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* ... that as of 2019, inclusion in the International Register of Electors no longer requires residency in Canada in the preceding five years?
* ... that as of 2019, inclusion in the '''[[International Register of Electors]]''' no longer requires residency in Canada in the preceding five years?
* ... that journalist '''[[Jacques Poitras]]''' spent a month repeatedly crossing the "''[[Canada–United States border|Imaginary Line]]''" separating [[New Brunswick]] and [[Maine]] in order to publish a book about it?
* ... that there is an '''[[Head Harbour Lighthouse|East Quoddy Head Lighthouse]]''' and a [[West Quoddy Head Light]]house on opposite sides of a bay, but one is in Canada and the other is in the United States?
* ... that after years of development, the British '''[[Gloster P.370|thin-wing Javelin]]''' [[interceptor aircraft]] was cancelled in favour of purchasing the Canadian [[Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow|Avro Arrow]]?
* ... that '''[[Premiership of Maurice Duplessis|Premier Maurice Duplessis]]''', angry at the fact that the federal [[government of Canada]] was taking taxes at the expense of the [[provinces and territories of Canada|provinces]], once demanded that [[Ottawa]] "return our loot"?
:In the first-ever men's [[breakdancing]] event at the Olympics, [[Philip Kim (breakdancer)|Philip "Phil Wizard" Kim]] of [[Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Canada]] wins the [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Boys|B-Boys]] gold medal, with [[Danis Civil|Danis "Dany Dann" Civil]] of [[France at the 2024 Summer Olympics|France]] winning the silver and [[Victor Montalvo]] of the [[United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics|United States]] winning the bronze. [https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/breaking/breaking-phil-kim-b-boys-olympics-august-10-1.7290940 (CBC News)]
:One person is killed and at least 40 others are injured when a tent collapses in a [[windstorm]] at a [[Buddhist]] [[retreat (spiritual)|retreat]] in [[Busby, Alberta|Busby]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/1-dead-dozens-hurt-in-tent-collapse-at-buddhist-meditation-centre-near-edmonton-1.7281954 (CBC News)]
:[[Eleanor Harvey]] wins a [[bronze medal]] in [[Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|fencing at the 2024 Olympics]], making it the first medal [[Canada]] has ever won in [[fencing]]. [https://www.tsn.ca/olympics/eleanor-harvey-takes-bronze-for-canada-s-first-ever-olympic-fencing-medal-1.2154882 (TSN)]
:In response to the spying incident involving the [[Canada women's national soccer team]] coaching staff using drones to spy on the [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand team]], [[FIFA]] deducts six points from [[Canada]] in the [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Paris Olympics women's football tournament]] and bans three coaches for one year, including head coach [[Bev Priestman]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/7/27/paris-2024-olympics-canada-women-football-soccer-priestman-drone-spying-scandal (Al Jazeera)]
:The [[Canada Revenue Agency]] announces it will revoke the charity status of the [[Jewish National Fund]], stating that the use of its donations to fund the [[Israel Defense Force|IDF]]'s military infrastructure violates [[Taxation in Canada|Canadian tax laws]]. [https://nationalpost.com/news/cra-jewish-national-fund-charitable-status (''National Post'')]
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