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July 17

Japan puts the boots to the U.S.
In Pictures: Storm brings down main stage at Ottawa's Bluesfest
What did Charles really think of Will and Kate's royal visit?
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales plays a ukulele made from a margarine tub while visiting the Dairy Crest creamery on July 12, 2011 in Davidstow, Cornwall, England
Canadians take gold at judo World Cup
Jerry Ragovoy, writer of soulful ballads, dies at 80
Theodore Roszak, scholar who coined counterculture label for '60s youth movement, dies at 77
Leo Kirch, media magnate linked to one of Germany’s biggest bankruptcies dies at 84
Ex-Uruguayan dictator Bordaberry dies at 83
Olympic shadow looms large at aquatic championship
This week's Big Three
Video: Storm brings down main stage at Ottawa's Bluesfest
Qualifier Tom Hoge captures Players Cup
Tom Hoge
Libyan activists push for more open, less homogeneous rebel administration
A girl dressed like Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi poses for a photo in the rebel-held Benghazi, Libya, Friday, July 15, 2011. More than 30 nations, including the United States, on Friday declared that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime is no longer legitimate and formally recognized Libya's main opposition group as the legitimate government until a new interim authority is created.
Fallback plan gains momentum in US debt talks
NFL aside, North American sports leagues fatally flawed
Karzai adviser killed in Kabul
The logistics of bringing the Canadian army home from Kandahar
Canadian soldiers walk to board a plane at Kandahar airbase in southern Afghanistan, on their way home, Sunday, July 17, 2011.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 screenshot gallery
Federal legislation tough on young criminals
Sebrango helps Impact to tie
Montreal Impact forward Eduardo Sebrango (16) celebrates his goal against Atlanta Silverbacks with teammate defenseman Hicham Aaboubou (2) during the second half of the game at the Saputo Stadium. Game is 2-2 after the second half. Jean-Yves Ahern-US PRESSWIRE
Blogging priest to become Canada's youngest bishop
Thomas Dowd photographed in the Red Room at the Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal Sunday, July 17, 2011, Dowd been named Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. He is presently a part-time lecturer in the Department of Theological Studies.
One man seriously hurt as stage collapses at Ottawa's Bluesfest
Firefighters walk pass main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest after it collapsed in Ottawa on Sunday July 17, 2011. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a severe thunderstorm that sent thousands of people running for cover.
Impact will play MLS games at Olympic Stadium
The Montreal Impact announced delays to the expansion of their own stadium will force the club to play their game at Olympic Stadium next season when they kickoff play in Major League Soccer. .(CP PHOTO/Ryan Remiorz)
Freedom for Casey Anthony full of pitfalls
Casey Anthony gave reporters the slip after walking out of jail Sunday, but whatever life she manages to build for herself will be lived under a media microscope and the shadow of countless threats.
Has your home been broken into?
Lack of body armour puts Mounties at risk
Constable Sarah Pharis of the Yellowknife RCMP in the new issue body armour.
Coming CPI report to set tone for interest rate decision
Canadian dollar coins, or Loonies.
Living it up with VIVA Vancouver
Shoppers second-quarter report may yield CEO clues
A Shoppers Drug Mart megastore at the corner of Queen St. West and Beverley St.
China edges out U.S. as B.C.’s top lumber market
Amid a global economic storm, Carney faces growing dilemma
Mark J. Carney, Governor Bank of Canada during a speech to the Economic Club of Canada.
NDP seeks reappointment of B.C. children's representative
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Representative for Children and Youth in British Columbia, speaks to media during a press conference in November 2010.
Earnings may lift markets this week
Visitors crowd the IBM stand at the CeBIT IT fair on March 2, 2011 in Hanover, central Germany.
When good fiscal behaviour still isn't enough
Barrie McKenna
Engineering energy's next big breakthrough
Derya Yinanc is a young Turkish-Canadian entrepreneur who aims to transform the oil and gas industry.
Whitecaps hopeful pitch woes solved for Manchester City match
A technician walks around the field after the Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake MLS soccer game was postponed due to unplayable field conditions at Empire Field in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday July 16, 2011. Temporary grass sod was laid over the artificial turf at Empire Field in preparation for an international friendly on Monday between the Whitecaps and England's Manchester City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Human rights at home, too
Romanian Roma people carry luggage after they and more than 200 others arrived on two special flights from France, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010.
The Canada-EU relationship seems to be prospering
A European Union flag waves above the ancient Parthenon temple, at the Acropolis Hill, in Athens on Monday, July 11, 2011.
Southern leads Atco on Australian adventure
Britain's top police chief Paul Stephenson was no stranger to criticism
Britain's senior police chief Paul Stephenson, London's police commissioner leaves New Scotland Yard after resigning in London July 17, 2011.
