Elena Cherney

Canada

Canada Bureau Chief and Global Resources Editor at The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Chief News Editor

Articles

Label Obsession Grips Canada as Shoppers Shun American Products

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Elena Cherney |Vipal Monga

Grocery store trips take forever when you have to trace the lineage of every can of soup; O SCANadaTORONTO – Armed with four different apps, Lucy Fromowitz roams the aisles of her local supermarket looking for clues. She scans the barcodes on food packages and studies the origin stories that pop up on her phone. When something seems potentially misleading or incomplete, she moves to phase 2, poring over the fine print. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Label Obsession Grips Canada as Shoppers Shun American Products

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Elena Cherney |Vipal Monga

Grocery store trips take forever when you have to trace the lineage of every can of soup; O SCANada TORONTO – Armed with four different apps, Lucy Fromowitz roams the aisles of her local supermarket looking for clues. She scans the barcodes on food packages and studies the origin stories that pop up …
Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia for 1 year

Mar 29, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Elena Cherney

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia for one year as he awaits trial for alleged espionage. Elena Cherney, chief news editor at The Wall Street Journal, joins us to discuss the latest on Gershkovich’s case. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Iraq Prime Minister Says U.S.-Led Military Coalition in Iraq Is No Longer Needed

Jan 17, 2024 | wsj.com | Michael Gordon |David Cloud |Elena Cherney

Iraq’s prime minister said the U.S.-led military coalition that has been helping his country fight Islamic State militants is no longer needed, though he still wants strong ties with Washington. “We believe the justifications for the international coalition have ended,” Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani told The Wall Street Journal, as the war in Gaza frays Iraqi relations with Washington.