The fate of Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hangs in the balance as Parliament resumes full operations on Thursday for the first time since the pandemic shut down normal operations in March. The minority Liberals, who govern without… »
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, Politics, Society
Second wave of COVID-19 already underway in Canada, says Trudeau
With the fate of his minority government hanging in the balance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to the airwaves on Wednesday to rally Canadians in the fight against the pandemic and to shore up support for his plan to get… »
Throne speech focuses on fighting COVID-19, building ‘more resilient Canada’
The Liberal government promised to spare no effort in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and do “whatever it takes” to support Canadian people and businesses through the ongoing crisis “as long as it lasts” as it outlined its priorities for the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Weakened Teddy makes landfall in Nova Scotia
Post-tropical storm Teddy made landfall in eastern Nova Scotia Wednesday morning bringing strong winds and plenty of rain for the province. Environment Canada’s hurricane monitoring centre reported very strong winds as Teddy maid landfall near Sheet Harbour. Hart Island reported… »
Trudeau set to address Canadians after throne speech
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to speak to Canadians in a rare televised address Wednesday evening merely hours after the minority Liberal government lays out its priorities for the new session of Parliament in the speech from the throne… »
Canadian NGO calls for halt of exports of military drone tech to Turkey
A Canadian NGO is calling on Ottawa to ban exports of Canadian-produced sensors and laser targeting technology used by Turkish military drones deployed by Ankara across several conflict zones in the Middle East and Libya. Disarmament group Project Ploughshares says the multimillion… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Canada’s Atlantic provinces brace for Hurricane Teddy
Canada’s Atlantic provinces are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Teddy, which will lose some of its fury by the time it makes landfall on Wednesday but is still expected to batter the Maritimes with heavy rain, winds and storm… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Arctic sea ice shrinks to 2nd lowest level in 42 years
A record warm summer in the Arctic shrank the sea ice covering the polar ocean this year to its second-lowest extent since the beginning of the satellite record in 1979, scientists announced Monday, yet another sign of how climate change… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian police investigate poisoned letter sent to President Donald Trump
A police team specializing in investigations related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear substances and explosives is carrying out an operation in a southern suburb of Montreal related to a ricin-laced letter sent to U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian police officials… »
COVID-19: Quebec restricts private gatherings in Montreal and Quebec City
Authorities in Quebec are urging residents of Montreal and the provincial capital of Quebec City to limit family gatherings and other social activities as the province recorded 462 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing back the number of infections… »
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