Recent Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic News
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- VIDEO: Olympic Village turning it around? video
- After months of tribulation, Vancouver's former Olympic Village is showing signs of a turnaround as more businesses are preparing to open and more residents move in, the CBC's Kirk Williams reports.
- 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.
- Canada sought Olympics nuclear help from U.S. video
- 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.
- WikiLeaks releases 2010 Olympic security threats video
- 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.
- Olympic Village debt reports prompt denials video
- The City of Vancouver has gone on the defensive to battle suggestions the Olympic Village will saddle city taxpayers with a legacy of debt.
- Olympic Village losses quadruple with unpaid land costs video
- 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.
- Vancouver seizes Millennium assets video
- 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.
- 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.
- VIDEO: Olympic Village condo lawsuit growing video
- 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.
- 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.
- Fake Olympic tickets prompt fraud charges
- A West Vancouver man has been charged with theft and fraud in connection with the sale of about $60,000 worth of bogus Olympic tickets.
- Olympic Village condo owners file lawsuit video
- A group of condominium owners at the former Vancouver Olympic Village is suing the City of Vancouver, claiming their units are poorly built and badly designed.
- IOC's Heiberg wants women's ski jumping at Sochi
- International Olympic Committee's executive board member Gerhard Heiberg has told The Associated Press that he supports the inclusion of women's ski jumping at the 2014 Sochi Games.
- Golden goal celebrated in B.C. video
- B.C. has proclaimed Monday a special day to mark the anniversary of the gold-medal win by Canada's men's hockey team at the 2010 Olympic Games — but the name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
- VANOC played by book in Games bid: Furlong
- The organizer of the Vancouver Olympics said his team was "entirely scrupulous and ethical" during the bidding for the 2010 Winter Games, insisting that a voting deal with Russia was within the rules.
- Furlong's Russian vote 'deal' concerns IOC video
- The IOC is asking the head of the Vancouver Olympics for more details on his claims of a deal with Russia during the bidding for the 2010 Winter Games.
- 'Condo King' sells 128 Olympic Village units video
- Vancouver real estate guru Bob Rennie has managed to sell 128 condos at the former Olympic Village site over the weekend, he announced on Tuesday morning.
- Olympic Village condos discounted 30% video
- Vancouver's so-called "condo king" has unveiled the repricing plan for the troubled condominium project at the former Olympic Village site.
- B.C. throne speech pays homage 2010 Olympics video
- The B.C. government's 2011 throne speech reads more like a list of past accomplishments than a political agenda for the future.
- Homeless youth pushed out for 2010 Games video
- While celebrations are underway to mark the first anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, an Ottawa researcher says the event had a negative effect on the city's homeless youth.
- Vancouver Winter Olympics leave mixed legacy video
- Thousands of people gathered in downtown Vancouver on Saturday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympics — while others protested the legacy left behind.
- Olympic Village condo prices cut up to 50% video
- Vancouver's troubled Olympic Village condominiums are getting a new name and lower prices in an attempt to spur sales and recoup at least part of the city's investment in the project.
- Vancouver Olympics drove big tourism boost video
- The Vancouver Olympics helped persuade hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists to come to Canada, according to a study from the Canadian Tourism Commission.
- Furlong to brief Georgian Olympic committee
- The man who headed the Vancouver Games organizing committee says he will give the Georgian Olympic committee any information it wants concerning the death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili.
- Olympic legacy providing hope of skilled jobs video
- An Olympic-sponsored program that provided job training for people building podiums for the Vancouver 2010 Games has become a functioning independent business.
- Olympic transit legacy a mixed result video
- The upsurge in Lower Mainland transit use during the Olympics - when more than 1.6 million people a day used the system - has receded in the year since the Games.
- Luger's Olympic death needs deeper probe: father video
- The father of a Georgian luger killed at the 2010 Olympics is demanding further investigation into his son's death after learning the head of VANOC had raised concerns about the track's safety.
- Luge track safety defended by VANOC video
- The head of the Vancouver Olympics committee is defending steps taken to ensure the Whistler luge track was safe, saying an internal email he sent about safety concerns was due diligence.
- Luge track safety questioned before Olympic death video
- Eleven months before Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed on a practice run at the 2010 Games, officials with the Vancouver Olympics organizing committee discussed the possibility of an athlete getting "badly injured or worse."
- Olympic anniversary party planned for Vancouver video
- Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is planning a party to celebrate the first anniversary of the Olympic Games.
- Alleged Olympic ticket scam prompts warrant
- A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a B.C. man accused of selling tickets for the Vancouver Olympics but never delivering them to buyers.
- 'Spring' Olympics 2010's top weather story video
- Vancouver's much-maligned balmy conditions during the Winter Olympics have seized the highest podium spot in Environment Canada's Top 10 weather stories of 2010.
- 2010 Games security over budget: report video
- A newly released federal report says spending on security at the 2010 Winter Olympics was over budget.
- Olympic Village gets first low-income tenants video
- The first low-income residents have started moving into Vancouver's former Olympic Village, officials announced Tuesday — nine months after the close of the 2010 Winter Games.
- Olympic security distracted RCMP: WikiLeaks
- A leaked U.S. government document says the heavy security demands of the Vancouver Olympics prompted the RCMP to curb drug investigations — a claim the force denies.
- Vancouver Olympics broke even: VANOC video
- Despite some challenging circumstances, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver broke even, VANOC CEO John Furlong confirms.
- B.C. generated $2.5B from 2010 Olympics: report
- A new report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that the 2010 Winter Olympics have so far generated as much as $2.5 billion for B.C. coffers.
- Watchdog absolves CTV for airing luge-death video video
- A broadcast standards watchdog has ruled that CTV did nothing wrong when it repeatedly aired video of an accident that killed a Georgian luger at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
- Olympic Village developer faces more money woes video
- The beleaguered Millennium Development Corporation — developer of Vancouver's Olympic Village — is facing another multi-million-dollar financial challenge, according to court documents.
