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Three Cheers for POM! Weeknight Review at the Hamazkayin Film Fest

By: Dr. Roubina Yeghoyan Hamazkayin’s Pomegranate Film Festival opened on Wednesday, November 14th with a special tribute night organized for Charles Aznavour. The first screening was the English world premiere of Aznavour: Autobiographie, ...

Alexis Ohanian unveils Shakmat – Armenian Brandy, part from every sold bottle to go to Armenian Tree Project

"Armenpress". Armenian-American entrepreneur, Reddit and Initialized Capital co-founder Alexis Ohanian has finally unveiled his ‘secret project’ after teasing about it online. Turns out the new project is his own Armenian Brandy, called Shakmat ...

ANCC Statement on Remembrance Day 2018

OTTAWA – Today, on Remembrance Day and on the centennial of the Armistice, we pause and solemnly remember and honour the lives of the brave Canadian men and women who sacrificed their lives for the sake of our freedoms, dignity and shared ...

AGBU Toronto Poised to Sell Its Centre to Centennial College

On October 30, AGBU Ontario shared a message with its supporters regarding the AGBU facility on 930 Progress Avenue in Toronto. The message stated that the Centre in question, which has accommodated the needs of the chapter for more than three ...

Weightlifter Simon Martirosyan conquers world champion title

"Armenpress"- Member of the Armenian weightlifting team, silver medalist of Olympic Games Simon Martirosyan becomes world champion. ARMENPRESS reports during the championship in Turkmenistan in the snatch exercise Martirosyan raised 190 kg at the ...

The Bold And Fearless At POM: Tales Of Courage At This Year’s Hamazkayin Film Fest

Italian actor Luca Argentero starring in Hotel Gagarin directed by Simone Spada. By Dr. Roubina Yeghoyan   Hamakayin's Pomegranate Film Festival will screen fifty films between November 14th-18th, with a renowned jury consisting of ...

Diaspora Film Festival Honours Haftvan; Egoyan, Hage Take The Stage

Rawe Hage (L) Atom Egoyan (R). By: Varak Babian On the earliest day of November, Toronto displayed its multicultural, collaborative and creative makeup as yet another film festival illuminated its screens. This time, in a collaborative ...

Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group Meets in Ottawa

Ottawa - On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, the Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group (CAPFG) met in Ottawa, where representatives from Global Affairs Canada were present to brief the group on the latest developments in Canada-Armenia relations...

Armenian-American Anthony Brindisi from upstate New York elected to U.S. Congress, several other ANCA-endorsed candidates win in midterms

 "Armenpress"- According to preliminary results of the US midterms, four Armenian-Americans have been elected and re-elected to Congress. “Meet the newest Armenian American elected to Congress - upstate New York's Anthony Brindisi. Brindi...

Early Parliamentary Elections In Armenia Scheduled For December 9

(Azatutyun)- Armenians will go to the polls to elect their next parliament on December 9 after a formal dissolution of the National Assembly has been confirmed in the country. President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree late on November 1, calling ...