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Perry Solkowski on Olympic giveaway winner
Patrick Johnson, of North Vancouver, won sets of Olympic tickets to the gold medal men's and women's hockey games in CTV's gold medal contest.
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VANOC forces closure of the Hastings Racecourse during 2010 Olympics
Hastings Racecourse has announced it will be forced to shut down from February 1 to March 2, 2010 - because it is too close to a key 2010 venue and poses a security risk. About 200 people will lose their jobs for the month.
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The hunt for 2010 volunteers
Olympic organizers have launched a massive casting call for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Games.
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CTV Newsnet: Rob Brown on the security bill
The security budget for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be $900 million, government officials said Thursday, ending months of rampant speculation about the massive figure.
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What Vancouver will be like when the 2010 Games open.
One year from now, the world will be watching Vancouver as the 2010 Winter Olympics begins.
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Power Play: Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan
The estimated price tag for security for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver has ballooned from $175 million to about $1 billion according to reports -- and Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan is not denying them.
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CTV News: Genevieve Beauchemin reports
Olympic officials in Whistler have unveiled the torch that will be carried through communities in every province and territory on its 45,000-km journey to Vancouver for the opening ceremonies.
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Why is Vancouver not celebrating the one-year countdown to 2010?
In Whistler they are partying. But Vancouver, it's a much different story. There isn't a single public event planned in the city for the one-year countdown day.
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BC Hydro and Terasen gas want funds to beef up 2010 security
The RCMP and military have been conducting a pre-Olympic security exercise. Now, there's a new, hidden security cost that you've probably never thought of -- the province's gas and electricity lines.
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CTV News: Rob Brown on the progress being made
The 2010 Winter Games are still a year away but the head of the International Olympic Committee is already predicting they will be a success.
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CTV National News: Jacques Rogge, head of the IOC
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge tells CTV Olympic anchor Brian Williams the IOC is happy with VANOC's plans for the 2010 Winter Games.
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How ready is Whistler for 2010?
With the one-year countdown to the 2010 Olympics it is definitely a party atmosphere in Whistler. But it has been a difficult season, with the world economy downturn hitting the resort hard. Despite this, Whistler expects to benefit from the Games.
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Is Vancouver ready for 2010?
Only a year to go before the Olympic opening ceremonies, and work on the athletes village, Canada Line, Convention Centre and the Sea-to-Sky highway are in progress to meet deadlines.
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Will Vancouver cope if it snows during 2010 Games?
It was a winter wallop no one expected, or will soon forget. But December's snowy blast may just be the lesson needed to prepare for the 2010 Games next February.
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Plans to fight human trafficking during the 2010 Olympics
One year from now, people from around the world will gather in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Some fear Vancouver see human trafficking increase. And one group is taking action.
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The secrets of Own the Podium
We get a rare glimpse of Pierre Lueders' top secret sled -- the so-called 'Whistler Bomber'. It's a four-man sled he designed with help from Bombardier Engineers.
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Renting homes for gold during 2010
A large number of Lower Mainlanders are hoping to cash in by renting out their homes to out-of-town spectators. But there's an alternative if you don't want to rent to games' visitors.
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How First Nations are benefiting from the Olympics
Before British Columbia bid on the 2010 Games there was concern that First Nations groups would oppose some of the major Olympic construction projects taking place on disputed territory. But there are also many who see the Olympics as a plus.
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The true cost of the Olympics, and interview with Premier Gordon Campbell
A year from now, B.C. will be making history. And as the 2010 Olympics countdown begins in Vancouver and Whistler, CTV is crunching a different sort of number: the true cost of the winter games.
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2010 security costs under wraps
One number growing even faster than the unemployment rate is the price for 2010 Olympic security. But the cost to taxpayers has become an Olympic sized mystery, and a political hot potato.
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Perry Solkowski on Olympic giveaway winner
