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February 07, 2011
Almost a year before the death of a Georgian luger on the opening day of the 2010 Olympics, internal...
December 27, 2010
Sidney Crosby’s gold-medal winning, overtime goal against the United States is Metro Vancouver’s newsmaker of the year for 2010.
November 08, 2010
It's been two months since David Pierce won his Olympic gold for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, in which he composed the score for the opening, closing and medal ceremonies.
October 26, 2010
It’s not the “yes” they were looking for, but representatives of women’s ski jumping in Canada and the United States say they’re encouraged by the IOC’s announcement that their sport may be in the Sochi Games.
February 16, 2010
Sadly, we can't all be at the Vancouver Games, or even watch them live as the events happen — but you can relive the events with these photos of the day.
Interactive: Full schedule of Olympic events
February 12, 2010
Our comprehensive interactive calendar detailing every Olympic event from now until the closing ceremonies.
February 13, 2010
Vancouver welcomed the world in grand fashion Friday – a day marred by the tragic death of an athlete in Whistler – as the Olympic cauldron was lit and the 21st Winter Olympiad declared open.
Red Olympics mittens return with a makeover
September 29, 2010
The iconic red Olympic mittens, which sold out faster than staff could re-stock them during the 2010 Games, have returned to stores across Canada — but with a design twist.
Games book cover online a little outdated
June 08, 2010
People who ordered VANOC’s newly published commemorative book of the 2010 Games will be getting a slightly different version than the one they saw online.
Mark II SkyTrain car named after Furlong
May 12, 2010
TransLink named one of its new Mark II SkyTrain cars yesterday in honour of VANOC CEO John Furlong and his efforts to bring the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver.
Olympic street banners to aid inner-city efforts
May 10, 2010
Vancouver is offering 3,000 Winter Olympic street banners to local non-profit organizations to use in support of inner-city initiatives, the city announced yesterday.
Work set to begin on Olympic cauldron site at Vancouver Convention Centre
March 31, 2010
The Olympic cauldron will be one more Games memory that won’t flicker out.
Luger remembered at hometown memorial
March 24, 2010
Speaking from a small mountain community in Georgia, John Furlong said he couldn’t imagine missing the graveside ceremony for the luger who died on the opening day of the Vancouver Olympics.
Calgary man charged with defrauding foreign Olympic athletes
March 23, 2010
Charges have been laid against a Calgary man for defrauding foreign athletes training for the Vancouver Olympics in that city.
VANOC, Interpol cracked Olympic ticket ring
March 18, 2010
Working with VANOC and Interpol, Vancouver police busted a fraudulent Olympic ticket-purchasing ring during the 2010 Games, a high-ranking VPD officer revealed yesterday.
VANOC preparing to close up shop, sell assets
March 17, 2010
With the close of the Paralympics on Sunday, organizers will begin the task of dissolving VANOC and the sale of its assets.
McKeever and ‘bro’ bring Canada first gold
March 16, 2010
Brian McKeever won Canada’s first Paralympic gold medal on home soil yesterday, finishing first in the men’s cross country 20-kilometre free visually impaired race by 37 seconds — a wide margin.
Paralympics open doors for disabled athletes
March 16, 2010
If not for the Paralympics, Canada may never have heard of Brian McKeever.
Check start times, alpine fans warned
March 15, 2010
Organizers of the Paralympics are warning people with tickets to alpine events to check vancouver2010.com to confirm start times.
Former mayor takes a ride on the zipline
March 15, 2010
One of the major attractions at Robson Square during the Olympics is back for the Paralympics.
Broadcast a plus: Sullivan
March 15, 2010
CTV’s decision to broadcast the Paralympic opening ceremonies live in British Columbia is a positive story for the Games, according to Sam Sullivan, Canada’s Paralympic ambassador.
Ceremony set to inspire
March 12, 2010
Friday’s opening ceremonies for the 2010 Paralympic Games will once again put Canada on the international stage, but the producer of the show said he hopes the athletes are the true stars.
Rest of Canada will have to wait a day to watch opening
March 12, 2010
The Paralympic opening ceremonies will not be broadcast live on Canadian television.
Skier raises profile of Games
March 12, 2010
Brian McKeever, the only member of both Olympic and Paralympic teams, will lead the Canadian cross-country team into competition when the Paralympics begin on Friday.
Wheelchair curling not quite as easy as it looks
March 12, 2010
Canada will be looking for more curling magic in 2010 when the Paralympic Games kick-off this weekend, following gold and silver performances in the Olympics.
Sledge hockey team aiming for hat trick
March 11, 2010
Canada has a chance at completing the Vancouver 2010 hat trick when the reigning Paralympic champions defend their title in sledge hockey.
McKeever set to compete after Olympic disappointment
March 11, 2010
Canadians will get another chance to see a member of the Canadian Olympic team compete when Brian McKeever takes part in the biathlon at the Paralympics.
Team Canada tickets in demand for Paralympics
March 11, 2010
Tickets to all of Canada’s sledge-hockey games have sold out and so has the gold-medal game for hockey and wheelchair curling.
Glowing hearts rise in Quebec
March 10, 2010
One of the most underreported stories coming out of the Olympics is, to my mind, one of the most important.
Paralympic torch set to journey through city by land, sea, sky
March 10, 2010
A Sea King helicopter, a navy frigate and Vancouver Canucks captain Roberto Luongo will help carry the Paralympic torch on its journey to B.C. Place, organizers revealed yesterday.
‘Spark becomes flame’
March 10, 2010
The theme of the 10-day Paralympic torch relay is “spark becomes flame … that fires the imagination of anyone, anywhere and anytime,” said Suzanne Reeves, director of communications for the relay.
Sullivan seeks tales of gusto at Paralympics
March 09, 2010
Part of what makes the Paralympics so enthralling, says former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, are the stories of the athletes and their inspirational tales of overcoming hardship.
Rick Hansen, Sam Sullivan and Paralympians proof of Canada's accessibility, prof says
March 09, 2010
Canada is more inclusive and accessible than it was 30 years ago thanks in large part to the influence of the Paralympic movement and its athletes, says a professor at the University of B.C.
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