddin, analyste conservatrice, et Dimitri Soudas, ancien directeur des communications de Stephen Harper se penchent avec Marc-André Cossette sur la situation difficile de M. Poilievre

La première ministre de l’Alberta, Danielle Smith, pourrait être en train de tracer sa propre « troisième voie » pour l’Alberta, en insistant pour qu’Ottawa inscrive un deuxième oléoduc vers le Pacifique sur sa liste de « grands projets » d’intérêt national. C’est un pari qui pourrait conduire la province à se détacher du pays – voire à rejoindre les États-Unis.

« Nous devons vérifier s’il s’agit d’un cancer. » S’il y a des mots que l’on ne veut jamais entendre de la bouche de notre médecin, ceux-là figurent en tête de liste. Je les ai entendus le 3 juillet. J’étais abasourdie. On m’avait diagnostiqué deux gros fibromes utérins, une affection assez courante : de 70 à 80 % des femmes âgées de plus de 50 ans en souffrent. Ce sont des tumeurs bénignes qui peuvent causer des menstruations abondantes, des douleurs abdominales, des ballonnements et des troubles digestifs si elles exercent une pression sur les intestins.