Defence officials in Ottawa vigorously denied Russian and Iraqi media reports Monday that a Canadian CF-18 fighter jet had mistakenly killed scores of Iraqi soldiers while providing close air support to Iraqi security forces trying to recapture the western city of… »
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
‘We need to fight smarter,’ says Canada’s ‘bad-ass’ defence minister
Canada and its allies need a much better analysis of the political situation in the world’s hotspots and have to learn from previous mistakes to prevent the emergence of radical organizations that take advantage of power vacuums left by the… »
Is Burundi on the brink of return to ethnic conflict?
The African Union (AU) says it is prepared to send 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians in Burundi amid continuing unrest that has killed at least 400 people and forced more than 220,000 Burundians to flee to neighbouring countries, sparking fears… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian special forces involved in large battle with ISIS
Canadian Special Operations Forces were involved in a pitched battle against ISIS militants in northern Iraq alongside their Kurdish trainees, returning fire from the ground as two Canadian fighter jets pounded the militants from the air. The 17-hour battle was… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology
Bombardier CS100 passenger jet receives certification
It’s been years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget, but Bombardier’s all-new CS100 passenger jet has finally received its Transport Canada Type Certification, the Montreal-based plane maker announced Friday morning. The certification paves the way for the delivery… »
Liberals want to move monument to victims of communism
The Liberal government is moving ahead with a controversial monument to victims of communism in Ottawa but wants to redesign it and move it farther west of Parliament Hill. Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa Thursday morning, Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly said… »
Canada provides $30M emergency assistance to drought-stricken Ethiopia
Canada is contributing $30 million to several United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations working to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to millions of people in drought-stricken in Ethiopia, federal minister of international development and La Francophonie announced Thursday. Marie-Claude Bibeau made the… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian laser on its way to explore asteroid
A Canadian-made laser mapping system to help explore a distant asteroid on a possible collision course with Earth is getting ready for a long space voyage. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has delivered the sophisticated instrument as part of its… »
Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report released
More than 3,200 aboriginal children attending Canada’s infamous Indian residential schools died and were often buried in unmarked graves, according to the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which called the policy of forced assimilation “a cultural genocide.” The… »
Health, Immigration & Refugees
Canadian doctors get web tools to care for Syrian refugees
The Canadian Medical Association has launched a website to help its members care for thousands of Syrian refugees who are expected to arrive in Canada in coming months under the federal program to resettle 25,000 Syrian asylum seekers in Canada.… »
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