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See pictures from downtown Toronto Friday as the city braces for the weekend summit

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A woman walks on Dundas Square in Toronto on Friday, June 25, 2010.Adrien Veczan

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A pedestrian crosses Yonge Street in Toronto on Friday, June 25, 2010.Adrien Veczan

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A pedestrian crosses the street at the intersection of King and Bay Streets in the financial district in Toronto on Friday, June 25, 2010. Toronto will host the G20 summit on the weekend.Adrien Veczan

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Sparse early morning traffic passes Toronto's historic St. Lawrence Market.

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An ambulance is parked outside the Metro Convention Centre, the site of the G20 summit, early Friday morning. The security area was still open to traffic, though the area was largely deserted.

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Bay Street towers reflect the early-morning sunlight behind Toronto's Flatiron building at the intersection of Front Street East, Wellington Street East and Church Street.

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The intersection of University Avenue and Wellington Street West is nearly deserted early Friday. The area will be closed to traffic for the G20 summit.

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Mounties monitor the intersection of Wellington Street West and Simcoe Street. The area is close to the G20 summit site and will be restricted to traffic.

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Plastic bags take the place of garbage cans at Queen and University.

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Traffic on the Gardiner Expressway was light coming into the city early Friday morning.

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A cyclist rides through the largely empty streets of downtown Toronto ahead of the G8 and G20 summits.MIKE SEGAR

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Mounted police ride through the largely empty streets of downtown Toronto ahead of the G8 and G20 summits.MIKE SEGAR

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Officer puts up no parking sign on University south of College. All the parking meters on university have been removed.

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An unattended bag caused a lockdown at the Allstream Centre at Exhibition Place. The lockdown was later lifted.

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