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2009's Most Striking Images
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What: Ice forms patterns to cover the river Oder at the German-Polish border in Kuestrin, on Friday morning, Jan. 9, 2009.
Why: In the chill of winter, this river looks like it is boiling.
AP Photo / Sven Kaestner
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What: Airline passengers wait on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, on Thursday Jan. 15, 2009, after a flock of birds knocked out both engines.
Why: The passengers look like they're walking on water. They aren't. But after their pilot's heroic actions, they all likely thought he could.
AP Photo / Steven Day
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What: U.S. President Barack Obama gives his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
Why: Obama's historic win was as much about him as it was about the people of the country who supported him and voted him in as the first African-American leader. This image of some of the million people who crowded the National Mall depicts that support.
AP Photo / Win McNamee
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What: Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama make their way through the rotunda as Obama prepares to leave Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb.19, 2009.
Why: Obama's visit to Ottawa was highly anticipated, and he drew attention everywhere he went. In this picture though, it's the grandeur of Parliament Hill that steals the spotlight.
Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS
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What: Dancers perform on a Viradouro Samba school float during Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.
Why: The revelry, colour and joy. The enthusiasm expressed in this photo is contagious.
AP Photo / Natacha Pisarenko
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What: A Canadian soldier guards Afghan villagers as engineers check nearby compounds for weapons caches in western Zhari district, on Saturday, March 7, 2009.
Why: A Canadian soldier -- unfazed and focused -- guards Afghan civilians. Although political sentiment on the mission changes, this is the image many Canadians have of their soldiers.
Murray Brewster / THE CANADIAN PRESS
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What: Elizabeth Paungrat gets ready to enter the cold in the small town of Baker Lake, Nunavut on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, as the territory gets ready to mark its 10th anniversary.
Why: The bit of Elizabeth Paungrat's face that can be seen carries so much expression!
Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESS
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What: HMCS Winnipeg is seen during Operation Allied Protector, NATO's anti-piracy mission, in an undisclosed location near the coast of Somalia.
Why: The ship looks powerful and grand as it cuts through waters near the coast of Somalia. Only a few days before this image was published, the Canadian vessel had thwarted a pirate attack.
Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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What: A man wears a decorated protective mask as he walks around downtown Mexico City, on Monday, April 27, 2009, after a fatal strain of swine flu was detected in the city.
Why: At a time when panic caused by a mysterious virus -- H1N1 -- was just starting to spread, few people would have had the sense of humor to wear this mask
AP Photo / Eduardo Verdugo
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What: A brush fire near Halifax, N.S., is seen from Dartmouth around 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Why: The orange, illuminated smoke from a devastating brush fire frames the twinkling lights of Halifax at night.
Deborah Sharpe / MyNews.CTV.ca
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What: Toronto police in riot gear stand in front of Tamil demonstrators after the protesters successfully blocked the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto on Sunday, May 10, 2009.
Why: Tamil protests, brewing for weeks, culminate in this image, which was broadcast around the world.
Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS
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What: A man holds up a banner as thousands of people watch the annual Pride Parade in Toronto on Sunday, June 28, 2009.
Why: With all the bright, bold, and sometimes bare, participants at Toronto's Gay Pride Parade, this man manages to stand out with just a flag and a simple message.
Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESS
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What: In this photo released by MJ Memorial, pallbearers escort Michael Jackson's coffin off the stage, after a memorial service in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Why: After years of outrageous behaviour from Michael Jackson, and weeks of mourning by his fans, this image of his casket being carried by pallbearers finally signals the end for the King of Pop.
MJ Memorial, Kevin Mazur
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What: HM3 Simon Trujillo, a medic from Dallas, Texas, attached to the U.S. Marines, mans the company's radio inside a compound in the Nawa district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
Why: In a time of high-tech machinery and weapons, it would come as a surprise to many to learn that soldiers still sit by lanterns and man company radios.
AP Photo / David Guttenfelder
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What: In this image captured from video released by NASA on Sunday July 19, 2009, Canadian astronauts Julie Payette and Bob Thirsk speak during a live televised downlink event with the International Space Station.
Why: Payette is head-over-heels for her fellow Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk. Or, more likely, she is head-over-heels for the historic mission that saw two Canadians meet up 400 kilometres above Earth.
NASA TV
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What: Les Rein, left, and Wille McHendry watch the Terrace Mountain fire advance early Sunday morning, Aug. 2, 2009. 'It is pretty eerie to watch,' remarked Rein, who was evacuated from his home near Fintry, B.C.
Why: Wildfires aren't usually scenic. But, with the water aglow from the fire and from city lights, we can understand why Rein and McHendry sat to watch.
Daniel Hayduk / THE CANADIAN PRESS
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What: Funnel clouds are seen forming over Rutherford Rd. and Highway 400, about 25 kilometres northwest of Toronto on Thursday.
Why: The number of tornadoes that hit Southern Ontario over the summer was unusual, but the number of MyNews users who managed to get up-close images of the twisters was really astounding.
Sam Sciarrino / MyNews.CTV.ca
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What: This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows stars bursting to life in the chaotic Carina Nebula.
Why: When you were a kid and first heard stars weren't just twinkles in the sky, but balls of gas that exploded into life, your imagination painted a scene exactly this colourful and breathtaking.
NASA
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What: A person takes pictures in front of the Sydney Opera House during a dust storm in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
Why: Those iconic white 'shells' of the Sydney Opera House are barely visible through the dust. Is this what the structure would look like on Mars?
AP Photo / Rob Griffith
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What: The Dalai Lama, right, gets help donning a white cowboy hat presented to him by Calgary Mayor David Bronconnier, after he arrived in the city on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.
Why: The Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader who preaches about the benefits of not getting caught up in material possessions, takes part in an age-old Calgary tradition -- getting 'white-hatted.'
Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN PRESS
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What: Local residents float through floodwaters in the Taytay township of Rizal province, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, as a typhoon bears down on the area.
Why: As her family wades through chest-deep water, this woman rides along on a makeshift chariot decorated, of course, with a Disney princess umbrella.
AP Photo / Wally Santana
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What: Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
Why: Be warned: This image is not for commitment-phobes! Getting married in such a fashion isn't quite personal, but the wedding photo sure is impressive.
AP Photo / Lee Jin-man
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What: Soldiers' Crosses, honoring those who lost their lives in a military shooting are seen at a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
Why: The memorial is haunting. The helmet, boots and rifle serve as a direct reminder of the soldiers who were killed
AP PHoto / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
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What: A young girl places her poppy on the cenotaph following a Remembrance Day ceremony at a military cemetery in Calgary, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.
Why: Young hands commemorate wars that happened long ago, and missions that continue today in combat zones a world away.
Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN PRESS
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What: This video image made available by RAI TG3 shows Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi after an attacker hurled a statuette at him at the end of a rally in Milan, Italy, on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009.
Why: Silvio Berlusconi is considered a rock star prime minister, leading an extravagant life and getting caught up in all sorts of scandals. Rarely do you see the media mogul teary-eyed and stunned.
RAI TG3 via APTN
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