VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The head of security for the Winter Olympics said on Wednesday he is not aware of any specific terror threat to the Vancouver Games, which should allow him to stay within the C$900 million ($850 million) security budget. “There Continue ..

Just in time for Vancouver, the U.S. Olympic Committee has filled a major senior staff position, appointing Patrick Sandusky as Chief Communications Officer. Sandusky had been acting CCO since October 2009, joining the USOC from a similar post with Continue ..

VANCOUVER, B.C. – A group of B.C. First Nations leaders says it will carry out a campaign during the Winter Games to pressure Canada to sign a UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. Like the Lubicon Cree did during the Calgary Games in Continue ..

With nine days to go, Games-related traffic is continuing to grow in Vancouver as the world starts to arrive for the Games, including tens of thousands of media, athletes and officials. To carry them to and from their destinations, hundreds of Continue ..

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