The Canadian government is joining an international chorus condemning North Korea’s claim that it conducted its first hydrogen bomb test in defiance of Security Council resolutions. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said Canada “unequivocally condemns the behaviour of North Korea,… »
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.”
Low oil prices drag down Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar dipped to a 12-year low on Wednesday morning, pushed below 71 cents U.S. by low oil prices and interest rate differences with the Federal Reserve. Early Wednesday, the loonie was trading at 70.90 cents U.S., down 0.55… »
Economy, International, Society
Canada to proceed with multi-billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia
The federal government is going ahead with its controversial $15-billion sale of state-of-the-art light armoured vehicles (LAVs) to Saudi Arabia even as it publicly condemns the kingdom’s human rights record. Foreign Affairs Minster Stéphane Dion denounced the mass execution of… »
Canadian solo rower feels ‘privileged’ to have crossed Pacific Ocean
What do you do if you’ve rowed alone in a tiny boat across the Atlantic Ocean and found it to be too easy? “I thought it was going to be the voyage of the lifetime and test me to the… »
Birders flock to Vancouver Island to catch glimpse of rare redwing
Bird enthusiasts on Vancouver Island, on Canada’s Pacific coast, are abuzz over a tiny bird sighted several times in the last three weeks. Birders from as far as Ohio and New Mexico are flocking to the rural neighbourhood in Saanich,… »
Canadians less confident about their finances: CIBC poll
As Canadians survey the ravages of the holiday season and the continuously diving loonie on their wallets, the good news is over two-thirds say they still feel positive about their current financial situation. The bad news, according a recent poll… »
Fraudsters use threat of kidnapping victim’s child: RCMP
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has launched an awareness campaign to warn the public of an ongoing scam by imposters claiming to be employees of the federal department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Sgt. Penny Hermann, a… »
Indigenous, International, Society
Rebroadcast: Canadian teacher nominated for $1M global teaching prize
They call it the ‘Nobel prize of teaching’ and Saskatchewan teacher Belinda Daniels is one 50 teachers worldwide shortlisted for it. The $1 million USD Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize recognizes exceptional teachers making an outstanding contribution to the profession who… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees
Syrian refugees offered jewellery training
A group of Syrian refugees trying to re-establish their lives in Montreal is getting a bit of a head start with help from the Armenian Jewellers Foundation (AJF). The foundation, which works to preserve and promote Armenia’s rich jewellery-making heritage,… »
Rebroadcast: Canadian professor unveils anti-radicalization toolkit
Prof. Jocelyn Belanger at Radio Canada International offices on Nov. 20, 2015. © Levon Sevunts/Radio Canada International Dr. Jocelyn Bélanger is a man on a mission – to stop violent extremism using nothing more than the power of words. The professor… »
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