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Greek Candidates in Montreal and Laval Elections

Under the pall of scandals in the municipalities of Montreal and Laval , the municipal elections which include many Greek nominations, will be held on November 3.    In the municipality of Montreal, Denis Coderre’s party has two Greek candidates, Mary...

13th Annual AHEPA Valentine’s Charity Ball to Be Held in Laval

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....

Montreal Celebrates Greek Independence Day With Huge Parade

Thousands of Greek Canadians gathered at Montreal's Park-Extension on Sunday to celebrate Greek Independence Day with their annual parade. The prime minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in the celebrations. A mix of...

Justin Trudeau Joins Montreal’s Greek Independence Parade

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked in Montreal's Greek Independence parade on Sunday afternoon. A sea of white and blue flags dominated the parade in the Parc-Extension neighborhood. The parade, whose grand marshal was Quebec’s minister responsible for the fight against...

Greek FM Dendias Meets Greek Canadian Community in Montreal

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias paid a visit to the Hellenic Community Centre of Greater Montreal and thanked the Canadian diaspora for preserving Greek culture and language. "I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart, on behalf...

Michael Musi Interview: Mental Health in New Show “Something Undone”

Michael Musi is the writer and creator behind the new Canadian TV show, "Something Undone". The show, which debuted on CBC Gem on March 26, is a dark psychological thriller that touches on themes of mental health, loss, and...

Canadian City Recognizes Greek Genocide Despite Turkish Pressure

A declaration recognizing the Pontic Greek genocide has been passed by the Canadian city of Laval, Quebec, despite demands from the Consul General of Turkey in Montreal that it be withdrawn. On Tuesday, local lawmakers voted to adopt a resolution...

Canadian News Reports on Greek Crisis

Several articles have been published in the Canadian media analyzing the Greek crisis, noting that the two parties may still come to an agreement and even speculating that the Greek government may in fact be preparing to request a...

11 Scholarships Awarded to Greek-Canadian Students

The Hellenic Scholarships Foundation awarded young Greek-Canadian scientists that excelled in their studies, for the twenty-sixth consecutive year during an event organized at the McGill University reception hall. The evening was presented by President Dr John Hadjinicolaou and Dr. Eva Kehayia, Physiotherapy...

Canadian Prime Minister Congratulates Greek Publishers

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...

Scholarships Awarded to Top Greek Students

The Hellenic Scholarship Foundation in a ceremony at the hall of the University of McGill, awarded on Saturday, February 22, eleven scholarships to the excelling Greek students of the universities of Quebec. The President of the foundation, John Hadjinicolaou mentioned...

Mother of Greek-Canadian Hero Awarded National Silver Cross

Niki Psiharis, who lost her youngest son Sergeant Chris Karigiannis while he was serving in Afghanistan, was awarded the Silver Cross on November 11th, 2013. Greek-Canadian Chris Karigiannis, was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle approximately 40km...

Michaelle Jean: In Favor of the Return of Parthenon Marbles

Former Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean is in favor of the return of the Parthenon Marbles. A very positive step for the promotion of Greek issues through the international organization of Francophonie happened οn Monday during the working lunch...

Montreal: Greek Candidates Win Elections

A new political landscape emerged in the municipality of Montreal since Denis Coderre was elected mayor.The new mayor took 32% of the ballots, followed by Melanie Joly, a newcomer  in municipal elections, who stole the spotlight leaving behind traditional parties with 26%. Of...