Montreal will host Next City’s annual gathering of young urban leaders in the spring of 2017 to explore citizen-driven urbanism and to mark the city’s 375th anniversary, the influential non-profit think-tank announced Monday. “Next City is thrilled to hold its… »
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.”
Canadian hostage held in Afghanistan freed after 5 years in captivity
A Canadian man held hostage by the Taliban since November 2010, has been released, Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Dion announced Monday. “Canada is very pleased that efforts undertaken to secure the release of Colin Rutherford from captivity have been… »
PM Trudeau to attend World Economic Forum in Davos
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Davos, Switzerland, next week to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, the prime minister’s office (PMO) announced Monday. Trudeau will be at the WEF from January 20 to 23, 2016,… »
Canadian and Ukrainian soldiers learn from each other’s experiences
Lt.-Col. Jason Guiney knew he had a lot to offer when he was appointed commander of the Joint Task Force Ukraine. A veteran of four operational deployments – to East Africa with the United Nations in 1999, Haiti in 2004,… »
Manitoba wants Ottawa to protect Hudson Bay beluga whales
Canada’s western province of Manitoba wants the federal government to preserve vital habitat for the world’s largest population of beluga whales along the western coast of Hudson Bay, according to a report released Friday. Manitoba’s Beluga Habitat Sustainability Plan, calls… »
Canada added 23,000 jobs in December
Canada’s economy added nearly 23,000 jobs in December, but the unemployment rate stayed level at 7.1 per cent as more people joined the labour market in search of jobs. The December numbers were driven by job creation in Ontario, which… »
Ottawa extends deadline for donations to Syria emergency fund
With only 12 million dollars collected so far, the federal government has extended the deadline for Canadians to donate to a matching fund for Syrian relief efforts. Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Minister of International Development… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Canada develops high-tech eyes for International Space Station
Canada will be sending a set of high-tech eyes to the International Space Station in 2020 to help detect damage to the outer shell of the station from micrometeorites and space debris. Federal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced a $1.7-million… »
Canadians should get used to lower dollar: Bank of Canada governor
The Bank of Canada won’t try to match recent interest rate increases in the U.S., but will “continue to run an independent monetary policy, anchored by our inflation target of two per cent,” even if that means having a lower… »
Economy, International, Politics
TransCanada to file multi-billion NAFTA claim over Keystone XL rejection
TransCanada Corp. says it intends to file a $15-billion claim under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement in response to the Obama administration’s rejection of the company’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The White House’s decision to deny… »
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