TURIN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 20: (L-R) Kim St-Pierre #33, Charline Labonte #32 and Sarah Vaillancourt #26 of Canada celebrate after their 4-1 victory over Sweden during the final of the women’s ice hockey on Day 10 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 20, 2006 at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

In honor of Fête du Canada (Canada Day), we’d like to celebrate all of our Canadian filmmakers, musicians and photographers for all of the hard work, dedication and creativity they bring to work each day.

To celebrate this special occasion, we’ve put together a gallery of Canadian imagery for you to enjoy. These images capture the spirit of the country and were all created by Canadian photographers - even the music featured was created by a local artist!

For more information about Getty Images in Canada, go to www.gettyimages.ca.

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The passing of Michael Jackson at the relatively green age of 50 has reminded us that his contemporaries, Madonna, Thurston Moore and Morrissey are very much alive.   It is hard to believe that Sonic Youth’s ever boyish Thurston Moore, grand dame of pop Madonna, and Morrissey are all, give or take a few months, 50 years old this year.  All three began their careers in earnest around the same time in the early 1980’s, at times brushing shoulders with one another.  Madonna was the opening act for The Smiths at their first New York City show in 1983, and Sonic Youth has always fancied Madonna, going as far as covering Madonna songs in their side project, Ciccone Youth and naming a song: “Expressway To Yr  Skull, Madonna Sean and Me” from their 1986 album EVOL.

Somehow fame goes hand in hand with age for me at least and Jackson seemed worlds older than Madonna, Morrissey and Moore.  Each of these artists is still relevant in 2009 in their own ways and in their particular niches.  Have these 50 year olds gone the way of the dodo or do we care about their work?  See more then and now here.

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Can you guess which female singer is dressed as her own chauffeur for her new music video?

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Pabst (pictured above), a boxer mix won the Worlds Ugliest Dog Competition on Friday but I have to say, I don’t think Pabst is THAT ugly.  He won the overall title while Miss Millie (pictured below), a Chinese Crested won the pedigree division.   I don’t know the official requirements to qualify as World’s Ugliest Dog but when comparing Pabst to Miss Millie I think its pretty clear which one just has an unfortunate underbite and which one has an unfortunate overall appearance…

Woof.

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As promised, we have delivered a few more shots of our mourned pop icon to www.gettyimages.com.  Above, Jackson sits in a New York City subway car in 1987 during the filming of the Martin Scorsese directed music video; Bad.

Everyone has a Michael story.  Maybe his album was the first one you bought with your own money because your parents wouldn’t.  Maybe you sat next to him wearing a disguise on  bus in Florida (as my aunts co-worker did).  Perhaps you saw him browsing the aisles at Virgin Mega Store like it was the most natural thing in the world.   What does Michael Jackson mean to you?  See more unearthed Michael Jackson imagery here.

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Conflicting reports have been flying all afternoon regarding Michael Jacksons’ health, with the unfortunate conclusion coming this evening that he has in fact died.  The earths first “Moon-walker” was rushed to UCLA Medical Center earlier today in response to a 911 call from his Holmby Hills residence.  It was reported that he was in cardiac arrest when help arrived and was unresponsive upon receiving CPR by paramedics.

A controversial and troubled man, he has made an undeniable impact on pop music, music videos and “image reinvention” as an artist.   We have lost an American pop culture icon whose influence spanned over three decades.  Let’s have a look at Jackson’s flamboyant career from The Jackson Five to tabloid fueled eccentricity here.

Getty Images is unearthing new archive material from the vaults so stay tuned.

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Succumbing to a three year battle with invasive cancer, actress Farrah Fawcett died at St. John’s hospital in Santa Monica today.  Her longtime partner, Ryan O’Neal, friend Alana Stewart and hairdresser, Mila Murphy were with her in her last moments.  She is often noted for her brilliant smile, but her radiance extended beyond her beautiful facade.  Her energy can be seen in photographs, in which she is seldom static.

While she is best remembered for her role as Jill Munroe on the original 1976 Charlie’s Angels series, she was only on the show for one season.   She was a fashion plate, pin-up girl and all around 70’s icon for the remainder of the decade. Her acting career took a bumpy course following her departure from Charlie’s Angels, punctuated by Burning Beds, a mini series that earned her an Emmy nomination.  Though she and O’Neal never married, they were for the most part a solid force in one another’s life from the early 1980’s, until the end.  Their only son, Redmond was able to visit his mother, though he was in jail for drug charges in her last months of life.   We wish her loved ones well.  Let’s take a look at Farrah’s life in pictures here.

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The latest metallic trend seems to be made from either otherworldly space-age fabrics or things found under your kitchen sink. One thing is for certain, metallic is no longer just for sequins.

Heidi Klum and Jennifer Aniston in sliver mini-dresses.

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Kirsten Dunst and model Jessica Stam in Rodarte.

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The summer of 1967 is often referred to as “The Summer of Love”, the epicenter being the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco, but this mythical summer was a long time in coming and it’s impact reverberated across the seas and forward into early 70’s.  The tokens of subculture and the psychedelia-fueled aesthetic trickled up to the mainstream.  Early in the decade paisley, a traditional textile pattern originating in Persia, was seen as dangerous as it implied that one was delving into Eastern spirituality but by the end of the decade the pattern was on racks at major department stores. Even Playboy Bunnies had flower-power influenced outfits when the 60’s drew to a close.

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The summer of  ‘69 culminated in the monumental outdoor concert in Bethel, New York better known as Woodstock. As each decade following the seminal outdoor musical festival passes, fruits of the experience are leaked, relived, re-celebrated and re-released.  To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the transformational Woodstock concert of 1969, a number of projects are coming to light.   Rhino Records has released Woodstock — 40 years on: Back to Yasgur’s Farm Boxed Set, Warner Brothers has teamed up with Amazon.com to release an exclusive disc of unreleased material in Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director’s Cut and  Brooklyn’s Prospect Park may host a 40th anniversary concert.   Even Getty Images has some newly uncovered Woodstock material to offer, such as Barry Z Levin’s coverage of the event in color.

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The New York Times noted recently that advertisers are feeling the groovy vibes too,  citing Ameriprise Financial’s 2006 campaign using Dennis Hopper as the beginning of an ad trend that is currently cresting with references to the 60’s counter-culture movement by retailers such as Geico, Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams, General Mills, Macy’s and Levi’s.  The Bloomingdale’s in downtown Manhattan shows mannequins holding Stone Wall Protst signs.  Obama’s election to the White house is listed as a catalyst for the zeitgeist sea change that calls to mind the tumultuous decade that has its very own PBS series, The Sixties.  The photos here aren’t from a hipster picnic at McCarren Park this weekend,  last seasons Urban Outfitters catalog, or a press photo for a New Wierd American Band, though they could pass.  They are a genuine depiction of an era gone by.   See more from the hippie side of the 1960’s here.

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