Plans to use cruise ship as floating hotel at Vancouver Olympics sank

Tweet The company that planned to use a cruise ship as a floating hotel during the Vancouver Winter Olympics is scuttling the plan, leaving hundreds of people – including some terminally ill kids – high and dry less than two weeks before the Games begin. Edmonton-based Newwest Special Projects said in a news release Tuesday [...]

Truckloads of Snow Dumped on Melting Vancouver Mountain

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 [...]

Justin Morneau to carry Olympic torch in Vancouver

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 [...]