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• Whistler's free Olympic fun POSTED: Feb 19, 9:06p ET | UPDATED: Feb 19, 9:08p ET Whistler has always felt like a world of its own. For a town of 10,000, it has a rare cultural richness that range from traditions of the Squamish and Lil'wat peoples to the creative energies of modern mountain life.

  Stroll along the snowy walkways of Whistler Village and you'll hear languages and accents from all over the world-the mountains. The mountain town just has a way of bringing people together.

• Olympic torch rerouted twice to avoid protesters POSTED: Feb 12, 5:54p ET | UPDATED: Feb 12, 5:55p ET

  Various groups from an impoverished section of downtown joined forces Friday morning and caused the Olympic torch relay to change course twice, a small but satisfying victory for protest organizers.

• Snow showers help Cypress hills POSTED: Feb 10, 8:12p ET | UPDATED: Feb 12, 2:44p ET

  Vancouver's Cypress Mountain had its first dusting of snow in weeks Wednesday amid frantic efforts to ready the troubled Olympic venue, two days out from the start of the 2010 Winter Games.

• Helicopters, trucks bring snow to Cypress POSTED: Feb 9, 10:48p ET | UPDATED: Feb 10, 1:36a ET

  A clattering helicopter and a rumbling truck dumped more snow on Cypress Mountain, the warm weather-plagued venue where the first Winter Olympic event is just four days away.

• Olympic officials confident Cypress ready POSTED: Feb 9, 4:16p ET | UPDATED: Feb 9, 5:34p ET

  Vancouver Olympic officials are confident concerns about the warm weather's affect on conditions at Cypress Mountain soon will be forgotten.

• Indian chief presides over disunited nations POSTED: Feb 9, 4:12p ET | UPDATED: Feb 9, 4:12p ET

  Native Canadians, plagued by crushing social problems, discrimination and isolation, are deeply divided over the benefits and legacy of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

• Olympians begin checking in at Vancouver POSTED: Feb 9, 1:40p ET | UPDATED: Feb 9, 3:54p ET

  Noelle Pikus-Pace gasped as she glanced around the hotel ballroom to see the mountains of boxes piled around and overflowing with red-white-and-blue U.S. Olympic gear.

• Snow still being brought in to Cypress Mountain POSTED: Feb 8, 6:40p ET | UPDATED: Feb 8, 7:16p ET

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Snow is still being trucked and flown in to Cypress Mountain in an effort to get the Olympic venues ready for the Vancouver Games, which open Friday.

• Poll: Canadians want Gretzky to light cauldron POSTED: Feb 8, 9:05p ET | UPDATED: Feb 8, 9:18p ET

  Canada's most popular choice to light the cauldron to mark the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics on Friday.

• Winter missing in Vancouver as Games approach POSTED: Feb 8, 1:04p ET | UPDATED: Feb 8, 1:49p ET

  As Olympians arrive by the day, the Winter Games seem to be missing something. Namely, winter.

• Aussie kangaroo flag wins bout with IOC POSTED: Feb 7, 10:25p ET | UPDATED: Feb 7, 10:54p ET

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Australians can hop for joy: Their boxing kangaroo is safe for the Vancouver Olympics.