CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
The B.C. Lottery Corporation is offering a new game in which players can win coveted tickets to the 2010 Winter Games, along with other prizes and cash.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- 11/26/08 -- The Commissioner of Official Languages is releasing a study on the steps taken by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) to ensure that the Games reflect Canada's l..
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Emergency planners are considering every possibility from biological threats to a terrorist attack when putting together a blueprint for emergency response during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Torch for The Special Olympics World Winter Games being held in Boise, Idaho in February 2009, will be arriving in South Africa on Sunday, 7 December 2008, and making its way around Johannesburg as part of its world-wide journey sponsored by DHL.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Commissioner of Official Languages is releasing a study on the steps taken by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) to ensure that the Games reflect Canada's linguistic duality.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
... is significant to the well-being of our economy. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will bring travellers and world exposure to Canada. This will be an exciting time for our tourism industry, and Canada's government is resolved to contribute to this historic event and help make these truly Canada's Games.""Venues such as the TIANS summit create a forum for...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
... for the Canadian team, embarking on the last full World Cup campaign heading towards the 2010 Winter Games at home. It was the third straight year a Canadian reached the podium here, a stretch that's produced two wins and two second-place finishes.The women move in now for two World Cup downhills Friday and Saturday and a super-G Sunday.Even though he won on this course two years...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Angela Jennings is ready to begin training for 2010.She isn't a snowboarder or a hockey player. She isn't on a curling team. She's never ridden a luge. In fact, she won't be competing in any event at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. But that hasn't put a damper on her hopes of becoming one of more than 10,000 ordinary Canadians who will get a taste of Olympic glory.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Remember Rudman? Two years before the bonanza enjoyed by athletes in Beijing, she enjoyed the distinction of being Britain's only Olympic medallist at the Winter Games in Turin.
Market Wire - Government: Local (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Commissioner of Official Languages is releasing a study on the steps taken by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) to ensure that the Games reflect Canada's linguistic duality.
Ski Utah's Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Ski jumping is the only Winter Olympic sport that doesn’t allow women to participate. Leaders in the sport have been trying to gain access to the Olympics for several years in vain. Last Tuesday a lawsuit was filed against the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, the group overseeing the 2010 Winter Games, in hopes a Canadian [...]
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... look particularly inspiring, he ran a decent enough race at Wetherby on his latest stab at the winter game.That run suggested Amazing King might be coming back to top form and those who took the hint were rewarded at Wolverhampton on Saturday night when he landed a major gamble in the hands of none other than Jamie Spencer to confirm he's equally at home on the Flat.There are, therefore,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
... cyclists are already in possession of the passport. FIS introduced the passports after the 2002 winter Games in Salt Lake City. McQuaid also criticized German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF for their decision to end live broadcasting of the Tour de France in the light of continuing doping revelations. He said the decision "sends the wrong message" and was "not fair or helpful to...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
They're miffed in Port Moody, steamed in Squamish and determined not to cough up in West Vancouver. The target of this growing community ire is none other than the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Games, which has been asking neighbouring municipalities for lots of cash to get on board the official Olympics train, while, in the case of Squamish, organizers stand accused...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games still 15 months away, the City of Vancouver has released a map of temporary changes to the city's road network leading up to and during the 2010 Winter Games.
