——AIR TRANSAT LAUNCHES HURRICANE AIRLIFTAir Transat has launched an evacuation operation to get all its travellers out of the Dominican Republic ahead of hurricane Irma. ——CENTRAL BANK POISED TO MAKE RATE ANNOUNCEMENTSome experts expect the Bank of Canada to boost its trend-setting rate today, not later this fall as they had anticipated. ——ALSO IN THE NEWS TODAY:— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the National Caucus meeting in Kelowna, B.C. — StatsCanada will update several indicators today, including Canadian international merchandise trade for July. today for six teens accused of sharing intimate images of up to 20 underaged girls without consent.

Source: National Post September 06, 2017 08:15 UTC