Canada

Couple Finds Ancient Indigenous Burial While Renovating Home, Now Facing $234,000 Bill

A Canadian couple’s plan to renovate their future home took an unexpected turn after ancient human remains were uncovered on their property. Christine and Dan Reio had purchased a cottage in Ontario's Lake Erie during the COVID-19 pandemic. They planned...

Thousands Join Greek Independence Day Parade in Toronto

A sea of blue and white took over Toronto's Danforth on Sunday, as the Greek community marked a major moment in history with the annual Greek Independence Day. The parade drew thousands celebrating heritage, pride, and tradition. The event confirms...

Canada in Mourning: 10 Dead in High School Shooting

Authorities have identified the perpetrator behind the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada, which claimed ten lives. The gunman, identified as 17-year-old Jesse Strang, reportedly opened fire at the school after killing two individuals...

Canada PM Carney Invokes Ancient Greek Historian Thucydides to Warn Middle Powers

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, economist and former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney invoked Ancient Greek historian and general Thucydides to emphasize the strategic crossroads facing today’s international system. Carney used the reference to highlight a...

The River of Gold in British Columbia

The Fraser River in British Columbia has been a source of placer gold for more than 160 years and it has been a meeting point for amateur treasure hunters ever since. It all began in 1858 when the discovery of...

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...

University of Ottawa Halts Greek and Roman Studies Honours Program

The University of Ottawa has paused new admissions to its honors program in Greek and Roman studies, a move that has sparked concern among academics and students who fear it may signal a deeper shift away from traditional humanities...

The Echo of “OXI” in the Parade at Toronto’s Danforth

The air on Toronto’s Danforth Avenue crackled with pride on Sunday, as the city’s vast Greek community gathered to commemorate OXI Day. For over 150,000 Hellenic Canadians in the GTA, this is more than history—it’s a defiant heartbeat echoing across...

Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada Announces 2025 Film Award Winners

The Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada (GIFFT) announced the winners of its 2025 Film Awards, celebrating excellence in Greek and Canadian cinema. The awards recognize filmmakers who continue to share powerful stories of culture, identity, and human...

Brazen Shooting in Montreal Leaves Organized Crime Figure “Bobby the Greek” Dead

Organized crime figure Charalambos Theologou, a Canadian of Greek descent known as “Bobby the Greek,” was shot and killed in a Montreal shooting which took place inside a Starbucks in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday. An undercover Quebec provincial police...

Canadian Order of AHEPA Elects New President, Board of Directors

AHEPA's Canadian Order has a new leader. Anastasios Moussas was elected president of the Canadian Order of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (COA) for the 2025-2026 term at the 103rd AHEPA Family Supreme Convention in Orlando, Florida. His election...

The Greek Mathematician Whose Name Was Given to a Black Hole Phenomenon

Among the most distinguished Greek mathematicians of his generation, Stefanos Aretakis has earned global recognition for his groundbreaking contributions to physics. His most notable discovery is the identification of a new instability in extreme black holes—now known as the...

Ottawa GreekFest Marks 50 Years of Culture and Tradition

Ottawa’s summer calendar would not be complete without GreekFest, one of the city’s most enduring cultural traditions. Organized each August by the Hellenic Community of Ottawa (HCO), the festival commemorates the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, the patronal feast...