2010 Olympic Games

AP – President Barack Obama’s decision not to attend the Winter Olympics has eased some of the security concerns, although organizers still expect at least 40 foreign dignitaries needing special protection.

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Obama skipping Olympics eases security concerns
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A new iPhone app helps bring “a little more cowbell” to the alpine slopes of Vancouver for the Olympics.

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Bringing ‘a Little More Cowbell’ to the Olympics

In the ski-themed pool room of The Manor, the house in Calgary that B.C.-born racers Robbie Dixon and Manuel Osborne-Paradis share, the celebratory hardware on the walls and the mantel give it a bit of a Mannywood feel.

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Olympic alpine skiing: Hoping for a breakthrough

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Sarah McLachlan’s ‘One Dream’ shines as 2010 Winter Olympics theme

A travel company nixed plans to use a cruise ship as a floating hotel during the Vancouver Olympics, leaving an unknown number of people scrambling for new accommodations.

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Vancouver’s Floating Hotel Pulls the Plug

Little Christine Nesbitt was such a fierce competitor as a street hockey goalie that even when her older brother and his friends weren’t around to play, she would work on her game alone.

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Olympic speed skating: Canada seeking perfection — or close to it

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics deserve a bronze medal for climate protection initiatives, the David Suzuki Foundation concludes in a “climate scorecard” released Wednesday.

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Vancouver Olympics earn bronze medal for climate protection efforts

Danny Davis, the American snowboarder injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash, was released from a Utah hospital on Wednesday.

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Snowboarder Davis Released From Utah Hospital

The next bumps in the road to the 2010 Games will hit Vancouver commuters Thursday and Friday, according to the city’s director of Olympic transportation.

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Olympic no-go zone traffic violators face $100 fines

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