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Injury won't stop her

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Injured Canadian alpine skier Kelly Vanderbeek, of Chilliwack, B.C., cheers as she carries the Olympic flame in a specially modified wheelchair during the Olympic torch relay in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday.

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Injured Canadian alpine skier Kelly Vanderbeek, of Chilliwack, B.C., cheers as she carries the Olympic flame in a specially modified wheelchair during the Olympic torch relay in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday.

Building evacuated

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A man who lives in a suite in the 500 block of Broadway leaves with his puppy as fire crews investigate a possible fire. Traffic was snarled as traffic on Broadway was blocked off.

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A man who lives in a suite in the 500 block of Broadway leaves with his puppy as fire crews investigate a possible fire. Traffic was snarled as traffic on Broadway was blocked off.

Stationary bike

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Ice covers a bicycle Tuesday as snow and freezing weather grips the area around Stockholm, Sweden.

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Ice covers a bicycle Tuesday as snow and freezing weather grips the area around Stockholm, Sweden.

Religious gathering

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A Naga Sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, participates in a procession Tuesday during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India. The Kumbh Mela, touted as the largest religious gathering in the world, is celebrated every three years, rotating among four Indian cities.

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A Naga Sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, participates in a procession Tuesday during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India. The Kumbh Mela, touted as the largest religious gathering in the world, is celebrated every three years, rotating among four Indian cities.

Slowly rising

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Construction continues Tuesday at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights at The Forks. When finished in 2012, the museum will contain twelve floors with the Tower of Hope rising 100-metres high.

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Construction continues Tuesday at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights at The Forks. When finished in 2012, the museum will contain twelve floors with the Tower of Hope rising 100-metres high.

Cool fishing

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A trout fisherman casts his line Tuesday in his boat at Langley Dam, England, as a fresh blast of wintry weather hit Britain, bringing more snow and icy conditions.

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A trout fisherman casts his line Tuesday in his boat at Langley Dam, England, as a fresh blast of wintry weather hit Britain, bringing more snow and icy conditions.

India festival

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A Hindu holy man holds a sword Tuesday during a procession as part of monthslong Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, India.

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A Hindu holy man holds a sword Tuesday during a procession as part of monthslong Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, India.

First flight

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The Boeing 747-8 Freighter makes its first flight, Monday, in Everett, Wash.

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The Boeing 747-8 Freighter makes its first flight, Monday, in Everett, Wash.

Flopping flapjacks

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Lord Alfred Dubs, right, British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament and Allegra Stratton, center, of The Guardian newspaper compete in the annual Parliamentary Pancake Race in Westminster, London, to raise money for charity.

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Lord Alfred Dubs, right, British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament and Allegra Stratton, center, of The Guardian newspaper compete in the annual Parliamentary Pancake Race in Westminster, London, to raise money for charity.

Jackson doctor charged

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Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, is escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputies as he arrives at the Airport Courthouse Monday to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles.

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Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, is escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputies as he arrives at the Airport Courthouse Monday to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles.

Sinclair inquest should be an inquiry: family

WINNIPEG — The family of Brian Sinclair is asking the province to change the inquest looking into his death at the Health Science Centre’s emergency room into a public inquiry.

Robert Sinclair, the man’s cousin, said the family wants to make sure his death was not in vain. Sinclair, a homeless and disabled aboriginal man, died in Sept. 2008, after waiting 34 hours in the emergency ...

Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 9/02/2010 3:23 AM | 22

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