{"id":843203,"date":"2026-08-02T22:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843203\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T22:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:14:20","slug":"montreal-police-investigate-fire-that-heavily-damaged-kosher-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843203\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal police investigate fire that heavily damaged kosher restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montreal police are investigating after a fire heavily damaged a kosher restaurant overnight Saturday in the city\u2019s C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce borough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police said the case is being investigated as arson and that all hypotheses remain on the table, but investigators have not determined a motive and are not treating it as a hate crime at this stage.<\/p>\n

The fire caused extensive damage to N\u00f6am, a kosher restaurant on Decarie Boulevard, an area with a large Jewish community.<\/p>\n

Montreal\u2019s fire department said nearly 80 firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze near the intersection of Plamondon Avenue and V\u00e9zina Street at about 3 a.m.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce borough Mayor St\u00e9phanie Valenzuela said the restaurant fire, coming days after a vehicle fire damaged the exterior of a mosque elsewhere in the borough, could understandably cause concern among residents. She stressed, however, that authorities had found no indication the two incidents were connected.<\/p>\n

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The Montreal fire department is investigating the fire near the mosque, but the case had not been transferred to Montreal police and was not considered suspicious.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on social media, Valenzuela said the borough was in contact with police and leaders from the affected communities and was closely monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cActs of violence and intimidation have no place in our neighbourhoods,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe remain vigilant and committed to the safety of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said on social media the federal government was concerned by what appeared to be an arson attack at a gathering place for Montreal\u2019s Jewish community.<\/p>\n

\u201cAntisemitism simply has no place in our society and we must do everything we can to eradicate it wherever it manifests,\u201d he said in his post.<\/p>\n

Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather said he was \u201cabsolutely disgusted\u201d and called for the case to be investigated as a hate crime.<\/p>\n

In a post on social media, he said those responsible should be caught and prosecuted \u201cto the fullest extent of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Federal Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller also condemned the fire, saying on social media he trusted the \u201cdisgraceful act\u201d would be properly investigated as a hate crime.<\/p>\n

B\u2019nai Brith Canada, a Jewish advocacy organization, also condemned the fire and called for action.<\/p>\n

\u201cJewish Canadians have heard enough condemnation and promises,\u201d it said in a statement posted on social media. \u201cNow we need action.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Montreal police are investigating after a fire heavily damaged a kosher restaurant overnight Saturday in the city\u2019s C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":843204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,875,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,2338,885,909,910,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-843203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-news","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-montreal","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/843204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}