A reed warbler sings from her nest, well hidden along the banks of a river that winds through a London park. But this is not just any urban refuge - it's the Olympic Park, in a once derelict and contaminated area...
" Iran is threatening to boycott of the 2012 London Olympics because it claims the official logo for the games resembles the word "Zion," which is a biblical term for Jerusalem. Bahram Afsharzadeh, the...
Reebok Canada Have Offered $10K as a Reward for Sidney Crosby's Olympic Gear Sidney Crosby's gold medal game gloves and stick are still missing from last Sunday's gold medal game against team USA, and now Reebok...
created by Amy Judd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 532 views | 12 recommendations | 0 comments
Shhhh.... Can you here the gasps? I know I sure did, after finding out this morning that the security bill for the recent Olympic Games in Vancouver almost reached a whopping billion dollar mark! So, I...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 692 views | 17 recommendations | 5 comments
The medals have been tallied and the 2010 Winter Games are over for Vancouver, BC. Now, is the time for clean-up and rest. As the flocks of visitor and athletes leave, almost quicker than they came,...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 139 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
India impressively beat Pakistan by 3 goals in the 3rd match of Hockey World Cup here on Sunday.The South Asian hockey giants and archrivals, Pakistan and India, clashed in the Hockey World Cup match at national stadium in the Indian capital of New Delhi."NEW DELHI: Pakistan...
Just three days removed from the Alexisonfire incident at Live City Yaletown in downtown Vancouver, Canadian musical phenomenon Joel Zimmerman, better known as Deadmau5, was set to perform. This would be the only concert Deadmau5 would be performing within the Olympic...
created by junkyarddog4 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 346 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
At the Olympic Winter Games 2010 in Vancouver today the ladies' Super-G (super giant) slalom took place and the results and medals are as follows: Gold medal - Andrea Fischbacher (Austria) Silver medal - Tina Maze (Slovenia) Bronze medal - Lindsay Vonn (United States) This...
created by Amy Judd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 845 views | 6 recommendations | 1 comment
First British Solo Winter Olympic Gold for 30 YearsAmy Williams has won the skeleton Olympic gold medal breaking her own track record. The slider from Bath overcame all the nerves of being the last slider to go and...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 742 views | 17 recommendations | 2 comments
What a difference a day makes. Until this morning, sixty unionized workers at Milestone's restaurant at the Vancouver International Airport were expecting to lose their jobs when the Olympics wraps up and the...
created by Pangea | 3 years ago 313 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
As the Olympic athletes, organizers, volunteers, employees and supporters anticipate and ready for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, BC, many still wonder what the weather will hold for...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 297 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Vancouver Olympic committee seems to be sending mixed messages on transportation. The bid book called for support for cycling infrastructure and public transit. But they are using a fleet of over 4,000...
Complaints are already surfacing about the partying ways of some of our Olympic visitors and most likely, locals. Ireland's international house has already made it to the Canadian headlines for the excessive...
created by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 396 views | 42 recommendations | 3 comments
Absorbing the length of a very lengthy article I found yesterday, the overall feeling I took from it was that the impending circus that is and will be surrounding the 2010 Winter Games is only beginning! "...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 240 views | 12 recommendations | 0 comments
Is it true? Is Ivana Trump really the newest celebrity to grace the screens of the reality TV series, Big Brother? According to BBC News sources she is. Does the ex-wife of Donald Trump really need the exposure of...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 414 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments