27 Mar 2017The painting Ocean crossing was created by Canadian artist Steven Nederveen for the Canadian Embassy in Iceland in celebration of Canada's 150th Anniversary. Nederveen will be hosting a workshop in Iceland on March 28th in Akureyri and March 30th in Reykjavik.
13 Nov 2016Icelandic historian Jónas Þór will be opening a new website next year dedicated to the Icelanders who moved to Canada and North America. "On the website people will be able to follow the individual journeys of Icelanders, where they went, what they did." Þór has been collecting data in recent years and has set up a Karolina Fund page to fund the project.
30 Aug 2016Just a few weeks since opening, Volcano Bakery in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, has already proved a hit with locals and Icelandic expats – with their range of freshly baked traditional Icelandic treats.
24 May 2016A lonely hill near Manitoba in Canada is the resting place of Icelander Friðrika Björnsdóttir. She is reputed to be the grandchild of King Frederick VI of Denmark.
20 May 2016Yesterday say the departure of Icelandair's stunning Hekla Aurora 757 to Montreal, a city of four million inhabitants in the province of Quebec.
6 May 2016High demand for flights to the Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto has led Icelandic low-cost airline WOW air to bring forward its maiden flights AND increase frequency.
8 Mar 2016A 1-0 defeat against Canada yesterday has denied Iceland’s national women’s football team a place in the final of the 2016 Algarve Cup tournament.
21 Jan 2016Tomorrow, Friday 22nd of January anyone staying in Reykjavik can sample the famous beer from Montreal brewery Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! at the Mikkeler & Friends bar.
18 Dec 2015Iceland’s Directorate of Immigration has received asylum applications from people of 53 different nationalities this year – including from countries officially classed as safe.
22 Oct 2015There has been much media attention focused on Canada’s new PM Justin Trudeau in recent days, son of former Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau. But what about political dynasties in Iceland?
14 Oct 2015The airline’s latest promotion campaign – currently only for flights to Montreal, Canada – is based on a new WOW air account on the popular dating app Tinder.
18 Sep 2015WOW air has announced it will soon be opening a new Montreal route – commencing a week before a recently announced new Icelandair service to the French-speaking city.
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