Global National: Sept. 22, 2021 | Pandemic and political crises merge in Alberta

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is facing growing pressure to resign over his role in the province’s COVID-19 crisis. Is a leadership review coming, and how would that impact Alberta as it fights the fourth wave? Heather Yourex-West reports.

With criticism and a network crash, Ontario’s new vaccine passport system is off to a shaky start. As Jamie Mauracher reports, Premier Doug Ford is defending a program he originally stood against.

When it comes to the popular vote in Canada’s recent federal election, the People’s Party of Canada did better than the Greens. As David Akin explains, the support for the PPC didn’t just come from former Conservative voters.

Habiba Sarabi, who once served as Afghanistan’s first female governor, fears that the Taliban will once again push women out of society. Crystal Goomansingh explains why.

Plus, meet the world’s tallest teenager: 15-year-old Olivier Rioux of Montreal.

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