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Diversity at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games

Samuel Getachew | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada
Samuel Getachew

Toronto's 2015 Pan/ParaPan Am Games is in the process of asking the public to help it choose a mascot design. We are only just over two years away from what will surely be a movement of sportsmanship. Toronto's 2015 PAN AM Games is intent on leaving a legacy found in the essence of human diversity.

The Woman Who Can Levitate a Chair With Her Mind

Shannon Skinner | Posted 02.02.2013 | Canada Living
Shannon Skinner

2012-06-18-ShannonSkinner.jpg Ariel Garten, co-founder and CEO, InteraXon, a thought-controlled computing company based in Toronto, has managed to beautifully blend the worlds of science, art, business and technology. Often referred to as the "Brain Guru," her innovative technology harnesses the power of brainwaves to control objects and create experiences, from gaming to making a chair levitate.

Vancouver Olympics Ice Cream Lawsuit Settled

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.11.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver ice cream shop owner has settled out of court with organizers of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.Mario's Gelati filed a la...

A Look at the London Olympics From a Vancouverite Who Can Sympathize

Dan Mangan | Posted 10.08.2012 | Canada Music
Dan Mangan

When the royal "we" of Vancouver got behind the 2010 Olympic bid, the movement adopted a slogan. Something along the lines of: "Let's invite the world in." I wasn't so sure that that was a good idea. Vancouver was, to me at least, a nice little secret. While there were definitely enjoyable times, my political spidy-sense is still unsettled about the whole thing. It's unbelievable how much money was spent on frivolous aesthetics during that period that could easily have helped a lot of suffering people here if put toward social infrastructure.

100 Days That Changed Canada: Donovan Bailey Owns the Podium

Brian_Williams | Posted 01.31.2012 | Canada
Brian_Williams

Vancouver Olympics A $2.3 Billion Boon To Economy: Report

CP | Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.27.2011 | Canada Politics

VICTORIA - Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics paid measurable economic, social and cultural benefits to British Columbia at a time when world economies ...

My Dual Loyalties Problem

Mark Dubowitz | Posted 12.01.2011 | Canada
Mark Dubowitz

As a Canadian living in Washington, D.C., with a green card and an American-born son, hockey has been a means for me to emotionally gain entry to a foreign land -- a sporting way for a man to fortify the ideas and habits that define patriotism.

The Red Mittens Are Coming Back

CP | Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - The Canadian Olympic Committee is bringing out the red mittens again.Three dollars from each pair of the $10 mittens, sold by the Hudson’s...

Rob Ford Was Right Not to Pursue the 2020 Olympics

Steve Lafleur | Posted 11.16.2011 | Canada
Steve Lafleur

When Toronto Mayor Rob Ford decided not to pursue the 2020 Olympics, many believed it would be a good way to convince senior levels of government to pay for infrastructure expansion. However, as we have learned from Montreal and Vancouver, the cost of hosting the games is immense.

Olympics Boss Furlong To Co-Chair Riot Review

The Canadian Press | Posted 08.28.2011 | Canada

VANCOUVER - People who would provide an out-of-province perspective as well as local knowledge were sought to conduct an independent review of the rio...