The Royal Canadian Navy’s sixth Arctic patrol vessel is being named in honour of Lieut. Robert Hampton Gray, a Second World War navy hero. The future HMCS Harry DeWolf, the navy’s first Arctic and offshore patrol ship, built at the Irving-owned Halifax Shipyard, heads from the harbour in Halifax for sea trials on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan »
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A man holds the Lebanese flag during a vigil to honour those who died in Beirut
A man holds the Lebanese flag during a vigil to honour those who died and were injured in the massive blast in Beirut in Montreal on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson »
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A man looks at the scene of Tuesday’s explosion in Beirut, Lebanon
A man looks at the scene of Tuesday’s explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon’s capital. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) »
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Men attend the funeral of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz in Mt. Of olives in Jerusalem
Men attend the funeral of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz in Mt. Of olives in Jerusalem, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) »
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Zach Lee, an eighth grader at Guntown Middle School in Guntown, Miss.
Zach Lee, an eighth grader at Guntown Middle School, sanitizes a desk as he and other students enter their math class on the first day back to school for the Lee County District on Thursday morning, Aug., 6, 2020, in Guntown, Miss. (Adam Robison/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP) »
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Protesters march against the pipeline expansion, in New Westminster, B.C.
Protesters march during a demonstration against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, in New Westminster, B.C., on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. The protest was also held to show support for Dr. Tim Takaro, 63, a professor of health sciences and environmental health at Simon Fraser University, who is camped out in a forested area of New Westminster hoping to prevent trees along the Brunette River from being felled as part of pipeline construction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck »
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A man wearing a face mask rides a bike past a photograph in Vancouver, B.C.
A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 rides a bike past a photograph of a woman smiling outside a dental office, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck »
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Women give children balloons and treats at the Richmond Jamea Mosque
Women give children balloons and treats during a drive-thru Eid celebration at the B.C. Muslim Association Richmond Jamea Mosque, in Richmond, B.C., on Sunday, August 2, 2020. The event was held as part of Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of the Sacrifice”. Participants were encouraged to decorate their vehicles and donations were collected for the Muslim Food Bank of B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck »
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Musician Shawn Tavenier performs from behind a sheet of plexiglass in Ottawa
Ottawa musician Shawn Tavenier performs from behind a sheet of plexiglass during an outdoor performance on the Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick »
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A person walks in the shallow waters of the Rideau River in Ottawa
A person walks in the shallow waters of the Rideau River near the Adawe Crossing in Ottawa, on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang »
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