"We are engaging with the Taliban, consulting with the Taliban on every aspect of what's happening in Kabul right now," Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor, said.
As Conservative leader Erin O'Toole continues to gain momentum, he is now neck and neck with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in the election.
Trudeau had travelled to Cowessess in order to pose for the photo after the world learned of the discovery of 751 unmarked graves of children on the grounds of a former residential school.
Conservative candidate Michael Barrett criticized his Liberal opposition for spending $250,000 in taxpayer dollars on office furniture and a new car.
"If you're a business leader, a non-profit leader, the state or local leader, who has been waiting for full FDA approval to require vaccinations, I call on you now to do it, require it."
"The Attorney General's report," he said, "was designed to be a political firecracker on an explosive topic–and it worked. There was a political and media stampede."
"I don't think someone with an addiction should be punished. I think they should be helped," O'Toole said during a Sunday press conference.
"This is... classic guys. Please get this on camera. This is what white liberal women do. They're a thousand times worse than 'Karens' and I want you to pay close attention. The white liberal women will not engage in conversation with me."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement on Monday in remembrance of victims of communism and Nazism.
On Monday, the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer BioNTech two-dose vaccine for individuals aged 16-years-old and older in the United States.
The shots for a first dose will have to be administered by the end of September, and there will be no "opt-out" option.
President Joe Biden talked about extending the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline in the commander-in-chief's weekend speech when he said that US troops may stay in Afghanistan past the date to aid in the evacuation of all Americans.
"He's dividing and misleading Canadians on a daily basis," said O'Toole.
At least one Afghan soldier was killed during gunfire that broke out between Afghan forces and an unidentified gunman. The gunfire occurred near the north gate of the Kabul airport.
The video, posted by Freeland, was officially labeled "manipulated media" by Twitter, is from an interview O'Toole did during the 2020 leadership, in which he describes his position on healthcare.