Lynn Macyk coaches one of her riders in the warmup ring before competing at the Northlands Horse Show in Edmonton on May 28.
Antal Prokecz, director of the social justice office with the Catholic Pastoral Centre brings up the wooden cross from the basement of St. Mary's Cathedral on April 7.
The Canadian flag is seen on top of a flagpole in the midst of high-rise buildings in the financial district of Toronto on April 3.
Lukas Stewart, with a sign strapped to his back, uses a megaphone to attract the attention of potential employers as he hands out resumes on Bay Street in the financial district in Toronto on March 5.
A worker carries a Ford logo sign from Al Long Ford auto dealership in Warren, Michigan. The dealership, founded 63 years ago, has sold its licence back to Ford and will reopen on the same site as a used car business under a new name.
Disgraced self-proclaimed financial advisor Earl Jones is rushed out of the courthouse in Montreal on July 28.
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafi pauses as he speaks in front of Ali Abdussalam Treki of Libya, President of the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on September 23.
This combination photo shows (top) U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper walking down the Hall of Honour on the way to a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 19; (bottom) U.S. President Barack Obama enjoying a laugh with Governor General Michaëlle Jean upon arriving at Ottawa International Airport on February 19 for a short, six-hour working visit with Canadian officials.
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor (left) takes her seat for her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on July 13.
A Kashmiri Muslim raises his hands as he looks at the relic of Prophet Mohammad on display during the Eid Milad-un-Nabi festival at the Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar on March 10.
An Israeli boy takes cover under a desk in a bomb shelter at a school in Jerusalem on June 2, after a siren was triggered during a nationwide civil defence drill simulating a rocket attack.
A man with a cane gestures towards a woman on the ground during protests in central Tehran on June 14. Defeated candidate Mirhossein Mousavi demanded Iran's presidential election be annulled and urged more protests, while tens of thousands of people hailed the victory of the hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Palestinian children wounded by an Israeli tank shell rush into Shifa hospital in Gaza on January 5. An Israeli tank shell killed three Palestinian children in their home in eastern Gaza City, medical officials said.
Young revellers run from the "Fire Bull," a man carrying a metal structure loaded with fireworks, at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on July 12.
This combination photo shows: (top) a woman throwing a bucket of water to try and extinguish a large fire from five burning houses in Vina del Mar city, about 121 kilometres of Santiago on June 4; (middle) a Palestinian man trying to extinguish a fire that started after youths threw a petrol bomb during clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on October 25; (bottom) a man surrounded by a fire at the poor district of El Sharabia in Cairo on March 30.
A Roma woman gestures in front of her burning home at a Roma settlement in Sarajevo's suburb of Butmir on June 3. The community set its homes on fire as residents were forced to move to new houses provided by the local government.
A member of a demolition team hammers an iron gate during an eviction of residents living in a government tenement building in Manila's Makati business district on June 2.
A mob of internally displaced men, complaining about not receiving food and supply rations, ransack the administrative offices of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) Yar Hussain camp in Swabi district, located about 120 kilometres northwest of Pakistan's capital Islamabad on July 13.
Supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra force their way as a glass door shatters at one of the venues of the 14th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Pattaya on April 11.
A man who calls himself Spikey Bob poses for a photo at a tattoo convention in London on September 25.
Dr. Doug Whiteside, animal dentist at the Calgary Zoo, checks the gingivitis on the hippo Foggy on July 7.
Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca after morning prayers, performing a mini haj, before the start of this year's haj pilgrimage November 24.
Canadian soldiers depart from Edmonton International Airport on September 15 en route to Kandahar for a six-month tour of duty. The troops are members of Task Force 3-09.
World War II veteran Rene J Piche, 85, poses for a photo at the War Memorial in late afternoon light in Ottawa on November 11.
David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff and Associates Inc., in Toronto on May 25.
Reminiscent of the famous climactic scene in the classic movie Dr. Strangelove, Canadian General Walt Natynczyk rides a torpedo at the Armed Forces display at the Calgary Stampede on July 3.
Willy and Lisa Webster and Mika the dog who live in the country near Tom's Lake, BC commented on recent gas pipeline bombings on January 8.
Bill Denby, a farmer and meat retailer, checks on the body of a dead cow he has been 'composting' behind his barn in Sonya, Ontario on March 18. After more than two weeks the body of the cow has not yet began to decompose.
A man rides across a field on his motorbike as flames from a wild fire burn across a field behind him west of Edmonton on May 5.
Canada's Jamie Gregg skates through a beam of sunlight while training at the Richmond Speed Skating Oval in Richmond, B.C. on March 11.
Skiers carry flares as they head down Grouse Mountain overlooking Vancouver on February 12. The parade of light was held to celebrate the one year countdown for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
People ice skate at a Christmas market in Berlin on November 25.
Whitney Houston bows after performing "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 22.
Lightning illuminates the sky during a thunderstorm over the Swiss Federal Palace in Bern on July 17.
This combination photo shows (top) Cape Town's Green Point stadium on October 27, illuminated as construction officials test the lighting as part of preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup; (bottom) the general view of Soccer City, also known as the FNB Stadium, in Johannesburg on May 15, which is earmarked to host both the opening and final soccer matches of the event.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with mascot 'Berlino' after winning the men's 200 metres final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin on August 20.
A polar bear shakes his body to remove water at the St. Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St. Felicien on March 5. According to Environment Canada, Canada is home of approximately 15,000 of the estimated 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide.
Seven babies sit in tummy tubs filled with water to cool down after a baby massage class held for young mothers in IJmuiden, North Holland on March 24. The "cooling down" segment is to simulate a womb-like environment for the infants to experience the warmth and comfort.
Competitiors portage their canoes at Edmonton's Hawrelak Park during a 50-kilometre race with 150 troops, carrying 15-kilogram rucksacks strapped to their backs, racing themselves, the clock and colleagues through land and water in the 2009 Mountain Man exercise in September.
