MOSCOW - A Russian cabinet official in charge of preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi blasted local environmentalists on Friday, saying they are taking an "unconstructive" position. Read more…

How tightly protected were the world’s Olympic athletes when all were gathered together in Vancouver’s closing ceremonies viewed by millions across the world? A billion dollars worth of security didn’t prevent a German reporter from getting lost on his way find a bite to eat, then letting himself be swept onto the main floor of BC Place unchallenged, recording with his cell phone as the pageantry unfolded around him. Read more…

The British Columbia premier's office misrepresented a Conference Board of Canada report in a way that greatly exaggerated the economic benefits of hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Read more…

An ice cream parlour near the Olympic Village wants a judge to order a VANOC roadblock be dismantled. Read more…

Wearing an American flag apparently was an offence that could get you arrested late last Friday night on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver.

In a video taken by a Vancouver-based journalist and posted on YouTube, several police officers surround a man with the stars and stripes draped over his shoulders. They tell him to put away his flag and, after a strained conversation, he complies. As the police move on, in a dismayed voice the man declares that he lives in Vancouver and loves Canada, even though he roots for the U.S. hockey team and just wants to "fly my colours." Read more…

Organizers of the Olympic tent village that has occupied a vacant lot in the Downtown Eastside for the past two weeks are officially dismantling it. They are declaring the demonstration a success, but they are vowing that it will not be the last time they set up camp. “I think what you can see is that we are not afraid to take up space. We’ve been able to hold down 58 West Hastings for two weeks. We’re not afraid to occupy important sites in the neighborhood and in Vancouver and have our voices heard," said Nathan Crompton, one of the tent city organizers. Read more…

The B.C. labour movement lost serious credibility by deciding not to protest the Olympics, a recently retired union member told the Tyee. Read more…

The "Pirates of Justice" -- a costumed crew of activists -- are raising a literal warning flag against cruise ships on which they say workers are overworked, underpaid and sometimes abused.

The group will converge tomorrow at 12 p.m. to stage a flash mob at Vancouver's Canada Place, using theatrical tactics to increase attention. Read more…

The lead group behind most 2010 Games protests declared victory over Olympics organizers, despite potential internal splits and six pending police charges. Read more…

SOCHI, Russia - As Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi prepares to take the Winter Olympics torch from Vancouver, environmentalists are sounding the alarm. Read more…

From laneway houses to shipping containers to 200-square-foot stackable condos, Vancouver's green building sector is showing off small, efficient designs at the 2010 Olympics. Read more…

Vancouver's mayor says he doesn't know where his city's open-data policy will lead. He expects you and your fellow citizens to help show the way.

"The overall frame here is that we don't really know exactly where this is going and we shouldn't pretend to," said Gregor Robertson as part of a panel discussion today during Open Data + Culture Day at W2, the independent social media hub located in Vancouver's lower eastside. "We want to open it up, we want to make it possible for people to develop these next steps and encourage that." Read more…

One event has a pedal-powered mandate and zero budget. The other is a $6 billion winter sports spectacle. Yet Friday’s Critical Mass ride and the 2010 Olympics may share some things in common. Read more…

A flood of out-of-town sex trade-workers in for the Games have created a price war, a local escort claims. Read more…

The overall economic impact of the 2010 Winter Olympics appears to be falling far short of the British Columbia government’s projections. Read more…

The Liberal MLA facing drunk driving charges apologized again today for her behaviour, but said transit could be improved in North Vancouver. Read more…

Olympics transportation patterns could be the blueprint for long-term green legacies, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson declared today.

Of course, there’s a big difference between an Olympics period and normal routine. Vancouver citizens were told for months to leave their cars behind. Read more…

Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite is facing drunk driving charges after being stopped at a road check last night, she said in a statement.

“Returning from a series of events, I was stopped at a roadcheck by RCMP in North Vancouver and am now facing impaired driving charges,” said Thornthwaite, the MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour, in the statement the Liberal caucus released at 4 p.m. this afternoon. Read more…

Organizers of the Olympic Tent Village on Hastings street will likely comply with any police or city order to disband the encampment.

“This is a peaceful protest,” the Power of Women’s Elaine Durocher told reporters Monday afternoon. “When they ask us to leave – and if it’s before our demands are met – we will leave peacefully.” Read more…

Prince of Pot Marc Emery, a temporarily free man in his home town while awaiting extradition to enter the U.S. prison system, spent the weekend smoking marijuana with Olympics visitors making a pilgrimage to his Hastings Street store, according to a post to his partner's Facebook page.

"Downtown Vancouver is frickin' packed. Ugh. So is our store... there's been a stupidly long line up all day to have free bong hits with Marc. Thank god I hid away my own personal stash away -- he's smoked all of our weed with strangers. It's definitely a LOT. I hope those strangers are supporters and actually DO SOMETHING to help Marc and the greater cause," reads Jodie Joanna Emory's Facebook post. Read more…