Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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Canada Bureau Chief @NYTimes. Previously NYT Brussels. Past lives East Africa, Europe @WSJ. Greek-Greek https://t.co/tQulNeLisI 💌[email protected]
Toronto, Canada
Joined December 2009
Me every day since I moved to Canada. (📸Sean Kilpatrick of The Canadian Press)
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Of all the reviews of Your Name Here, I think this one in the @Telegraph is the one that best captures the spirit of the book. So glad Britain is getting introduced to the brilliance of YNH -that is the brilliance of @helendewitt & @IlyaGridneff
https://t.co/w8yzfh9qia
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Helen DeWitt’s description-defying new novel, Your Name Here, co-written with journalist Ilya Gridneff, has been decades in the making
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Frank O. Gehry, Toronto-Born Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 https://t.co/EjtSoJfFQI via @NYTimes
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He burst onto the scene with an attention-getting renovation of his Southern California home before going on to design some of the world’s most recognizable buildings.
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Absolutely STUNNING exhibition on at the @NatGalleryCan in Ottawa right now about the Winter. Run.
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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights https://t.co/XNEt29bDi2 via @NYTimes
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The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”
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Breaking News: A Pentagon investigator’s report is said to conclude that Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss Yemen strikes risked endangering U.S. troops.
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An inspector general report to be released on Thursday examined the defense secretary’s use of a private messaging app to discuss airstrikes in Yemen.
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Brussels in shock as ex-EU top diplomat Mogherini arrested in tender-rigging probe | Euractiv This is huge. @EddyWax & @ElisaBraun all over it.
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Dawn raids on the EU diplomatic service and the College of Europe deepen fears that corruption has reached the highest levels of the bloc’s foreign-policy machinery
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I started following Sahan Journal years ago. Good reporting on immigrant communities in Minnesota.
What you need to know about the deportation of Southeast Asian people in Minnesota Written by @hi_ihekoronye
https://t.co/d5miQz5amw
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I just cannot stomach this story -awful awful awful https://t.co/E5ZjbAPwjP
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Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney’s murder trial began hearing mountains of evidence from their seized phones on Monday, including disjointed text conversations referring to the boy they were seeking to
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B.C. Premier says he could back new pipeline if tanker ban remains in place
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The State Department: “The Trump administration has continuously called on nations around the world to join the U.S. in offering humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations. The U.S. is the world’s most generous nation, but we’re not the only one that can help.”
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Uganda had been a notable exception to a worldwide pull-up-the-drawbridge trend—until now.
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We spent a day on the streets of Delhi, from dawn to midnight, chronicling residents’ struggle with air that’s “severe and life-threatening” — year after year. Spoiler alert: 17-20 times above levels safe for breathing at any place we visited. Free link: https://t.co/NZZJuTNNA3
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Canada fever! All major international news outlets are redoubling focus on Canada -with good reason. The Bloomberg team here under @decloet do excellent work. I just signed up for this 👇🏽
Our new Canada Daily newsletter will bring you the latest on business, the economy and politics from our five bureaus across the country. 🇨🇦 Subscribe now so you don't miss our first edition: https://t.co/HdmHciIICb
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NEW: @nytimes got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that have been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story:
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They were the latest restrictive changes to the immigration system after this week’s shooting of two National Guard members.
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Motion to stop using the word "hinge," it's SO passé. Unless we're quoting the PM, who seems to use it several times a week. Discuss.
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Trump, who is bombing boats said to carry drug runners, pardons the former president of Honduras who was convicted of supporting one of the largest, most violent drug trafficking conspiracies in the world. @ShawnMcCreesh @anniecorreal @JeffgErnst
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Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of receiving millions in bribes and partnering with cocaine traffickers. He was convicted in Manhattan in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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So, checks notes, who is this working out for exactly?
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause. She told them that this proved Canada work well for Alberta: loud boos. This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
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Snow Squalls and Heavy Winds Pummel Parts of Southern Ontario https://t.co/yvCV7JVZey via @NYTimes
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More localized bands of squalls were expected to form, with up to two feet of snow possible in some areas, according to Canada’s forecast agency.
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Thank you, online (Globe2Go) version of @globeandmail today for this pic beside Campbell's (excellent) column. Started my day with a laugh. :)
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NEW: @nytimes got a State Dept. cable in which Rubio orders diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to press for immigration limits and cite crime. They’re also told to report on governments that are pro-immigration. w/ @haleaziz. Our story:
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American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”
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Here is the story, on Guilbeault's decision to quit cabinet. From @aballinga
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Before entering elected politics, the Liberal MP worked as a famed environmentalist.
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