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Canada Issues Tsunami Warning after Alaskan ‘Quake

Canadian authorities have issued a tsunami threat warning for parts of the British Colombia coast after an 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Gulf of Alaska early on Monday morning. Earthquakes Canada, part of the government's Natural Resources section, said waves from...

Yannis Fyssas Pays Tribute to Greek Music Icon

Yannis Fyssas, leader and founder of Dalaras Tribute Band, grew up in Zografou, Athens, and moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada, when he was 12 years old, with his father. Growing up in Athens, Fyssas could be found sitting for hours...

Greece has Always won when it has been United, Dep FM Quick Tells Vancouver Greeks

Addressing Greek-Canadians in Vancouver on the March 25th national holiday, when Greeks celebrate the start of the 1821 revolution to shake off Ottoman rule, Deputy Foreign Minister for expatriate Greeks, Terens Quick stressed that Greece has always emerged victorious...

Vancouver Gears Up to Host 2016 Greek Summerfest!

Vancouver is getting ready to host one of its largest annual Greek festivals that sees over 40,000 people in attendance year after year. The 10-day event will take place from July 7 to 17 and is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The 2016...

Vancouver Goes Bouzouki and Overflows With Greekness

Greek Summerfest The Vancouver Greek Summerfest - an annual celebration of food, entertainment and family fun is back for the 30th year. With dozens of live singers and dancers on the performance stage and plenty of Greek food to sample,...

Greek Food Festival in Vancouver Kicks Off This Weekend

Vancouver’s Greek Food Festival is a tradition that has gained a huge fan club over the last 37 years. It is one of the city’s longest running annual cultural event and every year it attracts thousands of visitors from...

Greek Heritage Month Comes to an End with Greek Day on Broadway

The Greek Heritage Month of Vancouver will come to an end on Sunday, June 28, with the celebration of Greek Day, an award-winning family-friendly event that has been attraction more than 100,000 people every year since 1974. Greek Day 2015 will...

Greek Folk Art Museum Receives Rare Donation from Canada

In a reception organized by the Consulate General of Greece in Vancouver and the Greek community of Victoria, a unique collection of Greek traditional costumes was donated to the Greek Folk Art Museum. The Consul General of Greece in Vancouver, Ilias...

Blessing of Waters in Vancouver

The Greek Community of Vancouver celebrated for the first time after 32 years, the Blessing of Waters, at a beach outside the city, an event that was attended by a large crowd of Greek Orthodox Church members. According to the...

Vancouver: Launch of Greek History Themed Book

Canadian author W. Ruth Kozak published her debut work “Shadow Of The Lion (Vol 1): Blood On The Moon” earlier this year. The Greek history based book was presented at a successful book reception in Athens, Greece, while the author...