2010 Olympic Games

The federal government will maintain its funding of Own The Podium beyond the 2010 Winter Olympics, but will not commit to spending more money on the program.

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Own The Podium to get no extra funding

AP – The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday that they do “not blame anyone” for her father’s death and criticized a medical examiner’s finding that Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son.

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Kerrigan family disputes autopsy report on father
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AP – The Vancouver Olympics are shaping up to be Lindsey Vonn’s shining moment, the apex of a career that began years ago when her father introduced her to skiing. He saw enough talent in his daughter to move the whole family to Colorado.

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Strained relationship with father for top US skier
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AP – Vancouver Olympic officials are confident concerns about the warm weather’s affect on conditions at Cypress Mountain soon will be forgotten.

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Vancouver Games officials confident Cypress ready
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The federal government will maintain its funding of Own The Podium beyond the 2010 Winter Olympics, but will not commit to spending more money on the program.

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No extra funding for Own The Podium

AP – The death of the father of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was ruled a homicide Tuesday when an autopsy showed he died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son in which he suffered a neck injury so severe it damaged his windpipe.

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Death of Kerrigan’s father is ruled a homicide
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AP – Just like most of the entire country, Vancouver organizers are waiting for the moment when Canada finally wins its first Olympic gold medal on home soil.

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Organizers can’t wait for first Canadian gold
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The Olympic torch relay passed through White Rock early Tuesday morning as residents lined the sidewalks waving Canadian flags while dressed head to toe in red and white.

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Torch relay starts day-long journey from White Rock to Richmond