IPhoto Issues with .CR2

Hi there.
I shoot with a Canon 7D and I shoot in RAW. I've been shooting in RAW with this camera and importing with iPhoto for months already and had no issues. I have all the latest software and I never had any issues after updating. iPhoto imported half of the images from my dslr and skipped over the rest because they "aren't in a recognizable format".
This may sound naive but its almost like iPhoto just decided that it doesn't feel like importing.
Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated as I've searched the internet for a whole day now trying to find a solution but I haven't found one.
Many thanks
@riverleask

As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?
Post back with the result.

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