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Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan practices for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Robert Skinner/The Canadian Press
Vancouver 2010

A date with history

When the 2010 Winter Olympics open in Vancouver Friday night, it will be the culmination of a dream that was generations in the making

Comedian Stephen Colbert opens the show at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010.
Vancouver 2010

Colbert goes for the cold

A proud sponsor – and honorary psychologist – of the U.S. speed-skating team, the late-night comedian is also heading to Canada to cover the Games, presumably with laughs

All you can eat sukiyaki platters of pork, beef, tofu and veggies seen here being cooked in a hot-pot at Posh restaurant September 24, 2007 in Richmond, B.C.
Vancouver 2010

Where to grab a bite near the Olympic venues

From hot dogs to dumplings, we guide you to the top spots near the Games' hot spots

Bartenders Chris and Conor Roddy staffing The Candahar BarPhoto by Guy L'Heureux.
Cultural Olympiad

Entertainment Guide

Marsha Lederman's picks of the day

Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia practises during the Men's Single Luge training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre on Friday

Georgian luger dies after training crash

21-year-old slider Nodar Muaritashvili was killed after flying off track

Vancouver 2010

Protests force Torch to reroute

Barb wire, hundreds of protesters block road

Vancouver 2010

India's hard-luck Olympic team get new threads

Vancouver's Indo-Canadians rally to buy new team uniforms

Fourth man pleads guilty in grisly Kelowna murder

Court accepts manslaughter plea from Daniel Mader

Vancouver 2010

Salt Lake's Olympic artistic director sends open letter to VANOC

Urges John Furlong to drop clause preventing artists criticizing Games and sponsors in their work

Vancouver 2010

Stephen Colbert extends open invitation to Vancouver tapings

Host will be interviewing celebrities on a festival-style stage

Vancouver 2010

Absences in relay lend clues to cauldron mystery

Betty Fox, Wayne Gretzky haven't carried Olympic torch

Insite protesters promise to dog Harper’s Olympic appearances

Supporters of safe-injection site delay Harper photo-op, prompting fierce exchange between PM’s spokesman and NDP MP

Canadian celebrity Sandra Oh raises her arms for the Canadian athletes during the flag raising ceremony at the Olympic Athletes Village on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, in Vancouver.

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'Tliishin Thliitsapilthim', n.d.Painter unknown (possibly Hamtsiit) Keeper of the history: Tliishin, Derek Peters Courtesy of George Terasaki163 x 251 cmceremonial curtains for cultural olympiad from Belkin Art Gallery

Cultural Olympiad
Peeking behind the curtains
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Spotlight on B.C.

As all eyes turn to British Columbia, Globe Travel takes you to the province's best destinations

A snowboarder rides on Whister Mountain, February 6, 2010. The Vancouver 2010 Olympics open February 12.

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The Island remembers its black pioneers

The first group of black settlers arrived in the colony in 1858

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Dry ski slopes will be least of B.C.'s troubles

Climate change demands new water laws

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City and politics
State of Vancouver

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Canada's Slum
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Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: A fresh perspective

Crack Cocaine addict Patricia Hurst uses a pipe to get high in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside January 29, 2009.
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