Canada’s federal tax collection agency announced Monday that it is extending once again the payment deadline for federal taxes and is offering interest relief on taxes owed to Ottawa amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Revenue… »
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.”
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Sea ice extent in the Arctic reaches historical low in July
The Arctic sea ice extent reached a record low in July, shrinking to levels not seen since satellite observation of the region’s ice cover began in the late 1970s, according to an international team of researchers drifting in the Arctic… »
International, Politics, Society
Meng Wanzhou asks Canadian court to stay ‘poisoned’ extradition case
Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are asking a Canadian court to stay extradition proceedings against the top Huawei executive, claiming U.S. President Donald Trump has “poisoned” the judicial process and undermined its integrity and fairness. In court documents filed in the… »
Privy Council Office launches workplace probe of Governor General’s office
The Privy Council Office (PCO) says it has launched a “thorough, independent and impartial” workplace probe into claims of harassment and verbal abuse in the office of Gov. Gen. Julie Payette. The investigation follows a CBC News report that quoted… »
Black box data confirms ‘illegal interference’ with downed jet, says Ukraine
The transcript of data from the black boxes of a Ukrainian passenger jet shot down by Iran on Jan. 8 confirms the fact of “illegal interference” with the plane, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister said Friday. Ukrainian officials are waiting for… »
Independent panel to review Nova Scotia mass killing
An independent panel will review the shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, the worst mass murder in Canadian history that claimed the lives of 22 victims and that of the gunman in April, federal Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair and… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Canada’s asylum agreement with the U.S. infringes on Charter: Federal Court
An agreement between Canada and the United States to treat each other as “safe countries” for refugees infringes upon the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a Federal Court judge has ruled, giving Ottawa six months to respond. In a… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian police lay terrorism charges against Calgary man
National security investigators at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have laid terrorism charges against a Calgary man suspected of travelling to Syria seven years ago to join the so-called Islamic State. Following an “extensive and complex national security investigation,”… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Canada increasingly selects temporary foreign workers for immigration: report
With COVID-19 related global travel restrictions having reduced the flow of immigrants from abroad to a trickle, Canada is increasingly relying on foreign temporary workers already in the country to fill its immigration needs, according to Statistics Canada. The pandemic… »
Governor General’s office denies claims of workplace abuse
The office of Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is denying allegations that the former astronaut has created a toxic work environment for staff at Rideau Hall. The denial follows a report by CBC News on Tuesday claiming that the Queen’s representative… »
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