The Gahcho Kué diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is more than 80 percent complete and on track to begin production in 2016, Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced Monday. “Key areas of focus over the next six months are commissioning… »
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.”
Slumping oil prices tank Canadian dollar
Tumbling crude oil prices drove the Canadian dollar to its lowest level in 11 years on Monday, sparking fears for the country’s fragile economic recovery. The dollar was trading at 73.99 cents US around midday on Monday. That’s the first time the loonie has… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Pamela Anderson meets President Putin’s right-hand man
Canadian actress Pamela Anderson added a bit of star power to a delegation of animal rights activists meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man on Monday to discuss wildlife conservation. The former “Baywatch” star, who is very popular in… »
International, Politics, Society
Throne speech sets vague foreign policy and defence priorities
Even before Gov. Gen. David Johnston set out to read the Speech from the Throne to outline the priorities of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, the word on the Hill was that it was going to be short. The Liberals wanted… »
British climbers probably woke up sleeping grizzly
Two British mountain climbers who survived a terrifying encounter with an angry grizzly bear ‘where in the wrong place at the wrong time’, say Banff National Park officials. Greg Boswell and Nick Bullock were climbing a route on Mount Wilson,… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Canada’s telecom regulator takes down malware server
Canada’s telecom regulator has executed its first warrant to take down a Toronto-based malware server that infected computers in 190 countries worldwide. The move was part of a co-ordinated effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Europol, Interpol, Microsoft Inc.,… »
Canada loses 35,700 jobs in November: Statistics Canada
The Canadian economy shed 35,700 jobs in November, reversing a rise in temporary work likely generated by October’s federal election, Statistics Canada said Friday. The number of public-administration jobs fell by 32,500 in November to offset an October increase of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Two British climbers fend off grizzly bear
Greg Boswell and Nick Bullock are not the kind of guys you can scare easily. After all, the two British mountain climbers do things that would give a heart attack to most people. But even they were horrified when they… »
Canada’s 42nd Parliament opens with election of new House Speaker
Nearly 45 days after the Liberals won a majority in the House of Commons, Canada’s Parliament began its 42nd session Thursday by electing Liberal MP Geoff Regan as the new Commons speaker. Three other candidates were vying for the position:… »
Quebec to create its own long-gun registry
The Quebec provincial government has tabled new legislation to create its own long-gun registry, nearly three years after Ottawa under the previous Conservative government decided to scrap the federal long-gun registry. The proposed legislation, called Bill 64, the Firearms Registration Act,… »
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