- VIDEO: Olympic Village shops struggle with delays video
- Slow condo sales have delayed the opening of several on-site businesses at the former Olympic Village, as the CBC's Leah Hendry reports.
- RCMP Olympic costs come in under budget video
- The bills are in and the RCMP say they're under budget for their Olympic security spending.
- Olympic Village developers say units will sell video
- The owners of Millennium Development Corp. say they are working on a plan to boost sales of their troubled Olympic Village condominium project in Vancouver by helping buyers with the HST.
- Olympic track adjusted since luger's death video
- The International Luge Federation says it has made changes in line with a B.C. coroner's report into the death of a Georgian athlete on the Whistler luge track on the opening day of the Vancouver Olympics.
- Olympic Village social housing units still empty video
- Non-profit groups in Vancouver say they're frustrated it is taking so long to move people into social housing at the Olympic Village.
- RCMP to discipline 15 Olympic security officers
- The RCMP plans to hold disciplinary hearings for 15 members of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic security team who were sent home for incidents involving misconduct.
- Olympic cauldron to be lit on Canada Day
- Organizers of Vancouver's marquee Canada Day event say the Olympic cauldron will once again burn bright during a July 1 ceremony.
- NDP demands answers on Olympic freebies
- The B.C. NDP wants to know why two Surrey Liberal MLAs got taxpayer-funded tickets worth more than $1,800 to attend Olympics events, including a concert by Nelly Furtado.
- B.C. spent nearly $1M on Olympic tickets
- A report by the provincial government says B.C. spent $970,000 on Olympic tickets for politicians, dignitaries, business leaders and members of the public.
- Vancouver cuts Olympic Village social housing
- Vancouver city council has approved a plan to halve the amount of social housing in the Olympic Village development.
- Olympic freebie details withheld: NDP
- The B.C. government is being accused of hiding exactly how much it spent on Olympic tickets and which insiders got free tickets to which events.
- Cut Olympic Village social housing: report video audio
- The City of Vancouver is considering a city staff report that recommends slashing the number of social housing units in the Olympic Village in order to raise more cash from the troubled project.
- Olympic luger's death 'unforeseeable': report video
- A Georgian luger's death at the Vancouver Olympic sliding track in February was an "unforeseeable" accident resulting from driver error, high speed and other factors, the International Luge Federation says.
- Olympics boosted travel to Canada
- The latest figures on international travel underscore the value of the Olympic Games in bringing guests to Canada.
- Vancouver Olympic bill hits $554M audio
- The City of Vancouver spent nearly as much on the Olympic and Paralympic Games as it needs to run the city for an entire year, but a staff report says the money was well spent on infrastructure that provided a sustainable legacy for residents.
- Report into Olympic luger's death due next week
- The International Olympic Committee says an official report into the accident that killed Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili at the Vancouver Olympics will be published next week.
- 22 refugee claims made after Vancouver Olympics
- Twenty-two people who came to Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics have made refugee claims in Canada, seven of them members of the "Olympic family."
- Olympic lost and found closing video
- The 2010 Vancouver Winter Games may be over, but an Olympic-size lost and found is still open for one final day.
- VANOC sues 'negligent' hotel owner
- Vancouver's Olympic Organizing Committee is suing the former owners of an inn in Squamish, B.C., who allegedly sold the hotel just prior to the 2010 Winter Games, leaving guests without accommodation.
- No single cause for Olympic tragedy: officials
- The leaders of the International Luge Federation will meet in Austria this weekend to complete their investigation into the accident that killed Nodar Kumaritashvili at the Vancouver Olympics.
- Olympic gig cost me my job: N.B. bus driver
- A school bus driver in Moncton, N.B., says she lost her job because she took a break to work at the Vancouver Olympics.
- Richmond Oval opens for last skate
- The public will get its last chance to relive the Olympic spirit at the speedskating oval in Richmond, B.C., when the rink opens for its final free skate session on Monday afternoon.
News Timeline
Looking back to all news stories related to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
2010
March
- Olympic sites had no electrical OK: ex-inspector
- VANOC boss at Georgian luger's memorial
- Paralympics close on a high note
- Olympics won't lose money: VANOC
- VANOC chief to attend luger's memorial in Georgia
- McKeever's win caps golden finish for Paralympics
- Canada golden in Paralympic curling
- Woolstencroft wins 5th Paralympic gold
- Woolstencroft wins 4th gold medal
- Canadian sledge hockey team loses semifinal
- McKeever, Forest, Woolstencroft win gold
- Prince Edward in Vancouver for Paralympics
- Violent crime spiked during Olympics
- Olympic souvenirs hit auction block
- Canada to host World Cup bobsleigh, skeleton
- Canada's Woolstencroft wins Paralympic gold
- Canada's Forest wins Paralympic bronze
- Canada's McKeever wins Paralympic gold
- Canada's Woolstencroft golden in Paralympic slalom
- Canadian sledge hockey team pounds Sweden
- Bourgonje, Forest, Dueck pick up Paralympic medals
- 3 nations vie for 2018 Winter Games
- Heavy fog scrubs 1st day of skiing: Paralympics roundup
- Canada wins sledge hockey opener
- Paralympics open with rocking ceremony
- Luger's family gets Olympic insurance funds
- Paralympic sponsorship up, but not enough
- Paralympic torch heads to opening ceremony
- Paralympic curlers powered by Alberta tech
- Atlantic Canada on display at Paralympics
- Paralympic transit and traffic changes roll out Friday
- Luongo joins Paralympic torch relay
- McKeever hoping Paralympics ease Olympic pain
- Hockey Canada finds Crosby's missing gear
- Paralympic torch arrives in Vancouver
