Toronto police are investigating two attacks on Sunday against separate branches of the Jewish-owned Kiva’s Bagel Bar bakery chain, which occurred within a short period of one another.
In one incident, shots were fired at a branch and struck a window. At another location, a window was smashed. No injuries were reported.
One of the Kiva’s Bagel Bar branches that was targeted
(Photo: B’nai Brith Canada)
Police are investigating whether the two incidents are connected and are searching for suspects. The hate-crime unit and the Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force are also involved in the investigation.
B’nai Brith Canada issued a strongly worded statement following the attacks, describing them as part of a worsening wave of antisemitism in the country.
The organization noted that the bakeries serve as gathering places for families and said gunfire directed at a Jewish business should concern all Canadians.
B’nai Brith thanked police for their swift response and stressed that no one was injured. However, it said the incidents formed part of a broader trend of violent extremism in Canada and other Western countries.
According to the organization, that trend is fueled by “anti-Zionist rhetoric, local criminal elements, Iran-backed proxies and ISIS-inspired terrorism.”
A man threw eggs at a Jewish center in Toronto
B’nai Brith called on Canadian leaders to condemn the attacks unequivocally, ensure that police and security agencies have sufficient resources to protect Jewish communities and institutions, and establish a federal commission of inquiry into the rise in antisemitic incidents across the country.
According to data compiled by the organization, 27 violent antisemitic incidents were documented in Canada from the beginning of 2026 through the middle of July.
That figure is more than double the 10 violent incidents recorded throughout all of 2025. The cases include shootings targeting Jewish institutions.
Richard Robertson, B’nai Brith Canada’s director of research and advocacy, said 2026 currently ranks second only to 2023, when 77 violent antisemitic incidents were documented following Hamas’ October 7 attack and the subsequent war.
The number of incidents recorded so far this year has already surpassed the annual totals for 2022, 2024 and 2025.