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Recent Did you know? items

* ... 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 there's a Little Canada on Minnesota State Highway 36?

* ... that there's a [[Little Canada, Minnesota|Little Canada]] on '''[[Minnesota State Highway 36|Minnesota State Highway&nbsp;36]]'''?

* ... that journalist Jacques Poitras spent a month repeatedly crossing the "Imaginary Line" separating New Brunswick and Maine in order to publish a book about it?

* ... 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 East Quoddy Head Lighthouse and a West Quoddy Head Lighthouse on opposite sides of a bay, but one is in Canada and the other is in the United States?

* ... 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 thin-wing Javelin interceptor aircraft was cancelled in favour of purchasing the Canadian Avro Arrow?

* ... 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 Premier Maurice Duplessis, angry at the fact that the federal government of Canada was taking taxes at the expense of the provinces, once demanded that Ottawa "return our loot"?

* ... 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"?

Recent In the news items

31 July 2024 –

One person is killed and at least 40 others are injured when a tent collapses in a windstorm at a Buddhist retreat in Busby, Alberta, Canada. (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)]

28 July 2024 – 2024 Summer Olympics

Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics

:[[Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]

Eleanor Harvey wins a bronze medal in fencing at the 2024 Olympics, making it the first medal Canada has ever won in fencing. (TSN)

:[[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)]

27 July 2024 – 2024 Summer Olympics, Canada Soccer drone spying scandal

In response to the spying incident involving the Canada women's national soccer team coaching staff using drones to spy on the New Zealand team, FIFA deducts six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women's football tournament and bans three coaches for one year, including head coach Bev Priestman. (Al Jazeera)

: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)]

25 July 2024 –

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 IDF's military infrastructure violates Canadian tax laws. (National Post)

: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'')]

24 July 2024 – 2024 Canadian wildfires

Air quality in Calgary and the surrounding areas are raised to "high risk" as winds blow smoke into the region. (CBC News)

:Air quality in [[Calgary]] and the surrounding areas are raised to "[[Air Quality Health Index (Canada)#Overview|high risk]]" as winds blow smoke into the region. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-air-quality-index-weather-1.7273432 (CBC News)]

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