Today In Pictures http://www.canadaeast.com/ en-us Copyright (c) 2007, CanadaEast.com Beyonce is photographed in New York on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jim Cooper 9a449adf7ad6d4c723729bda45432952 Actor James Van Der Beek appears left with actor Chad Michael Murray on the set of "One Tree Hill". THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Warner Bros. Television, David Giesbrecht dacd8a85a9283091d8935bf44c4f5c93 Australian actor Hugh Jackman walks the red carpet with his wife Deborra-Lee Furness during the world premier for his latest film "Australia" in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Baker 81e6244950c3753e9ff5b74842f84145 Canadian speedskaters Mike Ireland, right, of Winnipeg, Man., and Jeremy Wotherspoon, of Red Deer, Alta., enter a news conference in Calgary, Wednesday, Nov., 19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh d98177da73cae05f27c37b989a2934e9 Calgary Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel, left, and Montreal Alouettes head coach Mark Trestman respond to questions during a news conference Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson 207d8bb6756251179d99e311dfaaa22f This file photo provided by Concordia University shows an oil on canvas painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, (1806-1873), entitled "Girl from the Sabine Mountains," obtained from a 1937 auction catalog via Concordia University. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Concordia University, file ff207c4ac994ae597a753f238bd6b2de b4029acfb5f5e9d27953d64dff3cf5ba A development sign foreshadowing Whistler's growth to North America's number one ski resort is shown in this 1965 file photo. If Whistler, the host mountain resort for the 2010 Winter Games, had a motto, it would be "if you build it, they will come." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Whistler Museum & Archives ffb5d1739e97e528f32a9921091f3f8d Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, gestures as he delivers a speech on 'Building Continuous Markets', before the Canada/United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce conference in a central London hotel, Wednesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Lefteris Pitarakis 3f25255402b2046610b3228cefef9ada Governor General Michaelle Jean watches as the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod goes to summon Members of Parliament for the reading of the Throne Speech. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld 8562a7b6cb0b0e6a04a9a3bbef4589c7 Vietnamese orphan Son Pham, 10, is escorted by Olwyn Walter (unseen) as he returns to his temporary home in Halifax, N.S. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan c7627370966909d9e0b814ec843d0ec9 A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police stands in front of a new police vehicle at a forward operating base in the Zhari district in this Nov. 5, 2007 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland 3daf5abaf28ffa18e8d38169179ea47c Al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri criticized U.S. president-elect Barack Obama. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/AP Television News, File 3e444d0d2a3d0cf78dfbf1a3afacfd09 Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois speaks to members of the Quebec City chamber of commerce at a breakfast meeting Wednesday in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot 3814ce3e74c3317a2cc50c995fe12824 Winona Ryder arrives at the premiere of the film "Milk" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris Pizzello, file f98fa406ebe4b39b8f0c8bf20ca3ad96 Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, singer and wife of France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, is interviewed on the NBC "Today" television program THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Richard Drew 20df4e3225dfc50830b7c7ee824b098a Some of the eight suspected Somali pirates awaiting charges in a court in Mombasa, Kenya. In an impoverished country where nearly every public institution has crumbled, pirates have transformed local economies in pirate dens like Haradhere and Eyl in northern Somalia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 737bd109a3773e1770357028cfe0f1bc In this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo, the Indian warship INS Tabar, right, escorts a ship to safety after rescuing it from a hijack attempt by Somali pirates. The Indian navy says the INS Tabar successfully fought off an attempted pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden late Tuesday, sparking explosions and a fire on the suspected pirate ship. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Indian Navy, HO, File 76fb776194fc5f7eee946e985ff81b41 Prime Minister Stephen Harper with Governor General Michaelle Jean during the group photo for the new cabinet following last month's swearing in ceremony ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld 50595d8d6d8ea0ea555ea5de386b6610 In this image released by CBS, Simon Baker is shown with Leslie Hope in a scene from "The Mentalist." THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/CBS, Michael Ansell aead96ed13416b3d53adedcdd59bc7ac The cover of "Champlain's Dream", by David Hackett Fischer. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Simon & Schuster 14e1aaf52ef0d83eb787f163690caf05 Kiefer Sutherland in a scene from the film "24: Redemption," a special two-hour prequel event for the upcoming season airing Sunday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Fox Broadcasting Co., Kelsey McNeal 68294b6b630bc1a68e4765f3fab31294 Tibetan Buddhist monks gather for a morning prayer session at a temple in Dharmsala, India, on Wednesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ashwini Bhatia 657dbd798480db22bc7db13933aa93c7 Bill Clinton's foundation financed his presidential library in Little Rock, Ark., as well as his global anti-AIDS initiative and other charitable efforts. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ng Han Guan, File ed400bb1c66a451a3a170521a7461c26 Shown in an undated file photo, the Sirius Star was hijacked by Somali pirates over the weekend. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Christian Duys 1c9a0246256687428bd069db59bd44f3 Cards are seen inside a phone booth advertising sex and personal favors, in London. Britain plans to make it illegal to pay for sex and will embark on a "name and shame" campaign for people who visit prostitutes. