Harkening back to Canada’s nation-defining victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians today to show their mettle again, this time in the fight against a virus that threatens to… »
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.”
Federal health officials project up to 22,000 COVID-19 deaths in Canada
Federal health officials are projecting there could be between 11,000 and 22,000 deaths in Canada over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. And that’s the best case scenario under strong epidemic control measures, which assumes that only up to five… »
Canada lost more than 1M jobs in March due to COVID-19
Canada’s economy lost more than one million jobs in March due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s national statistics agency reported Thursday. In addition, the monthly Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey showed there were 1.3 million more… »
Number of COVID-19 cases in Canada could be much higher than reported: study
The number of COVID-19 infections in Canada could be several times higher than what official statistics, which only count laboratory confirmed cases, would suggest, according to a new study released by the Angus Reid Institute. The health survey conducted by… »
Ottawa offers more help to youth and businesses hit by COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced additional measures Wednesday to support businesses and young Canadians suffering the financial consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic, warning of “a hard day for the country” amid expected data on job losses in March. Speaking… »
Air Canada to rehire 16,500 workers laid off due to COVID-19
Air Canada announced Wednesday that it plans to rehire 16,500 workers it recently laid off because of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic provided the country’s largest airline qualifies for the federal emergency wage subsidy program. In a statement released… »
Humanitarian NGOs urge Ottawa to make foreign aid part of its COVID-19 response
A coalition of more than 200 Canadian charities and aid groups is calling on the federal government to make international aid part of its COVID-19 response to ensure that the virus does not rebound and return after it’s been defeated… »
Canada gears up to produce 30,000 ventilators, says Trudeau
As countries around the world grapple with the shortage of critical medical equipment needed in the fight against COVID-19, the federal government is teaming up with Canadian medical device manufacturers and designers to produce 30,000 ventilators, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau… »
Non-medical face masks could help slow spread of COVID-19: top doctor
Canada’s top doctor has new advice for Canadians: wearing a home-made face mask could reduce the spread of COVID-19 in situations where keeping the physical distance from others is difficult. But Chief Medical Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says it’s important… »
Ontario could run out of masks within a week, Premier Ford warns
Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned Monday that delays in global shipments and “recent restrictions at the U.S. border have severely strained” the provincial inventory and left Canada’s most populous province with roughly a one-week supply of personal protective equipment (PPE)… »
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