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Orthodox Church in Toronto Accused of Stealing Donations, Employing Sex Offenders
Stealing donations for a sick baby, the appointment of known sex abusers and skimming money earmarked for the poor are some of the explosive allegations in a Greek church civil war now raging in Toronto.
The Toronto Sun reports that...
Business
Meet ‘Jimmy the Greek’ from Nafplio who built a Restaurant Empire in Canada
Dimitrios (Jimmy the Greek) Antonopoulos who build a Greek restaurant chain in Canada has been featured in an InsideToronto.com story.
Antonopoulos emigrated to Canada in 1963. As the youngest of six children born into a poor farming family in Nafplio,...
Canada
“Taste of Danforth” Greek Food Festival Takes Place in Toronto
Toronto's 24th annual "Taste of the Danforth" Greek food festival took place in Toronto from Aug 11th to Aug 13th.
A hungry crowd made its way east of the DVP to Greektown to fill up on food from local vendors....
Canada
Attend the Toronto Screening of Greek Film Sensation ‘Worlds Apart’
Toronto is getting ready to screen the sensational Greek hit "Worlds Apart". The public screening of the award-winning film is thanks to the Greek America Foundation, which is proud to host Toronto’s only theatrical release of the smash hit.
The screening of...
Canada
Tourism Minister Kountoura Visits Canada
Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura is visiting Toronto with the aim of strengthening the tourism flow from Canada in 2017.
Kountoura was the key speaker at the special event titled "Window" organized by the General Consulate in Toronto to promote the...
Canada
Toronto’s Greeks Line the Streets for ‘Oxi’ Day Parade
Greek-Canadians united in celebration with diaspora across the globe over last weekend as Greeks lined the streets for Oxi Day parades.
Toronto hosted its annual Oxi day parade on October 30, in which some 30 different community groups participated. Churches...
Art
Toronto City Council Votes to Release the Garden of the Greek Statues Back to Public
Back in 2004 the city of Toronto signed a deal with Muzik to allow a nightclub to be run in the Horticulture Building.
One thing that was overlooked was that the Garden of the Greek Statues by artist E.B. Cox...
Canada
Good-Bye Passwords, Keys and Security Passes: Greek Invents Bracelet That Reads Pulse to Identify Users [video]
While doing her PhD at the University of Toronto, Dr. Fotini Agrafioti researched the human heart beat and its unique properties that can be used as a biometric feature of individual's identity. In other words, you can be identified...
Canada
Experience Greece in Toronto: Top Picks of Greek Restaurants on the Danforth
With more than 200,000 people of Greek descent residing in Toronto concentrated mostly in the Greek town district on Danforth Avenue, it is no wonder that there are so many mouth-watering restaurants to choose from in the city.
You know...
Canada
Voula Patoulidou to Inaugurate the 2016 Greek-Canadian Games
Voula Patoulidou is invited to Toronto by the Greek Community and the Organizing Committee of the 2016 Greek-Canadian Games.The former athlete and Thessaloniki's Regional Governor, will be in Toronto between May 25 and June 1.
Patoulidou was invited by Toronto's...