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REGINA — The province reported 107 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, along with 130 more recoveries. Of the 107 new cases, the province said 82, or 77 per cent, are not vaccinate. Another 10 cases are partially vaccinated while 15 are fully vaccinated. The new cases are located in the…

(CNN)Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies — frantically evacuating their personnel from the city’s airport — reckon with the sudden breakdown of their two-decade effort in Afghanistan. The situation at Hamid Karzai International Airport is “stabilizing,” the…

The Tokyo Olympics, Ive kind of been waiting for them for eight years almost, because I didnt make it to the Rio one, Osaka said of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. I felt everyone started asking me about the Tokyo Olympics every year from that point, so I…

VANCOUVER — B.C.’s health ministry released its first COVID-19 update of the week Monday afternoon, revealing 1,434 more people tested positive for the disease over the weekend. The update, released in a written statement, said 532 infections were recorded from Friday to Saturday. From Saturday to Sunday, 441 tested positive…

Everything you need to know about the Canada-China relationship right now. Last Tuesday, the morning after a Chinese court upheld a death sentence against Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian convicted of over…read more…

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunchs venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative…

WARSAW, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Polish news channel TVN24 has obtained a Dutch broadcasting licence which will allow it to remain on air in Poland under European Union rules if its local licence isn’t renewed, its parent company, U.S. media group Discovery (DISCA.O), said on Monday. Poland’s most popular news…

Apple’s AirPods Pro are back down to $180, their best deal barring Black Friday lows. That’s $70 off the normal price of the popular wireless earbuds, which remain our top pick for iOS users. The Amazon deal currently lists the Pro for $190, but an extra $10 discount is automatically…

VANCOUVER — Police say a male victim is in hospital after a shooting in Surrey, B.C. The RCMP say officers responded to a shots fired call on 152nd Street just after midnight. Police say a male with a gunshot wound was found at the scene and rushed to hospital. There…