Canadians who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 crisis can apply for emergency income support benefits as of today. More than 240,000 people have already signed up for the benefits as of Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said… »
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.”
Ottawa further restricts vessel traffic in Canadian Arctic to fight COVID-19
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COVID-19 threatens to decimate the world’s 70M displaced people: report
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads to areas already struggling with war, climate change, economic collapse and displacement, it will disproportionately impact the world’s most vulnerable populations, including refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people (IDPs), humanitarian groups warn. The impact of… »
Health, International, Politics
Trudeau warns the U.S. not to block imports of medical equipment to Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday it “would be a mistake” to limit the flow of essential medical supplies between Canada and the U.S. amid reports that the Trump administration has instructed American multinational conglomerate 3M to stop exporting N95… »
Ottawa works to bring thousands of stranded Canadians home
The federal government continues to work around the clock to bring tens of thousands of stranded Canadians home in what is being billed as the largest repatriation effort in Canadian history amid the growing COVID-19 global pandemic, officials say. Just… »
Trudeau faces growing calls to release projections on COVID-19 spread in Canada
As the global and Canadian tallies of COVD-19 infections reached the symbolic mark of 1 million and 10,000 cases respectively on Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced a growing chorus of questions about why Ottawa isn’t releasing expert projections on… »
Canadian passengers on virus-stricken cruise finally headed for home
Canadian passengers on board two Holland America cruise ships will be allowed to disembark in Florida on Thursday and will be flown back to Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Officials at Global Affairs said they are aware of… »
Trudeau concerned about cutthroat tactics to secure scarce protective equipment
Canada is concerned about reports that some governments desperate to replenish their rapidly dwindling supplies of masks and other protective equipment have resorted to seizing shipments destined to other countries or getting into cutthroat bidding wars, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau… »
Canada ‘likely did not have enough’ protective gear stockpiled: health minister
Canada “likely did not have enough” personal protective equipment in the national strategic stockpile as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the world and reached Canada’s shores in January, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa,… »
Trudeau asks Parliament to reconvene to pass enhanced COVID-19 economic aid
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is seeking to recall the Parliament again to pass “the largest economic program in Canada’s history” barely a week after it adopted a massive aid package to help Canadians cope with the economic… »
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