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Traditional Christmas Holidays for Canada’s Greek Diaspora
The most important day of Christianity was celebrated with glory by Canada’s Greek Diaspora, despite the inclement weather with stormy winds and heavy snowfall in parts of Ontario, where electricity has not yet been restored.
Some churches in Montreal and...
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Greek Diaspora in Canada Affected by Greek Economic Turmoil
Greece's economic turmoil is increasingly affecting the Greek diaspora, including the 250,000-plus members of the Greek-Canadian community and their many businesses.
According to 'The Globe and Mail', Canadian-born and raised, John Nikolouzos moved to Greece eight years ago to help...
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Appeal to Greek Diaspora by Greek Consul General in Toronto
The Consul General of Greece in Toronto, Demetris Azemopoulos, invites the Greek Community of Toronto and Ontario to participate at an event in support of SickKids Hospital. It will take place on Thursday, 14th of April 2011, at Paramount...
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SAE Canada: The “Woman of the Greek Diaspora”
Vrisiida Mavrou – Paidousi (foto) from Montreal, was nominated by SAE Canada Region for this year’s awards for women of the Greek Diaspora which will take place on April 14th and for the third consecutive year, by the Prefecture...
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Greek-Canadians Lobby for Diaspora Bonds
An organization of overseas Greeks is lobbying Greece’s government to issue “special bonds” to members of Hellenic communities in Canada and other countries, according to the Star. It’s a way to help ease the pressure of Greece’s heavy debt...
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Canada Owes Regina Pizza to Four Greek Immigrant Brothers
In Canada, pizza aficionados have to thank four Greek immigrants for the country’s own unique pizza, known as Regina Pizza.
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Justin Trudeau Joins Montreal’s Greek Independence Parade
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked in Montreal's Greek Independence parade on Sunday afternoon.
A sea of white and blue flags dominated the parade in the Parc-Extension neighborhood.
The parade, whose grand marshal was Quebec’s minister responsible for the fight against...
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Greek FM Dendias Meets Greek Canadian Community in Montreal
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias paid a visit to the Hellenic Community Centre of Greater Montreal and thanked the Canadian diaspora for preserving Greek culture and language.
"I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart, on behalf...
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Greeks in Canada Mark the Smyrna Catastrophe with Podcast Series
To commemorate the anniversary of the Smyrna Catastrophe exactly a hundred years ago, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) has produced its latest historical podcast series Exodus: The Stories of 1922.
In the days, weeks, and months that followed the Great...
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Toronto’s Anti-Greek Riots of 1918 Changed the Face of the City Forever
The living memories of Toronto's 1918 anti-Greek riots may have faded, but the city's Greeks still remember the disturbing events of that day.
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Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris Appointed to Order of New Brunswick
Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris recently received the highest civilian honor from the Government of New Brunswick, Canada.
He is the first Greek-Canadian in the history of this honor to be named to the Order of New Brunswick. Every year, ten individuals...
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Hockey Game Keeps Greek-Canadian Family Tradition Alive
Back in 1977, four Greek-Canadian boys -- all cousins, and sons of Greek immigrants to Canada -- started a pickup game of hockey in a front yard on Hochelaga Street in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and began a tradition that...
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Greek-Canadian Drag Queen Pythia Stuns on “Canada’s Drag Race”
Greek-Canadian drag queen Pythia made a splash during the first episode of the second season of "Canada's Drag Race," which premiered on Crave on Thursday evening.
Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Pythia is the first performer of Greek heritage to be...
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Greek-Canadian MMA Fighters Celebrate Heritage an Ocean Away
Greek-Canadian MMA fighters Tom Theocharis and Elias Theodorou are managing successful athletic careers with each other to count on.
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New Online Platform “Staellinika” Reconnects Greeks Abroad with Culture, Language
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University and the General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the full release of Staellinika, a new online platform which...