Greek-Canadian

Greek-Canadian Mom Sentenced for Killing Sons to “Be United in Heaven” After Husband’s Death

Greek-Canadian Vanessa Kollias, 27, has been sentenced to life in prison for the second-degree murder of her two young sons, Dimitris, 4, and Giannis, 5, just days after her 72-year-old husband, Kostas Kollias, died of cancer. She confessed in a...

Toronto Greek Wins $70 million in Lottery

Toronto Greek-Canadian Gregory Chialtas won $70 million in the lottery by choosing numbers corresponding to family birthdays. Chialtas, who has recently retired from civil service, could not hide his surprise and his joy that he was the lucky winner of...

Greek Canadian Student Wins at Regeneron International Science Fair

Anthony Efthimiadis, a 14-year-old Greek Canadian student, won first place in the World Grand Award at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Los Angeles recently. A Grade 9, 14-year-old student from Oakville Trafalgar High School (Oakville,...

Greek Canadian Billionaire Apostolopoulos Bids for NFL’s Commanders

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-Canadian UFC Fighter Elias “The Spartan” Theodorou Dies at 34

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...

Greek Canadian Couple Wins Lottery and Shares Prize with Staff

A Greek-Canadian couple that won $500,000 in a November lottery said they will use part of the prize to give a Christmas bonus to their staff at their restaurant. Emmanuel and Stavroula Savvaidis won after playing the Extra from the...

Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris Appointed to Order of New Brunswick

Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris recently received the highest civilian honor from the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. He is the first Greek-Canadian in the history of this honor to be named to the Order of New Brunswick. Every year, ten individuals...