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10 Jun / 26

Halifax Came Together: Inside the Lebanese Cedar Festival 2026

By Simon Yammine Held from June 4 to June 7, 2026, at Our Lady of Lebanon Parish, the 19th annual...

09 Jun / 26

From Ottawa to Halifax: Ambassador Bachir Tawk Celebrates Lebanon’s Living Diaspora

There are visits that pass through a city unnoticed, and there are visits that leave behind a feeling. The visit...

25 May / 26

More Than a Festival: Why Nova Scotians Should Spend Four Days at the Lebanese Cedar Festival 2026

From June 4 to June 7, 2026, Clayton Park will once again become one of Halifax’s warmest, liveliest, and most...

10 May / 26

The Night the Cedar and the Maple Stood Together: The 17th Annual Cedar & Maple Gala

by Simon Yammine There are evenings that entertain. There are evenings that celebrate. And then there are evenings that reveal...

09 Apr / 26

Giuseppe Yammine’s Second Sexton Scholar Award

أربعةُ أعوامٍ وكانَ القرارُ الكبير أنْ نتركَ الوطنَ والأهلَ والأصدقاء نضعُ بيتاً في ما تسعهُ حقيبة وبعضٌ من حقيبة أخرى...

03 Apr / 26

Holy Thursday: Meaning, Traditions, and a Lebanese Story Today

Holy Thursday is one of the most important days in the Christian year. It commemorates a decisive moment in the...

10 Mar / 26

International Women’s Day at Our Lady of Lebanon Halifax

Yesterday, our International Women’s Day celebration, “Celebrating the Women of Our Parish,” was a beautiful and heartfelt success. We are...

15 Feb / 26

He Once Came for the Food, Today He Returns for the Stories: Anthony Rahayel in Halifax Again

By Simon Yammine Imagine this. A vibrant storyteller, a dental surgeon turned global chronicler of Lebanese soul, steps back into...

10 Feb / 26

Federalism Under Fire: How Three Colonies Became Canada

Between 1864 and 1867, British North America did not glide into a neat constitutional arrangement. It stumbled, argued, bargained, panicked,...

09 Feb / 26

Saint Maron: A Universal Saint for a Church of the People

For the Lebanese and Eastern Christian diaspora, Saint Maron is not merely a figure from antiquity. He is a living...

18 Jan / 26

A Living Legacy of White Hands: Welcoming the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family to Our Lady of Lebanon in Halifax

Some arrivals carry with them more than suitcases and schedules. They carry memory. History. Sacrifice. And a mission shaped long...

22 Dec / 25

Our Lady of Lebanon Brings Christmas to the Table at Cedar Event Center

Today, the Cedar Event Center felt less like a hall and more like a home that simply forgot to count...

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