The federal government and the Inuit announced Thursday the first step in the creation of a new marine protected area in the northernmost part of Nunavut in the High Canadian Arctic. The proposed Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area is located off… »
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 government condemns latest North Korean missile launch
Canada “unequivocally” condemns North Korea’s latest launch of short-range ballistic missiles, the federal government said Wednesday. Global Affairs Canada said in a statement that North Korea’s “provocative” launch of a short-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, “coupled with the launches of… »
Canadian police scale down search for B.C. murder suspects
Frustrated by their inability to track down two fugitives believed to be hiding in the vast wilderness of northern Manitoba, Canadian police announced Wednesday that they will be scaling down their search for the teenage murder suspects. After coming up… »
Canadian woman makes NATO maritime history
A female Royal Canadian Navy officer has made NATO maritime history by becoming the first woman to command a multinational naval task force in one of the alliance’s most sensitive areas of maritime operations. Commodore Josée Kurtz has assumed the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Quebec town hit by tornado, says Environment Canada
A small tornado hit the town of Lac-aux-Sable in Quebec, about 170 kilometres northeast of Montreal, on Tuesday evening, tossing around campers and uprooting trees, according to Environment Canada meteorologists. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Steve Boily, wind speeds reached… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Research project seeks to understand climate change impacts in Western Arctic
A group of Canadian and U.S. scientists backed by a NASA aircraft packed with sophisticated remote sensing equipment have converged on the Inuit community of Cambridge Bay in Nunavut as part of an international science project to study how climate… »
Opposition MPs seek study into claims government pressured ex-diplomats
A number of Canadian parliamentarians are interrupting their summer break to gather in Ottawa today to discuss whether a parliamentary committee should look into allegations that a federal official pressured two former diplomats to co-ordinate with the Liberal government before… »
Police regroup in manhunt for teenage murder suspects
Police officers searching for two teenage murder suspects in York Landing, a remote Indigenous community in northern Manitoba, are returning back to the neighbouring town of Gillam after their manhunt turned up nothing, according to Chief Leroy Constant. Officers with… »
Elections Canada recommends keeping Oct. 21 election date
It wouldn’t be “advisable” to move the federal election to another date despite the fact that Oct. 21 falls on a Jewish holiday, says Canada’s chief electoral officer. Last week, the Federal Court ordered Stéphane Perrault to review his decision to… »
Heat wave washes over Eastern Canada
Hot and muggy weather will blanket parts of Eastern Canada Monday, said Environment Canada as it issued heat warnings and severe thunderstorm watches across the region. Temperatures on Prince Edward Island and nearly all of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick… »
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