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Pakistan’s first Winter Olympian conquers slopes of Whistler
February 27, 2010 – 8:46 am | No Comment
Pakistan’s first Winter Olympian conquers slopes of Whistler

By Paul Watson
WHISTLER, B.C.– In his quest to become an Olympian, Muhammad Abbas first had to tame a mountain beast called Malam Jabba.
High above northwest Pakistan’s Swat valley, Malam Jabba’s runs were so wild the …

CA NA DUH – Now that Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking
February 25, 2010 – 9:45 pm | No Comment
CA NA DUH – Now that Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking

CA NA DUH

Now that Vancouver is hosting the 2010 WinterOlympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking.
Believe it or not these questions about Canada were …

Concerns as Canada Balances Protests and Civil Liberties
February 11, 2010 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
Concerns as Canada Balances Protests and Civil Liberties

By IAN AUSTEN
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Christopher A. Shaw, a middle-class, middle-aged professor of ophthalmology at the University of British Columbia, seems an unlikely target of police interest. But Shaw is also …

U.S. journalist says she was delayed at border, questioned about speech – Amy Goodman alleges border guards repeatedly asked her if she was speaking about the Vancouver Winter Games
November 27, 2009 – 2:29 pm | No Comment
U.S. journalist says she was delayed at border, questioned about speech – Amy Goodman alleges border guards repeatedly asked her if she was speaking about the Vancouver Winter Games

By Josh Wingrove
An American author and broadcaster claims Canadian border officials questioned her about whether she would discuss the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games at a speaking engagement Wednesday evening in Vancouver.
Amy Goodman, host of …

BCCLA press release: Sound weapon confirmed for 2010 Olympics!
November 11, 2009 – 6:41 pm | No Comment
BCCLA press release: Sound weapon confirmed for 2010 Olympics!

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
November 10, 2009 – For immediate release
BCCLA uncovers VPD purchase of untested crowd control weapon for  Olympics
Vancouver, B.C. – A senior member of the Vancouver Police Department confirmed to the BCCLA …

Indian knocks out obstacles to represent Canada
September 12, 2000 – 5:07 pm | No Comment
Indian knocks out obstacles to represent Canada

By FAISAL KUTTY
TORONTO, ONTARIO – Andrew S. Kooner is a twenty-year-old, representing Canada in the Sydney Olympics. He is a boxer. So what’s special about him?
He is the first Indo-Canadian boxer to represent Canada and …