It finally happened. The Bank of Canada has cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Many borrowers are relieved and hoping for more cuts in the future.

And: The EU's climate change monitoring service says the global average temperature for the last 12 months was the highest on record. Despite calls for urgent action, we don’t seem to be listening. Plus: It’s been 80 years since allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy. For most attending today’s commemoration in France they have no living memory of the war. But for a dwindling number of veterans facing a world still engulfed in conflict, paying tribute to their fallen comrades is as important today as it has ever been.