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Here are the 5 things you need to know this Tuesday: CTV News has learned that after an 18-month investigation, the RCMP has handed their file into Sen. Pamela Wallin’s expense claims over to Crown prosecutors; Statistics Canada is set to release data today on whether the economy spent the first half of the year in a recession; the main suspect in the Bangkok bombing has been arrested; and Maher Arar’s lawyer is set to hold a news conference today to announce new details about his client’s case.

1. Wallin’s expenses handed to Crown: After an 18-month investigation, the RCMP has handed their file into Sen. Pamela Wallin’s questionable expense claims over to Crown prosecutors, CTV News has learned. The possibility that charges could be imminent comes as Stephen Harper is seeking re-election to the country’s top office – and facing a campaign trail where the Senate expense scandal has already been a major topic of discussion.

2. Slipping into recession?: Statistics Canada is set to release new data today that may show whether the economy met the definition of a recession for the first half of the year. Despite fears of a weakening economy, Harper continued to tout his government’s record on the campaign trail, where he urged Canadians to “stay the course.”

3. Arrest in Thailand: Thailand’s prime minister says the main suspect in the bombing of a shrine in Bangkok has been arrested. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the man was arrested near the Cambodian border but didn’t say if the man was suspected of actually planting the bomb.

4. Foster children in hotels: Nearly 70 foster children have been placed in Saskatchewan hotels over the past two months, despite the provincial government saying in june that it was a temporary measure. Saskatchewan’s acting executive director of community services says the province doesn’t want to use hotels but has been forced to due to a higher volume of children this summer. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nearly-70-foster-children-placed-in-sask-hotels-due-to-spike-in-caseload-1.2542079

5. Announcement expected: Maher Arar’s lawyer as well as the secretary general of Amnesty International Canada have announced a press conference for this morning to discuss a major development in Arar’s case. Arar, a Canadian citizen, was awarded $10 million from the federal government after he was arrested and tortured by the CIA.