Global National: Aug. 18

Canada has pledged to accept 20,000 Afghan refugees. The timeline, challenges, and global reaction to the Taliban’s resurgence. Plus, the sluggish system that has Afghans in Canada living in fear for their loved ones at home. Nova Scotia has elected the Progressive Conservatives to run the province. What does the political shift mean for the federal race – if anything? Ontario becomes the first province to offer third COVID-19 vaccine doses to vulnerable people. Should the rest of the country follow suit? And, big bills and the ballot. The election costing issue of affordability in Canada.