A suspected British-Canadian ISIS militant languishing in a Kurdish prison in northern Syria now says he would like to return to Canada, after learning that authorities in the U.K. have stripped him of his British citizenship. Jack Letts, dubbed “Jihadi… »
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 canoeist denies doping charges
Top Canadian Olympic medal contender Laurence Vincent Lapointe says she has no idea how a banned substance got into her system, leading to a positive drug test and her provisional suspension on the eve of this week’s canoe sprint world… »
More than 9 in 10 Canadian workers feel burned out: study
An online survey of Canadian managers and workers has found that the overwhelming majority of respondents reported experiencing some degree of burnout as a result of unmanageable workloads or constant interruptions. The results of the survey released by staffing and… »
Mike Pompeo to visit Ottawa on Thursday
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Canada Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, officials at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed Monday. The top U.S. diplomat is expected to discuss several… »
Ottawa has no legal obligation to bring ‘Jihadi Jack’ to Canada, says public safety minister
Canada has no legal obligation to assist a dual U.K.-Canadian citizen suspected of travelling to Syria in 2014 to join ISIS, federal officials said Monday, a day after British officials revoked the young man’s U.K. citizenship. Jack Letts, dubbed “Jihadi… »
China tells Canada to stop ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong affairs
Chinese officials accused Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland of “meddling” in China’s internal affairs Sunday and warned that Beijing’s response to ongoing protests in Hong Kong “brook no interference by any other country, organization or individual.” The warning by an… »
B.C. cyclist fights off grizzly bear with camping knife
A British Columbia man is crediting a camping knife, a gift from his father, for helping him survive a terrifying attack by a grizzly bear earlier this week. Colin Dowler, 45, was cycling on his mountain bike around backcountry logging… »
Ottawa unveils new agreement to address Arctic housing crisis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has reached a new housing agreement with Nunavut to help address the housing crisis across Canada’s Arctic territory. Under the 10-year agreement the federal and territorial governments will provide nearly $316 million… »
Canada marks Romani genocide during WWII
The federal government is marking the genocide of more than 500,000 Romani murdered and persecuted by the Nazis and their collaborators in Europe during the Second World War. Aug. 2 marks one of the most tragic mass murders committed against… »
Canada offers pardons for cannabis possession convictions
Federal legislation to speed up and simplify the process of getting a pardon for criminal convictions related to simple cannabis possession went into force Thursday, said Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti. Canadians convicted only of simple… »
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