"VANOC CEO John Furlong watches Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson lower the Olympic Flame in a miners lantern to touch Canadian soil after he disembarks a Canadian Forces CC 150 Polaris (Airbus A-310) aircraft...
An arrest was made on pro wrestler and gold medalist, Kurt Angle, for possession of a human growth hormone, a violation of an ex-girlfriend, Trensha Biggers and driving with a suspended licence. Last tuesday was...
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The new Olympic jersey design for Canada's hockey teams will be unveiled at 1 PM PST at the UBC Thunderbird Arena today. Photos of the new jersey have emerged online, but it could not be verified if the source was trustable. It is expected that the new jersey will feature a...
Animal organization PETA has launched their 'Olympic Shame 2010' website to help bring awareness to and an end to the Canadian seal slaughter that takes place every year. "All eyes are on Canada as it prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. This extra attention will bring...
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This year in commemorating 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Students' Democracy Movement, Tibetans in many part of the world joined to show their solidarity with the Chinese people who are seeking justice and freedom. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and...
opinion by tlekshay | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 115 views | 22 recommendations | 1 comment
Chuck Daly, the famed NBA and Olympic Coach, who coached the Dream Team to Olympic gold in 1992, died today at age 78 from pancreatic cancer. He died with his family by his side at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He...
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PETA protested at the Vancouver Olympic Clock in downtown Vancouver today, dressing up like 'bloody baby seals' in front of the art gallery at 1pm. The protest was a quiet but effective one, with four people dressed...
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The agenda of terrorist is to spread the fear psychosis and they won an important battle when the Olympic committee banned the international torch relay. Threat of demonstration and propaganda attached to the...
Canadian athletes are on a mission to raise cash in order to buy equipment for them to better perform at the 2010 Olympic games. They have already raised a total amount of $110 million from government funding...
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The International Amateur Boxing Association voted yesterday in favor of including Women's Boxing in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Boxing is the only sport out of the 26 summer sports that does not include female athlete's. AIBA president Ching-Kuo Wu said...
created by TFleming | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago 150 views | 1 recommendation | 3 comments
"Canada's elusive gold: Canada has hosted the Olympics twice- the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary - and on both occasions, the Canadian team surprisingly failed to win a single...
As the countdown clock ticked past 365 days Wednesday night celebrations began across the lower mainland and Whistler. The IOC and VANOC planned several events centered around the 2010 Games to...
created by TFleming | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 307 views | 3 recommendations | 0 comments
Olympic protesters took part in the 2nd annual "Poverty Olympics" yesterday on the Vancouver downtown east side. The protesters are trying to bring awareness to the poverty and...
created by TFleming | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 206 views | 22 recommendations | 7 comments
Despite receiving a three month suspension from USA Swimming, Michael Phelps is maintaining his normal training schedule in preparation for the World Championships in Rome this summer. Although...
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For the London 2012 Olympic Games we were not offered any sort of referendum: It came inclusive on the electoral slate of all of the three mainstream parties in our first-past-the-post system - heralded by some as...
opinion by dowdinsk | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago 248 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment