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Information about Greek Canadians

Canadians of Greek ancestry
Total population
215,110 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Ontario, Montreal, Western Canada
Languages
English, Greek
Religions
Predominantly Orthodox, Protestant [2]
Related ethnic groups
Greeks, Greek Americans
According to the 2001 Canadian Census, there were 215,105 Canadians who claimed Greek ethnicity.

List of notable Canadians of Greek ancestry

Authors

Journalists

Ernie Afaganis [retired]-CBC-TV Sports/Olympics anchor

Sportspeople

Dave Sapunjis-CFL all-star receiver for Calgary Stampeders[70s] Lou Cavalaris[dec]- legendary thuroughbred racehorse trainer Chris Christoforou- leading stanardbred driver

Photographers

Politicians

Priests

  • Nicholas Salamis - Performed more than 10,000 religious ceremonies until age 90 for Greek Montrealers

Entertainers

Enlarge picture
Choir Group of Greeks in traditional apparel, Vancouver, B.C, September 1945
Pavlo - musician

References

1. ^ [1] Statistics Canada, Census 2001 - Selected Ethnic Origins1, for Canada, Provinces and Territories - 20% Sample Data
2. ^ [2] (Statistics Canada, Census 2001 - Selected Demographic and Cultural Characteristics (105), Selected Ethnic Groups (100), Age Groups (6), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas 1 , 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data)

Miscellaneous topics

Ontario


Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains)

Capital Toronto
Largest city Toronto
Official languages English (de facto)
Government
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Ville de Montréal
City of Montreal

Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname: 5-1-4, MTL, Heavy MTL, Mount Real, Real City
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Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West, is a region of Canada normally including all parts of Canada west of the province of Ontario. From west to east, this comprises four provinces:
  • British Columbia (20 July 1871)
  • Alberta (1 September 1905)

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English}}} 
Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng  
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Greek}}} 
Writing system: Greek alphabet 
Official status
Official language of:  Greece
 Cyprus
 European Union
recognised as minority language in parts of:
 European Union
 Italy
 Turkey
Regulated by:
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Eastern Christianity

History
Byzantine Empire
Crusades
Ecumenical council
Baptism of Kiev
Great Schism
By region
Eastern Orthodox history
Ukraine Christian history
Asia Eastern Christian history

Traditions
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Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. The word Protestant is derived from the Latin protestatio meaning declaration
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17,000,000
Regions with significant populations
 Greece [1]
 United States
 Cyprus
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1,291,381[1]
0.4% of the U.S population.
Regions with significant populations Northeast, West, South
Languages American English, Greek, Languages of Greece Religions Christianity

A Greek American
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21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
1998 1999 2000 - 2001 - 2002 2003 2004

2001 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
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A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). The term is mostly used in connection with national 'population and housing censuses' (to be taken every 10 years according to United Nations recommendations);
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17,000,000
Regions with significant populations
 Greece [1]
 United States
 Cyprus
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Pan Bouyoucas (b. 1946 in Lebanon) is a Greek-Canadian author, playwright and translator.

History

Bouyoucas was born to Greek parents and emigrated to Canada in 1963.
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Ville de Montréal
City of Montreal

Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname: 5-1-4, MTL, Heavy MTL, Mount Real, Real City
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Thalia Assuras (born February 5, 1951) is a Canadian-born television journalist and news anchor who has worked for U.S. television networks since 1993. Assuras was born to parents who immigrated from Tripoli, Greece, after World War II.
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Athena King (age 31), nicknamed Athena the Greek is a newscaster on Naked News. Although she has lived in Greece and her family is Greek, she was born in Toronto and has spent most of her life there. This former fitness instructor joined the Naked News team in October 2001.
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Naked News, billing itself as "the program with nothing to hide", is a subscription website featuring a real television newscast prepared in Toronto. The male and female anchors read the news fully nude or strip as they present their news segments.
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Steve Kouleas is currently an anchor for The Score and a former Producer of Sportsdesk at TSN.

Steve hosts a one hour show during the season, The Spin, that is dedicated to hockey, with well known guests, hi-lights, debates, and in depth coverage and analysis.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (English)
Société Radio-Canada (French)

Type Broadcast radio network
Television network
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Saskatchewan


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Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: "The Strength of Many Peoples")

Capital Regina
Largest city Saskatoon
Official languages English
Government
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For other uses, see Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Halifax urban area (2006 pop: 282,924 [1] ), also referred to as Metropolitan Halifax, Metro Halifax, and sometimes, incorrectly, as Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Breakfast Television, also known as BT, is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations (in Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary), CP24, A-Channel Barrie/Toronto, CTV Atlantic, and ASN.
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George Stroumboulopoulos

Stroumboulopoulos at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
Birth name George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos
Born July 16 1972 (1972--)
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Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu Channel 502
Star Choice Channel 390
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems Check local listings CBC Newsworld
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A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things:
  • One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1.

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Antonia Zerbisias (born in Montreal) is a Canadian journalist.

She has been a reporter and TV host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the Montreal correspondent for Variety trade paper.
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Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet

Owner Torstar
Editor Fred Kuntz
Founded 1892
Price CAD 0.75 Monday-Friday
CAD 2.00 Saturday
CAD 1.
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George Athans (born July 6, 1952) is a former Canadian world-champion water skier who won 10 consecutive national titles from 1965 to 1974, the first at age 13. Also known as George Athans Jr.
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Cleon Daskalakis (b. September 29, 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a professional hockey player. He signed as free agent by Boston Bruins, June 1, 1984.

Named to Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Star Second Team, 1982-83.
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