A global research network dedicated to improving monitoring of the planet’s biodiversity says it plans to relocate its headquarters from Leipzig, Germany, to Montreal to take advantage of the city’s scientific research environment and growing expertise in artificial intelligence (AI).… »
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.”
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Privacy advocates hail Clearview AI’s exit from Canada
Privacy advocates in Canada are welcoming the decision by the U.S. company Clearview AI to stop offering its controversial facial recognition software to Canadian law enforcement agencies. A statement issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said… »
Economy, International, Politics
Trudeau cancels visit with U.S. and Mexican leaders
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not travel to Washington to attend a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador marking the launch of the new North American trade deal, his office said on Monday.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Society
Environmental activists face high risk of violence and assassination: study
Activists defending their communities and the surrounding environment against development of extractive industries and land grabs for agrarian use face high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder around the world, according to a study published this month in the… »
Bob Rae named Canada’s new United Nations ambassador
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the appointment of veteran Liberal politician and former Ontario premier, Bob Rae, as Canada’s new ambassador to the United Nations in New York. Rae, who also served as the interim Liberal Party leader between… »
Canadian Broadway actor Nick Cordero, 41, dies from coronavirus complications
Tony Award-nominated Canadian actor Nick Cordero, whose imposing physique coupled with effortless charm brought him a series of tough-guy roles on Broadway, has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41. His… »
Ethics Commissioner launches investigation into Trudeau over WE Charity deal
Canada’s Ethics Commissioner says he is launching an investigation into a possible breach of federal conflict of interest laws by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following the government’s decision to award the WE Charity the contract to administer a $900-million summer… »
Canada ends military exports, extradition treaty with Hong Kong, says Trudeau
Canada is ending the export of sensitive military goods to Hong Kong and suspending its extradition treaty with the territory after Beijing imposed its new national security law on the city, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. The federal government… »
Canadian Ranger faces 22 charges after armed standoff at Rideau Hall
A member of the Canadian military, who on Thursday rammed his vehicle into the gate of the park grounds in Ottawa that house the official residence of Governor General and the temporary home of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his… »
Canadian Ranger arrested after gaining access to Rideau Hall grounds: CBC
Police in Ottawa have arrested an armed man after he rammed his pick-up truck into the gate of a park in the national capital that houses the Governor General’s official residence and the temporary residence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau… »
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