Canada

In a conference held in France, a group of scientists made a symbolic designation that holds significant meaning. They officially declared Lake Crawford as the starting point of a new geological epoch, known as the Anthropocene era. This epoch...

As the search continues for the missing Titanic sub in the North Atlantic with five people onboard, sonar picked up banging sounds on Tuesday from underneath the water. According to an internal US government memo on the search, crews detected...

Greek-Canadian singer, songwriter and musician, Katherine Filippeos, just released her new single entitled “No Pain No Glory.” It is the second in a series of releases that encourage introspection and self-observation while relating darkness to a polarity of optimism...

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 Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos has emerged as the latest bidder for the NFL's Washington Commanders, US media report. Apostolopoulos is the managing partner of Triple Group of Companies, a Toronto real estate firm. He is also the co-founder and...

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...

A Canadian teenager won $36 million in the lottery with the first ticket she ever bought. University student Juliette Lamour, 18, said that her grandfather had suggested that she buy the ticket. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced that Lamour...

A recent survey found that populations of polar bears in the western Canadian Arctic, including the western section of Hudson Bay, are rapidly declining. Specifically, the populations of female bears and young bears have dropped drastically. Each year for the...

The Hellenic Initiative Canada and The Hellenic Initiative Australia have launched the End of Year Global Appeal for Greece to help provide a little joy and hope to Greek families in need this Christmas. “THI Australia is delighted to be...

A whale’s majestic move has brought a dramatic end to a marine rescue mission off the coast of Texada Island in Western Canada. The mammal was intertwined last Friday in the ropes of a large buoy from prawn-harvesting gear. Canadian officials...

King Charles is preparing to sell the late Queen’s beloved race horses as he begins "winding down" his mother's racing operation. At Newmarket's Tattersalls this month, a third of the top racehorses he inherited will be sold, and top of...

The Hellenic Initiative Canada is partnering with the Delphi Economic Forum of Greece for the inaugural Toronto Economic Forum, a conference that will bring together government and business representatives from Greece and Canada. The conference will take place on October 17-18...

Theodorou Elias, a former Greek-Canadian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter commonly known as ‘The Spartan,’ passed away at his home in Toronto, Canada on Sunday. The 34-year-old UFC fighter’s peaceful repose was confirmed through his official social media accounts “after...

To commemorate the anniversary of the Smyrna Catastrophe exactly a hundred years ago, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) has produced its latest historical podcast series Exodus: The Stories of 1922. In the days, weeks, and months that followed the Great...

Police in Canada says that at least ten people have been killed and another fifteen injured in a stabbing rampage in Canada's central Saskatchewan province on Sunday. The victims were found in thirteen locations in the James Smith Cree Nation...