- Cherry predicts Canadian sledge hockey win
- Labonté is Canada's Paralympic flag-bearer
- Scaled-down Paralympics security benefits spectators
- Paralympic torch reaches Toronto
- Quebec City welcomes Paralympic torch
- Disappointed McKeever moves forward
- Federal budget: 'Encouraging' the podium
- Olympic visitors spent big bucks
- Angry shopowner sues over Olympic construction
- Paralympic torch lit in Ottawa
- Stage set for Paralympic Games
- Paralympics in growth mode
- Canadians embraced Olympics: poll
- World media weigh in at Games' end
- Intrawest, creditors reach deal: report
February
- Olympic closing ceremony celebrates Canada
- Vancouver hockey fans revel in men's hockey win
- Thousands leave Vancouver as Games end
- Canada outlasts U.S. for hockey gold
- Vancouver plans lighthearted Games farewell
- Rochette named Canada's flag-bearer
- Canada golden in men's curling
- Liquor stores close early for Olympics again
- Rochette, Majdic share Terry Fox Award
- Canada wins gold in men's speedskating pursuit
- Canada's Anderson wins snowboarding gold
- Blind Canadian skier won't race, team says
- Boycott Olympic price-gougers: B.C. blogger
- 2 Olympics celebrants killed in Burnaby crash
- Rochette, Bilodeau could carry flag on Sunday
- Vancouver braces for big crowds
- Canadians not taking Slovakia lightly
- Intrawest wins extension on Whistler sale
- Bernard needs her best vs. Norberg
- Protester charged with spitting at police
- Belief in Olympic benefits climbing: poll
- IOC rep downplays women's hockey party
- Kim wins figure skating gold, Rochette bronze
- Leaders mull Granville Mall closures
- Protesters drive up Olympic crime rate
- Canada blanks U.S. to win gold in women's hockey
- Russian president may cancel Vancouver visit
- Vancouver prepares for post-Games exodus
- Canada, U.S. to battle for women's hockey gold
- Canadian women's bobsleigh teams win gold, silver
- Olympic food keeps inspectors busy
- Canada flattens Russia in Olympic hockey
- Hughes turns in one final inspiring performance
- Canadian short-track team takes silver by lying low
- Canada-Russia ticket glitch confuses fans
- Own the Podium works: medallists
- Olympic hockey recap: Team Canada hammers Germany
- Olympic tourists ignore some retail niches
- Rochette fights through grief
- Feared police crackdown absent during Games
- Canada's McIvor wins skicross gold
- Canada's Virtue, Moir win ice dance gold
- Vancouver eyes permanent traffic changes
- Passenger halts Olympic bus after driver's heart attack
- Own the Podium dream over: Canadian official
- After death in the family, Rochette presses on
- Ice dancing tilts toward North America
- Hockey blues subdue Olympic street party
- IOC orders blogger to remove video
- Olympic hockey recap: U.S. stuns Canada
- Man in hospital after triggering Whistler avalanche
- Skater Rochette's mother dies in Vancouver
- Downtown Vancouver liquor stores to close early
- Record week for Vancouver public transit
- 'Worst Games ever' label doesn't stick
- Olympics attract refugee claimants
- Suspicious map prompts Olympic security sweep
- Boozy crowds worry Vancouver police
- Leprosy case aboard Olympic police ship
- Aerials training called off amid warm weather
- B.C. chiefs deny cursing Norwegian Olympic team
- Olympic RCMP officer charged
- $60K lawsuit over Olympic hockey tickets
- Team Canada slips past Switzerland in shootout
- 2nd Olympic security lapse at BC Place
- Nesbitt good enough for gold
- More visible minorities at closing, VANOC hints
- Canada's St-Gelais wins short-track silver
- Chan has nothing to lose in final skate
- Man who approached Biden no threat: police
- Stephen Colbert wows Vancouver crowd
- Olympic flame visitors win fight for view
- Colbert to meet 'ice-holes' face to face
- Crowd surge injures 19 at Vancouver concert
- Watchdog probes lack of French at Olympics
- Canada's Ricker wins gold in snowboard cross
- Never fear, the Zamboni is here!
- Gift to India's Olympic team causes flap
- 2 more anti-Olympic protesters charged
- MD critical of Coke's Olympic sponsorship
- Olympic officials dismiss criticisms of Games
- VANOC cancels 20,000 more Cypress tickets
- Olympic lineups to grow as events hit high gear
- Olympic cauldron fence thwarts visitors
- Men's super-combined rescheduled
- Canada's Robertson wins snowboard cross silver
- VANOC sends in the Zamboni
- Luongo gets the call for Canada
- Defago dashes Canadian downhill hopes
- Canadians revel in Bilodeau's Olympic success
- Getzlaf a go for Team Canada
- U.K. press slams Canada's hosting of Games
- Rain cancels 8,000 snowboard cross tickets
- Canada's Bilodeau wins gold in men's moguls
- Olympic roundup: What Canada did on Day 3
- 3 charged after violent anti-Olympics protest
- Pride House: Safe haven at the Games
- Olympics need more French: heritage minister
- Calgarians help send sick kids to Vancouver Olympics
- Aboriginal involvement in Games makes history
- Olympic spectators crowd transit network
- Anti-Olympics rioters smash Vancouver store windows
- Gretzky lights up Vancouver Olympics
- Luge start positions altered
- Men's downhill rescheduled
- Police clash with anti-Olympics protesters
- Olympic track didn't cause luger's death: officials
- O'Connor: Luge death casts pall over Opening Ceremonies
- Olympic torch's long journey at emotional end
- Georgian luger dies in crash
- No Olympic benefits at Granville Island
- Women's super-combi race postponed
- Gretzky hasn't told dad if he's torchbearer
- Canadians see Olympic benefits
- Harper salutes B.C.'s 'golden moment'
- Canada's medal quest: Gold, and lots of it
- Olympic flame heats up Vancouver
- 3-man Indian Olympic team gets donated uniforms
- Vancouver poet denounces VANOC 'muzzle'
- No Canadians among 30 barred from Games
- Olympic torch lights up Vancouver's North Shore
- Stephen Colbert gears up for Olympics
- Schwarzenegger's steroid use not an issue: IOC
- Hula hoop shortage due to Olympic fever
- IOC applauds Furlong, pays tribute to Poole
- Olympic spirit will launch B.C. reforms: throne speech
- Olympic doping lab world's most sophisticated
- Athletes village 'outstanding': Rogge
- Vancouver tap water vies with Olympic sponsor
- Betty Fox, Gretzky could light Olympic cauldron
- Opening ceremony rehearsal awes spectators
- Man in Motion lights up crowd in Richmond, B.C.
