Canadian Snowbirds fly over top of the Peace Tower during Canada Day celebrations with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Ottawa on Friday, July 1, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Parliament Hill is seen from across the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec, with the Alexandria interprovincial bridge, below, covered in fog as mild weather hits the capital area, Wednesday, March 14, 2007.(CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand) CANADA
Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean rests her head on the bars in the "room of no return,"  the final point in a castle where African slaves were once passed through and boarded on ships, at Elmina Castle in Ghana, Wednesday, Nov.29, 2006. The castle, an imposing stone fortress on the Ghanaian coast,  once served as a major gateway for the slave trade to the Americas.(CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand)
Actor Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov pauses to smoke during a news conference in Ottawa on Nov. 7, 1979. The British actor was the winner of numerous awards over his life, including Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards. The Canadian Press Images/Fred Chartrand
Julie Langelier of the National Gallery of Canada walks past a herd of galloping horses titled Running Horses by Canadian sculptor Joe Fafard, Monday February 11, in Ottawa. The major retrospective is on display at the National Gallery until May 2008.  Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press
Estrellita Karsh wife of legenary photographer Yousuf Karsh stands in front of the iconic 1941  photograph of Winston Churchill taken by her husband in the Speaker of the House of Commons' chambers on Tuesday July 14, 2009.Estrellita Karsh was taking part in celebrations in Ottawa on Parliament Hiil, Tuesday July 14, 2009, of Yousuf Karsh's works and his  100th birthday, Karsh passed away in 2002. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Governor General Michaelle Jean looks on during a visit to the Arctic village of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. Wednesday, April 16, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand)
Dr. Lilly Koltun, Directory General of the Portrait Gallery of Canada, poses in a giant frame during the launch of the Portrait Gallery of Canada programming in Ottawa Monday, October 29, 2007. The In Your Face exhibition is part of a 12,000 portrait exhibt from the Art Gallery of Ontario  that will be shown at the Library and Archives until March 2, 2008.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Parliament Hill is seen from across the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec, with the Alexandria interprovincial bridge, below, covered in fog as mild weather hits the capital area, Wednesday, March 14, 2007.(CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand) CANADA
Parliament Hill is seen from across the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec, with the Alexandria interprovincial bridge, below, covered in fog as mild weather hits the capital area, Wednesday, March 14, 2007.(CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand) CANADA
Parliament Hill is seen from across the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec, with the Alexandria interprovincial bridge, below, covered in fog as mild weather hits the capital area, Wednesday, March 14, 2007.(CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand) CANADA
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