Your Photos: Top 5 pics of the week

Everyday we receive tons of great photos from you that we can't always highlight.

So each Friday, we'll feature five of our favourites right here in the Best Stuff blog.

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Here are your top five photos of the week.

Thumbs up: Top 5 recommended comments this week

Opposition MPs demanded this week that Prime Minister Stephen Harper fire his finance minister after Jim Flaherty acknowledged that Canada's deficit will balloon to more than $50 billion this fiscal year.

Flaherty said the deficit will rise by more than $16 billion in 2009-10 from the $34 billion he forecast in January's budget.

In question period on Wednesday, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said Flaherty's handling of the global recession was "incompetence on a historic scale." Ignatieff said Canada's public accounts are "in freefall, and they can’t tell where the bottom is."

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This political story was the most commented on this week, as 888 of you expressed your sympathies.

Here are your top five most recommended comments.

Your Coverage: Bush/Clinton in Toronto

Two former U.S. presidents are set to make an appearance in Toronto.

George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will take the stage, together, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for a speaking engagement.

Protesters will be on hand, and security will be tight.

Your Comments: Ballooning federal deficit

The $50-billion deficit Canada is facing this fiscal year is necessary to help Canadians weather the worst economic recession since the Second World War, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Thursday, rejecting calls from the opposition to resign.

Flaherty announced Tuesday the deficit will rise by more than $16 billion in 2009-10 from the $34 billion he forecast in January's budget.

We asked Canadians if they were surprised by the announcement of a ballooning deficit.

Your Advice: Protecting your kids

"Don't talk to strangers." It's probably the first thing that pops into your mind when you're thinking of what to say to help your children be street-smart. Unfortunately, it's not enough.

In most missing child cases, the danger comes from someone the child or the parents know.

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Child Find Ontario's Terry Smith took your questions on teaching your children about safety and keeping them safe.

Read her answers.

Your comments: Seal snack controversy

Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean snacking on a slain seal's raw heart has sparked criticism from the European Union and animal rights groups.

Barbara Slee, an anti-seal hunt campaigner at the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Brussels, said she was disgusted by Jean's actions.

Kicking off a weeklong visit to Nunavut on Monday as part of the territory's 10th anniversary celebrations, Jean gutted and ate some fresh seal at a community festival in the central Nunavut community of Rankin Inlet.

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While some groups are offended by the action, others saw it as a show of support for beleaguered seal hunters.

Most of you supported Jean's decision to partake in the Inuit tradition.

Here are your top five most agreed comments.

Your News: The last 10 days

We get a lot of great submissions from you, though we don't always have a place to showcase them.

Here's some of the news that has impacted your community over the last ten days. Thanks for your submissions.

Your Photos: Yukon

We love to see your striking images of Canada, from coast-to-coast and beyond.

Have a look at these stunning photos of the Yukon. Submitted by Shirley MacDonald.

Thumbs up: Top 5 recommended comments this week

Police arrested two suspects this week in the killing of a young southwestern Ontario girl.

Residents in the quiet southwestern Ontario city of Woodstock were shocked Wednesday morning at the news that a local man and woman had been charged in the abduction and killing of eight-year-old Victoria, known as Tori, who was last seen leaving her school with a woman in early April.

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The heartbreaking story was the most commented on this week, as over 900 of you expressed your sympathies.

Here are your top five most recommended comments.

Your Photos: May long weekend

Victoria day is a chance to break out the barbecues and celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. While many parts of Canada experienced less than balmy weather, that didn't stop you from enjoying the May long weekend.

Check out these photos of how you spent the holiday.