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Anthony Bourdain found dead while filming in Paris

 Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died. He was 61. CNN confirmed Bourdain's death on Friday, June 8 and said the cause of death was suicide. "It is with extraordinary sadness we can ...
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Aris Babikian becomes first Armenian to be elected to Ontario Legislative Assembly

 Aris Babikian with Ontario PC leader Doug Ford Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) leader Doug Ford has won the provincial election with a majority government, overtaking both NDP leader Andrea Horwath and incumbent Premier Kathleen ...
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Armenian Prelacy of Canada Celebrating Armenian Canadian Heritage on the occasion of the Centennial of the First Republic of Armenia at the Canadian Museum of History

 Under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Papken Tcharian, Prelate of Canada, the Armenian Prelacy is celebrating the Armenian Canadian Heritage on the occasion of the centennial of the First Republic of Armenia (1918-2018), on Wednesday, June ...
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Former Ruling Party Loses Majority In Armenian Parliament

 Former President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) technically lost its majority in Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday when yet another deputy defected from its parliamentary faction. The lawmaker, Samvel Aleksanian, did not immediately ...
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Armenian Candidates Running in the Ontario Election

 Amara Possian and Aris Babikian Aris Babikian (Scarborough-Agincourt) For forty years Babikian has been involved in Toronto-Armenian community activities at many levels, including as executive director of the Armenian National Committee of ...
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Aris Babikian Running for the Conservative Seat in the Scarborough- Agincourt Riding

 Tony Clement (Parry Sound–Muskoka MP), Peter Kent (Thornhill MP), Ward 39 Councillor Jim Karygiannis, retired Senator Con Di Nino, Vincent Ke (Don Valley North PC Candidate), Vijay Thanigasalam (Scarborough-Rouge Park PC Candidate), and 2014 ...
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2017 Aurora Prize Laureate Tom Catena to visit Armenia

 (Armenpress)-2017 Aurora Prize Laureate Doctor Tom Catena will arrive in Yerevan on May 31. Doctor Tom Catena, 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate, will visit Armenia ahead of the 2018 Aurora Prize Award Ceremony and a series of special events. This year, ...
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Samantha Power to participate in Aurora events in Yerevan

 (Mediamax)- On June 8-10 former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power will participate in the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity events in Armenia. Samantha Power is a member of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Selection ...
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Israel Parliament speaker pulls Armenian Genocide recognition from Knesset agenda

 (Armenpress)- The expected vote on recognizing the Armenian Genocide was not on the Knesset’s agenda for this week as of Monday. Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein withdrew the item from the agenda, his spokeswoman said, to avoid an embarrassm...
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Statement from the Prime Minister of Canada for the centennial of the independence of the First Republic of Armenia

 It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest wishes for the centennial of the independence of the First Republic of Armenia. It was 100 years ago this May that Armenians declared independence and established the First Republic of ...
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