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Canada bureau chief @NYTimes, formerly in Brussels. Previous lives in East Africa, Europe @WSJ Send tips securely: https://nytimes.com/tips

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Graham Greene, a Canadian actor who belonged to the Oneida First Nation and portrayed Indigenous characters in “Dances With Wolves” and other Hollywood blockbusters, died on Monday in Ontario. He was 73. nyti.ms/425In7L

02.09.2025 10:40 — 👍 369    🔁 60    💬 13    📌 9
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E.U. Did Not Retain Texts Sought by Journalists on Covid Vaccine Deal

E.U. Did Not Retain Texts Sought by Journalists on Covid Vaccine Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...

01.08.2025 06:05 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 3

Hi, thank you for sharing this. I'd like to hear more about this allegation that I have a "personal grievance" against this firm which was the subject of our NYT investigation. Would you mind sharing where/when this claim was made, and who made the claim please, if you can? Thank you.

17.07.2025 11:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Canada’s Trump-Fueled Brain Gain

As scholars recoil at Trump's efforts to crush major American universities and gut scientific research, Canada sees the chance to benefit from what may be the beginning of a US brain drain. @matinastevis.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...

29.06.2025 15:05 — 👍 134    🔁 39    💬 10    📌 2
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Canada’s Trump-Fueled Brain Gain

Canada’s Trump-Fueled Brain Gain. The University of Toronto has attracted several U.S. professors amid turmoil between American higher-education institutions and the Trump administration, by @matinastevis.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w... via @nytimes.com @uoft.bsky.social

28.06.2025 19:20 — 👍 39    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 0

If you work at DHS or ICE and want to talk about what's going on in Los Angeles please reach out on Signal:

@haleaziz.81

08.06.2025 18:03 — 👍 107    🔁 46    💬 3    📌 3
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U.K. and Canada Set to Impose Sanctions on Far-Right Israeli Ministers The coordinated move, which other Western nations may also join, highlights the hardening of several countries’ stance toward Israel amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Breaking News: Britain and Canada are imposing sanctions on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers. The move is a break with the U.S. but is expected to be matched by other allies.

10.06.2025 13:44 — 👍 457    🔁 108    💬 17    📌 20
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They’re 15. Wait Until You Read Their Newspaper.

The Ditch Weekly, a seasonal newspaper about Montauk by middle and high schoolers in Long Island, is covering the Hamptons from a new angle. We spoke with the staff, who are aged between 13 to 17.

23.05.2025 18:41 — 👍 118    🔁 19    💬 12    📌 3
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A Landmark Accountability Case in Europe | The New York Times Company

A Landmark Accountability Case in Europe

@nytimes.com VP & assistant general counsel Dana Green & I wrote this to explain why we sued the European Commission and what our court win means

www.nytco.com/press/a-land...

17.05.2025 17:29 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

Oh I was up at 03.30am to watch.

14.05.2025 13:53 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi! Please check in with our comms colleagues: booking@nytimes.com -thanks for your interest.

14.05.2025 13:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Μεγάλη ικανοποίηση η σημερινή απόφαση του Ευρωπαϊκού Δικαστηρίου υπέρ εμού και της εφημερίδας μου, ορόσημο για την ελευθερία της πληροφορίας και την διαφάνεια στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση.
Και περηφάνεια που η σημαντική αυτή απόφαση θα φέρει ελληνικό όνομα.
Η δήλωσή μας εδώ.

14.05.2025 13:12 — 👍 14    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

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14.05.2025 12:36 — 👍 39    🔁 14    💬 6    📌 1
Streaming - Cour de justice de l'Union européenne Court of Justice of the European Union

📢 This morning at 9:30 AM, the #EUGeneralCourt will deliver its judgment in case T-36/23 (Stevi & The New York Times v Commission) — on access to text message exchanges between @vonderleyen and the CEO of @Pfizer, concerning #COVID vaccine procurement.

14.05.2025 06:30 — 👍 11    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 2
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Accountability in the Von Der Leyen Era, Greece, Pfizer, Iran - EU Scream Holding the EU accountable in the age of Ursula von der Leyen.

