Canada

Senator Leo Housakos took his place in history on June 7 at the unveiling of a portrait commemorating his tenure as Speaker of the Senate during some of the Red Chamber’s most tumultuous times. “Dear friends, I thank you all...

Greek-Canadian Senator Leo Housakos, was elected as Speaker for the Canadian Senate, replacing Pierre Claude Nolin, who passed away last month. Leo Housakos, 47, who has already served as vice president of the Senate, was elected interim president last December,...

During a recent speech in the Canadian Senate, Greek-Canadian Senator Leo Housakos addressed his colleagues in efforts to bring to vote the need for Canada to recognize the Genocide of the Pontic Greeks from 1916 to 1923 by Turkey. Most...

In his recent opinion letter published by the English language newspaper in Canada, The Globe and Mail, Senator Leo Housakos said he supports the integration of all ethnic groups and condemned policies profiling Canadian citizens based on their racial...

Congratulatory letter from the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, and the Premier of Quebec, Philippe Couillard, received two Greek-Canadian publishers, George Guzmas and George Bakoyannis, on the occasion of the circulation of the 2000th issue of four of their...

The Consul General of Greece in Montreal, Thanos Kafopoulos, was declared an honorary, lifetime member of the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal in a special ceremony organized by the Hellenic Community Center. The President of the community, Nicholas Pagonis, gave...

The Montreal AHEPA Family donated $130,000 to the Giant Steps School for children with autism on February 11, 2012. The funds were raised from the 13th Annual St. Valentine's Ball, a gala affair that since its inception has amassed...

The Montreal AHEPA Family is proud to announce its 13th Annual St. Valentine’s Charity Ball, which will take place on Saturday February 11, 2012. Once again, this year's event will be held at the Palace reception hall in Laval....

The year 2009 was “interesting,” Senator Leo Housakos agrees. The Montreal-born Housakos was appointed just over a year ago to Canada’s Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. A long-time Conservative, Housakos has also been involved for many years with...

Dimitri Soudas, Executive Director of Communications of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) will be honored and serve as central speaker of the annual farewell morning of 6th Grade students of Socrates-Demosthenes Elementary Schools on Thursday May 3, at 9:30am...