Many of Canada’s national parks will partially reopen in June so that people in the area can use trails and green spaces where physical distancing is possible, but Canada’s Arctic waterways will remain off limits to tourists and adventures, Prime… »
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.”
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Canadian ballerina joins online Swans for Relief coronavirus fundraiser
Thirty-two leading ballerinas from around the world, including Canada’s own Tina Pereira, have come together in a haunting online performance to raise money for dancers struggling to pay their bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual ballet set to… »
China will have to answer questions about COVID-19, says Trudeau
Countries around the world, including Canada, have questions about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and about China’s behaviour during the early days of the outbreak that need to be asked “in the coming months,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, Politics
Federal government fast-tracks temporary foreign worker permit approvals
With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting almost every sector of Canada’s economy, the federal government is fast-tracking approvals for temporary foreign workers already in the country, to fill labour shortages in critical sectors such as agriculture and health care. Many temporary… »
Federal government to offer up to $500 to seniors for one-time pandemic relief
The federal government will inject nearly $2.5 billion into a one-time payment program designed to help Canadian seniors feeling the financial pain of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. Seniors who are eligible for the Old Age… »
Canada is in no rush to reopen borders, says Trudeau
Canada will be “very, very careful” about easing restrictions on international travel, including all non-essential travel from the U.S., as countries around the world begin to relax travel bans aimed at slowing down the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime… »
Canada commits $600M for global vaccination efforts
Canada is pledging $600 million to a global public-private partnership that works on vaccination campaigns in the world’s poorest countries, International Development Minister Karina Gould announced Tuesday. In addition to the funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Canada is committing… »
Do not resume flights in Iranian airspace, demand families of downed Flight 752
The families of those who died in the destruction of Flight 752 are calling on European and international airlines to call off any talks with the Iranian government on resuming flights in the country’s airspace until Tehran fully cooperates with the investigation and… »
Ottawa offers financial support for big companies affected by COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled Monday a new multimillion-dollar loan program aimed at helping large businesses keep their workers on the payroll and weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The new federal program, dubbed Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF), will provide… »
COVID-19: Quebec reopens some elementary schools and daycares
Tens of thousands of elementary school students in Quebec are going back to their schools today as the French-speaking Canadian province begins to gradually reopen its economy after a two-months lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec, which accounts for… »
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