Fakiha Baig

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Reporter with The Canadian Press

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The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Ontario cities, police join TikTok ban

Cities and police services across Ontario say they are following the federal government's lead in banning TikTok from work and government-owned devices, while others consider such bans, as privacy watchdogs assess the video-sharing platform for threats.

News, Politics | March 9th 2023

A person crosses the International Rainbow Bridge from Niagara Falls, N.Y. into Niagara Falls, Ont. on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Aaron Lynett

Ontario mayors seek federal help to support Roxham Road asylum seekers

The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial border crossing in Quebec.

News, Politics | March 8th 2023

A pedestrian makes their way through a snowstorm in Halifax on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

Surprise? Not. Weather Network forecasts delayed spring

A winter season that lacked commitment in its early days is likely to finish strong before spring's sluggish arrival, according to predictions from a prominent forecaster.

News | March 1st 2023

Margot King, 4, touches an orange flag, representing children who died while attending Indian Residential Schools in Canada, placed in the grass at Major's Hill Park in Ottawa, on Canada Day, on July 1, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Ontario community in shock after 'plausible burials' uncovered

The discovery of 171 "plausible burials" at a former residential school in northern Ontario has retraumatized the First Nation that announced the finding, its chief said, with efforts underway to ensure residents have the mental health support they need.

News | January 20th 2023

Floral tributes are shown outside a condo building in Vaughan, Ont., on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Fakiha Baig

Meet the five 'everyday Canadians' gunned down in condo rampage

One was the building peacemaker who always had a smile on his face.

News | December 21st 2022

Dr. Alika Lafontaine, shown in this undated handout photo is the first Indigenous president of the Canadian Medical Association. Handout photo by The Canadian Medical Association

Dr. Alika Lafontaine becomes first Indigenous leader of Canadian Medical Association

In a brightly lit surgical room around sunrise, Dr. Alika Lafontaine recounts why he chose to become an anesthesiologist as he fills syringes for his first patient of the day.

News | August 22nd 2022

Pope Francis receives a traditional headdress after apologizing for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system, in Maskwacis, Alta., during his papal visit across Canada on July 25, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Calls to crisis line doubles after Pope's apology

People who provide mental health support across the country have been significantly busier helping those with trauma after Pope Francis arrived in Canada and apologized for evil committed by members of the Catholic Church.

News | July 29th 2022

Pope Francis adjusts a traditional headdress he was given after his apology to Indigenous people during a ceremony in Maskwacis, Alta., as part of his papal visit across Canada on Monday, July 25, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Emotional scenes from the Pope's apology to survivors

For minutes Pope Francis sat in his wheelchair, staring at hand-painted crosses marking graves.

News | July 26th 2022

Pope Francis is greeted by George Arcand, Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, as he arrives in Edmonton on Sunday, July 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

‘I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples’

Tears streamed down the faces of elders and survivors as Pope Francis apologized Monday in Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, after visiting the site of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School.

News | July 25th 2022

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican on Sunday, July 17, 2022. File photo by The Associated Press/Andrew Medichini

"Son, I don't know how to parent"

Residential school survivor Rod Alexis remembers his late father telling him: "Son, I don't know how to be a parent."

News | July 24th 2022