Vonn Vacation Skiing

2010-03-18T14:31:30Z

Skier Lindsey Vonn gestures during an interview in New York, Thursday, March 18, 2010. The American returned from the ski season to discover she's now a celebrity in her home country after her dramatic Olympic gold medal performance in Vancouver. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Copyright 2010 VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Members of the Western Climate Initiative laid out some of the ground rules on Thursday on the use and timing of carbon-offset credits allowed under its planned emission cap-and-trade system.</p><p>The seven western U.S. states and four Canadian provinces have decided to stay with a plan laid out last year that would limit use o...

NHL Standings

2010-03-18T15:15:25Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr> <th>All Times EDT</th> </tr> <tr> <th>EASTERN CONFERENCE</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Atlantic Division</th> </tr> <tr><td>W L OT Pts GF GA</td> </tr> <tr><td>New Jersey 42 23 3 87 186 162</td> <...

2010 Paralympic Games- Day 6

2010-03-17T15:46:38Z

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 17: Gianluigi Rosa #3 of Italy celebrates a goal by teammate Andrea Chiarotti #16 (not pictured) against Michal Vapenka #6 of the Czech Republic during the second period of the Ice Sledge Hockey Classifications Game on day six of the Canada and bitter rivals the United States were locked in a tight tussle for Paralympic curling gold at the halfway stage of the competition.</p><p>The North American neighbours were leading a field of 10 teams that includes Britain, Germany

Islanders-Canucks Sums

2010-03-16T22:00:20Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>N.Y. Islanders 2 2 1_5</td> </tr> <tr><td>Vancouver 0 2 0_2</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, N.Y. Islanders, Reese 1 (Tavares, Moulson), 6:22. 2, N.Y. Islanders, Tavares 19 (Comeau, Nielsen), 11:45 (pp). Penalties_Rome, Van (...

2010 Paralympic Games- Day 5

2010-03-16T20:33:33Z

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 16: Jimmy Connelly #4 and Joe Howard #23 of the United States celebrate their 6-0 victory over Japan during the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Gro...

Paralympics: Vancouver hopes to become top accessibility city

2010-03-16T17:17:49Z

<div><p>Civic leaders hope the 2010 Paralympics will make Vancouver a world leader in disabled accessibility, but experts are divided on whether the games help regular disabled people.</p><p>Having the high-profile Paralympics in town "means that you have to walk the walk as well as talk the talk on disability," said city co...

Puck in gold-medal game heads to Hall of Fame

2010-03-16T15:15:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Sidney Crosby's gold-medal puck going to Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto after a Swiss detour</div><div><p>The gold-medal puck is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, after a brief detour to Switzerland

Canada's missing golden puck resurfaces

2010-03-16T12:16:28Z

<div><p>The most famous hockey puck in Canadian history has been found after a global search and will now make its permanent home at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, it was announced Tuesday in Vancouver.</p><p>The puck used for the winning goal scored by

Swiss fire women's coach

2010-03-16T11:16:55Z

<div><p>The Swiss skiing federation on Tuesday replaced women's ski coach Hugues Ansermoz after they ended a lacklustre season by failing to win any Olympic medals in Vancouver.</p><p>Swiss-ski said in a statement that it wanted to breathe new life into the women's team for Sochi 2014 by bri...

McKeever wins Paralympic cross country gold

2010-03-15T13:45:41Z

<div><p>VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Brian McKeever won a gold medal at the Vancouver Paralympics on Monday, less than a month after the legally blind Canadian cross-country skier lost his bid to compete in the Olympics...

Flames-Canucks Sums

2010-03-14T21:45:45Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Calgary 0 0 1_1</td> </tr> <tr><td>Vancouver 3 0 0_3</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Vancouver, D.Sedin 19 (H.Sedin, Edler), 1:13. 2, Vancouver, Kesler 20 (Burrows), 7:27. 3, Vancouver, H.Sedin 28 (D.Sedin, Samuelsson), 16:26 (pp). Penalties_Rome, V...

Senators-Canucks Sums

2010-03-13T22:00:13Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Ottawa 0 1 0_1</td> </tr> <tr><td>Vancouver 1 3 1_5</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Vancouver, Samuelsson 29 (Demitra, Salo), 17:46 (pp). Penalties_D.Sedin, Van (tripping), 7:17</td><td>Carkner, Ott (interference), 10:38</td><td&...

Fog, heavy snow brings chaos to Games

2010-03-13T16:15:22Z

<div><p>Alpine skiing events on the opening day of the 2010 Paralympics fell victim to the weather on Saturday in a worrying echo of the problems which plagued the recent Winter Olympics.</p><p>Weather played havoc with the downhill events, which were due to produce six gold medallists, in in the mountain resort of Whistler.</p><p>But instead of melting snow, th...

Austria's Schild wins slalom, Riesch claims title

2010-03-13T10:15:54Z

<div><p>Double Olympic champion Maria Riesch finished third in Saturday's slalom at the World Cup finals to win the overall slalom title for the second season running.</p><p>Austria's Marlies Schild, who took the silver medal at last month's Winter Olympic Games in Va...

Considering a Move to Vancouver, BC

2010-03-13T10:32:16Z

Are you considering a move to Vancouver? Are you being head hunted by a company that really wants you to move to Vancouver? Do they earnestly want you to join their firm? Are you interested, very interested, flattered, but something is giving you red flags and causing you to be cautious? Have you viewed every option? What is it that you're missing from your to do list?<br><br>Let's take a moment to look at things logically and sepa...

Polish skier tests positive for EPO at Olympics

2010-03-12T00:00:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tests positive for EPO at Vancouver Olympics</div><div><p>Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tested positive for EPO at the Vancouver Olympics in the first serious doping case of the games.</p><p>Marek tested positive after helping Poland to a sixth-place finish in the women's 20...

British Columbia Real Estate Report

2010-03-12T00:33:37Z

The large and spirited nation of Canada is host to many varied provinces. In the western coastal area is the vibrant province of British Columbia. The name means splendour undiminished, and it is plain why it is so called. The region has a beautiful aspect which is globally recognised. Wonderful mountains, coastline and an abundant cultural heritage make it a desirable place to live. Th...

Paralympic head upbeat on Vancouver Games

2010-03-11T16:00:14Z

<div><p>WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The Vancouver Paralympics will build on the success of the Winter Olympic Games and show why the two events do not need to be combined for ...

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