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Global National: July 24, 2023 | Nova Scotians brace for home repair costs from flash floods

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In tonight's top story: Nova Scotians are bracing for the cost of home repairs from flash flooding, which has killed at least one person. Mike Armstrong surveys the one home's damage, whose owner is unsure about how much her insurance will cover.

The Canadian federal government has revealed its plan to phase out oil and gas sector subsidies, after years of promising to reduce or eliminate them. Mackenzie Gray explains the details of the policy, why some environmentalists are applauding the move and why some critics are skeptical of the effect it will have on Canada's fossil fuel usage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing widespread criticism after passing a new law limiting the Supreme Court's ability to overturn decisions made by government ministers. Crystal Goomansingh reports on the fury among protesters and what could happen next.

B.C. recently became Canada's first province to offer universal access to free contraception. Now, a Calgary physician is pushing the federal government to follow suit. Sarah Offin speaks with Dr. Rupinder Toor, who has launched a petition to make universal birth control coverage a reality for all Canadians.

Plus, a search for potential unmarked graves is underway at a Catholic church near a former residential school in Manitoba, after a ground-penetrating radar found 14 anomalies beneath the church's dirt floor. Melissa Ridgen reports from Minegoziibe Anishinabe First Nation, about 400 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, where the excavation is taking place.

And the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" couldn't be more different from each other, yet their simultaneous release lured tens of thousands of people to theatres to see both flicks back-to-back. Eric Sorensen looks at the profitability of the "Barbenheimer" bonanza.

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