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August 15

Fashion photos of the week: August 16
A model parades in lace apparel by T.L.Wood during the Myer spring/summer fashion show in Sydney on August 11, 2011. The annual event showcases over 30 renowned Australian designers.
Former Libyan minister defects, as rebels close in on Tripoli
Highrise balcony glass shatters in downtown Toronto, injures woman 31 storeys below
A police officer looks up where glass had fallen from a highrise in downtown Toronto at Bay and Grenville Streets injuring one person on Aug.15, 2011.
Best pictures from August 15
Spike in food prices worsens East African famine
A Somali boy receives a ration of cornmeal in Mogadishu on August 15, 2011, in the courtyard of a Somali Non-governmental Organization who is partnered with the World Food Program.
Bare shelves in Canada’s breadbasket
Bacon brother killed in shooting one of three notorious siblings
Jonathan Bacon walks outside Abbotsford Court House, June 6, 2008.
What's a 75-year-old public broadcaster to do?
Rick Mercer of The Rick Mercer Report
Man smuggling bear paws arrested at Vancouver airport
One of three bear paws found wrapped in foil in a passenger's carry-on luggage at Vancouver International Airport.
Hells Angels now outsourcing their drug business
A member of the Hells Angels seen here on August 12, 2010.
Let's throw the book at curb-lane hogs
A woman sits in her illegally parked car during rush hour on King Street West as cyclists make comments about her also being on the phone as they and other vehicles manoeuvre around her stopped car in Toronto.
Justice Minister shoots down calls for ‘safety valve’ when sentencing criminals
Vancouver Canucks need to quell venting underbelly of fans
Boston Bruins Milan Lucic holds up the NHL Stanley Cup atop Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, British Columbia Aug. 14, 2011.
Slaying of alleged B.C. gang leader Bacon sparks fears of retaliation
Paramedics assist a man who was injured in a gang - related shooting outside a casino in Kelowna, B.C. on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011.
Governor-General David Johnston takes legal profession to task
Jets forward Rypien found dead
Helicopter safety body should have 'all-encompassing' power: report
A cameraman records a display at a Transportation Safety Board of Canada news conference releasing the final report into the fatal 2009 crash of Cougar Flight 91, in St. John's, Nfld., on Feb. 9, 2011.
In China, a matriarchy under threat
A history of the Bacon brothers
Jonathan Bacon walks outside Abbotsford Court House, June 6, 2008.
Cameron’s war on gangs short on details
Poll: Hudak, McGuinty close on vision
Poll: McGuinty ahead of Hudak on trust
In photos: Learning circus tricks at CircusWest summer camp
Jasmine Rostagno, 7, practices her trampoline skills during the Circus in a Week Summer Camp at Bayview Community School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, August 15, 2011.
Fraser salmon runs strong for second year in a row
In Pictures: Learning to drive a race car
A disciplined defence for challenging times
Aug. 16: Letters to the editor
He discovers driving a race car is trickier than it looks
What if those stock ‘bargains’ aren't so cheap after all?
David Parkinson
Post-riot justice in Vancouver has been too slow
Europe’s corporate bonds send an ominous signal
So long, Gosselin family: Kate Plus 8 cancelled
Why long-term investors should hang up on Sprint
David Milstead
No sex, please: New dating site connects people who can’t enjoy intercourse
Yellow Media's cheap, but read the fine print
John Heinzl
Poll: Majority say election time to renew political interest
The Canadian Forces names: A mark of respect
Poll: Almost 1 in 5 look to different party in provincial election
Slim chance of Liberal flameout in Ontario, poll says
Spend your way to a no-fee chequing account
Rob Carrick
Idaho Winter, by Tony Burgess
Tony Burgess, author of "Idaho Winter"
Can't afford to buy original art? Rent it
Queen's Park moves to take control of Niagara hospitals
Photo By Ruth Bonneville Emma Ongsansoy, Technologist at the National Microbiology laboratory in Winnipeg, examines a plate of c.difficile through a Bio Safety cabinet. March 9, 2007
Stocks U.S. fund managers are buying amid volatile markets
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
From bestseller to movie: Inside the making of 'Sarah's Key'
Kristen Scott Thomas in a scene from "Sarah's Key"
The best car brakes if you live on a mountain
Rob MacGregor
Celebrities dish on their school days
TINA FEY 'I was a mean girl. I had a gift for coming up with the meanest possible thing to say in any situation. ... My friends and I didn't really date or go to cool parties, so we made jokes about those who did.' Source: CosmoGirl
A good time to be a geek, and to be Daily Planet's Dan Riskin
Dan Riskin is the new host of "Daily Planet."
Loonie gains more than a penny
Canadian "loonie" dollar coins. December, 2007.
Oil up almost $2 as euro optimism lifts markets
A man walks past storage area for oil barrels in Shanghai.
