Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released his government’s signature climate policy that would see Ottawa hike the federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030 and invest more than $15 billion towards meeting and exceeding Canada’s emissions reductions targets… »
Levon Sevunts
Born and raised in Armenia, Levon started his journalistic career in 1990, covering wars and civil strife in the Caucasus and Central Asia.In 1992, after the government in Armenia shut down the TV program he was working for, Levon immigrated to Canada. He learned English and eventually went back to journalism, working first in print and then in broadcasting.
Levon’s journalistic assignments have taken him from the High Arctic to Sahara and the killing fields of Darfur, from the streets of Montreal to the snow-capped mountaintops of Hindu Kush in Afghanistan.
He says, “But best of all, I’ve been privileged to tell the stories of hundreds of people who’ve generously opened up their homes, refugee tents and their hearts to me.”
Arts & Entertainment, International
Canadian documentary retraces efforts to salvage Afghan cinematic heritage
An award-winning Canadian documentary about efforts to save from destruction the remnants of Afghanistan’s cinematic heritage begins its online theatrical run today in Montreal and Vancouver. Afghan-Canadian director Ariel Nasr’s acclaimed feature documentary The Forbidden Reel (Loaded Pictures/National Film Board… »
Canada set to surpass 400,000 total COVID-19 cases
Canada was expected to surpass 400,000 cases of COVID-19 infections on the weekend with new record numbers posted by Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan during the week raising a growing alarm among politicians and health care professionals. Ontario reported another 1,780… »
PM Trudeau won’t comment on possible Meng release
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday declined to comment on talks between the U.S. Justice Department and lawyers for Meng Wanzhou about a potential deal that would allow the Chinese telecom executive to return home from Canada in exchange for… »
Unravelling the Nagorno-Karabakh knot
A rude awakening On Nov. 10, at 3 a.m., Raffi Elliott was roused from sleep by a huge commotion on the street outside his apartment building in downtown Yerevan. Looking out of the window, Elliott, a Canadian-Armenian journalist and entrepreneur… »
Canada’s public broadcaster announces new cuts to Radio Canada International
Officials at CBC/Radio-Canada announced a fresh round of cuts at Radio Canada International (RCI) on Thursday as part of a “major transformation” of the beleaguered international service of Canada’s public broadcaster. A joint statement released by Radio-Canada executive vice-president Michel… »
Feds won’t meet target for resolving drinking water woes on reserves: minister
The Trudeau government will not be able to honour its pledge to solve all drinking water problems in First Nations communities by March of 2021, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. At a press conference in Ottawa, Miller said… »
SUVs and trucks with remote starters top Canada’s most-stolen list: IBC
The 2018 Honda CR-V SUV and trucks with remote starters top the list of the most often stolen vehicles in Canada, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Electronic auto theft is on the rise across the country as more… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Canada commits to sustainable use of all of its oceans
Canada has joined 13 other coastal nations in pledging to sustainably manage 100 per cent of its oceans by 2025. The non-binding pledges announced at the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy on Tuesday commit the governments of… »
The Nagorno-Karabakh Knot – Episode 5: Between war and peace
The crushing defeat suffered by the Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh at the hands of the Azerbaijani military backed by Turkey and an assortment of Syrian and Libyan mercenaries has caused a cascade of political, diplomatic, security and humanitarian crises in… »
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