Quebecers love their BBQ chicken. So much so the Léger family has been doing brisk business feeding Quebeckers their iconic barbequed chicken, fries and coleslaw salad ever since they opened their first St-Hubert restaurant in Montreal in 1950s. The St-Hubert… »
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.”
Immigration & Refugees, International
Ottawa to take more privately sponsored Syrian refugees
Canada will process an additional 10,000 applications from private sponsorship groups wishing to help resettle Syrian refugees, federal Immigration Minister John McCallum said Thursday. McCallum’s announcement comes following complaints from Canadians who felt the government had scaled back its efforts after reaching its goal… »
Economy, International, Politics
Trudeau showcases Canada’s trade and diverse economy in U.S. speech
Strong middle class and green industries are the backbones of a strong North American economy, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday, addressing about 200 business leaders in Washington D.C. Trudeau, who is in the U.S. capital to attend the… »
International, Politics, Society
Learning lessons from Yugoslav tribunal
The conviction of the former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic for crimes against humanity offers important lessons for a peace process in Syria and Iraq, says a Canadian international law expert. “International law and human rights are meaningless if we… »
Tributes for ex-cabinet minister killed in plane crash
Tributes are flowing for a former federal cabinet minister turned a popular broadcaster Jean Lapierre who was killed in a plane crash in his native Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St Lawrence Tuesday along with his wife and three siblings. Lapierre,… »
Yemen ‘worst place to be a child’: UNICEF
They have the least to do with the power struggles and the geopolitical games that have plunged their country into a bloody war, but Yemen’s children are the most vulnerable victims of the conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund said… »
Seven people killed in Quebec plane crash
Seven people died in a plane crash in the Magdalene Islands, in the Gulf of St-Lawrence, Quebec provincial police confirmed Tuesday afternoon. Radio-Canada reported that Jean Lapierre, a well-known Quebec broadcaster, political commentator and former federal transport minister in the… »
Arctic sea ice hits new record winter low
Arctic sea ice contracted to a new record winter low this year with the largest declines in the Barents and Bering seas, while the Canadian Arctic saw more modest sea ice loss, according to new research. “The heat this winter… »
Foreign policy priorities reflected in Liberal budget
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed up some of its foreign policy ambitions with some hard hash when Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented his first budget last week. Michael Bell, a four-time Canadian ambassador in the Middle… »
Syrian refugees celebrate first Easter in Canada
Watching her son, Khajag, participate in the traditional Good Thursday washing of the feet ceremony at Montreal’s St-Gregory the Illuminator Armenian church brought back a flood of painful memories for Tsoulena Moughalian. Almost exactly three years ago, on March 21,… »
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