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Strategies for success: Take advantage of the Canada Housing Benefit

 By Grant Matossian Welcome to my new monthly column in Torontohye! Here, I will be writing about current trends in taxation, passing along helpful information, and identifying programs you can take advantage of while preparing your tax returns ...
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Toronto’s Armenians protest Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of Artsakh 

 A group of demonstrators gathered at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square on Thursday calling for the immediate opening of the only road that connects Artsakh to Armenia. The road has been blocked for the 12th straight day by a group of Azerbaijanis ...
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Endowment Fund established in honor of Antibas Loussarian 90th birthday

 On Nov. 27, 158 of Antibas (Andy) Loussarian's closest friends and family came together to celebrate his 90th birthday in Toronto. A founding member of the Armenian Missionary Association of Canada (AMAC), Loussarian is a pillar of the Armenian ...
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AGBU Toronto announces new journalism scholarship

 AGBU Toronto announced on Saturday the launch of a new scholarship for Armenian-Canadian university students pursuing a career in journalism. The announcement came at a reception held at the AGBU Toronto offices on Dec. 10, during which 12 students ...
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Zoryan will be featured in the Star, Globe, and National Post this Friday and Saturday

 The Zoryan Institute announced Wednesday that its work will be featured in the “Global Heroes” section of three of Canada’s largest daily newspapers this week. The Institute will be highlighted for its ongoing dedication to genocide education ...
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‘Armenia Meets Dominicana’ wows Toronto crowd

 By Daron Halajian The Hamazkayin Theatre came to life with eclectic sounds and vibrant colours on Friday, Oct. 21, as hundreds gathered at the Armenian Youth Centre to witness a unique fusion of the music of two distinct nations—the Dominican ...
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ՀՕՄ-ի տաքուկ յարկին տակ մտերմացած եւ նոր գիտելիքներով զինուած

 Տիրուկ Մարգարեան Կարապետեան Շաբաթ, 19 Նոյեմբերին, Հայ երիտասարդական կեդրոնէն ներս, ջերմ եւ հարազատ մթնոլորտի մը մէջ տեղի ունեցաւ ՀՕՄ-ի ...
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Juliet Janbazian awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for her years of service to the community 

 Juliet Janbazian was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for her years of dedicated service to the Armenian community of Toronto. Han Dong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley North presented the medal to Janbazian in an ...
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Gabrielian is one of two winners of the Laffont Competition Western Canada division

 Toronto Armenian bass-baritone Vartan Gabrielian is one of two winners in the Western Canada division of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. The winners were announced on Nov. 17 on the competition's official Facebook page. The ...
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Candlelight vigil held in Toronto in memory of soldiers killed in 2020 Artsakh War 

 The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF Canada) Toronto Simon Zavarian chapter held a candlelight vigil at the Armenian Community Centre's courtyard on Nov. 9, 2022, in memory of the fallen heroes of the 2020 Artsakh War. Hundred of members of the ...
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