As oil prices continue their downward slide, Canada will be hosting a meeting of North American energy ministers in Winnipeg, Manitoba next week, Ottawa announced Monday. Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr will meet his counterparts Dr. Ernest Moniz, the United States… »
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, Society
Moncton bakery gives free pitas to Syrian refugees
About 900 Syrian refugees in Canada’s Atlantic province of New Brunswick will be getting free pita bread for the next two months, thanks to an entrepreneur who knows what they are going through. “We lived it in Lebanon and we know how difficult… »
Dion affirms support for Ukraine, pushes for more reforms
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion concluded his one-day visit to Ukraine on Monday aimed at showing Ottawa’s continued support for Ukraine under the new Liberal government, while trying to nudge Kyiv to continue on its path of Western inspired… »
Faith and laughs keep Cicilia Laurent going at 120
Cicilia Laurent has just one birthday wish. The Haitian-born resident of Laval, Quebec, who turned 120 years old on Sunday, wants to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and ask him a special favour. She wants Trudeau to allow her… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian fighter jets strike targets in Syria and Iraq
While federal politicians in Ottawa squabble over Canada’s role in the fight against ISIS militants, Canadian fighter jets in the region have been busy pounding the group’s positions in Syria and Iraq. Just in the last week of January, Canadian… »
International, Politics, Society
EXCLUSIVE: UN report lays bare Yemen war abuses
A United Nations panel of experts is calling on the UN Security Council to establish an international commission of inquiry to investigate reports of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by all warring parties in Yemen, including the Western-backed… »
International, Politics, Society
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked UN report piles pressure on Ottawa’s Saudi arms deal
A leaked United Nations report detailing potential war crimes committed by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen is raising new questions about Canada’s controversial plan to sell $15 billion worth of advanced armoured vehicles to the ultra-conservative kingdom. In its… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Society
Three northern groups share $1.5M Arctic Inspiration Prize
Three northern projects, ranging from a program to support Arctic performance artists, to helping hearing impaired children, and advancing health and wellness among northern communities, shared the $1.5 million Arctic Inspiration Prize Wednesday night. The awards ceremony at the Shaw… »
Canadian aid worker ‘humbled’ by generousity of Jordanians
When Robert Jenkins comes back on leave to Canada, he doesn’t like to talk about war and atrocities in the Middle East. Instead, the native of Orillia, Ontario, likes to tell his friends and family about the amazing resilience of… »
Immigration & Refugees, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Toronto IT company launches computer collection drive for Syrian refugees
A Toronto-based IT company that specializes in refurbishing and recycling old electronic equipment is launching a collection drive to benefit Syrian refugee families in the Greater Toronto Area. Dennis Maslo, managing partner at Computation Ltd., said the idea of the… »
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