- Protesters target Olympic torch run
- Terminator to carry Olympic torch
- Olympic kudos expected in B.C. throne speech
- Olympic torch relay weaves through Metro Vancouver
- Olympic restrictions have cabbies griping
- Cypress Mountain gets dry ice injection
- Olympic protesters unveil mascot
- Boxing 'roo wins fight at Athletes' Village
- Olympic training still delayed at Cypress Mountain
- U.S. Olympic critic denied entry into Canada
- Most Canadians think Olympics will go over budget: poll
- B.C. ski resort offers training days for Olympians
- Olympic torch arrives in Abbotsford
- Training on Cypress cut to save snow for Olympics
- Olympic road closures drive office workers home
- Olympic torch blessed and bound for Whistler
- Olympic team defies order to take down flag
- Anti-Olympic protesters call for support
- Sprott to donate $100,000 for every gold medal won
- Opposition irked that PM will address B.C. legislature
- Hundreds caught in Olympic ticket scam
- Olympic traffic lanes roll out in Vancouver
- Disabled Calgary man gets Olympic gig
- Use caution taking Olympic freebies: minister
- Make-a-Wish children find Olympic accommodation
- Olympics get bronze for climate impact
- Drug bust nets Olympic-branded pills
- Olympic floating-hotel scheme sinks
- Biden heads U.S. Olympic delegation
- Domestic threats biggest Olympic security concern: expert
- Olympic site gets snow trucked from afar
- Downtown Eastside kiosks connect media with homeless
- Olympic lineups to be hours long
- Whistler owner wants Ottawa to pay $90M US: report
- Nearly 1,000 Olympic security cameras go live
- Olympic cruise ship hotel plan in jeopardy
January
- 35 B.C. athletes make Canadian Olympic team
- Condo offers Olympian luxury
- Hughes named Canada's Olympic flag-bearer
- Olympic road closures shut down stadium traffic
- Climate change blamed for Olympic snow shortage
- BC Hydro charged up for Games
- IOC president backs Cypress Mountain events
- Vancouver hospitals prep for Olympic births
- Pickpocket warnings issued as Olympics approach
- Scammed family gets free Olympic home
- 'Inappropriate' free Olympic tickets turned down
- Calgary police officers vie for Olympic duty
- Vancouver police expand 'bait car' program for Olympics
- Whistler rental scam probed by RCMP
- Vancouver city staff get protocol lessons
- Housing activists plan Olympic 'red tent' campaign
- On with the show
- Victoria sells itself as Olympic escape
- Canada to unveil Olympic flag-bearer Friday
- Man sues VANOC over ski accident
- New Olympic road closures begin
- Russian skaters' Aborigine theme causes outcry
- Olympic flame returns to B.C.
- Vancouver's free streetcar makes first run to Granville Island
- Olympics a smokescreen for cancelled surgeries: B.C. NDP
- No snow at Olympic site leaves VANOC scrambling
- Torch relay sponsorship disappoints some
- Torch journeys with bobsledder, snowboarder
- Anti-doping lab readies for Vancouver Games
- Canadian Olympic medallists to get bonuses
- Whistler lenders move to foreclose
- Canada poised to win Olympic medal count: professor
- Crowd greets torch at Olympic Oval
- Olympic surveillance cameras causing concern
- Olympic torch arrives in Calgary
- Muslims allege RCMP profiling in Olympic security checks
- Torch returns to Calgary, Robyn Perry to the spotlight
- Vancouver Olympic traffic squeeze begins
- Hockey could steal Olympic spotlight: Greene Raine
- Canada's lax anti-doping laws concern IOC
- Refugee claims possible during Olympics
- Bank marketing campaign on thin ice: VANOC
- Olympic torch gets big welcome in Edmonton
- Allergies pose Olympic hazards
- Warm weather closes Vancouver Olympic ski venue
- Torch to detour around Calgary sinkhole
- Activists to use Olympics to get media attention
- Cambie Bridge added to Olympic road closures
- Mild B.C. weather raising Olympic concerns
- Vancouver rolls out residential Olympic parking restrictions
- Hydrogen-powered buses at Olympics under scrutiny
- NBC expects to lose money on Olympics
- Island hopes to boost tourism through Olympics
- Olympic tourists asked to buy carbon offsets
- Eddie the Eagle helps Olympic flame leave Winnipeg
- Canadians mourn Paralympic 'founding father'
- Vancouver firms flex for Olympic challenges
- Calgary to welcome torch at Olympic Plaza
- Olympic flame relay swings through Interlake
- Alberta charters luxury train for Vancouver Olympics
- Aboriginal groups to press economic issues at Games
- Olympic flame ignites enthusiasm in Manitoba
- Olympic flame lights up Winnipeg
- Power outage stops Olympic countdown clock
- Rooms still for rent during Olympics
- Olympic torch heading into Manitoba
- Sports gear donated to northern communities
- Shania Twain carries Olympic torch
2009
December
- Surrey plans massive Olympic celebrations at Holland Park
- Edmonton Olympic torch relay route announced
- Olympic torchbearer knocked down
- Rally planned against Olympic torch
- Native artisan raps VANOC's 'authentic' aboriginal art
- Slopes are empty, Whistler mayor tells skiers
- BC Hydro stiffens security for Olympics
- B.C., Vancouver agree on funding extra Olympic costs
- VANOC sets up website for Olympic ticket resale
- Vancouver Olympic committee apologizes to symphony
- Sea-to-Sky upgrades fail to prevent latest fatality
- Filmmaker Reitman passes Olympic torch to son
- No disruption on Olympic torch trail
- Olympic torch delayed by Toronto protesters
- CBC, National Post offer joint 2010 Games coverage
- Lululemon scolded for linking clothing line to Olympics
- Feist, Usher to play at Whistler victory parties
- U.S. border officials prep for 2010 Olympics
- Alberta artists, students headed for Olympics
- Ottawa accused of playing politics with Olympic flights
