Fakiha Baig

Karachi-born, Mississauga-raised, Edmonton-based Reporter @CanadianPress

Email: [email protected]

ICYMI:

[Carrie Tait @CarrieTait]

A day in the life of a server in Vancouver on a World Cup game day.
Oh man, the first picture -- hooked me immediately.
https://t.co/0KcsRYF4jH By @AndreaWoo @jwints

[Jade Carter @JadeCarterxr]

happy 50th birthday to the main character of Toronto, the CN Tower

[Steve Lambert 🚴 🏃‍♂️ 🛶 @stevelambertwpg]

Thank you to @CBCMarcy for having me on today in advance of my retirement. We both started off on small-town radio and have seen tremendous changes in our industry. https://t.co/nyRUi6HTw0 #mbpoli

[CityNews Edmonton @CityNewsYEG]

A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people. https://t.co/z2mmubknHC

[Jack Farrell 🗞 @_jack_farrell]

If you somehow didn’t get your political news fill this week in Alberta, you can listen to Kathleen, myself, Lori Williams and Trevor Harrison chat about Justice Leonard’s decision, what Smith is doing about it and yesterday’s MOU update on West of Centre.

#abpoli

[Fakiha Baig @FakihaBaig]

Canada’s municipal councils grapple with new climates of hostility, from without and within /via @globeandmail https://t.co/8vVyDth3xB

[Matina Stevis-Gridneff @MatinaStevis]

Planning a World Cup Watch Party at a Bar? The ‘FIFA Police’ Are Lurking

By @LaVjosa

https://t.co/JQnY23kPXG

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Journalism empowers us with the truth and protects our democracy. In a world where it’s increasingly under threat, Canada continues to support a free and open press — and we are stronger for it. #WorldPressFreedomDay

[CityNews Edmonton @CityNewsYEG]

Copycats are frustrating but hard to stop in fashion business: experts https://t.co/EXgfQEOxEw

[Fakiha Baig @FakihaBaig]

Manitoba premier says social media ban coming for kids, like Australia https://t.co/fp2X9yzv7G via @CdnPressNews

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Globe and Mail reporter @CarrieTait named journalist of the year at the National Newspaper Awards for her dogged pursuit of a spending scandal in Alberta.
https://t.co/xcqR8Jzzwm via @globeandmail @NNA_CCJ #journalism

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

NEW: Premier Doug Ford's taxpayer-funded private jet is already being called the "gravy plane" by the Ontario Liberals who question whether the need is justified.

Here's a look at what the luxe plane looks like

https://t.co/9DdYdFg63k

#onpoli

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Diana Fox Carney: “My husband and I have been stopped on the streets of Mumbai, Sydney, London and Paris and of course throughout Canada by people from all backgrounds seeking to thank Canada for our country's global leadership.”

[Fakiha Baig @FakihaBaig]

https://t.co/2PK4pmFL6c

[CityNews Edmonton @CityNewsYEG]

Liberal party adopts motion to restrict kids from social media. https://t.co/7lhH9fsnyZ

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Yes

[Eli J. Ridder @EliRidder]

Declining post-secondary enrolment, the shuttering of journalism programs and optional student fees at some schools are threatening the existence of campus radio stations across Canada, says an advocate. https://t.co/V6IxELilF0

[Fakiha Baig @FakihaBaig]

eeeww

[CTV News @CTVNews]

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record https://t.co/EZz7YniM15

[Fakiha Baig @FakihaBaig]

NDP leadership candidates to make their final pitch to voters at Winnipeg convention https://t.co/AXyEIZnfIf via @CdnPressNews

[CTV News @CTVNews]

‘Project Hail Mary’ blasts off with $80.5 million, a best for Amazon MGM, and the year https://t.co/LR7TnmIf0C