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17
Jul
2012
5:07am, EDT
Two killed, 19 wounded in Toronto party shooting
Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Canadian Press via AP
Pedestrians look on near the scene of a shooting in Toronto early on July 17, 2012, that left at least 19 people injured and two dead. The shooting took place after an altercation at an outdoor barbecue.

Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Canadian Press via AP
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair speaks to media near the scene early Tuesday.
Alastair Jamieson of NBCNews.com reports — Two people have died and at least 19 others were wounded in a shooting at a block party in the eastern Toronto suburb of Scarborough Monday night, according to Canadian media reports.
Toronto police Chief Bill Blair told CBC that a teenage girl and a man aged about 20 had been killed in the violence shortly before 11 p.m. ET Monday.
"I've been a cop for 35 years, this is the worst incidence of gun violence in my memory anywhere in North America," Blair said. Read the full story.
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Mark Blinch / Reuters
A man watches on at a crime scene following a shooting in Scarborough, a suburb in east Toronto, on July 17, 2012.
Mark Blinch / Reuters
A woman sits on the curb wearing handcuffs following a shooting in Scarborough on July 17, 2012.
Mark Blinch / Reuters
The shooting raised fresh fears of a rise in gun crime in Canada's largest city.

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forget gun control how about ghetto control! look where the block party was.what do you think is gonna happen??? its always get rid of all guns these people didn't have legal guns i can guarantee that!
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26
Feb
2012
7:19pm, EST
3 dead in Canada train derailment
Tyler Anderson / Zuma Press
A Via Rail train rests across the tracks after a derailment in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 26. Three people are confirmed dead with reports of as many as 60 trapped.
David Ritchie / Canadian Press via AP
Emergency crews help extract Via Rail employees from a derailed train car in Burlington, Ontario, Feb. 26

Via Rail spokeswoman Michelle Lamarche said the three people killed were all railroad employees who were riding in the locomotive at the front of the train when it derailed in Burlington, Ontario.

Lamarche said no passengers died but dozens were injured. She said 75 people were on board the train traveling from Niagara Falls to Toronto when it derailed Sunday afternoon near Aldershot station.

-- Reported by the Associated Press
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18
Jan
2011
3:16pm, EST
Thousands of police officers in funeral procession for fellow officer killed in action
By John Brecher
The first image caught my eye - I've never seen that many police officers in a picture.
MARK BLINCH / Reuters
Thousands of police officers line the street as they prepare to march to the funeral service for Toronto Police Sgt. Ryan Russell in Toronto, January 18, 2011. Russell was struck and killed while trying to stop a stolen snow plow earlier this month.
MIKE CASSESE / Reuters
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair salutes as the hearse containing the body of Toronto Police Sgt. Ryan Russell travels to his funeral ceremony in Toronto, January 18, 2011.
MIKE CASSESE / Reuters
A police officer stands in front of a large electronic billboard on a downtown arena bearing condolences prior to funeral services for Toronto Police Sgt. Ryan Russell in Toronto, January 18, 2011.
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6
Aug
2010
1:57pm, EDT
Mike Cassese / Reuters
Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells makes a catch on a fly ball by Cleveland Indians batter Asdrubal Cabrera during the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto on July 31.
The Week in Pictures: Outtakes
This fun, eye-tricking image was eliminated from this week's The Week in Pictures (known to the media eds here as TWIP) during the final round of editing.

While the the editors were really enticed by the fun element this shot would have brought to the slideshow during a rather heavy news week, we felt that photographically, the image didn't have as strong a moment, reaction, or as much depth to the composition as the images that we did include: a dive-through dining experience, massive flooding devastation in Pakistan, and the scarred remains of a garden in Russia among others.

Click to see the full slideshow for the week of July 29 - Aug. 5 and cast your vote. Tell us below, which image do you like best this week, and why?

To see more about how we edit The Week in Pictures each Thursday, check out this Behind the Scenes video.
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Ah, so it's TWIP not WIP, eh? I voted for the folks running for the chopper in Pakistan, because of good framing, level chopper, nice wide shot to get the action, and the action is nothing less than a frantic dash to get the heck out before starvation, disease and more water come along. You've got …
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The Week in Pictures: Outtakes