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Rising rates and record pre-construction condos: How will the GTA market fare in 2023?

Ani Imastounian Are you considering investing in a pre-construction condo in the GTA? With rising interest rates making it harder for buyers to qualify for mortgages and a new "anti-flipping" law making it more costly for investors to flip ...

February 12, 2023

Here are ways you can help earthquake relief efforts

This story has been updated. Thousands have died, and thousands more have been injured after a catastrophic earthquake that ripped through Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. Considered to be the most powerful and destructive earthquake to hit the ...

February 7, 2023

Toronto-born Nyree Abrahamian among 2023 Creative Armenia-AGBU fellows

Toronto-born, Yerevan-based writer and creative producer Nyree Abrahamian is among the ten recipients of the 2023 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellowship. The arts foundation and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) announced the fifth class of ...

February 1, 2023

AGBU Toronto Innovation Studios: Unleashing the potential of creators and innovators

By Arman Ghaloosian The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) of Toronto will soon launch its new initiative for students between 11 and 18. Innovation Studios will combine elements of Armenian culture with STEAM education and draw from ...

January 31, 2023

The Archdeacon Manuel Shehirian Library opens in Toronto

The St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church's Archdeacon Manuel Shehirian Library officially opened on Jan. 29, a year after the passing of the Church's first Deacon and Choirmaster. Master of Ceremonies Subdeacon Armen Artin welcomed guests and ...

January 30, 2023

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Committee hears testimony on Artsakh blockade

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development convened two meetings on Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of Artsakh on Jan. 25. “This was a historic achievement, considering that for the first time, it ...

January 26, 2023

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 ...

January 25, 2023

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 ...

December 23, 2022

Short take: Kradjian wows in long-overdue return to the Yerevan stage

The multitalented Toronto-Armenian Serouj Kradjian's return to the Yerevan stage was 16 years in the making—but most in attendance on Dec. 11 will surely say it was worth the wait. Kradjian and a group of local musicians (Rey De Reyes Tigran, ...

December 19, 2022

‘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 ...

December 1, 2022