Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion is heading for his first official visit to Germany to discuss pressing international issues with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Global Affairs Canada announced Friday. During his meeting with Steinmeier at Villa Borsig, the… »
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.”
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Arctic festival to draw attention to food insecurity due to climate change
A tiny northern community is throwing a party to try to draw national and international attention to the effects of climate change on food security for the Inuit people in the Canadian Arctic. The Nunavut community of Igloolik is hosting a festival called Kiss… »
OECD cuts growth outlook for Canada’s economy in 2016 and 2017
In the next two years, Canada’s economy is expected to grow at a slower pace than previously anticipated, says one of the world’s leading policy organizations. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Thursday that after eking out a… »
Almost 1M African children need urgent malnutrition treatment: UNICEF
Almost one million children in Eastern and Southern Africa need urgent treatment for the most severe forms of malnutrition, UNICEF said Wednesday. “It’s a pretty calamitous combination of what’s really been erratic rainfall for a couple of years and drought, and… »
Black History Month: Lincoln Alexander
In 1945, Cpl. Lincoln Alexander was refused service at a Vancouver bar because he was black. Forty years later, the son of West Indies immigrants was appointed Ontario’s 24th lieutenant-governor, the first black Canadian to be appointed to a viceregal position… »
Parliament Hill back to business after two evacuations
Canadian members of parliament and their staff are back to business as usual on Parliament Hill in Ottawa after two consecutive fire alarms forced brief evacuations of Centre Block Wednesday morning. Parliament security staff asked people to leave Centre Block, which… »
Over half of Canadian employers have no mental health strategy: report
Despite high prevalence of mental illness among working Canadians, more than half of Canadian employers have no mental health strategy in place, according to a new Conference Board survey of Canadian employers. “I think what surprised me was that, while there… »
British Columbia and Ontario drive steep rise in Canadian housing prices
The average price of a Canadian home sold in January rose by 17 per cent to $470,297 compared to the same month a year ago, according to statistics released Tuesday by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). But these numbers are… »
Ottawa to seek clemency for all Canadians facing execution
The federal government will seek clemency for all Canadians facing execution worldwide, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion said Monday. In a statement issued after Dion’s meeting with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,… »
Canadian animation know-how behind The Little Prince movie
Big budget Hollywood movies have for years been attracted to Canada, smitten by its natural beauty, its architecture with its blend of European and North American influences, and, of course, Canada’s generous film credits. But equally what has attracted Hollywood… »
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