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matt Dunham 761c6e361207a0456149a5547d73431e Visitors tour St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 which is on the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Conditions in many cemeteries have improved but more work to restore crumbling graves needs to be done. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Bill Haber c482feb680f470216dcb9c9be13b0d3d Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny, left, skates away as Calgary Flames' Daymond Langkow celebrates the team's winning goal in the third period. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh f1036f149a62cb71c73d72379aa3327c Orlando Magic forward Rashard Lewis (9) scores a basket over Toronto Raptors forward Jermaine O'Neal during the first half. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/John Raoux 99cc5146ee7f181930352e24f4ac12f9 In this image released by ABC, Cody Linley and his partner Julianne Hough compete during the semi-finals of "Dancing with the Stars". THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ABC, Kelsey McNeal 0ec656a7db08285c2d08f10fa2d5ed0a Edmonton Oilers' Shawn Horcoff celebrates his goal in the third period. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jay LaPrete 40db0970677f1f9ba660753f0baa7d00 Columbus Blue Jackets' Jason Chimera, right, tries to clear the puck past Edmonton Oilers' Lubomir Visnovski, of Slovakia, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jay LaPrete 2cd61bf2c2e22f44e42c9e36441966a3 Host Russell Peters jokes with the audience during the Juno Awards in Calgary, Sunday, April 6, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh 0b61f2e80333ec8c747f3c4d7869f582 Rap producer Marion "Suge" Knight watches the 3rd annual BET Awards in the Los Angeles in 2003. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kevork Djansezian, file eac6f0aaf9583e13ddc4226808138b0d Vice President Dick Cheney leaves George Washington University Hospital Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, in Washington. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Evan Vucci 6f35048888a69d43aa43d9d2e7f9956d In this image from NASA TV, astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, attached to the end of a robotic arm, maneuvers an empty nitrogen tank toward the cargo bay of the docked space shuttle Endeavour, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/NASA TV f4264fdedede17ede55fdae4ce25ec7c Residents send a thank you to firefighters in Yorba Linda, Calif. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Avery 86a94a6da8bfc399dff25c2da18bb84a Carolina Hurricanes' Scott Walker (24) battles with Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Kostitsyn (46), of Belarus,during first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Karl B DeBlaker 844d8ba4272e51452868725f5c57a303 Women carry plastic sheeting on their heads at a camp for displaced people on Tuesday in Bulengo near Goma in eastern Congo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Karel Prinsloo 0647930598d69a76c7d54abd807c5136 In this Oct. 11, 2008 file photo, Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia hits a solo home run in third inning baseball action against Tampa Bay in Game 2 of the American League championship series in St. Petersburg, Fla. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Humphrey, File a54123adcb6269912312ff104e1824ba UAW president Ron Gettelfinger testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing on the automotive industry bailout on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Manuel Balce Ceneta ecf514a6d09730d33dd25206bc4613c0 In this Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, Chicago Cubs' Ryan Dempster pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charles Rex Arbogast 7ca83487a25c86f515f9fea6bb515934 Calgary Stampeders cornerback Markus Howell, left, and defensive back Calvin Bannister ham it up as the team arrives at the airport in Montreal on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. The Stampeders will face the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL Grey Cup Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson cd77a015e40a180feb4a22b3027532d3 This photo released by Rockstar Games shows a scene from the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rockstar Games 5925f3bc1486223df4a98391fe22ea60 In this file undated photo originally provided by Paramount Pictures, Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson perform in the film "Dreamgirls." THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paramount Pictures, David James a1f0ac4a83dc5e65df6b5e88efe6b290 Newly re-elected House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken, centre, is dragged to the Speakers chair after his victory by Opposition leader Stephane Dion, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson f4e798e116d17c98f0d64b4f4f75654d The new dashbord for the Xbox 360, to be launched on Wednesday, is shown in this Microsoft handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Microsoft 609839980450fd2e1438fe7f580acb97 Former justice minister Martin Cauchon waves Tuesday, Feb 3, 2004 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson 62300b3d744604c7aa492cefdecf800d UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre of Montreal (left) and lightweight champion B.J. Penn pose with their championship belts in Toronto Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at a news conference to promote their Jan. 31 mixed martial arts showdown at UFC 94 in Las Vegas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson 97996fc13f5db987d823e008090b3d7b Argentina Coach and former footballer, Diego Maradona, centre, arrives with his team at Glasgow Airport, Scotland, Sunday Nov. 16, 2008. Argentina face Scotland in their International Challenge Match at Hampden Park on Wednesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Cheskin, PA cf2a47f8daf10860c2fd128fd02d1a55 Nino Ricci accepts the award for the best English-language fiction for his novel The Origin of Species during the presentation of the winners of the Governor General literary awards in Montreal on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson 6b0cb01d375199b898affdba1287e3c4