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Photographers from CBC News, The Canadian Press, The Associated Press, Reuters and others document our changing world every day. Here’s a selection of the week’s top images.

Top shots include wildfires in southern France and B-Girls gold medal match in China

CBC News · Posted: Aug 23, 2025 12:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Air Canada flight attendants on strike picket outside an airport, with sun rising over the horizon in the morning.More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job on Aug. 16, after the airline and their union failed to secure a new collective agreement. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)

Photographers from CBC News, The Canadian Press, The Associated Press, Reuters and others document our changing world every day. Here’s a selection of the week’s top images.

A male union leader speaking to picketing members outside an airport with a megaphone.Mark Hancock, national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, appears with striking Air Canada flight attendants at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Monday after saying there is ‘no limit’ to what he is willing to do to get a fair deal when the federal labour relations board called the strike illegal. Both sides struck a deal the following day. (Kyaw Soe Oo/Reuters)A rhythmic gymnast performing the splits in the air during a competition.Canada’s Carmel Kallemaa performs during the Hoop & Ball individual qualification at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. (Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)Two sobbing women holding handles are surround by other people attending a vigil, seen from a ground perspective.Holly Roy, right, mother of eight-year-old Jahvai Roy, holds up her fist as she joins about 150 community members at a candlelight vigil in Toronto on Thursday. Jahvai was struck and killed by a stray bullet while at home on the weekend. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)A woman with female child in tow surrounded by federal agents in masks in the hallway of an immigration court in New York City.A woman and her child arrive at a hearing as masked federal agents patrol the hallways at Federal Plaza Immigration Court in New York City on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has made deporting undocumented immigrants a key priority for his second term, after successfully campaigning against an alleged ‘invasion’ by criminals. (Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images)Two teammate players trying to hit a tennis ball at the same time during a tennis match.Casper Ruud of Norway, right, plays a shot as partner Iga Swiatek of Poland covers during their mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, in New York on Tuesday. (Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press)Palestinians on a sidewalk near a building rushing for cover as an airstrike hits a building nearby in the distance.Palestinians rush for cover as smoke billows after an Israeli strike on a building in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday. (Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images)Baseball players on rival teams on the field with a packed stadium and it's dome partially opened.José Berríos of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches to Rowdy Tellez of the Texas Rangers during the second inning of their MLB game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sunday. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)A Black female politician raises her fist in the air while behind the doors of the Texas Capitol House chamber, as supporters outside react.State Rep. Nicole Collier reacts to supporters on Tuesday after she chose to remain in the Texas House chamber in Austin for a second night. Collier stayed because she did not want to sign the required permission slip that would allow lawmakers to leave the Capitol under police escort amid a contentious partisan struggle over redistricting in the state. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman/The Associated Press)Lightning strikes over a waterfront town at night, with sea water in the foreground.A lightning storm passes over Valletta, as seen from Sliema, Malta, on Sunday. (Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)A break dancer on her head performing on stage during a competition.China’s Royal performs during the B-Girls gold medal match at the World Games in Chengdu, China, on Sunday. (Lisi Niesner/Reuters)Athletes competing in a 100-metre race during a heavy rainfall, with spectators packing the bleachers.Olympic 100-metre champion Noah Lyles of the U.S., fourth from left, was beaten again by Oblique Seville, third from right, when the Jamaican splashed to victory Wednesday at the Wanda Diamond League ‘Athletissima Lausanne’ athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone/The Associated Press)A vineyard landscape half charred by wildfire and the other half untouched with green and orange foliage.A vineyard and scorched land are shown following wildfires near the village of Fontjoncouse, in southern France, on Monday. A massive wildfire in the Aude department that broke out on Aug. 5 and has burned through 16,000 hectares was still not fully extinguished on Sunday, being reignited by high temperatures, according to firefighters. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)Jockeys on race horses during a race on an outdoor track.Jockey Pietro Moran, riding Mansetti, leads the pack during the 166th running of the King’s Plate in Toronto on Aug. 16. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)The northern lights in the night sky with a person near an open fire and tent in the woods.The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are seen in the night sky near Yellowknife early Wednesday. (Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press)Corrections and clarifications·Submit a news tip·Report error