The Canadian construction and engineering giant at the centre of a political scandal that shook the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this year will seek a trial by judge alone in a corruption case related to its… »
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.”
6th North Atlantic right whale found dead
A sixth dead North Atlantic right whale has been discovered in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this year, Fisheries and Oceans Canada said Thursday evening, less than a day after the federal government announced heightened measures to protect the highly endangered… »
Trudeau has ‘brief, constructive interactions’ with Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had “brief, constructive interactions” with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, on the first day of meetings of leaders of G20 countries in Osaka, Japan, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. Video footage from a working… »
Chinese jets ‘buzz’ Canadian ships in Taiwan Strait
Veteran Canadian foreign correspondent Matthew Fisher says he witnessed a pair of frontline Chinese Su-30 fighter jets buzz Canadian frigate HMCS Regina Monday in the East China Sea, in international waters east of Shanghai. Fisher, who throughout his 34-year career as… »
Air Canada to buy Transat in deal valued at $520M
Canada’s airline industry woke up Thursday to news of a marriage between the country’s biggest leisure airline and the flag carrier, Air Canada, which could further consolidate the industry in fewer hands. The board of directors of Transat AT Inc.… »
Canada imposes ship speed limits after 5th endangered whale found dead
Canada’s transport ministry has imposed precautionary speed restrictions on maritime traffic in the western part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, after federal fisheries officials confirmed Wednesday the death of a fifth North Atlantic right whale found on the cost… »
Canada adds 2 far-right groups to its terror list
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has added two international neo-Nazi groups to Canada’s list of outlawed terrorist organizations as part of new measures to combat online hate, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale announced Wednesday. Blood & Honour and… »
2 more dead right whales spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Officials with Fisheries and Oceans Canada say two more endangered North Atlantic right whales have been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The whales were found near the Acadian Peninsula, New Brunswick and west of the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, officials… »
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China suspends all meat imports from Canada
China has asked Canada to suspend all pork and beef exports due to a falsified export certificate, the association representing Canadian meat producers confirmed Tuesday. The Canadian Meat Council said the ban, which came into effect Tuesday evening, was prompted… »
Washington and Tehran at impasse as Trump threatens Iran with ‘obliteration’
Washington and Tehran have reached a dangerous impasse as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American,” with Iranian officials calling White House actions “mentally retarded,” says a Canadian expert on… »
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