Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Walt Natynczyk (R) and his Afghan counterpart General Bismillah Mohammadi inspect the honour guard during a ceremony at National Defence headquarters in Ottawa October 8, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Walt Natynczyk (R) and his Afghan counterpart General Bismillah Mohammadi inspect the honour guard during a ceremony at National Defence headquarters in Ottawa October 8, 2009.

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  1. Environmental activists Naomi Klein (L) from Canada and Angela Navarro, Bolivian Climate Negotiator, sit on the podium during the "Klimaforum09" conference in Copenhagen December 10, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18.
  2. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presents the Nobel Prize in Physics to Willard S. Boyle of Canada during the Nobel Foundation Prize Awards Ceremony 2009 at the Concert Hall on December 10, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  3. OTTAWA, CANADA - DECEMBER 8: Jesse Winchester #18 of the Ottawa Senators checks Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens along the boards behind the net in a game at Scotiabank Place on December 8, 2009 in Ottawa, Canada.
  4. TACOMA, WA - DECEMBER 8: Meachel Chad, a corrections officer with Correctional Services Canada, sheds a tear as she watches a video during a memorial service for the four slain Lakewood, Washington, police officers at the Tacoma Dome December 8, 2009 in Tacoma, Washington. The officers, who were killed November 29, were honored at a memorial service, where more than 20,000 people were in attendance. Investigators say Maurice Clemmons allegedly gunned down four Lakewood police officers who were sitting in an area coffee shop before their shift. After an intense two-day manhunt, Clemmons was shot and killed by a lone police officer during a traffic stop after he appeared to be reaching for his waistband, according to police.

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