- B.C. musician decries VANOC's control of song rights
- Sports Illustrated features Colbert cover
- Ill Canadians carry Olympic torch with pride
- Airlines, flight schools want compensation for Olympic disruption
- Thousands cheer Olympic torch on Parliament Hill
- Olympic torch protested in Montreal
- Terry Fox Award to recognize courageous Olympic athlete
- Group urges N.B. to use Olympic savings for local athletes
- Olympic rings ecstasy bust in Vancouver
- Skating champ Scott brings Olympic torch to Parliament
- Olympic aversion grounds Vancouver-bound flights
- Quebecers welcome Olympic torch
- Tories' Olympic ad campaign scrapped
- Winter Olympians urge Harper to back climate solution
- Chinese New Year parade negotiates Olympic roadblocks
- Undercover gaffe by police chief draws complaint
- Canadian acts headline Olympic victory shows
- Olympic broadcasts set for cinema simulcasts
- Olympic torch cheered in Mohawk community
- Tenants cry foul over Olympic eviction
- Mohawk peacekeepers to escort Olympic flame
- Olympic surveillance cameras cause unease
- Colbert accepts Olympic ombudsman position, sort of…
- Olympic torch inspires Quebec City: Charest
- Olympic bus tickets on sale soon
November
- U.S. firm to build Canadian Olympic pavilion
- Vancouver eases Olympic protest restrictions
- U.S. journalist grilled at Canada border crossing
- B.C. legislature takes Olympic break
- Interactive light display set for Olympics
- Vancouver's Robson Square skating rink reopens
- Christian teams gear up for Olympic outreach
- Kirov ballerina steps out at Cultural Olympiad
- Female ski jump decision details released
- Whistler blows away November snowfall record
- Torch run security burns into police budgets
- Lawsuit against Winnipeg tour company settled
- Comedian Colbert offered job at Olympic Oval
- Crosby, Conrad carry Olympic torch in Halifax
- Anti-Olympic activists decry 'Orwellian' treatment
- Cape Breton welcomes Olympic flame
- Vancouver Olympics coverage to come in 22 languages
- Canadian skiers use 'Stealth' technology
- Olympic tickets back on sale after glitch shuts website
- Female ski jumpers lose appeal
- Olympic torch sunrise ceremony at Cape Spear
- Women ski jumpers push for Games inclusion
- Olympic torch welcomed in Labrador
- Female ski jumpers mount final appeal
- Race for Olympic team at halfway point
- Teen named as Winnipeg's official Olympic torchbearer
- Vancouver police get sonic crowd control device
- Colbert's attack on Olympic ice access brushed off
- Iqaluit carries Olympic torch
- RCMP officer arrested 2nd time for drunk driving in Vancouver
- Quebec City to bid for Winter Olympics: report
- Technical glitch hits Olympic ticket website
- Olympic flame lights up Sask., Man.
- The Olympic flame makes a stop in Churchill, Man., Sunday on day 10 of the 106-day cross-Canada torch relay.
- Royal couple meets 2010 Olympic mascots
- Olympic torch hits northern Alberta
- Paramedics blame VANOC for strike bill
- Cypress Olympic closures irk backcountry skiers
- Olympic torch carried through Yellowknife
- Olympic preparations generated 20,000 jobs
- Chris Rudge: Final act
- Businesses block-book for Olympics
- Inuvik, Old Crow welcome Olympic torch
- Slain soldier's brother to carry Olympic torch
- Ceremonies kick off 100-day countdown to Olympics
- Canadians' expectations grow as Olympics near
- Olympic torch heads to northern Yukon, N.W.T.
- Olympic torch offers hit $2,000 online
- 100,000 Olympic tickets on sale Saturday
- Olympic private security force raises concerns
- Colbert Nation to sponsor U.S. speedskaters
- Olympic rental market swamped with homes
- Italy picks Di Centa as Olympic flagbearer
- Olympic torch hops north
- Olympic mural full of surprises
- Olympic security plan a safety risk, airline warns
- Tofino surfers carry Olympic flame
October
- Olympic torch team priority for swine flu shots
- Olympic torch welcomed at B.C. fort
- Activists interrupt Olympic torch relay
- Canada receives Olympic flame
- Olympic choir negotiations fail
- Olympic torch will be met with pride, protest
- Feist, Malajube added to Olympic music lineup
- Cowichan Tribes reach Olympic sweater deal
- Olympic show quashed for Mi'kmaq youth choir
- Jack Poole honoured at Vancouver funeral
- Crosby named Olympic torchbearer
- Yukon airline to fly Olympic torch across North
- Private funeral for Winter Games chairman
- Olympic choir foul-up may get resolved
- Olympic ticket reselling website nearly ready
- Vancouver Olympic chairman Poole dies
- Native knitters investigated, B.C. MLA says
- No corrals for Olympic protesters: police chief
- Olympic torch relay begins in Greece
- B.C. spends $1M on Olympic tickets
- UBC students tutored on Olympic security rights
- Olympic anti-doping lab unveiled
- NDP uncovers government's Olympic suites
- 2010 torch lighting practice goes smoothly
- Glitch at Vancouver Olympic security exercises
- Campbell hits NYC to promote Olympics
- Vancouver Olympic recruiters look for hires in Alberta
- Olympic mobile medical unit unveiled
- $30 million in bonuses await VANOC staff
- 2010 Olympic medal design unveiled
- Nazi Olympics exhibit opens in Vancouver
- Olympic security to patrol bridges
- More Olympic tickets going on sale
- Olympic restrictions worry Lower Mainland businesses
- Olympic road closures start in November
- Anti-Olympic protester supports violent opposition
- European streetcars rerouted to Vancouver Olympics
- Richmond Olympic Oval wins gold for structural design
- Make Olympians a priority for H1N1 shots: official
- Anti-Olympic signs could mean jail: rights group
- First Nation alleges Olympic ripoff
- Government Olympic tickets buy draws fire
- Free and pricey sites to woo Vancouver Olympic crowds
