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Photos of the week: 11 images that will make you smile and break your heart

Sar Sport Center after a train crash killing at least 79 people on July 26, 2013 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. AP Photo

TORONTO – A 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live will serve as best man when his parents wed this weekend.

A panda attempts to open the gifts he received for his birthday.

Relatives and friends mourn the deaths of a Manitoba mother and her two children.

Here’s a look at this week’s heartwarming and heart-wrenching news photos.

A mother says goodbye to her son:

Sahar Bahadi (centre), mother of Sammy Yatim, cries as she follows the hearse carrying the casket of her son at his funeral in Toronto on Thursday, August 1, 2013. Yatim, 18, was shot and killed by Toronto police while on an empty streetcar last week. (Photo credit: The Canadian Press). Read the story here.
Sahar Bahadi (centre), mother of Sammy Yatim, cries as she follows the hearse carrying the casket of her son at his funeral in Toronto on Thursday, August 1, 2013. Yatim, 18, was shot and killed by Toronto police while on an empty streetcar last week. (Photo credit: The Canadian Press). Read the story here.

A dying 2-year-old boy will serve as the best man at his parents wedding this weekend:

Christine Swidorsky holds her son, Logan Stevenson, 2, with her husband-to-be and Logan’s father Sean Stevenson, for a portrait on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in their Jeannette, Pa., home. The Pennsylvania couple plans to have their dying toddler serve as the groom’s best man when they wed on Saturday, Aug. 3.  Read the full story here. 
Christine Swidorsky holds her son, Logan Stevenson, 2, with her husband-to-be and Logan’s father Sean Stevenson, for a portrait on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in their Jeannette, Pa., home. The Pennsylvania couple plans to have their dying toddler serve as the groom’s best man when they wed on Saturday, Aug. 3.  Read the full story here. . AP Photo/Tribune-Review, Eric Schmade

A relative mourns for her relative, presumed dead, 100 days after a tragic building collapse in Bangladesh: 

A mourner grieves for her missing relative following the April 24 Rana Plaza garment building collapse on the outskirts of Dhaka, on August 2, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

Memorial held for Asiana plane crash victims:

The fathers of Asiana plane crash victims Liu Yipeng, Wang Linjia and Ye Mengyuan carry the ashes of their daughters during a memorial service at Jiangshan Municipal Funeral Home on August 1, 2013 in Jiangshan, China (Photo credit: Getty Images). Read the latest here. Getty Images

A memorial service is held for a Manitoba mother and her two children:

The Associated Press

A photo from the Gibson memorial service program of Lisa Gibson is shown at a memorial service for her and her children Anna and Nicholas in Stonewall, Manitoba. (Photo credit: AP)

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A photo from the Gibson memorial service program of Anna Gibson is shown at a memorial service for Lisa Gibson and her children Anna and Nicholas in Stonewall, Man., Thursday, August 1, 2013. (Photo credit: AP). AP Photo
A photo from the Gibson memorial service program of Nicholas Gibson is shown at a memorial service for Lisa Gibson and her children Anna and Nicholas in Stonewall, Man., Thursday, August 1, 2013. (Photo credit: AP). AP Photo

A panda attempts to open his gifts:

Giant panda cub, Xiao Liwu tries to unwraps the gift boxes at his first birthday celebration on July 29, 2013 at the San Diego Zoo, California. (Photo credit: AP). .

Prince Charles gets friendly with a bird:

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales holds a Bald Eagle called Zephyr as he and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visit the 132nd Sandringham Flower Show at Sandringham House on July 31, 2013 in King’s Lynn, England. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

A couple hugs on the beach in Brazil during Pope Francis’ visit:

Young Catholic pilgrims attending World Youth Day embrace as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis for a prayer vigil at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, on July 27, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

A sea turtle is released back into the ocean:

A marine biologist from the South Carolina Aquarium Turtle Rescue Hospital carries a rescued Green Sea Turtle past waiting crowds for release in the Atlantic Ocean on July 31, 2013 in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. Three turtles were released after having recovered from a variety of illnesses. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

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