Nadine Yousif

Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US Carney says Canada's relationship with China has become "more predictable" than that with the US, as his country searches for trade certainty.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's new approach to Canada's foreign policy can perhaps be distilled in one line: "We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be." @nadineyousif.bsky.social

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Hello! You can email me at nadine.yousif@bbc.co.uk. Many thanks for reaching out.

Here's what Canadian provinces are doing with all the US liquor they pulled off shelves Provinces in Canada are figuring out what to do with their stockpiles of American liquor worth millions of dollars - some of which will soon expire.

Interesting piece by @nadineyousif.bsky.social on what Canadian provinces are doing with all the U.S. booze we pulled off the shelves
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Why RFK Jr wants American cereal to be more Canadian The US health secretary on Tuesday announced the country would ban eight commonly used artificial food dyes, some found in breakfast cereals.

Kudos to Ana Faguy and @nadineyousif.bsky.social of @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social for a creative look at ultra processed foods, and a great headline.
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The fires in Los Angeles County are climate change in action. Today, I spoke with BBC News about how drought is causing devastating impacts in what should be the rainy season. Thanks to climate change, the fire season in California is now year round.

Canada promised helicopters, more border security in a bid to get Trump to walk back tariff threat The U.S. president-elect hasn’t yet said he will back down from his plan to slap 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian imports, following a meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau

Canada promised helicopters, more border security in a bid to get Trump to walk back tariff threat: The U.S. president-elect hasn’t yet said he will back down from his plan to slap 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian imports, following a meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau

Reality check: Is Donald Trump right about drugs and migrants coming across the Canada-U.S. border? Trump has vowed to slap a 25-per-cent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico as punishment for what he calls an "invasion" of the U.S.

From @aballinga.bsky.social: A reality check on Donald Trump's claims about drugs and migrants at the Canada-U.S. border: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Justin Trudeau’s tax holiday isn’t enough. We need to cut the GST from essentials permanently There's no solution to affordability that doesn't involve tackling corporate greed.

Instead of sending $250 to “basically everybody,” @davidmaccdn.bsky.social said, the gov't could have sent $500 or $1,000 to the lowest-earning 30%—or the lower half—of workers, and concentrated the help to those most in need of a boost right now. #canlab www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Ford’s toughening rhetoric on homeless encampments amid many legal barriers | Globalnews.ca The number of encampments in downtowns large and small across the province has grown in recent years, with mayors demanding solutions.

In Canada, legal precedent so far has found that encampments are lawful if the people living in them have no other option for housing. But opposition against this is playing out in real time, and - at least in Ontario - a legal showdown over this is looking likely: globalnews.ca/news/1084938...

Halifax is also an example of how the approach to encampments in Canada - while not uniform - has deviated sharply from the legal precedent set in the US, where the Supreme Court ruled that cities can outright ban encampments.

The reason I chose to focus on Halifax is two-fold: it is one of the only cities that have moved to formally designate encampments through its city council. It is also a city that reflects a story seen across Canada of ballooning homelessness since the pandemic that has left governments stumped.

An underlying theme I heard is that nobody wants homeless encampments, including the people living in them, who instead want dignified, affordable housing options. But progress on solving the housing crisis has been painfully slow, all while costs continue to rise & folks are struggling to keep up.

What happened when a Canadian city stopped evicting homeless camps Faced with a housing and homelessness crisis, Halifax has set aside city sites for people to live in tents. Not everyone is behind the plan.

On BBC today, a piece by me on how Halifax has moved from clearing homeless encampments to accepting them, recognising that the previous approach has not helped solve the city's enduring housing crisis. But this shift has been provisional & has been met by some pushback: www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Canada reportedly foils Iranian plot to kill former justice minister Irwin Cotler Tehran alleged to have targeted retired politician, 84, who is also human rights activist and critic of Iran

Canadian authorities foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate a former justice minister and rights activist who has been a strong critic of Tehran, the Globe and Mail newspaper has reported. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

Trial begins for men accused of smuggling family who froze to death The two men are accused of helping the Patel family try to illegally cross from Canada to the US in 2022.

Nearly three years ago, the Patels, a family from India, froze to death while trying to cross the US-Canada border. The trial of their alleged smugglers begins today in Minnesota with jury selection. You can read more about the case here: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why Canada could become the next nuclear energy 'superpower' With its rich resources, uranium mining companies want Canada to play a key role in fuelling nuclear reactors worldwide.

Hello Bluesky! Happy to have finally joined ya.
Going to engage in a bit of shameless self promotion for my first post: Check out a piece out today in the BBC written by me on Canada's nuclear energy potential, timed with #COP29 www.bbc.com/news/article...