Barely two days after being sworn in as Canada’s new foreign affairs minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne will be jetting off to Japan to take part in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Champagne, who has already served in the previous Liberal cabinet… »
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.”
Canadians officials in China visit jailed Canadians
Canadian diplomats in China have conducted consular visits this week with two Canadians held by Chinese security services for nearly a year, according to Global Affairs Canada officials. Canadian embassy staff conducted back to back consular visits with Michael Kovrig… »
Canadian-Somali human rights activist killed in Mogadishu
A well-known Somali-Canadian human rights activist was killed by gunfire in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, local security officials said on Wednesday. Almaas Elman, who is both a Somali and Canadian citizen, was killed while travelling by car in a “secure area… »
Trudeau taps former top diplomat to deal with discontent in Western Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new cabinet Wednesday as the Liberals began a challenging second term in a minority government amid rising discontent in the oil-rich Western Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan over federal energy and climate change… »
Canadians Drake, Shawn Mendes, Jessie Reyez pick up Grammy nominations
Canadian rapper Drake leads the group of Canadians who will be competing at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Shawn Mendes, Jessie Reyez and Michael Buble have also been nominated for the music industry’s most prestigious award. Drake has two nominations for… »
Ottawa woman attacked at resort in Mexico
The family of a Canadian woman says she’s lucky to be alive after the 29-year-old was viciously attacked in her Cancun hotel room on the first night of her vacation in Mexico. Lexie York was beaten to the point she… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
International study details ‘remarkable’ transatlantic voyage by basking shark
Researchers at Canada’s Western University and Queen’s University Belfast in the U.K. have produced the second ever evidence of the endangered basking shark travelling across the Atlantic Ocean, prompting researchers to call for “an international mindset” in efforts to protect… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health
Scientists warn of climate change-induced Arctic microbial threats
Climate change in the Arctic is not only melting permafrost, transforming landscapes, wreaking havoc with northern infrastructure, releasing greenhouse gases but could also unleash potentially harmful microorganisms and pathogens that have laid dormant in the frozen cryosphere for millennia, scientist… »
Ruptured water main pipe floods Montreal Metro station
Service on a central stretch of Montreal’s busiest Metro line resumed Thursday afternoon after an early morning water main pipe rupture flooded one of downtown stations, forcing a partial shutdown of the Orange Line. Tens of thousands of commuters were… »
Environmental groups welcome ban on dirty fuel by Arctic cruise operators
A coalition of environmental and conservation groups working on more environmentally sustainable shipping practices in the Arctic says it welcomes a decision by 30 expedition cruise line operators to forgo the use of heavy fuel oil while operating in the… »
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