Canada

Thirteen candidates of Greek origin will run for councelors in the upcoming municipal elections in Toronto, to be held on October 27. The Greek candidates for councelors in various parties are the following: George Dedopoulos, Dinos Kaltsoudas, Theo Lagakos, Gus Koutroumanos, Andreas Marouchos,...

Greek-Canadian George Kourounis once more carried out a risky and breathtaking expedition. Exploring an active volcano. "It was a window into hell," said the Greek-Canadian explorer, who along with Sam Cossman, explorer and filmmaker, dived into the Marum crater, located in an active...

Canadian "Ottawa Magazine" (September 2014 issue, an insert in the "Ottawa Citizen" newspaper) praised Greek wines. Leading Canadian wine journalist and educator David Lawrason, who had in the past expressed many doubts about the quality of wines from Greece, finally...

The Greeks of Montreal are grieving for the loss of Father George Saitanis who passed away on Tuesday, September 2. The beloved priest will always be remembered due to his important contribution to the Greek community of Montreal. Father Saitanis turned the church...

Greek-Canadian social entrepreneur Andreas Souvaliotis pens an open letter to Prime Minister of Greece after a Greek MP wrote a homophobic Twit to the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel.

AHEPA Canada, one of the largest Greek organizations in the country, released an announcement condemning the publication of a map by the Toronto branch of UM (United Macedonians Organization of Canada) in the Toronto Star issue of July 31, 2014,...

When the financial crisis hit Greece four years ago, many Greeks decided to emigrate, leaving behind the Mediterranean climate of their country and choosing to move to places such as Winnipeg, Canada. Lia and Stefano Boukis left Greece a year ago after...

Approximately 1.5 million people attended this year's Greek taste festival in Danforth, a Toronto road with many Greek businesses and especially restaurants. Residents of Toronto and the surrounding areas came to the Danforth to taste traditional Greek dishes and participate in the Greek "glenti", which...

A man was taken to hospital in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times at the Taste of the Danforth early Sunday morning, Star News Canada reported. The man was stabbed multiple times at the Greek Festival early Sunday morning...

The Greeks of Danforth Avenue in Toronto are preparing for the 21st “Taste of the Danforth” Festival, the largest street festival in Canada which will be held August 8-10. During the festival, visitors will have the chance to take part...