One of the highest profile cases of accountability journalism in Europe to date is The New York Times decision to sue the EC for access to Ursula von der Leyen's phone messages. Here is my conversation with @matinastevis.bsky.social touching on why she brought the case and its broader significance.

13.05.2025 09:10 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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A New Trend in Global Elections: The Anti-Trump Bump (Gift Article) In voting in Canada and Australia, right-wing parties that borrowed from the MAGA playbook were punished. Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact.

A New Trend In Global Politics: The Anti-Trump Bump

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...

05.05.2025 12:40 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Canada Election: What to Know About Mark Carney and Liberals’ Win The former central banker successfully convinced voters that he was the right candidate to confront President Trump’s trade war and threats to annex the country.

Prime Minister Mark Carney led his Liberal Party to a narrow victory in Canada’s pivotal election on Monday, securing a fourth term in power for the party and a renewed mandate to lead the fight against President Trump over trade and the nation’s sovereignty.

Here's what to know.

29.04.2025 09:35 — 👍 464    🔁 58    💬 37    📌 16
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I really like the NYT's cartogram of Canadian election results, especially how they've highlighted Vancouver/Toronto/Montreal. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

29.04.2025 02:02 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We’re in different cities! He’s in Toronto I’m in Ottawa… don’t ask about the kids though…

29.04.2025 02:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Canada Election 2025 Live Results and Riding Map: Carney vs. Poilievre Canadians are heading to the polls today to elect their members of Parliament. First polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern.

Here are live results from Canada's election. nyti.ms/42PIQKN

29.04.2025 02:36 — 👍 144    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 1
Mark Carney is pictured in a suit and tie speaking into a microphone. Headline reads: "Mark Carney Wins Full Term as Canada’s Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform." Photo credit: Cole Burston for The New York Times.

Mark Carney is pictured in a suit and tie speaking into a microphone. Headline reads: "Mark Carney Wins Full Term as Canada’s Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform." Photo credit: Cole Burston for The New York Times.

Breaking News: Canada’s Liberal Party is projected to win, electing Mark Carney, who ran on an anti-Trump platform, as prime minister. nyti.ms/4308UmS

29.04.2025 02:35 — 👍 3839    🔁 532    💬 142    📌 137
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Canada Election 2025 Live Results and Riding Map: Carney vs. Poilievre Canadians are heading to the polls today to elect their members of Parliament. First polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern.

Follow live results from Canada's election here.

29.04.2025 02:07 — 👍 167    🔁 15    💬 14    📌 7
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Canada Election Live Updates: Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre Vie for Prime Minister The Conservative Party was once considered the heavy favorite in Canada’s election. But President Trump’s trade war has upended the campaign, with the Liberal Party surging.

We are LIVE please follow @nytimes coverage from coast to coast here throughout the day -#cdnpoli #elxn45 #Elxn2025

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

28.04.2025 14:06 — 👍 65    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Good summary.

28.04.2025 13:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for following our coverage. I am SO proud of our team for all it’s done so far. I am also personally very grateful to have the opportunity to lead the NYT coverage here. It’s a real honour and I count myself lucky to be here at this time. /ends

28.04.2025 11:59 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

TODAY we'll be reporting live from Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax & Yellowknife. Our amazing data & graphics experts have put together a live results page that will be updating down to riding level. It's the first time we cover Canada elections like this.

28.04.2025 11:59 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Video: What Are the Stakes in Canada’s Elections? Canadians are heading to the polls on April 28. The two biggest parties competing are the Liberals, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, and the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre. Canadian voters are...

And a big one today shot in Toronto that's on the homepage right now
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

28.04.2025 11:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Video: How Meta’s News Ban Could Disrupt Canada’s Election After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing Facebook pages such as Canada Proud have filled the gap. Our Canada bureau chief expl...

We did a video explainer too, which I hope helped different audiences engage with our reporting and showcase our work, one on the Meta news ban nytimes.com/video/world/...

28.04.2025 11:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Our Climate colleagues took a look at Canada's Climate promise and this election nytimes.com/2025/04/26/c...
And there was even a Mike Myers SNL story www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/s...

28.04.2025 11:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We also published several explainers that break down who, what, where, how for readers with less expertise in Canada. What's at Stake nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w... What to Know nytimes.com/2025/04/17/w...
Candidates nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...
Debates www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/w...

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