Amber Bracken

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Vjosa Isai |Matina Stevis-Gridneff |Amber Bracken

The country is just emerging from a period of political turmoil with a new prime minister in place. But now Alberta, a conservative Western province, is planning a referendum to break away. Trucks outside of Calgary, Alberta. The oil-rich province is home to a small but dedicated minority of separatists. The country is just emerging from a period of political turmoil with a new prime minister in place. But now Alberta, a conservative Western province, is planning a referendum to break away.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Matina Stevis-Gridneff |Amber Bracken

profileDanielle Smith, the premier of the oil-rich province of Alberta, takes pride in her MAGA ties. As her country faces existential threats from President Trump, she thinks her party and her province stand to gain. Danielle Smith, the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta, has been referred to as "divisive" by supporters and critics alike. profileDanielle Smith, the premier of the oil-rich province of Alberta, takes pride in her MAGA ties.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Norimitsu Onishi |Amber Bracken

Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative seeking to become prime minister, fires up the faithful in Alberta, including Trump supporters, with his anti-elitist, anti-woke message. Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, speaking during a rally this week in Nisku, just south of Edmonton, Alberta. Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative seeking to become prime minister, fires up the faithful in Alberta, including Trump supporters, with his anti-elitist, anti-woke message.

Mar 1, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Matina Stevis-Gridneff |Christina Thornell |Amber Bracken |David Jouppi

Since President Trump’s election, Canada has intensified its efforts to curb illegal immigration into the U.S. However, with mass deportations underway in the U.S., a new dynamic is emerging at the border. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, The New York Times’s Canada bureau chief, reports from the border. Source link

Mar 1, 2025 | nytimes.com | Matina Stevis-Gridneff |Amber Bracken

The pre-dawn call by U.S. border agents to their Canadian counterparts was shocking: A group of nine people, most of them children, were about to enter Canada on foot. On Feb. 3 at 6:16 a.m., when the group was spotted, the border between Alberta and Montana was brutally uninviting, covered in snow, dark with a temperature of minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit.