Fakiha Baig
About Fakiha Baig
Reporter with The Canadian Press
Group releases online booklet to help schools counter hate among young people
A few weeks ago, Toronto teacher Nigel Barriffe said he spoke to a young, Black colleague who had entered a classroom after lunch to find a racial slur and swastika etched on a school locker.
Pope's visit will help world understand trauma caused by residential schools
Leaders from four First Nations in central Alberta say the Pope's upcoming visit could help the world understand the trauma the residential school system caused to Indigenous people.
Trudeau criticizes Alberta's response to opioid crisis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the Alberta government on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, for not addressing the opioid epidemic in ways that have proven to be effective elsewhere.
COVID response has deeply divided northern Alberta county
The mayor of High Level, a town in Alberta's far northwest corner, says she has not spoken to the county government for several weeks.
Dry Alberta town considers lifting booze ban
Raymond, a southern Alberta town that has been dry since it was founded more than 100 years ago, is asking residents whether they want restaurants to serve alcohol.
Psychedelic therapy drugs can aid mental health treatment
A doctor and a psychologist say Health Canada’s move to allow physicians to request restricted psychedelic drugs for patients as part of their psychotherapy is a positive step toward transforming mental-health care.
Are Canada's new COVID travel rules grounded in racism?
The president of the African Community Association of Calgary says its members feel hurt and believe it's important for the federal government to address what they say is subtle racism behind Canada's new COVID-19 travel rules.
COVID testing chaos at Canadian airports
Confusion has been growing at some Canadian airports that say they want more direction from the federal government since it changed COVID-19 testing rules for travellers.
'Never going to be ashamed': Métis, two-spirit NDP MP wants to rebrand Alberta
Blake Desjarlais says he represents what Alberta is truly about and it's not what the rest of Canada might think.