The number of people working in Canada dipped slightly in October as the manufacturing and construction sectors lost jobs, while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 per cent. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy lost 1,800 jobs in October,… »
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.”
Canadian charity teams up with egg farmers to care for African orphans
Janine and Ian Maxwell want your money. Not all of it… But as much as you can spare to help them care for more than 250 orphans and abandoned babies at their orphanage in Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) and… »
Quebec backtracks on changes to popular immigration program
Bowing to public pressure, the Quebec government announced Wednesday it is backtracking on certain changes to a popular immigration program that allows foreign students and people working in the province a fast-track toward permanent residency in Canada. Quebec Immigration Minister… »
Dozens still missing after deadly attack near Canadian-run mine in Burkina Faso
Dozens of people were feared still missing on Thursday after an ambush on workers near a Canadian-owned mine in Burkina Faso killed at least 37 and wounded 60 in the worst such attack in the West African nation for years.… »
At least 37 dead in Canadian mining convoy attack in Burkina Faso
At least 37 civilians were killed and more than 60 wounded in an attack by an unidentified gunman on a convoy transporting workers of Canadian-based gold miner Semafo in eastern Burkina Faso, regional authorities said on Wednesday. The Montreal-based company… »
Senior Democrat discusses North American free trade deal in Ottawa
A senior Democratic legislator met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Ottawa today to discuss possible changes to a landmark free trade deal between Canada, the United States and Mexico. Richard Neal, chair of… »
Parents sue school board for teaching their daughter ‘girls are not real’
A Canadian couple have filed a human rights complaint against an Ontario school board for telling their six-year-old daughter during a lesson on gender identity that “there’s no such thing as boys and girls.” Pamela and Jason Buffone have filed… »
Western Canadian separatist group applies for federal party status
A separatist political movement calling for the Western Canadian province of Alberta to leave Canada has begun the process to become a federal political party, CBC News reports. Elections Canada has received Wexit Alberta’s application and has begun the verification… »
Forecast calls for continued high water in Great Lakes
Water levels in the Great Lakes are likely to remain unusually high and may set additional records in 2020, resulting in more coastal erosion and flooding, according to a new forecast released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A… »
Canada urges ‘timely and peaceful transition’ amid Lebanon protests
Canada called for a “peaceful transition” of power in Lebanon as protesters continued to block roads in Beirut and across of the country, amid nationwide protests demanding an end to widespread corruption and mismanagement by the political class that has… »
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