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Canada Stops Military Exports to Azerbaijan and Bans Arms Sales to Turkey

(OTTAWA) – On May 29th, 2020, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) published its annual report on Canada’s Military Exports, where it had mentioned that no military export permits were issued to Azerbaijan during 2019, reported the Armenian National ...

Chair of the Canada-Artsakh Parliamentary Friendship Group Rachael Harder Addressed a Congratulatory Message to the President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan

(Artsakhpress)-Chair of the Canada-Artsakh Parliamentary Friendship Group, Member of the Canadian Parliament Rachael Harder addressed a congratulatory message to the President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan. The address runs as ...

MPP Babikian and GlobalMedic Deliver 650 lbs. Food to Local Food Bank

MPP Aris Babikian with GlobalMedic volunteers delivering food boxes at Salvation Army Centre in Agincourt, Toronto Scarborough, May 14 – Scarborough-Agincourt MPP Aris Babikian partnered with GlobalMedic to deliver 650 lbs. of non-perishable food ...

Foreign Affairs Minister, François-Philippe Champagne Clarifies Canada’s Position on Artsakh

(OTTAWA) – In a letter addressed to the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) on May 4th, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, François-Philippe Champagne clarified Canada’s position on Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), reported the ...

MPPs Aris Babikian and Belinda Karahalios Deliver Masks to Cambridge Armenian Community Centre

            MPPs Aris Babikian and Belina Karahalios with St. Nishan Armenian Church pastor and council members, Cambridge, May 3, 2020. On Sunday, May 3, 2020, representatives of the Armenian Community Centre of ...

With Over 15,000 Viewers and Strong Support from the Prime Minister, Party Leaders and Elected Officials, Canadians Commemorate the Armenian Genocide Virtually

Ariane Taslakian opens the virtual commemoration of the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Canada, April 24, 2020. (OTTAWA – April 27, 2020) - Due to the restrictive circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s ...

Canada’s Trudeau Commemorates Armenian Genocide Victims

Canadian Prime Minister  Justin Trudeau pays tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims in Tsitsernakaberd, 13 October 2018 Canadian Prime Minister  Justin Trudeau has issued a statement commemorating the 105th anniversary of ...

The Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issues statement to mark Armenian Genocide Memorial Day

Conservative party leader Andrew Sheer OTTAWA, ON – The Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement on Armenian Genocide Memorial Day: “Today marks the sombre ...

Toronto’s Armenian Relief Society, Roubina Chapter commemorates Armenian Genocide Memorial Day by donating 1,000 masks Michael Garron Hospital

TORONTO – On Friday, April 24, 2020 the Armenian Relief Society of Toronto (ARS), will be donating 1,000 masks to the Michael Garron Hospital. ARS members responded to the call from Dr. Jeff Povis, Medical Director of Infection Prevention & ...

Statement by Ontario MPP Aris Babikian on the 105th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

As the grandson of Armenian Genocide survivors and as the first Armenian MPP in Ontario, I continue to commemorate the Armenian Genocide in my daily activities. Today, as we reflect upon the 105th anniversary of those horrific events, I stand ...