Harry Bloy: Liberal MLA Called Olympic Protesters "Terrorists"

Harry Bloy, Burnaby-Lougheed Liberal MLA, said in the Legislature that the 2010 Olympics protesters are "terrorists" with "limited intellect". Bloy made the comment after the disturbance on the Olympic torch event in Victoria. In an interview the next day, Harry Bloy showed...

Jack Poole Chair of Vancouer Olympics Dies

Jack Poole the chair of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics has died.  A prominent businessman, Poole, played a major role in bring the Winter Games to Vancouver. Indeed, he passed away shortly after the the Olympic...

Vancouver Police Won't Arrest People over Olympic Protest Signs

As Vancouver prepares to host the 2010 Winter Games, locals began fretting about a supposed police plan to arrest people for having Olympic protest signs in their windows. This turned out not to be true. However, that this story even spread in the first place shows a deep...

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flame Is Lit In Greece

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flame was lit during a special ceremony in Ancient Olympiad, Greece, today. The ceremony kicks off the torch relay -- an essential component of any Olympic Games. The Olympic Flame is...

The IOC vs Richard Giles: More Detail in Flickr Licensing Drama

Richard Giles, whose Flickr photo was at the heart of the IOC-vs-Flickr drama, has posted a follow-up to his initial report. The IOC have since clarified their nastygram in a way that makes slightly more sense,...

IOC Tries to Take Down Olympic Photos on Flickr

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is now sending takedown notices to Flickr users who post photos taken at Olympic venues. The takedown letter described below was sent to Richard Giles, who's on the...

For Cities, Do Olympic Dreams Turn Into Nightmares?

While the two of Chicago's most famous and influential residents throw their support behind the Olympic bid for 2016, almost half to the city's residents oppose the bid. President  Obama, Oprah...

Forrest Griffin's First Interview Since Silva Fight

Since getting knocked out by Anderson Silva at UFC 101 and sprinting out of the Octagon, calling to mind a certain famous movie character played by Tom Hanks of the same name that I won’t mention, MMA fans the...

Sarah McLachlan Composes Vancouver 2010 'One Dream' Song

Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan has released the Vancouver 2010 Olympic theme song, called One Dream, and this will be used in all the promos for the 2010 Olympic Games on NBC and Canadian stations. Listen to One Dream by Sarah McLachlan Sarah McLachlan is a Canadian...

Canada Line Opens Six Months Ahead of 2010 Olympics In Vancouver

The City of Vancouver launched the new Canada Line today, months ahead of schedule and under budget. The new Canada Line skytrain will connect downtown Vancouver and YVR international airport in Richmond, making...

Canadian Politicians Won't Receive Free Olympic Tickets

Canadian politicians will have to purchase tickets to sport events at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, February 12-28, 2010, at their own expense. The government of Canada has vowed to return half of all its tickets to the Games' organizers. "The Minister of State...

2010 Olympics Women Ski Jumping IOC Omission Ruled Discrimination

The BC Supreme Court has ruled that while the International Olympics Committee (IOC) exclusion of women's ski jumping in the 2010 Games is discrimination, forcing the committee to allow women ski jumping is outside of the court's jurisdiction. The ruling was made by Justice...

2009 Pole Dancing Competitions

There is a whole wold of organized gymnastic and athletic competition that has taken place over the last full month and few people really are aware of it taking place.  Sure, there was a little write up in...

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee Sues Travel Company

VANOC --Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Games -- is suing Roadtrips, a travel company based in Winnipeg, for selling Olympic travel packages, which include event tickets that the company does not have a legal right to sell. "Organizers of the Vancouver 2010...

Pivot Legal Society hosts a discussion about Olympic security

About 50 people gathered at Strathcona Community Centre in Vancouver to learn how Olympic security plans might affect them.

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