As Canada marks the 35th anniversary of Air India bombing with small private gatherings and online ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the world cannot forget the worst mass murder in Canadian history. Air India… »
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.”
Health, International, Politics
Canada announces $93.7M funding for sexual and reproductive health
Aid groups are praising Ottawas’s pledge to allocate $93.7 million to fund projects supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights for millions of women and girls in developing countries whose access to these services has been severely curtailed as a… »
Trudeau rejects idea of exchanging jailed Canadians for Huawei exec
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday unequivocally rejected the idea of a Cold War-style prisoner exchange between Canada and China to secure the release of two Canadians charged with espionage by Beijing in an apparent retaliation for the arrest by… »
Canada will be ‘very, very careful’ in reopening borders, Trudeau says
Despite pressure from the travel industry, airlines and certain regions of the country, the federal government “will be very, very careful” about reopening Canada’s borders to international travellers and tourism, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. “Every step of the… »
New poll reveals Chinese-Canadians’ experiences with racism during COVID-19
A new poll from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute and the University of Alberta shows that half of Chinese-Canadians surveyed reported being called names or insulted as a direct result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Nearly four-in-ten respondents said they’ve been… »
Military offers pandemic hazard pay for troops deployed in nursing homes
The federal government says it will offer retroactive hazard pay to compensate thousands of Canadian soldiers who have been deployed to virus-stricken long-term care and nursing homes in Quebec and Ontario. The Canadian military has deployed thousands of soldiers to… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Canadians would support greater global effort to fight pandemic: poll
A new poll released by World Vision Canada on Friday suggests that the majority of Canadians would support greater involvement by the federal government in international efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic globally despite concerns about the ballooning federal deficit.… »
Trudeau says he’s ‘disappointed’ after China charges two Canadians with spying
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he is “disappointed” with China’s decision to charge two Canadians with espionage after holding them in detention for over a year and a half. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were arrested… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Record 79.5M people displaced by war and conflict, says UN report
A record 79.5 million people were displaced by conflict in 2019, UNHCR, the UN Refugee agency reported Thursday as it appealed to countries worldwide to do more to care for those who had to flee their homes. UNHCR’s Global Trends… »
Canada and allies meeting to discuss U.S. withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
Canada and Hungary will co-host a virtual conference of signatories to the Open Skies Treaty on July 6 to discuss the pending U.S. withdrawal from an international accord designed to build trust and prevent wars, say officials at Global Affairs… »
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