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Athens' 'Strofi' Among Restaurants with World's Best Views

Greek restaurant 'Strofi, at the bottom of the Acropolis hill in Athens, has been included in the 32 restaurants with the best views in the world, according to U.S. website BuzzFeed. The 32 restaurants on the list are located in...

Greek Composer Honored by Toronto’s Hellenic Heritage Foundation

The internationally acclaimed Greek Canadian composer, Christos Hatzis, will be honored by Toronto's Hellenic Heritage Foundation with the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014. The awarding ceremony will be held on June 6, 2014.  Hatzis was born in Volos, central Greece where he...

Greek Authorities to Extradite Wanted Criminal to Canada

Greek authorities announced on Friday, that they are to extradite a wanted criminal to Canada in order for him to stand trial on charges of being involved in counterfeiting Canadian passports and quarterbacking cocaine drug deals. Robby Alkhalil, who is...

Positive Reviews for 37 Greek Wineries in Montreal

Many eminent wine critics of Quebec and representatives of the catering industry took part in the exhibition of Greek wines, which was held in Montreal by the National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine. More than 37 Greek wineries presented their...

Greek Cleaning Lady Wins $50M in Lotto Max

Forty-four years ago Sophie Rizava migrated from Greece to Canada in search of a better life. What she did not know was that luck would strike her much later in the form of a lottery ticket. The Greek grandmother who is...

Greek-Canadian Ariana Chris Stars in Operatic Tale Don Quichotte

Canadian Opera Company Presents Don Quichotte with a star-studded cast that includes Greek-Canadian mezzo-soprano Ariana Chris. Based on the same classic novel that inspired the Broadway hit Man of La Mancha, Don Quichotte is Massenet’s affectionate portrayal of literature’s ultimate...

Greek Photographers Exhibition in Toronto

The exhibition, entitled Identity, is organized by the Greek America Foundation during Greek Film & Foto Week (GFFW) in Toronto, Canada. The event is part of Scotiabank Festival, the largest photography festival in the world which takes place from...

Traditional Greek Costumes Fashion Show in Toronto

One hundred and ten people of all ages will be dressing up in traditional Greek costumes this Sunday to take part in the celebration of the Greek Community of Toronto that will be held in Polymenakion Cultural Centre, on...

New Olympic Statue is Unveiled in Downtown Vancouver

A bronze sculpture of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, was officially unveiled Saturday afternoon on Cordova Street near Thurlow, Vancouver. The statue is a gift from the ancient city of Olympia. Dozens of people gathered at the corner of Thurlow...

Canada Honors Departing Greek Diplomats

Canada's Greek community held a ceremony to bid farewell to the motherland's departing diplomats at the end of their tenures in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. Greece's Ambassador to Canada, Eleftherios Anghelopoulos, and its Consuls General for Toronto and Montreal, Dimitris Azemopoulos and Thanos Kafopoulos, respectively were the...