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July 29

Report: Alex Kovalev returning to Russia
Ottawa Senators' Alex Kovalev takes part in a press conference at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on Tuesday July 21, 2009. Kovalev says he's hoping Dany Heatley will still be wearing an Ottawa uniform this season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Kileen maintains lead at Utah Championship
J.J. Kileen
Canada falls to Slovakia in World League volleyball
Lawsuit over woman’s death to test African government’s duty to provide medical care
Frederique Lambert goes for Racquetball gold
Chinese state censorship no match for microblogs in wake of train tragedy
Rangers at Jays preview
Best pictures from July 29
Two girls chat at the Vintage Festival on in London, England. The festival celebrates seven decades of British cool, including music, dance, fashion, food, art, design and film from the 1920s to the 1980's.
Arencibia lets it rip
Toronto Blue Jays J.P. Arencibia (R) is congratulated by team mate Travis Snider after hitting a three run home in the fifth inning of their American League MLB baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Toronto July 29, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill
After more than a century, Atlantic salmon return to Credit River
Boehner wins a round, but Tea Party could still deny him debt-ceiling victory
Konrad Yakabuski
Ti-Cats upset Alouettes
Hamilton Tiger-Cats wide receiver Dave Stala celebrates his touchdown against the Montreal Alouettes during the first half of their CFL football game in Hamilton July 29, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Cassese
Time codes: Cockpit conversations from Flight AF447’s final minutes
Harvesting unwanted fruit
In post-revolution Egypt Islamists threaten to outmanoeuvre secularists, evoking Iran in 1979
An Egyptian protester holds up a Koran while participating in a rally at Tahrir square in Cairo July 29, 2011.
Cockpit confusion doomed Air France flight from Rio
Zara Phillips, granddaughter to the Queen to have a subdued weekend wedding
Cecil guides Jays past Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Brett Cecil throws to first base during the first inning of MLB baseball action against Texas Rangers in Toronto on Friday July 29, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Harnessing the abundance of urban orchards
Loto ticket collectors not in it for the money
Rubenstein: Big questions make Woods big story
New audits find Niagara Parks Commission abused expenses
Niagara Parks Commission's Chairwoman Fay Booker walks near the Niagara River just west of the Horseshoe Falls on My 18, 2011.
Charges laid in fatal Alberta stage collapse
Merchants at the Richmond, B.C., Night Market walk past a temporary stage used for performances at the market, July 29, 2011.
Browne leads rain delayed US Senior Open
John Christodoulou deemed ‘not suitable’ for investment business
Ottawa asks Supreme Court to rule on Abdullah Khadr extradition case
Good week; Bad week
Paul Attfield
The death of Libya's rebel military leader fans rumours of betrayal
A picture dated March 13, 2011 shows General Abdel Fattah Yunis, commander of Libya's rebel forces, holding a press conference at a hotel in Benghazi.
MLB retired numbers list
Location of Bulembu, a development project in Swaziland
Evil and empathy: Scientists shed light on hearts of darkness
People hold up red roses during a memorial service for the victims of the bomb and shooting massacre, organized by the Norwegian Labour party and its youth organization, AUF, in Oslo, Friday July 29, 2011.
Brent Sopel heading to KHL
Veteran defenceman Brent Sopel has signed a two-year contract with Metallurg Novokuznetsk of Russia’s KHL according to a report by TSN. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
August weather across Canada will be repeat of July's
Evan Buddle, 11, left, and Christopher Mailloux, 10, cool down in the Lake of Two Mountains west of Montreal, Friday, July 22, 2011.
Bills' Domonic Cooks collapses at practice
File Photo: Undrafted rookie slotback Domonic Cook collapsed in the heat a a Buffalo Bills practice in Pittsford, N.Y. on Friday. REUTERS/Mike Cassese
Swaziland project ensnared in clash between Canadian ambitions and local priorities
Police on alert over wave of pool hopping
As temperatures in Toronto reached the high 30s, break-ins were common in most of the city's outdoor pools. In one incident, a large group of swimmers arrived at the Christie Pits pool near Bloor Street in the city.
Xenophobia creeps into mainstream Scandinavia
Oslo bombing and shooting suspect Anders Behring Breivik is seen in an image from a manifesto attributed to him that was discovered July 23, 2011.
Yunel Escobar: When a trade pays big time
Toronto Blue Jays Yunel Escobar takes a pitch during AL action against the Seattle Mariners in Toronto on Thursday July 21, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Former prosecutors weigh in on Dominique Strauss-Kahn case
In this dated May 19, 2011 filed photo shows former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn sits during his bail hearing at State Supreme Court, in New York.
Being middle child isn't so bad
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama bids farewell to the public after he is presented with the Amnesty International's Shine a Light Award at the Carpenter Performing Arts Theatre of the Long Beach State University, California May 4, 2011.
Cowboys and Aliens? Sure - whether it's sci-fi or western, it's all frontier mythology
Brazilian soccer boss under fire from Pele
Pele speaks to the media during his official presentation as honorary ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Modern Art Museum of Rio de Janeiro on July 29, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What makes a country?
The flag of South Sudan (C) flies outside the United Nations after a flag raising ceremony on the day the General Assembly voted to admit the newly formed nation of South Sudan to the UN July 14, 2011 at UN headquarters in New York.
Maple Leaf Gardens is a national shrine
George Armstrong holds the Stanley Cup for photographers. Celebration at the conclusion of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on May 2, 1967 at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Credit: Frank Prazak / HHOF Images
How Alberta PCs can ward off Wildrose
Block that metaphor: A nation is not a family
Retirement of Alomar's No. 12 remains a novelty for Jays
Robert MacLeod
Vancouver's food-cart experiment keeps on giving
Kili Akua serves a Ling Cod Taco and a Tuna Ta-Taco at Tacofino Cantina on the corner of Robson and Howe in downtown Vancouver.
