The Taliban have seized four more provincial capitals and completed their sweep of southern Afghanistan.The Taliban now control more than two-thirds of Afghanistan -- raising fears of a return to the brutal, repressive rule it imposed before when it all but eliminated women's rights and conducted public executions as it imposed strict Islamic law.The Associated Press is reporting Canadian special forces are being sent in to evacuate Canadian Embassy staff in Kabul.

On the launch event of 'Fit India Freedom Run 2.0', Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur stated that the campaign has been launched at the 75 iconic locations of the country and 7.5 crore people are expected to join it this time. "To celebrate the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', we've launched 'Fit India Freedom Run 2.0' nationwide. This has been launched at 75 iconic locations today. This campaign will run till October 2. 75 villages from each district of the country will take part in this. In the coming days till October 2, people from each district and each village will participate in this movem

On August 13, India reported 40,120 new COVID-19 cases. 585 deaths were reported in last 24 hrs, taking the toll to 4,30,254. A total of 42,295 people got recovered in the same duration. The active caseload is 3,85,227 currently. Total 52,95,82,956 vaccine doses have been administered so far.

A landslide occurred near the motorway, close to Joshimath-Badrinath National Highway, that connects Thaing village in Chamoli district.No causalities have been reported so far. More details area awaited.

B.C. is reporting 513 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 154,362 cases in the province.There are 3,834 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 148,702 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 81 individuals are in hospital and 33 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. In the past 24 hours, one new death (Interior Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 1,779.There are eight active outbreaks in:long-term care: Holyrood Manor, Kin Village West Court, Evergreen Baptist Care Soc

Environment Canada says three temperature records were set in the southern Interior yesterday in advance of today's arrival of scorching conditions forecast for the region. Penticton's temperature of 36.7 easily broke a record for the day set in that city 54 years ago, while a setting of 37.5 broke a 40-year-old record in Princeton and fire-ravaged Lytton was again the hot spot at 40.3 degrees edging a record set seven years ago. The weather office warns heat, coupled with humidity could make conditions from Vancouver Island to the southern and central Interior feel like the mid to high-30s o

British Columbia will now require all people working in long-term care and assisted living facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says people living in such settings are at particular risk to COVID-19 and transmission from unvaccinated people has led to outbreaks. Dr. Henry says the deadline for workers to get vaccinated is October 12.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is intending to visit Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Sunday and ask her to dissolve Parliament, triggering an election. The expectation is that the election would take place Sept. 20. The plan was confirmed by a senior Liberal Party of Canada source, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss these matters publicly. There has been speculation about a coming election for months, but the exact timing has been up in the air given the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canad

The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021.FiresWildfires currently burning in B.C.: 264Since April 1, 2021:1,472 wildfires656,445 hectares of area burnedActive fires by fire centre:Cariboo: 33Coastal: 21Kamloops: 84Northwest: 5Prince George: 58Southeast: 63ResourcesFirefighters and other personnel currently fighting the fires: 3,725Out-of-province firefighters: 439Helicopters and planes supporting ground crews: 207EvacuationsEvacuation orders: 55 (-5)Evacuation alerts: 105Properties:Number of pro