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* Hockey win means Canada's 14 gold medals 'rule the podium' *
Team Canada’s Olympic overtime goal: Cry of ‘Iggy!’ sets the stage for Sidney Crosby's sharp-angle winner.
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*Vancouver lands Games *
Vancouver will play host to the world in the winter of 2010.
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2010: Rudge's doctrine puts athletes' concerns at the forefront *
COC head also envisions a greater role for the provinces and for corporations, writes JAMES CHRISTIE
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Adding up the cost of winning medals *
Australia, Britain pay big price for glory, but Canadians may benefit in other ways.
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Already with the Whining and Sour-Grapes: 'Toronto's hopes dashed' *
The Vancouver win put a fatal spike into the prospects of Toronto's bidding for the 2012 Summer Games.
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Appointment of Vancouver CEO delayed *
The expanded search continues for the most important hiring before the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Bid was nail-biter, PM says *
Although Vancouver had been considered the front-runner to win the bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said it was still a nail-biter to the end.
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Bring on the men in tights *
Some people think there are better uses for taxpayers' money than the Olympics. What, for instance, they ask, could be more pointless than the skeleton, an inexplicable sport that features men in tights hurling themselves headfirst down a chute of ice? These people are sourpusses...
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Calgary passes Olympic torch *
In a festival tent, in the shadow of the ski jumps and bobsleigh runs built for the 1988 Winter Games, 500 people celebrated another Olympic high — Vancouver-Whistler's winning bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Chase helps Canada, COC head says *
Canadian sport will come out a winner, whether or not Vancouver is declared the host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee today, said Chris Rudge, the chief executive officer of the Canadian Olympic Committee.
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Countdown to 2010: 'I've got a job' won't be accepted as excuse for missing a shift *
If you become a volunteer at the 2010 Olympic Games, you will have to be prepared to put your life on hold for 20 days, and no feeble excuses for missing a shift, like "I've got a job," will be accepted.
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Countdown to 2010: Businesses ponder how to reap benefits *
Back in 1988, Chris Morrey-Jones got a panicked call from a Calgary sportswear supplier struggling to meet demand for novelty T-shirts bearing images of British ski jumper Eddie (the Eagle) Edwards and the Jamaican bobsled team, surprise heroes of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
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Countdown to 2010: Corporate Canada keen to be involved *
While the lighting of the Olympic flame in Vancouver may be years away, jockeying by Canadian companies to hang their names alongside the glowing torch and the patented five interlocking rings has already begun.
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Countdown to 2010: Facts and Figures *
Some interesting Figures associated with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games...
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Countdown to 2010: IOC is all business when it comes to deadlines *
The 2010 organizers will have an IOC committee riding herd over every move.
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Countdown to 2010: IOC seeks heavy hitters to join exclusive lineup *
Coca-Cola celebrates Vancouver's Games with a commemorative can.
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Countdown to 2010: It's a long, long way from Tipperary *
John Furlong can't skate or ski, but he's determined the Games will succeed.
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Countdown to 2010: Maple Leaf flies high in new sports *
The 2010 Olympics will be the Games of Change, which should bode well for Canada.
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Countdown to 2010: Nuts-and-bolts plans underway *
The hoopla's faded, but behind the scenes a lot of people are working to prepare the two cities for the Games, MARK HUME says.
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Countdown to 2010: TV rights could spur a bonanza *
These Games will have a huge impact on Canadian broadcasting. The networks are set to enter a bidding war...
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First 'Colbert Report' shot in Vancouver airs tonight *
Stephen Colbert enjoyed horsing around while taping two Vancouver shows last week. Or should we say MOOSING around? In any case, the first of his Vancouver shows airs this evening (in Canada on the Comedy Network).
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Lynn Coady: Olympic boosterism has a hollow ring *
Boy, the Asper papers weren't making it easy for anyone to maintain a healthy skepticism about the 2010 Olympics this week. Every block you walked down in Vancouver was graced with a cheerful lineup of newspaper boxes -- The Sun, The Province, and the B.C. edition of The National Post -- all depicting different versions of essentially the same scenario: ecstatic B.C.-ers, orgasmic with pride over their province's successful bid.