- Activists challenge Olympic bylaw on free speech
- Olympic Village costs could erase profit
- Olympic security follows protester's friend
- B.C. cuts Special Olympics funding: NDP
- B.C. skiers look elsewhere as Olympics near
- Olympic contracts don't guarantee profit
- Ski resort operator dons new helmet rules
September
- Olympics could boost insurance costs
- IOC demands 5-star treatment in Vancouver: documents
- Let restaurants serve liquor later: report
- Olympic outfits spark controversy
- Olympic ticket scalping may be allowed on official site
- New anti-sex-trafficking campaign before Games: police
- Floating hotel slashes 2010 Olympic rates
- Human-trafficking fight draws criticism
- No arrests of homeless during cold snaps: B.C. minister
- No Canada-B.C. pavilion for Vancouver Games
- Neil Young tribute added to Cultural Olympiad
- Pre-Olympic bid to house addicts under fire
- BC Hydro defends $600,000 Olympic ticket contest
- 2010 Games not yet fully bilingual: report
- Canada urges war truce during Olympics
- Vancouver's Olympic pains not unique
- Roving teams shield Olympic brand
- Alberta solar home is Olympics bound
- Residents claim eviction is Olympics-related
- Phil Fontaine hired as 2010 torch relay adviser
August
- 2010 Paralympic creative team named
- Richmond Olympic Oval up for World Building of the Year award
- Women ski jumpers appeal B.C. court decision
- Women's ski jumping set for Youth Olympics
- IOC says Vancouver on track for 2010 Games
- 2010 Olympic designer dies suddenly
- New Olympic hockey jerseys feature First Nation design
- More Olympic road closures planned: civil liberties group
- Non-profit sees fundraising chance in Olympics
- Fighter jets practise for 2010 Games security
- Olympic rentals slow off the mark
- Women ski jumpers' Olympic appeal set for November
- B.C. Olympic secondments plan under fire
- Olympic organizers ignoring basic rights: B.C. activists
July
- The Simpsons to try Olympic curling
- Lend us your employees, Olympic organizers plead
- Jericho Beach RV camp OK'd for Olympics
- Female ski jumpers not giving up on Vancouver Olympics
- Olympic group hunts U.S. sponsors amid ad shortfall
- Olympics organizers working on access to swine flu vaccine
- Olympic fears will lead to 2,000 surgery cancellations: memo
- Female ski jumpers lose Olympic battle
- Olympic sponsor Air Canada unveils huge Games ad on Boeing 777
- 2010 Olympic security plans include 'free speech areas'
June
- Olympic Village construction shortcuts risk mould: union
- RCMP using intimidation to silence Olympic protest, group says
- Alberta court delays expected while police help with Olympic security
- National, Winnipeg ballets to share stage for Olympic shows
- Vancouver council approves $22 million for Olympic Village
- RV lots coming to Vancouver during Olympics
- Vancouver Olympic committee awaits $30M from IOC
- More cost overruns at Vancouver Olympic Village
- PETA crosses line with Olympic anti-sealing campaign: Inuit leader
- 2010 Games won't bring surge of sex trafficking: study
- Men's gold-medal Olympic hockey tickets sell in mere minutes
- 50,000 tickets added for Vancouver Winter Olympics
- Prince Edward may attend 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver
- Vancouver Olympic organizers sign carbon-neutral deal to offset emissions
- Plan to add 2nd Seattle-to-Vancouver passenger train stalled by CBSA fees
- GM bankruptcy won't affect Olympic sponsorship, company says
May
- 150,000 more 2010 Olympics tickets on sale June 6
- Bilingual services for Vancouver Games still a concern: languages report
- Olympic organizers sue over black-market ticket sales
- Lots of rooms available for Olympic tourists in Whistler: officials
- Campaign to raise awareness of potential sex trafficking at 2010 Games
- Second batch of 2010 Olympic tickets to go on sale June 6
- GM's restructuring won't affect Olympic sponsorship: VANOC
- Vancouver sex workers to get media training prior to Winter Olympics
- Police probe into leaked Olympic Village document 'inconclusive'
- Vancouver finally secures Olympic Village funding
- Olympic team opposes motion for sealskin uniforms
- First day of 2010 Paralympic ticket sales shows strong demand
- Paralympic tickets cheaper than Olympic ones to lift demand: VANOC
April
- Funding for 2010 Olympics torch relay to focus on local events
- Access to Vancouver waterways to be restricted during Olympics
- VANOC tries to soothe tension over use of French at 2010 Games
- 3 ships to house 2010 Olympics security staff in new $76M deal
- Women's ski jumping lawsuit wraps up in Vancouver
- Excluding women's ski jumping within right of Olympic organizers: VANOC
- Corporate Canada steps up for winter athletes
- 2010 Olympics worth $100M to private security firms
- Olympic committee unveils its entertainment team
- 2010 officials reinstate medal presentations at Whistler Plaza
- Vancouver Olympic home rentals could require $150 city permit
- Vancouver's new convention centre opens to tough economic future
- Still holes in transportation, lodging plans for 2010 Games: IOC
March
- Final piece of weather prediction equipment in place for 2010 Olympics
- B.C. airports bracing for Olympic air traffic
- No crackdown on homeless for 2010 Games: police
- VANOC's line of credit for Olympics reduced
- Pre-Olympic transit ads encourage citizen surveillance
- VANOC sues ticket broker over unauthorized sales
- Olympic champion Plushenko aims for Vancouver comeback
- Living in Olympic security zone means big bucks, big headaches
- Olympic transport plan brings hope to some businesses, fear to others
- Smaller B.C. airports hamstrung by Olympics security plans
- Ghana's 'Snow Leopard' qualifies to ski in 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic transportation plan draws widespread criticism
