The federal government plans to introduce mandatory temperature screening for air passengers and airport employees, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. Speaking at his daily pandemic briefing in Ottawa, Trudeau said the government plans to adopt the screening measures through… »
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.”
Canadians owe $1.77 for every dollar they have to spend: Statistics Canada
Even as Canadians became more frugal with their borrowing amid the economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decline in household disposable income in the first quarter led to an increase in the overall household debt ratio, according to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Ships ignore voluntary speed limit set to protect endangered whales: report
A conservation group is calling on the federal government to extend mandatory maritime speed limits designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales off Canada’s Atlantic coast after analysis of vessel traffic data showed that most captains ignore the… »
Air Transat to resume operations on July 23
Canadian leisure travel company Transat A.T. Inc. says it plans to resume flights and tour operations on July 23 as countries around the world increasingly lift travel restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. “After these long… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada to host virtual meeting on WTO reform and COVID-19
Canada will host a virtual meeting with 12 other countries to discuss the future of the World Trade Organization, which has been hamstrung by the U.S. blockade on appointments to the global trade body’s top tribunal and by growing protectionism… »
Opposition parties thwart Liberals’ emergency COVID-19 aid legislation
Canada’s minority Liberal government suffered a legislative setback Wednesday as opposition parties refused to give unanimous consent to speedily pass the latest emergency legislation proposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The emergency sitting of the House of Commons came to… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada leads 30 countries in gender-responsive COVID-19 action: report
With more than half of its national COVID-19 response team comprised of women, Canada has emerged as a leader among 30 countries in the way it has integrated women in its response to the pandemic, according to a new report… »
Winnipeg Art Gallery exhibit shines light on least known Group of Seven member
With COVID-19 restrictions lifting in parts of Canada, the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) is inviting art lovers to escape the pandemic doldrums by reconnecting with a Western Canadian artist whose own art endured the Great Depression and blossomed despite its… »
Liberal legislation to tighten rules for pandemic emergency assistance
The Liberal government is proposing legislation aimed at cracking down on fraudulent claims for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), but will not punish people who made “honest mistakes” in claiming the federal pandemic assistance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced… »
Economy, International, Politics
Quebec man detained in Dubai ordered released but still faces lawsuits
A Quebec entrepreneur who claims he has been set up as the fall guy in a multimillion fraud scheme in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been ordered released from custody, according to his lawyer. In a news release published Monday,… »
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