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Say so long to spring with some fun activities!

From Bill Burr to Hannah Gadsby, My Dad Wrote a Porno, and more, here is our list of 10 great comedy events in Vancouver this June.

The announcement of the visit of the Presidential Guard was made by the state Prime Minister, Mr Daniel Andrews, during the reception given by the Consul

Growing up in the service industry, Soula Burrell learned at a young age the art of hospitality and of making sure that others were well taken care of. Her parents, both hard-working Greek immigrants, started from the bottom when they each came to Canada — her mom working in a factory and her dad washing dishes at a diner — until they met, married and saved enough money to run their own restaurant, eventually choosing small town life in the Ottawa Valley. Nicholas and Eleni Boretos ran Nicho...

Growing up in the service industry, Soula Burrell learned at a young age the art of hospitality and of making sure that others were well taken care of. Her parents, both hard-working Greek immigrants, started from the bottom when they each came to Canada — her mom working in a factory and her dad washing dishes at a diner — until they met, married and saved enough money to run their own restaurant, eventually choosing small town life in the Ottawa Valley. Nicholas and Eleni Boretos ran Nicho...

You don't have to fly to Greece to experience Greek culture, here are three ways to experience Greek culture in Vancouver.

Board of Trade chair and community leader sees opportunities for more advisory and consulting work with new venture

LEFKADIAN LIVE Join the Lefkadians of Melbourne for a night of live Greek music, food and dancing. Tickets are $50, bookings are essential. When: 14 May, 7:30pm Where: Lefkadian Spiti, 124 Bell St, Coburg, VIC, 3058 Bookings & Info: Call Alexandra on 0409 531 089 MEMORIAL PRAYER SERVICE AND WREATH LAYING The Pontian Coordinating Committee for the Commemoration of the Greek Genocide are holding a Memorial Prayer Service for the victims of the Greek Genocide of Pontus. When: 16 May, 11:00am Where...

A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1976 The 1000 block of Robson Street in February, 1976. Item # CVA 780-406. In 1976, ICBC rates skyrocketed, the Museum of Anthropology got a new home and an earthquake rocked the area. By Chuck Davis, Laing Bridge On May 15, 1976 the Arthur Laing Bridge officially opened, named after a native son of Richmond who became a cabinet minister under Pierre Trudeau, then later a Senator. The $23 million four-lane bridge, which crosses the north arm of the Fraser to ...

ADVANCED SCREENING: KING OTTO In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match or even scored a goal in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions. This is the film that takes a look at how this incredible event unfolded. When: 15 May, 4:00pm Where: New Farm Cinemas, 701 Brunswick St, New Farm, QLD, 4005 Bookings & Info: Cinema websit...