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Ken Matziorinis Elected President of AHEPA Canada

Ken Matziorinis was elected the new President of AHEPA Canada at the conclusion of the 92nd annual AHEPA Family Supreme Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 26, 2014. He represents Canada on the Supreme Lodge of the AHEPA....

Thousands of Visitors at Sudbury Greek Festival

The annual Sudbury Greek Festival, which was carried out for the 22nd consecutive year, once again attracted thousands of Greek and Canadian Visitors. The festival was founded by Sudbury's Greek community, which was formed in the late 1800s but began to really...

International Champions Cup 2014: Olympiacos travels to the US and Canada

International Champions Cup Olympiacos will participate in the most prestigious soccer pre-season tournament in the world this summer. The International Champions Cup returns for its 2nd season in 12 cities across the US and Canada and 13 stadiums in total. It...

Greeks Offer Olympic Games Sculpture to City of Montreal

An impressive sculpture, symbolizing the Olympic Games around the globe, was installed in Gaia park at the municipality of Town of Mount Royal, a region located on the border of Parc Extension. It is a sculpture by Praxitelis Tzanoulinos, crafted in Greece,...

MELS Makes Cuts on School Grants

The Greek-speaking primary schools “Socrates-Demosthenes” of the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal (HCGM) will be facing problems after the Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sport in Québec (MELS) decided to gradually reduce the grants for the transportation of students to and...

Nia Vardalos Named Greek Community Cultural Ambassador

Greek-Canadian actress, screenwriter and director, Nia Vardalos, who wrote and starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a movie about a woman of the Greek Diaspora trying to get her family to accept her non-Greek fiancé, has now been...

Canadian Media Praising Greek Company Apivita

Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail in a recent article praised the Greek company Apivita and its founders, the pharmacists Nikos and Niki Koutsianas. The article notes that the couple never liked selling industrial, chemical-laden products to their customers and that is the reason they...

Bitter End for Greek Soccer Fans in Toronto

Soccer fans in Greektown in Toronto were sad the night of June 29, after the elimination of the Greek national team from the rest of the World Cup. After a close game, Costa Rica beat Greece in the penalty shoot out and Greece's...

Greek Band Imam Baildi Goes to 35th Montreal Jazz Festival

The Greek band, Imam Baildi, named after a traditional Greek dish, will perform two concerts during the Montreal International Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29. The concerts will be held at the big open Bell...

Former Grand Slam Finalist Marcos Baghdatis’ Comeback in Vancouver

Former world top-10 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus has confirmed his entry into the Odlum Brown Van Open Presented By Miele. The $200,000 event will take place from July 26 - August 3 at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club. Baghdatis  was...