Memorializing Amy: Ashes to ashes, booze and butts
Elizabeth Renzetti
‘The epitaph of RIM has been written far too early’
Is Jack Layton obliged to disclose his health details? No
Margaret Somerville, founding director of the Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law at McGill University
Soaring loonie, U.S. debt threaten hiring, expansion
Erwin Perezdetagle, lead hand of coining at the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg inspects coins as the come off the press.
July 30: What's on this weekend in B.C.
Hear dramatic music with the backdrop to match at Symphony Splash, where the Victoria Symphony takes to a floating stage on the picturesque Inner Harbour
Will Kirstine Stewart save the CBC?
Kirstine Stewart has been credited with reviving the network’s prime-time television ratings after years of decline.
Want a home-run stock pick? Wait for the fat pitch
Hot Ticket: Illuminares lantern fest takes over Canada Place
Out There: Gather for the Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival
In search of a debt-downgrade silver lining
David Parkinson
Bulgaria edges Canadian in exhibition play
Drop in bad loans boosts HSBC Canada's profits
HSBC Canada reported another drop in bad loans, which helped pad its profits.
Spain eliminates Canada U19 women
Bulgaria edges Canadian men's basketball team
Happy ending nigh for unfortunate-looking kitten
Six-week-old Luminus will soon be headed to a new home, according to the Wood Green animal shelter.
'Punk farmhouse' offerings at Bowery succeed when they hew to the rustic
The Albacore tuna crudo with garlic, orange zest and serrano peppers at The Bowery
The Lineup: July 30 - Aug. 5
from Being She: The Culture of Women's Health and Health Care Through the Lens of Wholeness
Downtown Eastside drivers forced to compensate for careless pedestrians
On literature: A public service announcement from Doug Ford
West Queen West: In come the condos, out go the clubs
Fadi Hakim (L) and Nav Sangha, new owners of The Great Hall
Three acts, three parks. Bring your own bike
Anna Sapershteyn performs in Clay and Paper Theatre's The Pedaler's Water
Your guide to buying the perfect cottage
Crystal Beach in Ridgeway, just outside Fort Erie
Hit the cruise control? Not Ford's Mondragon
Ford Canada's Dave Mondragon
Technical investor cashes in on silver miners
UN imposes sanctions on Pakistani Taliban
This Nov. 26, 2008 photo taken in Orakzai tribal region of Pakistan shows Hakimullah Mehsud who has become the leader of Pakistani Taliban faction after death of Baitullah Mehsud.
Jesse Litsch bides his time in Jays' bullpen
Bolt breezes to victory in Stockholm
Jamaican Usain Bolt celebrates with supporters after winning the 200 m race in 20.03 sec during the DN Galan Diamond League athletics meeting at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium on July 29, 2011. Getty Images/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND
Energy executive funds future of natural gas
Jeffrey Boyce
Why do doctors seem to neglect long-term care patients?
Puzzled about how to host a great webinar?
Puzzled about how to host a great webinar?
Photos: More images from The General Idea at the AGO
Detail from Nazi Milk, an image displayed as part of the General Idea exhibit at the AGO.
Photos: The General Idea - selected images at the AGO
XXX (bleu) (installation view) 1984 3 acrylic on canvases, 3 poodles 350 x 940 x 150 cm. The Xes were painted by dipping the fake poodles in blue paint.
Paint and poodles at AGO's General Idea retrospective
Artist AA Bronson, last survivor of the avant-garde movement called General Idea, at the Art Gallery of Ontario, July 22, 2011.
Want outsized profits? Think garage sale
Norman Rothery
In Pictures: Norway mourns
Mourners leave a memorial stone in the lake decorated with flowers, candles and Norwegian flags, to commemorate the victims of a rampage on Utoeya island in Sundvollen July 29, 2011.
Series of unfortunate events stalls Canada's economy
Michael Babad
Natural resources minister tries to sway U.S. on controversial Keystone pipeline
Catherine screenshots
Review: A tale of two tablets: Samsung v. Toshiba
Help! A friend of a friend is copying my style
My sister-in-law serves her teens alcohol
Disc of the Week: A cohesive, understated Ghost
From its modest start out of an east Vancouver basement in the late 90s Killbeat Music was founded when Ken Beattie, a critically acclaimed Vancouver singer songwriter, began looking for an audience for his latest project, Radiogram. It has since become one of Canada's most recognized national publicity and media companies.
National Gallery showcases Caravaggio, art's original bad boy
Sherbourne Common: Clean, green, brainy and blue
Toronto's Sherbourne Common park integrates public art with the stormwater infrastructure.
Q&A: Paul Feig on bringing the funny
Film director Paul Feig in Los Angeles, Friday, April 29, 2011.
Review: Latest Japanese export could win over more adventurous gamers
Screenshot from the video game Catherine by Atlus.
Fever dreams and a bustling zombie town
Geg Girard: Buildings on Bat Su Street, 2010. Archival pigment print
On the stand: the week's best magazine reads 30/07/2011
Bill Jamieson was a treasure-hunting rarity
Q&A: Rex Harrington on same-sex marriage
Rex Harrington after the season finale of 'So You Think You Can Dance Canada,' Sunday Oct. 24, 2010.
Some obsolete expressions are too good to drop
'Dollars to doughnuts' used to mean something different.
Ryan Gosling: crazy, daffy, and a little dirty
Ryan Gosling arrives for the premiere of his film 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' in New York July 19, 2011.
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