Recent Olympic news stories
Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2011 | 4:23 PM ET
- Whistler sliding track to be studied
- The sliding track in Whistler, B.C., remains under the microscope. The Calgary college SAIT Polytechnic is undertaking a comprehensive look at the track where Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died during a training run the day the 2010 Winter Olympics opened. more »
- Canada sought Olympics nuclear help from U.S.
- Canada asked the U.S. to help plan against a nuclear threat during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, plus aid in everything from mail screening to troop transportation, diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal. more »
- WikiLeaks releases 2010 Olympic security threats
- The Vancouver 2010 Olympics went off with only a few public security glitches, but U.S. diplomatic cables show behind the scenes police dealt with a number of hoaxes, fake threats and a one mysterious package floating in the harbour. more »
- Olympic Village debt reports prompt denials
- The City of Vancouver has gone on the defensive to battle suggestions the Olympic Village will saddle city taxpayers with a legacy of debt. more »
- Olympic Village losses quadruple with unpaid land costs
- The amount of taxpayers' money the City of Vancouver expects to lose in the Olympic Village project continues to climb following revelations Millennium Developments only paid $29 million of the $200 million price tag for the prime waterfront property. more »
- Vancouver seizes Millennium assets
- The City of Vancouver has seized control of 32 Millennium Properties assets across Canada in order to recover money owed on the failed Olympic Village project, officials announced Friday. more »
- Women's ski jumping in 2014 Sochi Olympics
- The International Olympic Committee executive board approved the addition of women's ski jumping and four other events to the 2014 Sochi Games at Wednesday's meeting in London. more »
- VIDEO: Olympic Village condo lawsuit growing
- More residents have joined a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver, claiming shoddy construction of the condos at the former Olympic Village, as the CBC's Kirk Williams reports. more »
- Canadian government re-invests in Own the Podium
- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered a stay-the-course budget on Tuesday that will re-invest in Own the Podium, a program that supports elite Olympic athletes. more »
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