Tweet Weighing in on the UFC mega mixed martial arts event last Saturday night, Mayor Gregor Robertson admitted Tuesday that what he witnessed at the side of the Octagon was pretty rugged but he is not about to step in and blow the whistle on future similar events. “I saw the last couple of matches [...]

Tweet It was almost like test-driving a UFC fighter. Mixed martial arts’ premier company rolled into town Wednesday, in preparation for Saturday’s UFC 115 at GM Place, and held abbreviated practice sessions at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre downtown for the media. In a space not much larger than your average living room, they threw [...]

Tweet City Hall is showing its support for the Vancouver Canucks hockey team as they enter the second round of the NHL playoffs by declaring tomorrow Canucks Day. The media is invited to join Mayor Robertson and Council, Canucks Sports & Entertainment owner Francesco Aquilini, President and General Manager Mike Gillis and Chief Operating Officer [...]

Tweet UFC’s Dana White has confirmed that Vancouver’s UFC 115, which was slated for the summer, cannot be held here because of insurance and liability red tape, as well as stalls in negotiations with Vancouver city council. For their part, Vancouver is blaming the provincial and federal governments. The fact that Canada cannot seem to [...]

Tweet Olympic organizers, who have endured a record warm January in Vancouver and are bracing themselves for more of the same, are transporting truckloads of snow to a melting mountain to ensure events go ahead. With the Winter Games set to open in just 10 days, Vancouver Organizing Committee chief John Furlong told the media [...]

Tweet The Olympic torch relay added another star to its roster. Major League Baseball hero Justin Morneau will carry the Olympic flame the day before the Vancouver 2010 opening ceremonies. The New Westminster native joins Canuck celebrities like Shania Twain, Steve Nash and Sidney Crosby, as well as the more than 12,000 local Canadian heroes [...]