August 12, 2021 | Canadians should expect to go to the polls on Sept. 20. What’s at stake and what will a pandemic campaign look like? The Taliban surges towards Kabul after capturing Kandahar in its siege of Afghanistan. Plus, how the delta variant could impact children and the school year.

00:00 The National for August 12, 2021
01:09 Federal election expected Sept. 20, sources say
03:47 Election call a gamble for the Liberals
05:32 Taliban seize more control in Afghanistan
08:49 Dreams of progress lost with fall of Kandahar
11:05 Changes to Afghan resettlement program
11:29 Several Canadian cities under heat warnings
11:52 B.C. better prepared for heat wave, officials say
14:00 A close-up look at the B.C. wildfire fight
17:12 COVID-19 fourth wave in Canada
17:59 B.C. makes vaccines mandatory for LTC workers
18:35 Universities require mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
21:40 Rescues underway after flash floods in Turkey
22:05 Heat wave fuels wildfires in Italy
22:26 6 dead in shooting in Plymouth, England
22:44 Britney Spears' father agrees to exit conservatorship
23:03 COVID-19 overwhelming some southern U.S. hospitals
25:27 Delta variant hitting kids hard in the U.S.
27:51 Keeping unvaccinated kids safe in school
34:09 Alzheimer's drug Aducanumab divides doctors
40:45 MLB Field of Dreams game
41:33 Canada to allow single-game sports betting
43:26 The Moment

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