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Fashion photos of the week: August 9
A model wears Hugo Boss at the Restaurant Nimb in Copenhagen on August 5, 2011, during Copenhagen Fashion Week.
Best pictures from August 8
Questions Alberta's PC leadership hopefuls may face as gloves come off
Gary Mar gestures as he speaks to the media at the Legislature in Edmonton, Thursday, Oct.14, 2004.
Quebec government recognizes effects of sled-dog killings on Inuit society
A dog sits among the snowmobiles parked for the summer outside a house in Iqualuit, just below the Arctic Circle, August 2007.
Vancouver housing plan sets stage for debate on homelessness
Residents of the New Fountain Shelter hang out at the shelter in Vancouver, Monday, April 25, 2011.
You've got mail - and a sex infection: B.C. launches e-card service
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is launching an online partner notification service for people diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection.
Canada, siding with rebels, shuts Libyan embassy
Libyan rebels come under fire from Gadhafi loyalists in Bir Ghanam, southwest of Tripoli.
Cloudy picture emerges from HST voter turnout results
A voter places his HST referendum ballot into a collection box at a Elections BC Collection Centre in City Square Shopping Centre in Vancouver, July 18, 2011.
Imposing Del Potro gradually regains his confidence
Sean Gordon
Watchdog says prison violence on rise; Toews says it has decreased
Correction Canada's Stony Mountain Institution just north of Winnipeg, Aug. 8, 2011.
Toronto team dreams big at Little League
Harley Gollert (C) of Toronto's High Park Braves swings hard on a pitch from Josh Dobberthien of Calgary's Rocky Mountain Allstars during the Canadian Little League Baseball Championships in North Vancouver, British Columbia August 6, 2011. Catching is Calgary's Ethan Bromley (L). The winner of the week long tournament will go to the 65th Little League World Series later this month. REUTERS/Andy Clark
Obama's words fail to soothe panicked markets
Hot, dry conditions resurrect likelihood of B.C. wildfires
Pelican Lake, BC forest Fire. July 28, 2010 - The active Pelican Complex consists of two main fires as well as a few inherited smaller fires. The combined size of these fires will cover approximately 10,000 to 15,00 hectares.
Vancouver's tricycle delivery system not child's play
Graham Anderson, an employee at Shift Urban Cargo Delivery, rides a cargo bicycle to pick up packages to deliver in downtown Vancouver, Aug. 8, 2011.
Great Dane Caroline Wozniacki finds her own way
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark makes a forehand return to Vania King of the U.S. during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Toronto's chief labour negotiator Jim Vair quits as major contract talks loom
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford listens to a presentation during the executive committee on core service review July 28, 2011 at City Hall.
B.C. village's lax attitude toward garbage storage cited in bear attack
Ken Hogue poses for a photograph with his dog Shelby at his home in Anmore, B.C., on Aug. 8, 2011. Mr. Hogue was attacked by a female black bear while walking his dog near Buntzen Lake Monday morning.
London police overwhelmed in explosion of violence by futureless youth
No letup in Asia: Stock markets plunge again Tuesday
Pedestrians are reflected in the glass of a share prices board in Tokyo on August 8, 2011.
Harvard lawyer takes oath as new leader of Tibet's government-in-exile
U.S. expected to demand billions in penalties over B.C. softwood lumber
Photos of Diana Nyad's three-day marathon swim from Cuba to Florida
U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad swims on her way to Florida from Havana, while flanked by two assistants in kayaks with an assistance boat in front August 7, 2011. The 61-year-old plunged into the Straits of Florida at dusk on Sunday to begin what she hopes will be a world record 103-mile (168 km) swim from Cuba to Florida.
Gender equality leads to more sex for everyone: study
Alouettes' Whitaker steps up
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo, left, hands off to Alouettes running back Brandon Whitaker, right, as he runs the ball in for a touchdown while playing against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during first half CFL football action in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Edmonton outlines plan to fight homicide rate
Kane captures Wendy's Charity Challenge
Lorie Kane
Crown seeks 10 years for Toronto man behind fatal east-end arson in 2001
John Magno leaves a courthouse on University Avenue in Toronto Tuesday May 17, 2011 following the start of his 2nd Degree Murder trial.
