 Here’s what you need to know to get the day started: | | | After Trump assassination attempt, all eyes on Wisconsin as Republicans gather for convention | | |  | A police officer stands guard Sunday in Milwaukee, Wis., site of the 2024 Republican National Convention. Security will be tight in the city after the assassination attempt of the party's presumptive nominee, Donald Trump. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) | | | The attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening was a chilling end to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's final rally ahead of the party's national convention. Authorities on Sunday released the identities of both the suspected shooter, and a local firefighter who was killed by gunfire while attending the rally.
The political campaign continues, however, and Milwaukee will host Republican party officials and delegates beginning Monday, four years after Democrats staged their convention in the city. That reflects Wisconsin's status as one of the most critical battleground states, with the state decided by relatively tight margins in the last six presidential elections, with Trump carrying the state in 2016, but ceding it to Joe Biden four years later.
Political scientists and pollsters expect nothing different for the Nov. 5 election.
"There's no reason to expect the state is moving away from that swing-state status and from a very close electorate," said Charles Franklin, a political pollster and director of the Marquette Law School Poll.
Many voters who spoke to CBC's Jenna Benchetrit seemed reluctant about this year's options.
"I'm not sure what I'm going to lean towards, come November," said Laura Hernandez, 26, who listed abortion rights, immigration and Israel's war in Gaza as her top voting priorities.
"We need better candidates on both sides," added Josh Fager.
The Pennsylvania shooting, at least for now, has upstaged two weeks of speculation over whether Biden would be the Democratic nominee, as some elected and top party officials have expressed concerns about his ability to do the job at 81 years old. Brenda Hart-Richardson, 74, was not impressed with the Democrats in recent days.
"I would never go on a camping trip with them," the lifelong Milwaukee native said of the Democrats. "If I twisted my ankle, they'd leave me behind."
Got a news tip or story idea? Contact us. | | | | | Fiesta in Berlin | | |  | (Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press) | | | | Spanish players throw head coach Luis de la Fuente in the air after defeating England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin on Sunday. Argentina, later Sunday, won the Copa America championships in Miami. The two countries will be favourites for the 2026 World Cup to be held jointly in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Check out the coverage of the soccer finals at CBC Sports. | | | | | | | | | In brief | | | Canadians receive the next quarterly carbon rebate starting today. Canadians receive the next quarterly carbon rebate starting today. It’s also when most banks are expected to start clearly identifying quarterly direct deposits of carbon tax rebates as the Canada Carbon Rebate. Many eligible Canadians will receive another quarterly rebate from the federal government to compensate them for paying the federal fuel charge, commonly known as the carbon tax. Recent changes to the Financial Administration Act compel banks to label government payments accepted for deposit. Carbon tax rebates are to appear in personal bank accounts as the "Canada Carbon Rebate" or "CdaCarbonRebate." The rebates work slightly differently across provinces, and many Canadians don't even know they're eligible to receive one. Read all about the details and changes here.
Use any tools offered to monitor credit following Ticketmaster data breach, one expert says. Use any tools offered to monitor credit following the Ticketmaster data breach, one expert says. Consumers who have fallen victim to corporate data breaches should stay vigilant about monitoring their personal accounts and financial information, but may not need to completely cancel or close affected accounts. Recent data breaches like those with Ticketmaster and American telecom giant AT&T put banks in a tricky spot, says Arnold, lawyer and data breach counsel with law firm Gowling WLG in Toronto. "Imagine that I ran to the bank every time or Visa every time one of these things came in and said, 'Change my credit card number.' The administrative burden of dealing with that for the banks and the credit card companies would be enormous," he says. Read more about credit monitoring here.
What's the right temperature for your air conditioning? With scorching temperatures forecast for large parts of Canada this week, the more power air conditioners guzzle. Comfort and avoiding negative health impacts that come with heat exposure become key. As Emily Chung of CBC News learned, Canadian and international organizations offer different advice for what is ideal. "I unfortunately don't think there's a magic set point," said Brendan Haley, director of policy for Efficiency Canada. He noted that it can depend on many factors, including some that can change over time, such as age and health status. Too many air conditioners running has led to small outages in Canada, as experienced in Ottawa last year. While consumers don't want to see utility bills jump, one expert says that adjusting your thermostat up or down may not make that much of a difference to your power consumption, but that depends on the age and efficiency of your air conditioner and how well insulated and shaded your residence is. Find out the factors you consider before setting your temp. Find out the factors you consider before setting your temp.
Four hundred and sixty years after it sank, a ship is almost ready to sail again to Canada. In the 16th century, the San Juan broke loose in a storm, sank and was undisturbed for hundreds of years until it was discovered off the south coast of Labrador. The shipwreck is recognized as one of the best preserved of its era, and Parks Canada carefully recovered all 3,000 pieces of the ship, documenting them. The plans are currently for the San Juan to ship back to Labrador, a voyage that has drawn interest on both sides of the Atlantic. CBC News reporter Peter Cowan spoke to the Spaniard leading the ship's restoration effort, and found out about preparations for the trip, with Spanish and Canadian officials meeting last month. Read more about the restoration of the historic ship here. Read more about the restoration of the historic ship here.
Now here's some good news to start your Monday: Catherine, Princess of Wales, was greeted by a standing ovation when she arrived in the Royal Box at Centre Court at Wimbledon on Sunday, in just her second but most extensive public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer. Kate — wearing a purple dress, one of Wimbledon's official colours — went from the stands down to the playing surface to present the trophies, including men's champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, part of her duties as patron of the All England Club, which hosts the annual tournament. "That's obviously very positive news for everyone in this country, but also for Wimbledon," said seven-time Wimbledon singles winner Novak Djokovic, who was defeated by Alcaraz. Catherine, the wife of heir to the throne Prince William, was joined in attendance by the couple's nine-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte. Check out our photo gallery following Kate and Charlotte's day at Wimbledon. | | |  | Trump assassination attempt: What's next for U.S democracy? | | The assassination attempt on former U.S. president and current Republican candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally could be a pivotal moment for a democracy already in crisis. Vox senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp, author of The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World, a new book out Tuesday, joins the podcast to discuss. Listen to today's episode | | | Today in history: July 15 | | | 1815: French emperor Napoleon surrenders to Capt. Frederick Maitland of the Royal Navy, weeks after the Battle of Waterloo and his final abdication from the throne. Napoleon will soon be exiled to the island of St. Helena, dying there six years later.
1870: Manitoba is admitted to Confederation as Canada's fifth province, and the Northwest Territories are transferred to Canada.
1920: British Columbia switches to right-hand side of the road driving in most of the mainland part of the province. Vancouver and Vancouver Island didn't make the switch until January 1922.
2012: Gangnam Style is released, helping launch a K-bop boom. The track by Psy quickly tops domestic South Korean charts and before the year is out spends seven weeks at No. 1 in Canada while becoming the first YouTube clip to log one billion views. | | | (With files from CBC News, The Canadian Press, The Associated Press and Reuters) | | | | |  | CBC NEWS APP | The most convenient way to get your news
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