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This photo was taken and distributed by the Prime Minister's Office on Aug. 19. It's taken from the deck of the Canadian submarine HMCS Corner Brook when Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited it to showcase Canada's military capabilities in the Far North. News media were not allowed to take pictures of Mr. Harper aboard the military vessel but the PMO photographer was permitted to do so.

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What's wrong with this picture?

Photojournalists believe Stephen Harper's handlers are going too far in trying to control his image Nov 07, 2009 10:31AM EST

About 120,000 East German demonstrate for political reform in downtown Leipzig Monday, Oct. 16, 1989. For the first time the demonstrators carried banners in the peaceful protest march. Banner reads: 'Alternative service for conscientious objectors is a human right.' (AP Photo)

World: Doug Saunders

Half a life ago, Katrin blew the Wall down

How a bold Leipzig youth used ‘peace prayers' as cover to think the unthinkable and galvanized East Germany 9:15 AM EST

Christina Grivas's sand-coloured cape coat and tall boots in Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park were a refreshing break from the quietly agreed-upon uniform of the masses: all black everything.

Style: In Pictures

Fashion from the streets

This fall, modern dandies rub elbows with leather-clad cool kids and plaid-happy hipsters. We survey the eclectic scene in Toronto and Montreal Nov 07, 2009 10:29AM EST

Shell Oil Co.'s Deer Park refinery and petrochemical facility in Deer Park, Texas.

Business

In Texas, oil sands firms fight for their share

Pipeline extension to Gulf Coast refineries is key for Canadian producers Nov 07, 2009 10:28AM EST

As the Casualty Administration Officer for the Canadian Forces, Captain Wayne Johnston ensures the timely and dignified return of soldiers who die in Afghanistan.

War and Remembrance

His work begins when a Canadian soldier's life ends

A predawn phone call sets in motion a death-to-burial process fraught with details – and carried out with compassion 9:16 AM EST

Children are worried sick over H1N1's spread

Spread of swine flu among the young – plus confusion over vaccination plan – leave kids needlessly exposed to anxiety, experts warn Nov 07, 2009 9:42AM EST

Fort Hood suspect a kind neighbour who fought inner turmoil

Woman says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment in the days before a rampage that left 13 people dead Nov 07, 2009 11:28AM EST

Hatching a plan for B.C.'s salmon crisis

Public sector, meet private. The aquaculture industry says the government's hatchery program is broken – and is proposing a fix Nov 07, 2009 3:02AM EST

Stelmach urges party to unite behind him

On eve of Progressive Conservative leadership review, some say leader needs 80 per cent support to fend off potential challengers Nov 06, 2009 11:02PM EST

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