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Marketers jumping on Games bandwagon *
It seems that jumping on the marketing bandwagon will be a demonstration sport for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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Money key ingredient for winter supremacy *
With an eye on the Vancouver Olympics inroads must be made in new sports.
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More 'Colbert Report' craziness *
And MP Ujjal Dosanjh introduces us to the "real" Stephen Colbert. (After the segment, Colbert said to the crowd: "You DO realize I'm not really THAT GUY, don't you?")
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My call: Vancouver-Whistler on second ballot *
Jeffrey Simpson goes on record with his best-guess on the 2010 bid outcome.
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Mystery of uncast IOC votes unsolved *
A day after Vancouver's narrow victory in the selection of the 2010 Olympic host city, the mystery of the uncast votes remained unsolved
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Olympics organizers should be ashamed for charity snub *
Bad Karma for Olympics bosses: Never mind that Right to Play is the charity of Olympic icon Johann Olav Koss, hero of the '94 Olympics in Lillehammer or that this is as worthy a charity as you can find . . .
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Vancouver 2010 selects traditional Inuit design *
A design representing a traditional Inuit directional marker which steers people away from danger and symbolizes the hospitality of a country was unveiled Saturday night as the official logo for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
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Vancouver bid gets some U.S. support *
Vancouver's Olympic bid organizers are getting some support from some nearby U.S. states.
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Vancouver win means Toronto's out of luck *
The joy in Vancouver at being awarded the 2010 Winter Games has a dark flip side -- the gloom it holds for Toronto, a city that once had high Olympic hopes but now has almost no chance of being selected as host of the 2012 Summer Games.
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Winter Olympics digital dark side: A Warning *
How safe will your personal information be when you attend the Winter Olympics? Noted security authority David Gewirtz tells you how to protect yourself from cyber attack.
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2010 bid: Calgary made it personal *
Meeting delegates essential ingredient to successful bid
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2010: Can Loonie power prevail? *
The 100 Canadians making Vancouver's Olympic bid today will carry loonies in their pockets for luck when they make their emotional and nationalistic final presentation to the members of the International Olympic Committee.
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An Olympic wish: Vancouver in 2010 *
Jack Poole, the chief executive officer of Vancouver's bid to win the 2010 Winter Olympics, has often compared the seven-year pursuit of the Games to a one-mile race. But it is more like a marathon, in which the endurance and discipline of the contenders are tested repeatedly.
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Canadian officials play down allegations re 2010 insider *
Vancouver officials have dismissed suggestions their 2010 Winter Olympics bid could be hurt by allegations that a senior IOC member has improper business ties to the Canadian city.
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China deal ethical, IOC members say *
Canada's use of a world Expo vote that secured China's backing for Vancouver's 2010 Olympic bid did not break Olympic rules and is not likely to result in any reprimands, Canadian members of the International Olympic Committee say.
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Countdown to the Olympic decision *
Seven years ago, a capable but little-known North Vancouver recreation commissioner named Gary Young had a vision...
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Decision 2010 -- Celebrate the Dream *
Join your friends and neighbours in Vancouver at one of selected B.C. Famous Players theatres, Wednesday, July 2, 2003 to see the live broadcast from Prague of the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Olympic Bid Decision.
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Dine and Unwind in Whistler, 2003 *
December 3 - 10, Whistler, BC
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FansEdge.com *
The FansEdge online catalogue features officially licensed NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, and Collegiate products along with authentic autographed memorabilia for 223 different teams and over 1,000 different players.
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Gretzky misses Olympic practice *
An important rehearsal of Vancouver's 2010 Olympic bid presentation took place yesterday without star attraction Wayne Gretzky as the clock ticked down for tomorrow's vote by the International Olympic Committee.
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Treasuring our complaints and questioning our values: It's what makes us Canadian *
We most assuredly are, as the Prime Minister said on Parliament Hill during the Canada Day celebrations, "a people like no other."
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Vancouver backed by China *
Canadian government official denies vote swapping involved in support
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Williams likes Vancouver's chances of getting 2010 Games *
Will Vancouver-Whistler win the Olympic sweepstakes?
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