- Road plan for 2010 Olympics foresees major traffic disruptions
- Olympic debt, $40,000 flying banana among winners of tax-dollar waste awards
- Olympics security could ground regional flights to Vancouver
- More Olympics-related layoffs feared
- Hastings Park forced to lay off staff for 2010 Olympics
- Recession may trim economic windfall of 2010 Olympics: B.C. minister
- Casting call: 4,500 performers sought for Olympic ceremonies
February
- 2010 Olympic hockey schedule released
- Vancouver credit rating downgraded as Olympic debt grows
- Olympic security estimated to cost $900M
- Olympic curling rink unveiled
- Vancouver takes over $700M loan for Olympic Village
- Latest cost overruns may slash social housing in Olympic Village project
- Vancouver schools will remain open during 2010 Olympics
- Vancouver snowboard events called off
- Economic problems won't impact world of sports: IOC president
- Canadian boss Yzerman facing hectic times
- 2010 Olympics countdown festivity greeted with celebration and protest
- Olympic road closures will last one month: VANOC
- Vancouver Games: 1 year to go
- IOC receives final bid books for 2016 Games
- 2010 Olympic torch unveiled
- B.C.'s share of estimated $1B Olympic security bill still unclear
- Rogge pleased with progress of 2010 Olympics
- Challenges expected a year away from 2010 Olympics: VANOC
- Mountain rental costs for Olympics could rise, NDP warns
- Businesses around 2010 Olympic venues want details of security plan
- Luge team seeks sponsor in pursuit of Olympic medals
- 2010 Olympic security costs still unclear
- Campaign aims to raise awareness of tenants' rights before 2010 Olympics
- Peaks and valleys
- Olympic security team gears up for training around Vancouver
- A tour of the Olympic venues
- Breaking bad
- Canadian athletes serve notice with big weekend
- Most downtown Vancouver hotel rooms already booked for 2010
- Stellar free skate propels Chan to Four Continents title
January
- 2010 Olympic budget gets needed tune-up
- Federal budget mum on security costs for 2010 Olympic Games
- Vancouver's credit rating downgraded over Olympic Village bailout
- Council wants more power to regulate signage during 2010 Games
- Organizers revise 2010 Olympics budget in face of economic slowdown
- Council considers taking over financing of Olympic Village to save costs
- Cold remedy signs on as Olympic sponsor
- Vancouver student excited to take part in 2010 Olympic torch relay
- Vancouver gets OK to borrow to finish Olympic Village
- Whistler Olympic Park gets its first real test
- Former councillor blames rivals for Olympic village problems
- Deputy Vancouver manager in charge of Olympic Village resigns
- B.C. legislature holding special sitting Saturday on Olympic Village funding
- Campbell to recall legislature to handle Olympic Village crisis
- Nortel's Olympic sponsorship deals will go ahead: organizers
- Vancouver's credit placed on watch due to Olympic Village project
- Vancouver seeks charter change to borrow $458M for Olympic Village
- Olympic Village may cost Vancouver taxpayers $875M: Mayor
2008
December
- Olympics on track despite deficit, economy: organizers
- Richmond Olympic Oval opens to public
- Olympic construction nears completion as Oval opens
- Scalpers offer hundreds of 2010 Olympic tickets online
- Olympic organizers finish e-mailing people who requested tickets
- 2010 Vancouver Games face budget cuts amid global economic crisis
- First Olympic village briefing closed to public: Robertson
- Vancouver appoints lawyer to investigate leak of confidential report
- RCMP allegedly fudged financials to break 2010 Olympic cruise deal
November
- Emergency response plan for 2010 Games takes massive effort: officials
- Canadian skiers determined to make podium
- Vancouver unveils traffic changes for 2010 Olympics
- 2010 Olympic torch relay's 45,000-km route revealed
- Social group reiterates concerns over hosting 2010 Games
- Deal to house police on cruise ships during 2010 Games collapses
- IOC defends exclusion of women's ski jumping
- Anti-Olympic activists woo world press attention in Vancouver
- Vancouver's mayor-elect promises hearing on Olympic village deal
- Vancouver's finance director officially steps down
- Frustrated ski jumpers to have case heard in April
- Vancouver councillor calls TV report on missing document 'baseless'
- Give people time off for Olympics, VANOC urges
- Councillors ready to take lie detector test over leaked loan document
- Vancouver mayoral candidates return Millennium's donations
- Former mayors support secrecy surrounding Olympic Village bailout
- Vancouver mayor vows to disclose Olympic Village bailout at right time
- Vancouver council stands by decision to bail out Olympic Village
- Ladner defends city's secrecy over Olympic Village bailout plan
- Vancouver approves $100M bailout for Olympic Village developer
- Canada, U.S. on different Olympic hockey paths
- Lotteries expected as Olympic ticket deadline approaches
October
- Last training venue for 2010 Games awaits final nod from council
- High-priced ticket packages selling out for 2010 Winter Olympics
- Concerts, cultural spectacles slated for Vancouver's 2009 Cultural Olympiad
- Canada earns 8 medals at short-track World Cup
- VANOC defends choosing U.S. contractor over B.C. tent company
- 2010 Olympic officials seek ways to cut costs
- Key 2010 Olympics company refinances before deadline
- Pound apologizes for 'pays de sauvage' remark
- Canadian women biathletes grin, bare it to raise cash
- Criticism OK, but Olympic symbols protected by law
- 2010 Olympic village in good financing, says CEO
- Could trademark law curb artists who criticize Vancouver Olympics?
