Two days after a dying Indigenous woman broadcast a Facebook Live video appearing to show her being insulted and sworn at by hospital staff in a Quebec regional hospital, the provincial order of nurses has come out with a statement… »
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.”
Economy, Health, International, Society
Trudeau announces additional $400M for international pandemic assistance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will commit additional $400 million in international development funding this year to help developing countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic and build resilience. Trudeau made the announcement at a virtual United Nations meeting co-chaired by… »
Armenian community demands Ottawa ban military drone tech exports to Turkey
Canada’s Armenian community is calling on Ottawa to ban the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey following reports that Ankara has deployed dozens of unmanned aircraft in combat against Armenian forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.… »
Canada imposes sanctions on Belarusian officials
Canada and the U.K. are imposing coordinated sanctions against 11 Belarusian government officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko and his son, following the disputed presidential election and a crackdown on protesters in Belarus. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday the… »
Canada calls on large nations to conserve 30% of their territory and waters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the world’s largest countries to commit to protecting 30 per cent of their lands and waters to stop the loss of the planet’s biodiversity. Trudeau made that call today at a special session… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada ‘disappointed’ with U.S. decision to appeal WTO softwood lumber report
Ottawa is “disappointed” with Washington’s decision to appeal last month’s World Trade Organization (WTO) panel report on U.S. countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber, which found these levies to be inconsistent with international trade rules, International Trade Minister Mary Ng… »
Trudeau warns of ‘climate reckoning’ in UN address, calls for new world order
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned world leaders on Friday of impending “climate reckoning” and called on countries to join forces in creating a more equitable international system to confront the 21st century challenges that the existing structures created 70 years… »
Canadian CF-18s intercept Russian fighter jet near Romanian airspace
NATO officials scrambled a pair of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to intercept a Russian Su-27 Flanker operating near Romanian airspace over the Black Sea on Sept. 23, the Canadian military announced Friday. The Canadian aircraft… »
Canada signs deal to secure 20M additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Canada has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to procure up to 20 million doses of its COVID‑19 vaccine candidate being developed at Oxford University, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. The deal with AstraZeneca adds to agreements the… »
Canada condemns Lukashenko’s inauguration for 6th term in Belarus
Canada has joined a chorus of other Western democracies who condemned Wednesday’s inauguration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as “illegitimate.” Lukashenko, who claimed victory following the Aug. 9 disputed vote, was sworn in for a sixth term in the presence… »
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