Montreal’s Greek consulate has already felt the impact of the Greek government’s austerity measures, but many in the city’s 80 thousand-strong Greek community are more angry at the rioters in their homeland than they are about the cuts, CBCNews reports. “We have had cuts, yes,” confirmed the Greek consul-general for Montreal, Thanos Kafopoulos. “But we [...]
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CBCNews Report: “Greek Canadians in Ottawa React to Crisis at Home”
“Greek Canadians in Ottawa watched with worry and dismay as rioters took to the streets of Athens over the weekend”, CBCNews reports. The country continues to deal with an economic crisis, and recently approved tough austerity measures to pave the way for a second bailout package worth about €130 million. “I’m very disappointed,” said Paul [...]
Riots in Greece Triumph in Canadian Media
Canadian media focused on Greek riots in the city of Athens that occurred on Sunday as Greece’s politicians were voting for the new austerity plan in order to prevent the country from going bankrupt. There were various reports in Canadian media describing a volatile scene, including businesses that were destroyed and dozens of shops looted [...]
13th Annual AHEPA Valentine’s Charity Ball to Be Held in Laval
The Montreal AHEPA Family is proud to announce its 13th Annual St. Valentine’s Charity Ball, which will take place on Saturday February 11, 2012. Once again, this year’s event will be held at the Palace reception hall in Laval. Over the past twelve years, this event has raised $400,000.00 for childrens’ causes in the Montreal [...]
Next Montreal Film Festival Dedicated to Greek Filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos
After a decision taken by the director of the Montreal World Film Festival, Serge Losique, the next Montreal Film Festival (August-September 2012) will be dedicated to the Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos who passed away in a motorcycle accident. The director of the Montreal World Film Festival, Serge Losique, stated: “Theo Angelopoulos was the filmmaker of [...]
Fakebook Helps Students Explore Greek Mythology
Fakebook is a Facebook lookalike website minus the social networking. Created as an educational tool about a year ago, it allows students to make profiles for literary and historical figures – without interacting with other users on the site. On her profile, Pandora agonizes about having opened the box. “I am so ashamed,” she writes, [...]
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02 / 19 Montreal Ahepa Family Donates $130,000.00 To Giant Steps School At The 13th Annual St. Valentine’s Ball
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02 / 16 CBCNews Reports: “Cuts Hurt Montreal’s Greek Consulate”
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02 / 16 Greek Community ‘Nefeli’ Dance Theatre Presents “The Robber is Screaming”
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02 / 14 CBCNews Report: “Greek Canadians in Ottawa React to Crisis at Home”
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02 / 13 Riots in Greece Triumph in Canadian Media
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11 / 14 Greek Community Hosts Event “Macedonia:The Historical Truth”
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05 / 27 Greek-Canadian Phil Xenidis Named Lead Guitarist on Bon Jovi’s Tour
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04 / 23 Hellenic Congress Asks Greek-Canadian Voters not to Vote for Liberal Party
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09 / 12 Greeks in Toronto Against Bob Rae
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03 / 24 Toronto: Greek Independence Day Parade Sunday on Danforth Avenue
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