Prime minister designate Justin Trudeau speaks to suppoters at a welcome rally in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct.20, 2015. © PC/Adrian Wyld Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau is facing a daunting task as he puts the finishing touches on his soon to be unveiled… »
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 marathon runner sets record running backwards
Kat Clewley greets supporters as she runs a marathon backwards © Jim Commerford/Twitter A Canadian marathon runner is backing her way straight into the Guinness World Book of Records for doing the grueling 42-kilometre race while… running backwards. Kat Clewley, who… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada blamed for lack of rigour in investigating claims of civilian casualties in Iraq
As Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau prepares to officially pull Canada out of the U.S.-led bombing campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, new troubling allegations about the civilian death toll from the coalition airstrikes have come to light.… »
Canada’s economy grows for third month but sluggishness persists
Canada’s economy grew for a third straight month in August, but at a much slower pace foreshadowing of a more sluggish growth in the future. Manufacturing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction and retail trade all expanded, Statistics Canada… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Arctic nations sign agreement on coast guard cooperation
The Joint Statement officially establishing the Arctic Coast Guard Forum is displayed after being signed at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Oct. 30, 2015. © (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley) Representatives all eight… »
Rob Ford’s new tumour is malignant
Toronto city councillor and former mayor Rob Ford says he will have to undergo two rounds of chemotherapy to treat a new tumour. Speaking to reporters outside Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital Thursday afternoon, Ford said that doctors told him they… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Massive Syrian refugee airlift would strain Canada’s diplomatic and military resources
The massive operation required to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada until the end of the year, as promised by Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau, will require the mobilization of the country’s full diplomatic and military resources, experts warn. “It’s… »
Quebec to invest $1 billion US in Bombardier
Canada’s largest aerospace company Bombardier Inc. will get a $1 billion US investment from the Quebec government as the over-budget CSeries jetliner project continues to drain the planemaker’s cash reserves. Quebec agreed to buy 49.5 per cent of the CSeries… »
Is Canada’s F-35 program turning into another Sea King debacle?
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and former prime minister Jean Chretien speak to the media in Hamilton, Ont., on September 13, 2015. © PC/JONATHAN HAYWARD As Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau prepares to formally assume power on Nov. 4, one of the first… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft speaks during the Arctic Coast Guard Forum at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, March 25, 2015. © Courtesy: USCG Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in… »
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