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Canada's Coast Guard announced on Wednesday that the Greek-owned ship Zim Kingston has lost over 100 containers off the coast of Vancouver Island after listing in bad weather. Gillian Oliver, the Coast Guard’s advanced-planning unit leader, announced that waters were...

Vancouver's Annual Greek Summerfest announced that it will have its 34th consecutive year of celebration in 2020, serving delicious food to patrons to-go style. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was uncertain whether or not the celebration would take place....

What is now a worldwide tradition, began exactly 100 years ago, in 1920, by Greek immigrant Peter (Pete) Pantages.

Thousands of Greek-Canadians and others gathered for the annual "Greek Day" celebration on the West Side of Vancouver last Sunday. The event, which was presented by the Hellenic Congress of British Columbia, honors and celebrates 2,500 years of Greek culture. It...

Vancouver’s 41st Annual Greek Food Festival returns this May for another year of offering delicious food and entertainment to the public. From May 3 to 5, attendees of the festival can enjoy live dance performances, cultural displays and mouthwatering eats...

One of Vancouver’s largest cultural festivals, "Greek Day on Broadway," is back for 2019. This event is the largest one-day Greek festival in Vancouver, and it attracts more than 100,000 people every year. This year the Festival will take place on June...

The Hellenic Community of Vancouver, British Columbia announced on Wednesday it is cancelling a rental contract with a right-wing group for the use of its premises, due to threats of violence against its members. The "UBC Free Speech club" event,...

The Vancouver Greek Summer Fest returns once again for its 32nd consecutive year running until Sunday, July 15. The annual celebration of food, entertainment, and family fun is held at Saints Nicholas and Dimitrios church, located at 4541 Boundary Road. Apart from the famous BBQ lamb...

June is Greek Heritage Month, and areas all around Metro Vancouver are getting ready to celebrate. Greek Day on Broadway is the largest one day Greek festival in Vancouver and the grand finale event of the month-long Greek Heritage Festival. The...

Greek contemporary music enthusiasts are preparing for a double dose of entertainment this coming weekend, with popular Greek singers from Greece Michalis Haztigiannis and Giorgos Mazonakis, who will be performing back to back on two separate nights, in Vancouver. Greek...

Last night, May 9, members of Saints Nicholas and Dimitrios church of East Vancouver, went to Ronald McDonald House to offer their help and a hearty Greek dinner to the families there. Volunteers from the community cooked and served, together...

2018 marks the 42nd year of the annual Gold Plate Dinner event of the Vancouver Hellenic Community. This year's dinner will be on May 16 and, as always, is being held at the Hellenic Community Centre located at 4500 Arbutus...

The unveiling of the bust of Ioannis Apostolos Fokas, the Kefalonian explorer who is better known world-wide as Juan de Fuca, was held on April 24, at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV), Vanier Park, in the Joyce Walley Room. The bust,...

The Vancouver Greek Food Festival is set to take off once again on Friday, April 20, and continue up until Monday, April 23, at the Hellenic Community Centre of Vancouver, British Columbia, located at 4500 Arbutus Street. This year marks...

  According to the British Columbia Court of Appeals, the Greek shipping company that had been accused of operating the vessel that spilled thousands of liters of fuel into Vancouver's English Bay, was not properly served to result in the...