You might call it the big picture and words at the top of the Huffington Post Canada homepage, but we just call it the "The Splash."

We carefully craft these splashes with eye-grabbing photos and bold headlines throughout the news day. They capture tragedy, scandal and the stories everyone is buzzing about — sometimes with a touch of humour. The splash is how you know you're on the Huffington Post.

Here are some of our favourite splashes from the last 12 months of HuffPost Canada:

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