Libya's rebels suspend key leaders, promise to appoint new cabinet by end of week
Libyan rebel fighters with the Tripoli Revolutionary Brigade raise their weapons after a live firing exercise during a graduation event near Nalut in western Libya, August 6, 2011. REUTERS/Bob Strong
When hair fads and rooster farmers collide
Singer Steven Tyler arrives at the world premiere of Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland on May 7, 2011 in Anaheim, California.
New Democrats call for end to military mission in Libya
Libyan rebels come under fire from Gadhafi loyalists in Bir Ghanam, southwest of Tripoli.
Opening day at the Rogers Cup
Ernests Gulbis from Latvia returns the ball to Juan Carlos Ferrero from Spain during their first round match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, Monday, August 8, 2011. Gulbis advanced 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Hike in stress-disorder claims by Mounties raises questions for policy makers
RCMP Constable Laurie White poses for a photo in Peterborough, Ont., during a break from her motivational speaking tour on August 7, 2011. Ms. White was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder after losing her leg nearly 13 years ago when she was shot in the line of duty.
Rioting in London raises Olympic Games security questions
A police officer helps an injured officer as rioters gathered in Croydon, south London, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. Violence and looting spread across some of London's most impoverished neighborhoods on Monday, with youths setting fire to shops and vehicles, during a third day of rioting in the city that will host next summer's Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Recession fears trigger massive selloff
Boyd Erman
Stephen Harper says economic rebound still possible
Canada's diplomats teach China a lesson in due process
Lai Changxing photographed in Vancouver August 11, 2009.
Austere U.S. companies need to start spending
A broker covers his face behind his screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Aug.8, 2011, where the stock index went down after the opening of the stock market.
Former Bre-X geologist Felderhof testifies for his lawyer
John Felderhof, formerly a Bre-X geologist, outside of Osgoode Hall in Toronto on Monday, Aug. 8.
U.S. downgrade spotlights Canada's deficit-cutting plans
A cabinet committee is expected to decide this fall which federal departments will be cut the most.
Market mayhem puts Canadian rate hike on back burner
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney's plan to hike interest rates is on hold for now. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Could better support systems for victims of domestic violence in Toronto have saved a life?
Middle-aged man shot to death in northeast Toronto parking lot
Jays' Romero voted AL player of the week
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero was voted American League player of the week on Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
In this market, the loonie doesn’t cut it as a safe haven
Financial analysts 'concerned' about bid for TMX
TMX Broadcast Centre
How Botox smoothes away your ability to feel
Producers on alert as resource prices slump
Cenovus’s strategy assumes West Texas crude will range between $85 and $105 a barrel between 2012 and 2021.
A credit rater that overreacted and overreached
Impact ready to reveal new coach
File Photo: David Beckham (2L) of the Los Angeles Galaxy confronts Chivas USA's Jesse Marsch (2R) after Beckham was tacked by Marsch in first half MLS action, 23 August 2007 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Marsch is rumoured to be among the top candidates to take up the head coaching job with the Montreal Impact who will make the jump to Major League Soccer in 2012. Getty Images / ROBYN BECK
How mothers can make baby foodies - in utero
Aug. 9: Letters to the editor
U.S. bond rating alarm sends investors fleeing ... to U.S. bonds
David Berman
Selanne undecided on return to Ducks
Anaheim Ducks veteran sniper Teemu Selanne says he make a decision about his hockey future in September. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Ottawa chastised for handling of TFSA tax rules
Topdog/Underdog: Shaw scores with an intriguing, edgy drama
Nigel Shawn Williams as Lincoln and Kevin Hanchard as Booth in Topdog/Underdog.
A life lesson, learned at the dry cleaner
Anne Ginestier
Anne Ginestier
Brian Dennehy and Stephen Ouimette team up at Stratford
Actors Brian Dennehy, right, and Stephen Ouimette share a laugh at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ont., August 2, 2011. The two veteran actors share the stage in the festival's productions of 12th Night and The Homecoming this season.
Barclays chief queries bank's future in U.K.
Pedestrians pass a branch of Barclays Bank in London.
Why is The Listener popular? Craig Olejnik offers insight
Craig Olejnik as Toby Logan in The Listener.
