STEVE RUSSELL - Rose and Amin Ghaemi hang upside down on the apex of the Bonsai ride during the final weekend of the Canadian National Exhibition.
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STEVE RUSSELL - Rose and Amin Ghaemi hang upside down on the apex of the Bonsai ride during the final weekend of the Canadian National Exhibition.
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We begin with a look back at Jack...
RANDY RISLING - Olivia Chow works on the Jack Layton Memorial sculpture titled "Jack's Got Your Back" at MST Bronze in Etobicoke. The sculpture was unveiled on the second anniversary of Jack's death, August 22 at the Toronto Island Ferry Terminal. Olivia holds a Fine Arts degree and is a trained sculptor.
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Late June was prom season across North America, not all the kids out their could attend.
The Hospital for Sick Children offers an event for those that could not make their proms because of medical reasons.
The event at Sick Kids brings in hair stylists and makeup artists to treat the kids and their friends to an evening of fun.
Ambika Paul has her make-up done before the annual Prom Night at the Hospital for Sick Children.
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DAVID COOPER - Justin Trudeau walks into the federal Liberal showcase at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
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DAVID COOPER - Leafs Frazer McLaren decks Senators Dave Dizurzynski during the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators at the Air Canada Centre.
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Daniel Radcliffe, the Harry Potter star, comes to Toronto to talk about his new movie "The Woman in Black"
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These are my favourite pictures and links to some of my favourite assignments.
Ten metre platform diver Meaghan Benfeito trains at Montreal 1976 Olympic Pool, April 2, 2012. Benfeito and diving partner Rosaline Filion won bronze in 10 metre platform synchronized diving in London.
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Just in time for Halloween!
CARLOS OSORIO - Zombies during the Toronto Zombie Walk which began at Nathan Phillip Square and paraded around the downtown on October 20, 2012.
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They say covering the Olympics is the marathon of Journalism.
They in this case is me, and some other journalists I guess, they are selling T-shirts with that on it at the Main Press Centre.
If that is the case, then the last three days have been that final kick in the last straight.
Each of the last three days has been a marathon within a marathon.
Yesterday I was assigned to cover the women's bronze medal game in Coventry.
The day started with a 15 minute walk to the train station, catching a train to Coventry that takes about 65 minutes, shuttle to the Stadium, about 30 minutes and ten minute walk to the media gate.
Yahoo! We win!
Team Canada celebrates the winning goal as Canada wins the bronze medal beating France 1-0 inthe bronze medal soccer match.
The discussion amongst photographers became wether or not to cover the medal ceremony at 10 pm at Wembley Stadium.
During this discussion we learn that Tonya Verbeek will be wrestling for Gold at 7:03 pm.
It's just after 4 pm when I decide to try to make it. I have less than three hours to get to the ExCel Center where the wrestling is.
ExCel is about a 40 minute shuttle from my starting point in the morning.
A quick pack up and I'm at the shuttle in five minutes, five minutes later it leaves.
I make the train station a minute before a 4:51pm train to London. The train is scheduled to arrive in London at 5:54 pm, giving me six minutes to get to a shuttle that leaves on the hour.
The train will be late, dashing the dream of dashing to the media hub for the shuttle.
Plan B?
Asking fellow passengers for advice, I decide on the tube and the DLR, which for some reason always comes out as DSLR when I talk to people.
A run down to the subway platform just as the train arrives, four stops and I make the platform for the DLR with two minutes to spare for the train to the ExCel.
All that is left is a long walk and clear security. I made it in time for Verbeek's match.
She loses but still wins the silver.
Tonya Verbeek looks for an opening on Japan's Saori Yoshida. Verbeek wins the silver after she lost the gold medal match against Saori Yoshida.
Next is the medal ceremony, I blast out and file while waiting for the shuttle.
I take a bus to the main press centre and then a bus to Wembley arrives at 9:35 pm and as soon as I get off I hear the crowd going crazy, The game is over.
I still have to figure out how to get out to the field.
Several wrong turns and I stumble onto the field. I'm in the last row of photographers, but I made it.
The Canadian Women's Soccer Team becomes the first Canadian team to medal at the Olympics since 1936 with the bronze medal.
In the past three days I have covered five Canadian medals and some Canadian heartbreak.
Here are a few more from the past three days.
Women's Soccer - BRONZE
Christine Sinclair celebrates with Erin MacLeod as Canada wins the bronze medal beating France 1-0 inthe bronze medal soccer match.
Erin MacLeod makes a stop in front of Canada's Sophie Schmidt and Eugenie de Sommer.
Kaylyn Kyle gets head and hair on the ball in front of Camille Abily.
Diana Matheson, celebrates as Canada wins the bronze medal beating France 1-0 in the bronze medal soccer match, she scored the winner.
Tonya Verbeek - Wrestling - SILVER
Tonya Verbeek looks for an opening on Japan's Saori Yoshida.
Tonya Verbeek wins the silver after she lost the gold medal match against a celebrating Saori Yoshida.
Tonya Verbeek wins the silver.
Adam Van Koeverden - Kayak 1000m - SILVER
Adam Van Koeverden puts on the brakes after winning the silver in the 1000 metre kayak.
Adam Van Koeverden looking good in silver.
Mark Oldershaw - 1000m Canoe - BRONZE
Mark Oldershaw enjoys the bronze medal around his neck from the 1000 canoe at Eton Dorney.
Mark Oldershaw waits for his golf cart to leave the medal area after winning the bronze in the 1000 metre canoe event at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Carol Huynh - Wrestling - BRONZE
Carol Huynh loses her semi-final match against Hitomi Obara, Huynh would fight for the bronze.
Carol Huynh takes down he opponent to win the bronze medal match against Isabelle Sambou from Senegal.
Carol Huynh waves to her mother after she wins the bronze medal match against Isabelle Sambou from Senegal.
Simon Whitfield - triathlon - CRASHED
Simon Whitfield exits the water from the swim, he would withdraw from the race after a crash during the first cycling lap.
Simon Whitfield's wife consoles their two daughters after he crashed.
Alexandre Despatie - 3m Springboard - ELEVENTH
Alexandre Despatie prepares to dive, he would finish 11th on the three metre springboard.
Alexandre Despatie dives, I think he took a little too much heat for his performance. If you look closely at his hairline you can see the extent of the injury he suffered two months ago on the three metre springboard, hang on, here it is closer.......
Alexandre Despatie dives, if you look closely at his hairline you can see the extent of the injury he suffered two months ago. I'm amazed he even competed at the Games.
Richard Lautens
When it came to finding this month's collection of work, I couldn't resist offering up Richard Lauten's portrait taken on the last day of the month - today! At first, I thought it was an illustration (a picture designed, or conceived, or art directed, and a paid model) and pleasantly surprised to find a portrait (a picture which depicts something about the person). I'll let Lauten's caption speak for itself" Trish is one of more than 186,000 women in the US and Canada have logged on to find their own version of Christian Grey, the character from the book Fifty Shades of Grey. By mid-July 4,931 women from Toronto had altered their profiles on the site seakingarrangements.com indicating they were looking for a Mr. Grey, in other words, a dominant/submissive relationship with BDSM.
What follows is a more day-to-day representation of the types of assignments the staff find themselves up against. Steve Russell is only 4 days in the London 2012 Games, but already working around the clock getting to numerous events, so this is just a tease to the Best of August, when he will be featured prominently.