A violent protest Saturday morning that saw windows smashed and at least seven arrests was called a success by an Olympics Resistance Network organizer. Read more…

"Was it the Canadian Olympics folks who banned other teams than Canada from practicing on the track before this week, so that Canada would be more likely to win?

"Was it the gross negligence of the designers of the facility by having unprotected steel beams close to the most dangerous part of the track, without anyone bothering to put protective padding on the steel?

"Not exactly -- we all killed him. We who let ourselves be 'snowed' by the sports bureaucrats, the big corporations, the self-aggrandizing politicians, and especially the corrupted mainstream media to cheer on this ... monstrosity." Read more…

Broadcast team hopes to be a "clandestine news source" during the Games. Read more…

As the Olympics were about to open on Friday night, the world's media paid more attention to the tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili than to anything else -- and Georgia's media had still not reported the story. Read more…

WHISTLER, B.C. — Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili has died in a horrific Olympic training run on the eve of the Games opening, flying off a high-speed track that has wasted little time showing its teeth. Read more…

A major transportation hub in Vancouver harbour was shut down for much of rush hour Thursday after a suspicious package was found just a day before the Olympics open.

The package was found near the terminal for the SeaBus, a commuter ferry, and was detonated by police. It turned out to be a fishing rod. Read more…

About 100 protesters briefly delayed the Olympic torch relay through Vancouver Friday morning and forced the flame to bypass awaiting veterans. Read more…

It's Premier Gordon Campbell and Prime Minister Stephen Harper jostling to be front and centre at the Olympic opening, but it may be Delta North MLA Guy Gentner who deserves the credit, or blame. Read more…

Heather Tufts, who was protesting on the British Columbia legislature lawn ahead of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's speech, said had many reasons to be there, but she had a "visceral" reaction when he prorogued parliament.

“Many of us believe that goes against our democratic principles,” she said. “It makes us feel like we don't have a participatory democracy anymore, that we're really here to just of toe the line and do what we're told and a lot of us here don't believe that.” Read more…

While protesters gathered on the lawn of the British Columbia legislature, Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave a speech focused on the province's “golden moment.” Read more…

During his response to the throne speech yesterday, Housing and Social Development minister Rich Coleman explained to the British Columbia legislature how he's dealt with foreign reporters' questions about homelessness and the housing crisis in Vancouver. Read more…

A week before the biggest event in B.C. Place Stadium’s history, workers received pink slips. Read more…

Somewhere between 1,000 to 1,400 people from outside Vancouver will join local Games protesters, according to Olympics security forces. Read more…

At the official opening of the W2 Culture and Media House today, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson stepped on stage and promptly took a photo on his iPhone of the crowd of reporters facing him.

“We’re all media,” he said. Read more…

You’d be forgiven for thinking premier Campbell was in the midst of an election. Near-daily press alerts list one campaign-style event after the next. Read more…

Will the 2010 Games mark a “turning point” for crowd-sourced event coverage? Two new websites are aiming high with less than five days until the opening ceremonies. Read more…

A freelance reporter and Games critic from the U.S. was denied entry to Canada this weekend, according to the Olympics Resistance Network. Read more…

"I think the state was to say the least seriously violating my rights, the rights of journalists, simple as that," says Goodman of her Kafka-esque exchange at the border. Read more…

Vancouver’s mayor brandished a Canadian flag and grinned like it was his birthday at a lunch-time pep rally for the 2010 Games. His smile didn’t sink an inch when asked about negative media depictions of the Downtown Eastside. Read more…

The Olympics Resistance Network drew battle lines with just over a week until Vancouver’s opening ceremonies.

“We are absolutely a threat to these Games,” ORN spokesperson Harjap Grewal told dozens of reporters and activists. “But we are not a threat to the public. We are a threat to the corporate sponsors and the industry and the government that props them up.” Read more…