EPISODE · Sep 17, 2025 · 26 MIN
Bank of Canada rate cut, adding citizenship to driver’s licenses, Trump gets royal reception, and more
from Your World Tonight
In a sign it is expecting some rough waters ahead for the economy, the Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent.And: Alberta’s privacy commissioner raises red flags about the province’s plan to add citizenship status to driver’s licences. She says the benefit is unclear.Also: U.S. President Donald Trump receives a royal welcome at Windsor castle in England. It’s his second state visit to the UK. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hoping to seal a trade deal and technology partnership with the U.S.Plus: A former swim instructor is accused of dozens of sexual assaults at a provincial youth correctional facility northwest of Halifax, so-called “risky heat days” way up in Canada thanks to climate change, and more.
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In a sign it is expecting some rough waters ahead for the economy, the Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent.And: Alberta’s privacy commissioner raises red flags about the province’s plan to add citizenship status to driver’s licences. She says the benefit is unclear.Also: U.S. President Donald Trump receives a royal welcome at Windsor castle in England. It’s his second state visit to the UK. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hoping to seal a trade deal and technology partnership with the U.S.Plus: A former swim instructor is accused of dozens of sexual assaults at a provincial youth correctional facility northwest of Halifax, so-called “risky heat days” way up in Canada thanks to climate change, and more.
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