Canadian officials are pledging to be “relentless” in their pursuit of justice for the victims and families of downed Flight 752 as they mark 100 days since the crash that killed all 176 people on board, including 55 Canadians. The… »
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.”
Trudeau offers tepid support for embattled World Health Organization
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says now is not the time to play the blame game and engage in finger pointing at the World Health Organization for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic which reached two million cases worldwide on Wednesday.… »
Expanded COVID-19 benefits to include part-time and seasonal workers: Trudeau
Part-time and seasonal workers are now eligible to claim the $2,000 Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. Speaking at his daily briefing in Ottawa, Trudeau announced that the federal government is stepping up to better support… »
Bank of Canada keeps interest rate steady amid sharpest ever downturn
Canada’s central bank decided to keep its interest rate at 0.25 per cent on Wednesday even as preliminary data showed that the country’s economy shrank by 9 per cent in March, while the real estate market ground to a halt… »
Canada is still ‘weeks away’ from easing pandemic restrictions, Trudeau says
Canada is still “weeks away” from relaxing public health restrictions and restarting portions of the economy that have been shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. Speaking outside his home… »
Beijing’s coronavirus coverup is China’s ‘Chernobyl moment,’ critics say
Beijing’s attempts to hide and distort key scientific data regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its crackdown on whistleblowers questioning the government’s response to the outbreak is China’s “Chernobyl moment,” according to the authors of an open letter published Tuesday. The… »
Canada and EU pledge international cooperation in COVID-19 fight
Despite shutting down much of the air traffic between Canada and the European Union, Ottawa and Brussels will continue to work together to address the significant consular, public health and economic challenges of the COVID-19 crisis, officials in both capitals… »
Canada backs UN’s call for global ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic
Canada “fully supports” the United Nations appeal for an immediate global ceasefire in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and International Development Minister Karina Gould said Friday. “Now is the time to put armed conflict on… »
RCMP to enforce Quarantine Act, arrest violators as ‘a last resort’
Canada’s national police force has been asked to visit homes of people who are required to self-isolate for 14 days after returning to Canada from abroad to enforce the government’s COVID-19 quarantine order, officials with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police… »
Canada cuts new deal with Saudi Arabia, clearing way for more arms sales
Canada has renegotiated a new contract with Saudi Arabia, allowing Ottawa to speak more freely about a controversial deal to export hundreds of light armoured vehicles (LAVs) and clearing the way for more arms sales to the kingdom, the foreign… »
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