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**Two wildfires burning in [[Jasper National Park]] reach the [[Jasper, Alberta|Jasper townsite]] in Alberta, causing several [[Structure fire|structure fires]], with over 25,000 residents evacuating their homes since 22 July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Advancing wildfire reaches Jasper townsite: Parks Canada |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/jasper-townsite-cleared-wildfire-evacuation |work=Edmonton Journal}}</ref> By 25 July, between 30 to 50 percent of the town is estimated to have been destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Monster' fires may have destroyed half of historic Canadian town |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyj423n2jdgo |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Calgary's air quality at a 'high risk' with wildfires burning across Alberta |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-air-quality-index-weather-1.7273432 |work=CBC}}</ref>
**Two wildfires burning in [[Jasper National Park]] reach the [[Jasper, Alberta|Jasper townsite]] in Alberta, causing several [[Structure fire|structure fires]], with over 25,000 residents evacuating their homes since 22 July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Advancing wildfire reaches Jasper townsite: Parks Canada |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/jasper-townsite-cleared-wildfire-evacuation |work=Edmonton Journal}}</ref> By 25 July, between 30 to 50 percent of the town is estimated to have been destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Monster' fires may have destroyed half of historic Canadian town |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyj423n2jdgo |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Calgary's air quality at a 'high risk' with wildfires burning across Alberta |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-air-quality-index-weather-1.7273432 |work=CBC}}</ref>
**The [[Canadian Olympic Committee]] expels two members of the [[Canada women's national soccer team|women's soccer team]] coaching staff from the Olympics following a [[Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics#Canada women's football drone spying|spying incident]] involving a drone disrupting [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]]'s training session. [[FIFA]] initiates disciplinary proceedings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian women’s football staff sent home from Olympics over drone incident |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/24/canadian-womens-football-staff-sent-home-from-olympics-over-drone-incident |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
**The [[Canadian Olympic Committee]] expels two members of the [[Canada women's national soccer team|women's soccer team]] coaching staff from the Olympics following a [[Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics#Canada women's football drone spying|spying incident]] involving a drone disrupting [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]]'s training session. [[FIFA]] initiates disciplinary proceedings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian women’s football staff sent home from Olympics over drone incident |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/24/canadian-womens-football-staff-sent-home-from-olympics-over-drone-incident |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
*July 25 – 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2024 |title=CRA notifies Jewish National Fund it will revoke Canadian charitable status |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/cra-jewish-national-fund-charitable-status |url-status=live}}</ref>


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