GPS sales drop as smartphones, new vehicles offer navigation
A GPS app is used on a mobile phone in front of a streetcar in downtown Toronto Wednesday, August 3, 2011.
Four firms S&P likes more than the U.S. government
Loonie closes just above parity
Canadian dollars, also known as "loonies" are shown with U.S dollars Tuesday, April 6, 2010.
Monday's global market meltdown in pictures
Ron Fellows revs up for back-to-back races
NASCAR Nationwide driver Ron Fellows takes a curve during the NASCAR Nationwide series auto race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, August 2, 2008. Fellows won the race after the officials called it off with 26 laps to go.
Stephen Harper pleased with S&P, but Obama, not so much
Michael Babad
Creating 'cool' spaces for the Tech Triangle
David Gibson
North Korea may be funding nuclear weapons with video game gold: Report
New York maid files civil lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn
The close: Stocks bashed in widespread rout
Stock broker Robert Halver speaks on the phone at the stock exchange in Frankfurt/Main, central Germany, on August 8, 2011.
Brayden Schenn the latest NHLer on Roberts's program
Social media probed for role in U.K. riots
A police officer in riot gear stands in front of a burning car on a street in Hackney, east London.
Sweden downs Canada at Ivan Hlinka tournament
Fred Perry to release Amy Winehouse fashion collections
British singer Amy Winehouse at a studio in north London on Feb. 16, 2007.
Okay to start potty training at 18 months, expert says
At least 3 years to reduce Edmonton's high homicide rate, mayor says
Stuffed animals are placed near the homicide scene where the bodies of two children were found in Edmonton on Monday Dec. 20, 2010.
A home stay near Bolivia's salt flats is cheap, but not easy
Flags left by tourists from various countries wave in the wind from a salt formation in the middle of the Salar de Uyuni, the world's biggest salt desert.
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The Sofitel Montreal Golden Mile is set in the heart of the historic Golden Mile Square.
5 laptops - all under $1,000
Saskatchewan outlines strategy to help potential homeowners
Real estate signs from the midtown area in Canada.
Berkshire sees opportunity in market turmoil
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is looking to snap up re-insurer Transatlantic Holdings. REUTERS/Mike Segar
As gold prices climb, Indian buyers hold back
A trader holds gold jewellery at a shop in Mumbai November 3, 2009.
No quick cure for slow growth
A cyclist rides past the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, August 4, 2011.
Are cyber-bullies worse for victims than 'real' bullies?
Bank of America stock crumbles
The sign of a Bank of America ATM machine is pictured in downtown Los Angeles in this October 8, 2010 file photo.
Canary Wharf to build new tower
London's Canary Wharf
Sudan will meet demand for dollars, central bank says
Banknotes are displayed on a roadside currency exchange stall along a street in Juba, South Sudan.
Ontario Liberals are allowed to complain about ads attacking them: McGuinty
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty speaks during a news conference to react to the Auditor General's report on Ontario's electronic health records agency at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday October 7, 2009.
Market rout gets worse
Top 7 myths about starting a business
Businesspeople on chessboard
Hope not certainty drives Iraqi Kurdistan deals
S&P cuts ratings tied to U.S. sovereign credit
The Freddie Mac office in McLean, Va.
U.S. expected to demand billions in softwood lumber dispute
The Tembec softwood lumber plant in operation in 2008 in Senneterre, Que.
Canadian underdog Erik Chvojka drops Rogers Cup opener
Canada's Erik Chvojka returns a shot by Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal August 8, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Groupon doubles users, will drop controversial metric
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 10: The Groupon logo is displayed in the lobby of the company's international headquarters on June 10, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Groupon, a local e-commerce marketplace that connects merchants and consumers by offering goods and services at a discount, announced June 2 that it had filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The company, launched in Chicago in November 2008 now markets products and services in 43 countries around the world. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Zimbabwe's Mugabe takes fresh aim at mining firms
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at a rally against sanctions in March. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
The pattern of stock market routs
Rebecca Marino falls at Rogers Cup
Oracle, other companies fooled in Defcon hacking contest
Hackers attend the DefCon conference Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, in Las Vegas
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