Community 489 results

Ajax Declares April Armenian Heritage Month, April 24 Genocide Remembrance Day

George Kherlakian (centre) with Ajax city councillors holding the declaration. The city council of Ajax, Ontario, has declared April Armenian Heritage Month, to remember, celebrate & educate future generations about Canadian Armenians ...

Commemoration of the 107th Anniversary of The Armenian Genocide at The Holy Trinity Armenian Church

On the occasion of the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Inter-Denominational Committee of Toronto had organized a commemoration of the Holy Martyrs on Sunday, April 24, 2022, hosted by Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Pre...

The Zoryan Institute Launches a New Genocide Education Program in Ontario High Schools with the Support of the Ministry of Education

From L-R: Megan Reid, Zoryan Institute Deputy Executive Director, MPP Aris Babikian, Hon. Stephen Lecce, K.M. Greg Sarkissian, Zoryan Institute PresidentThe Zoryan Institute announced the launch of a new Genocide Education Program titled, Pr...

Quebec Ministry of Education Releases Genocide Education Guide

The Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) and the Armenian National Committee of Quebec (ANCQ) welcome the launch of the Genocide Education Guide released by the Ministry of Education of the Province of Quebec on April 25, 2022. ...

Toronto-Armenian Community Commemorates the 107th Anniversary of The Armenian Genocide in The Midst of the Ongoing Crisis in Artsakh

Dignitaries, guests and supporters at the commemoration event Toronto –The Toronto-Armenian community gathered at the St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church on Saturday, April 23 to commemorate the 107th anniversary of the&nb...

Hatred and Violence Must Never Again Be Met with Indifference: Canada’s Trudeau Commemorates Armenian Genocide

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays tribute to Armenian Genocide victims in Yerevan’s Tsitsernakaberd Memorial, October 13, 2018 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, ...

The Armenian Diaspora Survey Begins in May in The United States and Ontario, Canada 

Major research on Diaspora public opinion to be launched in North America  Preparations are underway for the launch of the Armenian Diaspora Survey in North America, which will be carried out this summer.     The ...

Two Armenian Canadian Cast Members Perform in Parsa’s Latest Direction of ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’

Nyiri Karakas and Beatriz Pizano. Photo: John Lauener. The House of Bernarda Alba, a play written by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca, is being staged at Toronto’s Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Toronto’s distinguished Soheil Parsa is ...

Ontario Legislative Assembly Proclaims May ‘’Armenian Heritage Month”

On March 29, The Ontario Legislative Assembly proclaimed the month of May ‘’Armenian Heritage Month’’. Bill 105 was sponsored by Scarborough-Agincourt Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) Aris Babikian. The Ontario Legislative ...

Canadian Government Urged To Join The US And France In Calling Out Azerbaijan’s Aggression Against Artsakh

The Armenian National Committee of Canada has issued the following statement, regarding the rising tensions in the Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan’s renewed aggression against the peaceful Armenian population: “The Armenian National ...