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Nadine Yousif

@nadineyousif.bsky.social
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Senior Canada reporter for the BBC, based in Toronto. I share my work and other interesting things out there. Thoughts are strictly my own. Get in touch: nadine.yousif@bbc.co.uk or DM for Signal 🇨🇦🇮🇶

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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 2h
Canada says it will indefinitely suspend plans to expand its medically assisted dying law to people whose sole condition is mental illness, citing a lack of consensus on who would be eligible. @nadineyousif.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness
People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I really enjoyed reading this from the CBC today. Lower web traffic is a pressing issue that news organisations are also having to deal with, and I reckon it will present the next existential challenge for the journalism industry as a whole. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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ANALYSIS | The web is being redesigned for AI. What does that mean for human readers? | CBC News
AI now answers our questions, and increasingly carries out tasks for us, from planning itineraries to preparing research. The web is increasingly becoming a place where machines – rather than humans –...
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual misconduct when they were teenagers www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers
The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers.
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The Calgary Stampede has always been political. But this year, the speeches are getting longer and "more pointed", one Liberal MP tells me, as Albertans grapple with the upcoming referendum on separation from Canada and what it means for their future. Read our latest: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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At the Calgary Stampede, the starting gun is fired in the fight over Alberta separation
Canadian unity takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede as fears of a Brexit-style upset looms over the October vote on Alberta's future.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
More people are signing up to join Canada's military. Some of it has to do with Trump and his "51st state" rhetoric. But there are other reasons - both economic + personal - driving the surge. My latest on how Canada's military went from a 'death spiral' to a boom here: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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How Canada’s military went from a ‘death spiral’ to a recruitment boom
The country has seen its biggest military recruitment surge in 30 years, a major turnaround after years of falling behind on defence capabilities.
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Andrew Wahl 🇨🇦 @andrewwahl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The BBC (@nadineyousif.bsky.social) turns its eyes to our north. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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On patrol with Canadian forces securing the Arctic as global threats grow
Across 5,200 km of Canada's Arctic, its military spent two months on a mission to meet the challenges of a changing north.
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I'm so happy for my people and this resilient team that embodies the spirit of a whole nation. Grateful to witness this in my lifetime. www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
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Iraq and a World Cup party 40 years in the making: ‘This is why we love football’
No team worked harder to reach this summer's tournament – and they were ready to cherish the moment
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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The social media account for organizers of a petition to get Alberta separation on the ballot this fall are saying they've got the needed signatures a month early, prompting some claims that a referendum is "confirmed," which is putting the cart slightly ahead of the horse. Some context:
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A controversy over language has erupted in Canada after the LaGuardia crash that killed two Air Canada pilots. The issue is unrelated to the crash itself - rather it is about a condolence message by the airline's CEO in the aftermath that was delivered only in English: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Carney says Air Canada's English-only message after LaGuardia crash 'lacks compassion'
The CEO of Air Canada is under fire for the condolence video, as one of the pilots killed is French Canadian.
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
One of the most consequential Supreme Court cases in Canada's history begins Monday. It centers around Quebec's secularism law - Bill 21 - which bans the wearing of religious attire like hijab by some public employees, including school teachers. Here's a primer: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Quebec's secularism law heads to Canada's Supreme Court
Canada's Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Quebec's Bill 21, which bars some public sector workers, including teachers, from wearing religious symbols.
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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 bbc.com/news/article...
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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.
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Interesting piece by @nadineyousif.bsky.social on what Canadian provinces are doing with all the U.S. booze we pulled off the shelves www.bbc.com/news/article...
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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.
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Murray Carpenter @murray-journo.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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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.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 01/12/2024
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
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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
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Mark Ramzy @markramzy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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...
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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.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 25/11/2024
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...
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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.
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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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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.
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Marcin Gabrys @marcingabrys.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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...
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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
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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...
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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.
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Nadine Yousif @nadineyousif.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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...
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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.
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