The Saskatchewan Party secured its fourth consecutive majority mandate in Monday’s election, becoming the longest serving provincial government in Canada. With thousands of mail-in ballots still to be tallied, the centre-right party led by Scott Moe is projected to secure… »
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.”
Opposition succeeds in forcing review of Liberals’ pandemic response
In a rare show of unity, opposition parties in the House of Commons joined forces on Monday to mandate the minority Liberals to disclose a vast trove of documents related to the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada and Botswana to co-host 2nd media freedom global conference
Canada and Botswana are joining forces to co-host the second edition of Global Conference for Media Freedom, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced Monday. The online conference is expected to take place on Nov. 16 and will bring together representatives… »
Canada’s publicly owned road network is over 1 million km in length
Canada’s publicly owned two-lane road network stretches over 1,066,180 kilometres, according to a new survey of the nation’s roads, bridges and tunnels released Monday by Statistics Canada. To put that in perspective, the distance between the Earth and the Moon… »
BRP suspends delivery of aircraft engines used in military drones
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to “countries with unclear usage” in the wake of reports that some of those engines are being used on Turkish combat drones deployed by Azerbaijan in fighting against Armenian forces… »
Feds invest $214M in made-in-Canada vaccines, says Trudeau
The federal government is doubling up on its efforts to finance the creation and production of a Canadian vaccine against the novel coronavirus and will be investing $214 million towards that goal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Ottawa will… »
Canadian clothing retailer Le Château seeks bankruptcy protection
Canadian clothing retailer Le Château Inc. announced Friday that it is seeking court protection from creditors to allow it to shut down and liquidate its assets after nearly 60 years of operations. The company, which employs about 1,400 people across… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Report highlights dramatic increase in fuel consumption in Arctic shipping
Fuel consumption by ships plying Arctic waters grew by 82 per cent in recent years, according to a new report by the Arctic Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group. The report looked at fuel consumption by… »
Opposition pushes for sweeping parliamentary probe of COVID-19 response
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is calling on the minority Liberals to release a vast trove of documents about the government’s response to the first wave of COVID-19 so that Parliament can draw lessons and better respond to the ongoing second… »
Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, Politics, Society
New citizenship oath to acknowledge rights of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
The Liberal government has introduced legislation that would amend the citizenship oath to include a reference to the rights of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced Thursday. Mendicino said the proposed changes to the oath would require an… »
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