Canadians are becoming increasingly wary of investing their money not only in mutual funds and other investment vehicles but also in housing, according to a newly released survey. The semi-annual survey conducted in December for Manulife’s Investor Sentiment Index shows… »
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
Is Canada training a separatist army in Iraq?
In the millennia-old history of Kurds, there has never been a time when this ancient people of the Middle East were so tantalisingly close to statehood. And if in the next few years, the Kurds do manage to bridge their… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
North American energy ministers sign clean energy deal
Canada, the United States and Mexico have signed a trilateral agreement that could mark the start of discussions on the first North American accord on climate change and clean energy. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest… »
UN Secretary General visits Montreal
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon continued the second day of his visit to Canada in Montreal, a city he called an “enduring friend of the United Nations” on Friday. The head of the United Nations has a busy schedule: earlier in… »
‘He wants to eat me’: B.C. man surrounded in his car by 3 cougars
A British Columbia man got the thrill of his life when he encountered not one but three young cougars on Vancouver Island Tuesday night. Adam Nash filmed the exhilarating encounter as he was trapped in his truck on Forbidden Plateau… »
Canada to seek UN Security Council seat
Canada is looking to win a seat on the UN Security Council as part of a move to reinvigorate its relationship with the world body, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as he hosted UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The two men… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada won’t cooperate with Hezbollah: defence minister
Canadian authorities will not deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon as they prepare to deploy military advisers to the country as part of Ottawa’s new strategy of fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada’s new mission in Iraq increases risks for soldiers: experts
The Liberal government’s decision to stop the bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria and focus on training Kurdish forces in Northern Iraq increases the risks for Canadian special forces stationed there, say Canadian defence experts. Under the new plan, the… »
Should Canada support Gulf monarchies?
A leaked UN report alleging that the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity is fueling a debate not only about Canada’s multibillion sale of armoured vehicles to the ultra-conservative kingdom,… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada’s transport minister to discuss rail safety and customs pre-clearance in Washington
Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is on a two-day working visit to Washington, D.C. to discuss rail safety and transportation of dangerous goods, as well as adding customs pre-clearance for U.S.-bound passengers and cargo at more Canadian airports. The former… »
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