Community 489 results

AGBU Canada Urges Canadian Government To Strongly Condemn The Azeri Aggression On Nagorno-Karabakh

In the early morning hours of September 27, Azerbaijan launched a full scale military agression on the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and its peaceful citizens. The involvement of Turkey in this violent aggression is obvious and expected based on the ...

Statement by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Armenia’s Independence Day

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Armenia’s Independence Day: “Today, we join Armenian communities in Canada and around the world to celebrate the 29th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. ...

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole Issues Statement Marking Armenian Independence Day

The Hon. Erin O'Toole, the Leader of Conservative Party of Canada - Parti conservateur du Canada and of the Official Opposition, issues a statement to mark Armenian Independence Day. “Twenty-nine years ago today, Armenian people voted in favour ...

‘Here’s to You, Armenia’ Virtual Concert to Feature Armenian Talent from Toronto

TORONTO—Hamazkayin’s online cultural platform, h-pem, will present its first virtual concert on Sept. 26, 2020, at 2 p.m. (ET). Entitled “Here’s to you, Armenia,” the online event, which will be streamed on Facebook Live, is ...

Armenian Flag To Be Raised In Front Of Ottawa City Hall On Independence Day

The Embassy of Armenia to Canada announced that in celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian tricolor will be raised in front of Ottawa City Hall on September 21st. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will be present at the ...

Niagara Falls To Lit Up On Sept 21st With The Colours Of The Armenian Flag

(TorontoHye)- The Embassy of Armenia to Canada announced that in celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia it’s collaborating with the Niagara Falls Illumination Board to lit up the Niagara Falls with the colours of the ...

Statue of Komitas Unveiled in Montreal

A statue of Komitas Vartabed has been unveiled in Montreal, the Armenian National Committee of Canada reports. Dr. Megerditch Tarakdjian is the sculptor of the monument. The father of Armenian Folk Music, persecuted in 1915, survived the ...

Canada Allocates $260,000 For COVID-19 Assistance to Armenia

(OTTAWA, August 27, 2020) – The Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) thanked the Government of Canada and particularly Ministers François-Philippe Champagne (Foreign Affairs), Mary Ng (Small Business, Export Promotion and Internati...

United Canadian Committee for the Relief of Armenians in Lebanon – Communiqué

Dear compatriots, On August 4, 2020, the double Lebanese crises of a sharp economic downturn and the COVID-19 pandemic were compounded by the atrocious explosion at the port of Beirut. The devastation that followed didn’t spare the nearby ...