Police are investigating after synagogues in Toronto and Thornhill were struck by gunfire overnight. No injuries were reported in the incidents.
Israel's ambassador to Canada condemned the attacks on Bayt Synagogue in Thornhill and Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue in North York. Authorities responded to reports of shots fired in Thornhill around 11:49 p.m. Friday, finding evidence of gunfire and damage to a building. In Toronto, police investigated a firearm discharge near Bathurst Street and Glencairn Avenue shortly after midnight, locating bullet holes in the front door of a synagogue.
Local officials, including Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca and Toronto city councillor Brad Bradford, expressed outrage and pledged increased police presence around Jewish institutions. Investigations are ongoing, and authorities are appealing for information from the public.