A Canadian woman who was kidnapped in Western Africa 15 months ago along with her Italian boyfriend has finally arrived in Canada after the pair managed to escape their captors in northern Mali earlier this month, the woman’s family 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.”
Kirsten Hillman becomes first female ambassador to the U.S.
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Canada ‘strongly opposed’ to U.S. stationing troops near shared border
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G20 to do ‘whatever it takes’ to combat coronavirus, says Trudeau
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Canadian Parliament passes $107B COVID-19 aid package
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Canada ready to answer UN’s COVID-19 emergency funding request, says Trudeau
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1 in 3 Canadians worry about making rent and mortgage payments: survey
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What we can learn from astronauts about how to deal with isolation
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Trudeau calls on House to pass emergency aid bill quickly
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Canadian Olympians welcome decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics
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