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The annual Montreal Greek Film Festival (MGFF) kicks off once again on Saturday, March 24, and continues up until Sunday, April 1 ending with the annual Closing Night reception and gala. The festival, now in its sixth year, will be...

After Montreal's Greek Orthodox Koimisis Tis Theotokou Church in Park-Extension burned down in 2015 it has since been rebuilt -- but is once again at risk. The church, which is fondly known throughout the Montreal Greek community as 'Panagitsa', burst into...

A moving documentary about Montreal's legendary Park Extension neighborhood, as seen through the eyes of some lifelong Greek inhabitants, was broadcast on CBC last week. Return To Park Ex is a candid and bittersweet rumination on Montreal's Park Extension neighbourhood,...

Lefteris Petrounias won gold at the World Gymnastics Championships in Montreal on Saturday to become only the ninth gymnast to win back-to-back Worlds golds in the rings. The 27-year-old scored 15.433 points after an excellent performance of his routine, with...

After the unveiling of the bronze Sculpture of the Greek Immigrant on June 30 at the corner of Jean Talon Street and Park Avenue in Montreal, with Mayor Denis Coderre present, in the enclave of Hellenism, Parc-Extension, the next...

On Friday, June 30, an emotional event took place on the corner of Park Avenue and Jean-Talon Street in Montreal -- the unveiling of the “Statue of the Greek Immigrant.” The statue created by well-known sculptor and professor at Athens’...

Ten Deka Awards from the Hellenic Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal have been given to individuals of Greek heritage who are business owners in greater Montreal for their contributions to the community. The awards gala took place at Le Windsor in...

The "Sculpture of the Greek Immigrant" will soon be ready to be placed at the intersection of Park Avenue and Jean-Talon Street in Montreal as a tribute of Greek Canadians to the City for its 375th anniversary. The statue, which...

The Montreal Greek Film Festival (MGFF) is back and is an event that you do not want to miss. There will be many well-known and unforgettable Greek films that you can watch in screenings as well as other events that you...

Greek Canadians celebrated the start of Greece's War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821 with a parade headed by Justin Trudeau as its Grand Marshall in downtown Montreal. The parade has been taking place for over 40 years attracting thousands at...