Outlook ‘worrying’ for Canada’s wheat farmers
Bautista's absence hurts as Jays lose again
Toronto Blue Jays' star slugger Jose Bautista has now missed his third consecutive game with a twisted ankle. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)
Hot summer fails to fuel recovery in natural gas prices
Encana Corp., Canada’s biggest natural gas producer, reports second-quarter earnings Thursday. RBC analyst Greg Pardy anticipates a profit of $130-million, a fraction of past billion-dollar-plus profits.
Quebec's Stephanie Dubois wins Granby Challenger
Stephanie Dubois of Laval, Que. won Sunday's Granby Challenger women's title defeating No. 4 Zhang Ling of China 6-2, 2-6, 6-1. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Best pictures from July 17
Caution with commodity stocks helped Mawer lead the pack
HSBC targets growth in Canada
Pender Harbour takes Prince of Wales Stakes in photo finish
A century ago, B.C. cared about its parks
YOHO National Park BC Tourism BC/Albert Normandin
Baird aims to balance trade, human rights issues on China trip
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird makes an announcement in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Ontario couples must attend information session before divorce
Couples considering divorce will soon have to attend an information sesson on alternatives before going to court.
Ex-PQ minister new champion of a third way for Quebec
Casey Anthony lies low on first day of freedom
Casey Anthony, center, walks out of the Orange County Jail with her attorney Jose Baez, left, during her release in Orlando, Fla., early Sunday, July 17, 2011. Anthony was acquitted last week of murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)
Daniel H. Wilson on the art of making scary robots
Daniel H. Wilson's first novel, "Robopocalypse," was released in June of 2011.
Fiasco, by Imre Kertesz
Imre Kertesz
In pictures: A few famous robots
A robot in the 2004 thriller, "I, Robot"
Egypt's prime minister names new Cabinet members under pressure from protesters
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 15, 2011.
India courting Canada for joint venture to sell nuclear reactors
The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is seen across the Susquehanna River in Middletown, Pennsylvania in this March 15, 2011 file photo.
Everyman Clarke conjures magical British Open win
Twelfth Night: Delightful moments in an overstuffed Stratford production
From left: Tom Rooney as Malvolio, Cara Ricketts as Maria, Brian Dennehy as Sir Toby Belch and Juan Chioran as Fabian in "Twelfth Night."
Carrie Fisher’s hard-won pearls of wisdom
An upbeat singalong with Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift performs during the Country Music Association Music Festival on June 12, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn.
Naked egos - and bodies - at Vancouver dance fest
Rob Kitsos in "Barego"
A runner's diary: The secret to completing a marathon is mileage
Male and female pandas like different habitats
Phoenix's Joya Spa delivers an unexpectedly therapeutic dose of relaxation
Joya spa
I don't trust my GP to manage my cancer follow-up
Take recent sodium studies with a grain of salt
Practise running faster to race faster
Why climbing a wall can be good rehab
Allan Phillips
Allan Phillips
How do I pare down my pear shape?
The thrill of the steal: Shoplifting is retail therapy of another kind
Sarah Hampson
Children are safer with grandparent in driver's seat: study
The end of my school lunch-making era
How to cycle in style
Will training like a pro athlete help you live longer?
Europcar rider Thomas Voeckler of France wears the leader's yellow jersey as he rides on a mountain during the 12th stage of the Tour de France 2011 cycling race from Cugnaux to Luz-Ardiden July 14, 2011.
Sam Stone to fight on UFC card in October
Georges St-Pierre fought to a unanimous decision win over Jake Shields in the welterweight title bout at UFC 129 at the Rogers Centre on April 30 2011.
Stanley Cup delayed at border
Boston Bruins players, from left, Dennis Seidenberg, Gregory Campbell and Nathan Horton pose with the Stanley Cup at Tia's Restaurant in Boston on Thursday, June 16, 2011, one day after the Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals.
Astronauts pack up for last shuttle ride home
The space shuttle Atlantis is seen docked to the International Space Station with the Earth in the background in this image from NASA TV July 17, 2011.
Darren Clarke gets elusive British Open victory
Northern Irish golfer Darren Clarke holds the Claret Jug after winning the 140th British Open Golf championship at Royal St George's in Sandwich, Kent, south east England, on July 17, 2011. Clarke finished five under par.
Soderling captures Swedish Open
Robin Soderling of Sweden returns the ball to Gael Monfils of France during their Paris Masters tennis tournament final match, November 14, 2010.
Winnipeg Police charge woman with murder in fatal fire that killed four
Wildfires rage across Northwestern Ontario
Canada downs Australia in women's water polo
Martinez Sanchez wins Gastein Ladies
Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez returns a ball to Austria's Patricia Mayr-Achleitner during their final match at the WTA tennis tournament in Bad Gastein, Austria on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez won 6-0 and 7-5.
A normal guy moment at the Open
Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland walks along the third fairway during the final round of the British Open golf championship at Royal St George's in Sandwich, southern England July 17, 2011.
July 17: Your lookahead horoscope
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