Canada and its NATO allies shouldn’t read too much into reports that Russia plans to test the combat readiness of its nuclear deterrence force by firing a salvo of 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) from a submerged submarine in Arctic… »
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.”
International, Politics, Society
Lessons from Norway’s Russia assessment
An annual intelligence assessment, which in large part focuses on Russia’s actions in the Arctic, released by Norway’s foreign intelligence service last week is drawing a lot of interest among defence and security experts in circumpolar countries, including Canada. The… »
Ontario lawyers urge Ottawa to raise issue of jailed Chinese colleagues with Beijing
Canada’s largest law society is urging the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to raise the issue of alleged government reprisals against Chinese human rights lawyers at the highest levels in Beijing. The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) is… »
Immigration & Refugees, International
Canada on course to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by March
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to fulfil its electoral promise to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada by the end of February. As of Feb. 24, 24,008 Syrian refugees had arrived in Canada on… »
Canadian school teacher surrenders to Indonesian authorities
A Canadian school teacher convicted of sexually abusing kindergarten children in Indonesia turned himself in to serve an 11-year jail term Friday after his acquittal was overturned by the country’s highest court. Indonesia’s Supreme Court this week quashed the acquittals of Neil Bantleman… »
Canadian soldiers get ready for big winter war games in Norway
Hundreds of Canadian soldiers have arrived in central Norway for winter war fighting training with 13 NATO allies and partners during Exercise COLD RESPONSE 2016. This biennial Norwegian-led exercise, which runs from March 1 to 9, includes approximately 15,000 soldiers… »
Ottawa ‘appalled’ by Indonesia’s Bantleman verdict
Canada is “deeply dismayed and shocked” by Indonesia’s Supreme Court decision overturning the acquittal of Neil Bantleman and an Indonesian co-defendant, accused of sexually abusing pupils at an international school, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion says. An appellate court in… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
‘A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian’: Liberals repeal Conservative Citizenship Act
The Liberals are scrapping parts of a controversial legislation brought under the previous Conservative government, which gave Ottawa the power to strip Canadian citizenship from dual citizens convicted of terrorism, spying and high treason offences. The government said Thursday that… »
Black History Month – Reinterpreting Little Burgundy’s black history
What do you do when you want to teach the youth the history of your community, especially, if that history is not featured in conventional history books? The Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) in Montreal decided that the way to… »
International, Politics, Society
Ottawa mulls role in stabilizing Libya
It looks increasingly like Canada will take part in what is likely to be a dangerous peacemaking operation in Libya. Speaking to reporters at the Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa on Friday Chief of the Defence Staff Gen.… »
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