Canadians find it hard to get excited over Games

TORONTO: With virtually the whole of ice hockey-mad Canada gearing up for the NHL playoffs, it is little surprise the Commonwealth Games have failed to generate much interest. 

BIG BOUNTY: Workers putting the finishing touches to the row of fountainsfeaturing 72 giant fishes – each one signifying a participating country – inthe middle of the Yarra River in Melbourne yesterday. A team of over 30designers and fabricators worked for a year on the fountains that willfeature over 360 high-tech moving lights and water sprays. – AFPpic