Best pictures from February 23
A woman carrying an umbrella walks a dog along a snow-covered English Bay Beach as snow falls in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday February 23, 2014. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning Sunday with 2-5 cm of snow expected near sea level and 10 cm expected at higher elevations.DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and Mail
People enjoy a Sunday afternoon with their dogs at the beach on the outskirts of Panama City February 23, 2014.CARLOS JASSO/Reuters
Muhibija Buljubasic, 56, stands as his wife Senija puts cutlery on his body in Srebrenik, February 23, 2014. Buljubasic discovered five years ago that he had the unusual ability to attach items to his body by radiating a special energy. Without making any special preparation, he was able to hold on to spoons, forks, knives and other kitchen appliances, as well as non-metal objects like remote controls and cell phones.DADO RUVIC/Reuters
In this Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 photograph, a member of Indiaís Dongria tribe wearing traditional ornaments dances during the two-day long Niyamraja Festival atop of the Niyamgiri hills near Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district, Orissa state, India. Every year, members of this indigenous group celebrate this festival by sacrificing animals and birds in worship of their deity.Biswaranjan Rout/The Associated Press
A member of a folk group grabs a child during a parade, part of the VII Xornaes de Mazcares d'Inviernu (VII Winter Mask Meetings) in Valdesoto, near Oviedo, February 23, 2014. Groups from different regions of Spain and Portugal attended the gathering and displayed their traditional carnival rituals.ELOY ALONSO/Reuters
TORONTO, ON: Hockey fans celebrate's Team Canada's Chris Kunitz's third period goal during the Canada versus Sweden Olympic gold medal game at the Real Sports Bar & Grill in Toronto, Ontario on Sunday February 23, 2014.Jon Blacker/The Globe and Mail
The Canada men's speed skating pursuit team Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison during the team pursuit bronze medal final. Canada placed fourth overall.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Canadian athletes make their way into Fisht Stadium for the closing ceremonies February 23, 2014 at the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
People light candles during a religious service at a church in Kiev February 23, 2014. Ukraine's new rulers, just 24 hours after ousting President Viktor Yanukovich, began speedily to unstitch his power structure on Sunday, appointing a provisional leader to replace him and sacking his key ministers.DAVID MDZINARISHVILI/Reuters
A man and his dog, both wearing masks, walk along a small alley on a hazy day in Beijing, February 23, 2014. China's capital Beijing, under fire to take effective measures against air pollution, raised its four-tiered alert system to "orange" for the first time on Friday, as heavy smog was forecast to roll into the city over the next three days.CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/Reuters
A reveller poses for the camera during an annual block party known as "Ceu na Terra" (or Sky on Earth), one of the many carnival parties to take place in the neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro February 22, 2014. The Rio de Janeiro Carnival will be held from February 28 to March 4.PILAR OLIVARES/Reuters
A woman poses for a picture with the figures of Soviet soldiers at the base of the Soviet Army monument, parts of which have been painted in the colours of the Ukranian flag by an unknown person, in Sofia February 23, 2014. The Ukrainian flag and the statement "Glory to Ukraine!" in Ukrainian was painted on an imposing Soviet Army Monument in Bulgarian capital Sofia overnight as an artistic support for the struggle of the Ukrainian protesters to transform the former Soviet Republic.STRINGER/Reuters
Officials inspect a train after it collided with a maintenance car near Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, February 23, 2014. An out-of-service train derailed near Kawasaki Station, south of Tokyo, early Sunday after colliding with a maintenance car, slightly injuring the motorman and conductor on the train, local media reported.Toru Hanai/Reuters
Ice surfers practise on the frozen Zegrzynski lake near Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, during sunset. Although the temperature reached 10 degress Celsius (50 degree Fahrenheit) a thick layer of ice still covers the lake.Alik Keplicz/The Associated Press
Runner-up Katharina Offel of Ukraine, riding Charlie, clears a barrier during the Longines Grand Prix as part of the Hong Kong Masters equestrian international jumping competition in Hong Kong Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014.Kin Cheung/The Associated Press