Beisiegel, three others given exemptions into 2011 CN Canadian Women's Open
Isabelle Beisiegel
For Sarkozy-Merkel meeting, wise words from the grave
Michael Babad
The close: Dow, TSX rebound continues
TMX Broadcast Centre manager Kris Backus walks in front of the centre's display board in Toronto on Monday May 16, 2011. The homegrown group making a $3.6-billion proposal for TMX Group (TSX:X) says its Ðtruly Canadian" bid wouldn't mean job cuts or a management shakeup and the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange would remain publicly traded.
RCMP halts probe into Tory aide who blocked access-to-information request
Christian Paradis, then Natural Resources Minister, speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Oct. 4, 2010.
Libyan rebels try to isolate Tripoli, Gadhafi
A rebel fighter flashes V-victory sign as he celebrates at the gates of the town of Brega, Libya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Most of the town has been liberated from Moammar Gadhafi's forces, with fighting going on only at the oil terminal, according the rebel military spokesman, Ahmed Bani.
What's that under your sleeve? A computer
NDP hopes Broadbent think-tank will help bolster its gains
Aurizon's new CEO takes reins at gold miner
Gold bars
Gordon Finbow
Gordon Finbow
I had never vomited. Ever
Why industry still has a home in the post-industrial city
Recently, real estate bokerage Avison Young was tasked with finding a bigger site for a paint distribution centre that was moving from Vaughn into Toronto’s North York area.
Locations of bomb attacks in Iraq
This bear is staying bearish
The danger of a bear market.
Conservatives to restore 'royal' moniker to Canada's navy, air force
Robert Connery, an 87-year-old navy veteran who served in the Second World War, stands outside Toronto's Old City Hall during Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov 11 2010.
The audacious Kathleen Winter
Shortlisted Canadian author Kathleen Winter poses with her book "Annabel" before the announcement of the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction, during the awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. (Winter didn't win the prize.)
Mike Comrie, Hilary Duff expecting first child
Newlyweds Mike Comrie and Hilary Duff at home in Los Angeles. The couple married on August 14 in Santa Barbara.
Resistance 3 "Follow Capelli" trailer
Resistance 3 in pictures
A screenshot from Insomniac Games' Resistance 3
Corporate counsel association taps new chief
Gavel
Mayor faces probe over dumping boulder on ex-wife's driveway
Drivers unhappy with call that led to five-car IndyCar crash
Dario Franchitti leads the pack at the start during the IZOD IndyCar Series MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 14, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
Putin tells Russians to welcome (not grope) tourists
Try out thermal pool on the bank of Siberian Baikal lake.
Guilty plea in BMO trading scandal
A Bank of Montreal or BMO location in Toronto in 2011.
Got an early flight out of Toronto? Sleep, park and fly for less
Sheraton Gateway Toronto.
RIM's new shine comes from patents
Companies such as McAfee, Symantec, Zenprise and MobileIron can offer solutions such as scans for security threats and the particularly valuable ability to remotely lock and wipe data from a phone if it is lost or stolen.
Canadian officials seize 16 firearms at Alberta-U.S. border
Libyan rebels confirm interior minister has defected to Egypt
Cargill to buy animal feeds producer
Healthy Holstien dairy cows feed at a farm in central Washington, in this December, 24, 2003 file photo.
U.S. school district sued over gay 'neutrality' policy
Transatlantic stock rises as talks open for Berkshire buyout
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett is interviewed before lunch in New York in 2010.
Upgrades for Kinross, Sprott and CN Rail
Red Back Mining's Tasiast Gold Mine in Mauritania.
Canadian trout population likely to decline under climate change, study says
A trout is pictured in this February 23, 2009 photo.
CML Healthcare still stuck in limbo
Watchlist: New charts to help track change
A key to leading through crisis: a touch of mental illness
Nova Scotia to honour Acadian heritage with new licence plate
Can success be built over 12 weeks?
Fruit Ninja Kinect: Bigger screen, bigger price, same gourds
A screenshot from Fruit Ninja Kinect.
Severe storms sweep through Saskatchewan
Helicopter safety in the spotlight after inquiry report
Mozambique lures Brazilian farmers with land offer
IT outsourcers showed path through India’s red tape
Newcrest targets 50% gold output growth, focus on Asia
Ottawa enacts new sanctions on North Korea
Ontario mayor decries 'shameful' Tory tactics toward asbestos widow
Michaela Keyserlingk, whose husband Robert died of asbestos-related cancer, displays his photo and a banner ad she created to put pressure on the Conservative government at her home in Labelle, Que., on Aug. 13, 2011.
E3 2011 trailer for Fruit Ninja Kinect
Baby injured in Ontario house fire dies in hospital
Calgary man accused of slashing baby son appears in court briefly
Canadian team preview: The Montreal Canadiens
At noon: Dow, TSX hold gains
The curve of the German stock index DAX is seen on the view finder of a video camera at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.
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