- Credit crisis hits Whistler-Blackcomb owners
- Race to Vancouver starts now
- Yzerman to lead Canada's efforts for 2010 Olympics
- Deficit not hurting 2010 Olympic finances, organizers say
- 2010 private ticket packages offer accommodations
- 2010 Olympic security costs could hit $1B, says minister
- Olympic village cost overruns dominate Vancouver mayoral debate
- 2010 Olympic village construction cost overruns worry critics
- Official and unofficial 2010 Olympic tickets hit the web
- 2010 Olympic tickets go on sale online Friday
- Charity booted from 2010 Olympic village over sponsorship conflicts
- Canadian female ski jumper joins Olympic lawsuit
September
- Vancouver school board considers Olympic break
- Tickets to 2010 Olympics will include surcharge, extra fees
- Olympic mottoes borrow lines from O Canada
- VSO takes on Olympic recording project
- Cirque du Soleil too busy to produce 2010 ceremonies: Olympic committee
- Requests for ticket packages allocated first, VANOC says
- VANOC plans to allocate more Olympic tickets for public sale
- BC Place Stadium to get facelift
August
- Olympic clock again vandalized with paint
- Vancouver could use Beijing traffic plan: Olympics CEO
- Ready for all contingencies in 2010: Campbell
- Celebration brings Olympic enthusiasm to Vancouver's Chinatown
- Sea to Sky Highway will be safe, IOC told
- GM Place to change name for 2010 Olympics
- VANOC releases schedule for 2010 Winter Games
- B.C.'s Sea to Sky Highway to reopen Saturday night
- Whistler highway may reopen on weekend
July
- Highway crew blasts rock off cliff above slide
- Gas shortage hits Whistler
- Rock slide to close Whistler highway for 5 days: minister
- Bus dodges massive rock slide on B.C. coastal highway
- New Olympic hockey arena opens at UBC
June
May
- Charter doesn't apply to women's ski jumping: VANOC
- Women ski jumpers plead Olympic case
- Vancouver Olympic tickets on sale Oct. 3
- Vancouver Olympics security cameras raise privacy concerns
- Private security firms say they can't keep up with demand of 2010 Games
- No Olympics at East Vancouver community centre, members say
- Activists' tactics pose serious threat to 2010 Games: analysts
March
- Construction delays for new Peace Arch facility: U.S. official
- Native protests likely at 2010 Olympics: AFN
- Incomplete Olympic oval in Richmond, B.C., needs repair
- Vancouver groups take housing complaint to UN
- Cash crisis hits Canadian snowboarding team
February
- Women's ski jumping would dilute 2010 Games: Rogge
- Government commits $49M to Olympics
- Whistler's World Cup a trial run for 2010 Games
- B.C. civil servants to be paid to volunteer at 2010 Olympics
- Party like it's 1988: Calgary celebrates Olympic anniversary
- Air space closures definite during Vancouver 2010 Games
- Search is on for thousands of volunteers for Vancouver Olympics
- Police stop protesters outside pre-Games event
- Olympic highway improvements boon to B.C. drivers
- Foreign prostitutes won't flock to Vancouver Games: Day
January
- Protesters say Olympics not welcome on 'stolen land'
- Vancouver committee in Halifax to promote 2010 Olympics
- 2010 Games awareness lowest in Quebec, Atlantic Canada
- Revamped Alberta training facilities to support Canadian Olympians
- CSIS on lookout for violent protests at 2010 games
- Merchants say Punjabi Market needs 'India Gate'
- B.C. arts projects get $1.7M in lead-up to Olympics
- IOC defends exclusion of women's ski jumping
- IOC discriminating against women ski jumpers: ex-Salt Lake mayor
- Women ski jumpers want in 2010 Olympics
2007
December
- Bobsled champ takes off on new Olympic track
- Vancouver 2010 event schedule released
- Vancouver Olympic organizers claim surplus
- Sumi shortage surprises Olympic mascot's retailers
- COC names chef de mission for 2010 Games
November
- NHL may skip Olympics after 2010
- 2010 Vancouver Olympics' mascots inspired by First Nations creatures
- Feist, Ornette Coleman slated for cultural events before Vancouver Olympics
October
- Tickets for 2010 men's gold-medal hockey game a rare find
- Olympic tickets to cost as much as $1,100
- Use transit, adjust work hours for 2010 Olympics: committee
September
- Roberto Luongo wants Olympic puck action
- Online vendor offered 2010 Olympic tickets before printing
- Australian hired to produce 2010 Olympic ceremonies
- Vancouver council considers Olympic party plazas
August
July
- Olympic security plans downgraded, admits RCMP
- Financial gaps could compromise Olympic security: documents
June
- Olympics venue construction on time, on budget: VANOC
- Olympic housing report triggers alarm
- Olympic icemakers named
- Vancouver Olympic pins already turning up on eBay
- 2010 Olympics' finance boss leaves
- Arts festivals to build following for 2010 'cultural Olympiad'
May
- B.C. cabinet office trashed in Olympic protest
- Protesters threaten to target homes of Olympic officials
- Scam artists try to cash in on Vancouver Olympics
- 1 Olympics, 2 conflicting visions
- Vancouver Olympic committee boasts of surplus
March
February
2006
December
November
October
- Olympic operating costs a risk: VANOC report
- Vancouver area students could get Olympic break
- Ottawa to audit VANOC's books
September
- Vancouver city council approves $26M more for Olympic venues
- Park board votes to cover Olympics overrun
- Homelessness in Vancouver could triple by 2010: report
- B.C.'s Olympic tab likely $900M higher than expected: auditor
August
- Vancouver Olympics gets cash infusion
- Whistler rejects Paralympic venue
- Major budget problem arises for 2010 Olympic venue
- Jazz festival founder to lead Vancouver's cultural Olympiad
July
June
- Olympics still $110 million over budget
- Olympic organizers going public with finances
- Olympic accommodation crunch looms in Whistler/a>
- 2010 Olympic hockey will be NHL-sized
May
April
March
February
2005
July
2004
2003
September
July
- B.C. bash begins countdown to Olympics
- Vancouver 2010 will help athletes, infrastructure
- Vancouver win puts Toronto's Olympic dream on hold
- Vancouver-Whistler to host 2010 Winter Olympics
June
- Gretzky, Canadians descend on Prague for Olympic vote
- B.C. gets Olympic backing from U.S. neighbours
- NBC lands U.S. Olympic broadcast rights through 2012
May
- Rogge to hear Vancouver Olympic pitch
- Four U.S. states support Vancouver's bid
- IOC releases report, Vancouver bid praised
March
- Vancouver Olympic bid goes into damage control
- Anti-Olympic groups make case in Vancouver
- Vancouver's Olympic show-and-tell underway
February
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