Greek-Canadians
Canada
Canada Owes Regina Pizza to Four Greek Immigrant Brothers
In Canada, pizza aficionados have to thank four Greek immigrants for the country’s own unique pizza, known as Regina Pizza.
Celebrities
Nia Vardalos Visits Greece for Prestigious Event
Nia Vardalos, the star and brains behind the immensely popular romantic comedy series My Big Fat Greek Wedding, spoke openly on the "importance of owning your narrative" during an event organized by the Marie Claire publication.
The Marie Claire Power...
Canada
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...
Canada
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...
Diaspora
Time For the Greek Diaspora to Talk to Each Other
Most of the time when I talk to other Diaspora Greeks, it is in Greece itself. We all talk via Greece but not amongst ourselves. This is a mistake, says the Greek-American writer, author, lawyer, and university lecturer, Alexander...
Canada
Greece Calls on Canada to Participate in its “Success Story”
The leaders of Canada and Greece participated in an online event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.
Canada
Toronto Greek Church Organization To Sell Property After Financial Woes
A Greek Orthodox nonprofit in Toronto that owns churches and schools and hosts the gigantic "Taste of the Danforth" Greek folk festival every summer might soon be forced to sell one of its properties due to a precipitous drop...
Celebrities
Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris Listed in Who’s Who in Greece 2021
Constantine Passaris, a Greek-Canadian economics professor at the University of New Brunswick at Fredericton is included in the prestigious inaugural edition of "Who's Who in Greece 2020" for his long and distinguished service to his home country.
Who's Who in...
Greek News
Greek-Canadian Shadow Minister Loses Job Over Greek Jaunt
Greek-Canadian Cabinet Minister Niki Ashton, whose mother is from Greece, lost both her portfolios in the Canadian government yesterday.
Canada
Digital Museum of Greek Immigration to Canada to Open in Montreal
The official opening of the Digital Museum of Greek Immigration to Canada is scheduled for Friday, May 24, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, according to an announcement released by the "ImmiGrec Project."
The main goal of ImmiGrec, which is supported by Greece’s...