October 23 Name Day: Jacob

Today’s name day reaches well beyond Greek homes, touching every Jacob and even many Jameses who share the same ancient name.



The first Greek families of Montreal

The second instalment of this series traces the pioneers who came ashore from 1843, the crop crisis that swelled their ranks, and the founding of…



New archbishop of Canada enthroned in Toronto

  The acclamation “Axios,” the ancient Greek cry meaning “worthy,” rose from a packed congregation inside St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Toronto’s Scarborough district…