With COVID-19 set to become a fact of life in Canada and around the world, the federal government has reached a deal with Pfizer to secure 35 million COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for next year and 30 million for the… »
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.”
Indigenous, International, Society
Supreme Court affirms U.S. Indigenous man’s right to hunt in Canada
Canada’s highest court has upheld the acquittal of a Native American hunter on charges of poaching in Canada, arguing the man has a constitutionally protected right to hunt in British Columbia given his people’s historic ties to the region. Richard… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Health Canada warns of dangers of certain talc products
Health Canada says Canadian consumers should avoid inhaling talc powder or using certain self-care products containing talc on the female genital area, as exposure “may be harmful to lungs” and it “may cause ovarian cancer.” Most other uses of talc… »
Ontario premier apologizes for some of enhanced public health measures
Ontario Premier Doug Ford fought back tears on Thursday as he admitted that his government “got it wrong” when it introduced a number of additional COVID-19 restrictions that were not recommended by health experts last week. Ford’s government faced intense… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Trudeau pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising Canada will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Speaking at the virtual climate summit of world leaders convened by United States President Joe Biden, Trudeau… »
Bank of Canada keeps rates at 0.25%, raises country’s economic outlook
Canada’s central bank opted to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at a record-low 0.25 per cent Wednesday but hinted that it could start hiking interest rates in late 2022, saying “the outlook has improved for both the global and… »
Health, International, Politics
Biden talks with Trudeau about sending more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada
U.S. President Joe Biden says his administration is open to supplying Canada with additional shipments of COVID-19 vaccines from its unused stockpile of shots. The U.S. has a surplus of vaccine doses that it’s not currently using, Biden said —… »
Turkey claims it no longer needs Canadian military drone tech
Stung by the federal government’s decision to ban the export of state-of-the-art Canadian drone optics and targeting systems to Turkey, the country’s largest drone producer says Turkish arms manufacturers have developed their own technology and no longer need the Canadian… »
Trudeau says he’ll take AstraZeneca shot, ready to travel to G7 in person
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to get a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine as soon as his office manages to book an appointment for him at a vaccination clinic or a pharmacy now that age restrictions for… »
Humanitarian NGOs disappointed with ‘missed opportunity’ in Liberal budget
Humanitarian groups in Canada are expressing their disappointment with the federal budget presented by the minority Liberal government, saying it is “a missed opportunity for Canada’s global engagement” and limits Ottawa’s ability to play a “meaningful long-term role” in a post-pandemic… »
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