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The Olympic torch will make its way to New Brunswick today, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:58:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The Olympic torch will make its way to New Brunswick today, crossing the Confederation Bridge after spending the weekend on P.E.I. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward/ file

The Olympic torch hit P.E.I.'s famous red soil Saturday afternoon, ...

(CBC) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:28:53 GMT

(CBC) - The Olympic torch hit P.E.I.'s famous red soil Saturday afternoon, where it was greeted by large crowds of people, many of them sporting red attire.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, from nearby Cole ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:56:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, from nearby Cole Harbour, N.S., carries the Olympic torch in Halifax on Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Dembeck

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby lights the torch of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby lights the torch of snow boarder Sarah Conrad (L) during the Olympic torch relay run down Brunswick street in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 18, 2009. REUTERS//Paul Darrow (CANADA SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY)

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby lights the torch of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:31:00 GMT

Sidney Crosby is gearing up to run with the Olympic torch when ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sidney Crosby is gearing up to run with the Olympic torch when it arrives in the Halifax area today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry Macdougal/ file

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, and Bollywood actor Akshay ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:15:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, and Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar pose with the relay torch for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic games, in Mumbai. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ Prime Minister's Office, Jason Ransom)

The Olympic torch relay is making its way across parts of Newfoundland's ...

(CBC) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:55:28 GMT

(CBC) - The Olympic torch relay is making its way across parts of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula on Friday, travelling by both land and sea.

A 13-year-old boy has been named to carry the Olympic torch ...

(CBC) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:58:34 GMT

(CBC) - A 13-year-old boy has been named to carry the Olympic torch when it arrives in Winnipeg in January.

Torchbearers Frank Humber, left to right, Bernice Smith and ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Torchbearers Frank Humber, left to right, Bernice Smith and Bob Cole listen to a short speech by a viking impersonator as they hold the Olympic Flame in L'Anse aux Meadows, NL, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Torchbearer Nickshantess Penashue holds the Olympic Flame in ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Torchbearer Nickshantess Penashue holds the Olympic Flame in Sheshatshui, N.L., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled all the way from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

The torches of Lukasi Tukkiapik, right, and Cindy Koneak are ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The torches of Lukasi Tukkiapik, right, and Cindy Koneak are seen passing the Olympic Flame to one another on a beach in Kuujjauq, Que. The Olympic flame will commemorate Remembrance Day with a stop at CFB Goose Bay. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

The 2010 Winter Olympics torch (C) arrives in Victoria, Canada, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - The 2010 Winter Olympics torch (C) arrives in Victoria, Canada, in October 2009. Canada is entering the final countdown before the 2010 Winter Olympics by applying the finishing touches to facilities and sending the flame farther north this week than ever before. Photo:Nathalie Alonso/AFP

The 2010 Winter Olympics torch (C) arrives in Victoria, Canada, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - The 2010 Winter Olympics torch (C) arrives in Victoria, Canada, on October 30, 2009. Chiefs of the Amerindian communities of British Colombia were charged with bringing the Olympic flame to Victoria to start a 45,000-km (27,962-mile) relay through Canada. Four Canadian Indian nations will be full-fledged hosts of the games. Photo:Nathalie Alonso/AFP

The Olympic flame burns during the first leg of the torch relay ...

(AFP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Olympic flame burns during the first leg of the torch relay in Victoria in October 2009. The Olympic flame began its first trek through the Canadian Arctic by crossing paths with a polar bear on the shores of Hudson Bay, local media said Monday. Photo:Nathalie Alonso/AFP

A polar bear is seen walking along the road as the Olympic Flame ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:21:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A polar bear is seen walking along the road as the Olympic Flame arrives in Churchill, Man. Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

World Wildlife CEO, Carter Roberts, is seen carrying the Olympic ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:25:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - World Wildlife CEO, Carter Roberts, is seen carrying the Olympic Flame in Churchill, Man. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. The Olympic Flame which travelled all the way from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

The Olympic torch is carried from Fisgard Lighthouse at Fort ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Olympic torch is carried from Fisgard Lighthouse at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site during the Olympic Torch relay in October 2009 in Colwood, British Columbia, Canada. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay, already the longest in Games history, will break another record on Sunday when it visits the North Pole. Photo:Jeff Vinnick/AFP

The Olympic flame landed in Yellowknife on Thursday as part ...

(CBC) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:59:12 GMT

(CBC) - The Olympic flame landed in Yellowknife on Thursday as part of the northern leg of its 106-day, cross-Canada tour.

The Olympic flame is on its way to Yellowknife on Thursday, ...

(CBC) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:48 GMT

(CBC) - The Olympic flame is on its way to Yellowknife on Thursday, after spending the previous day in two communities above the Arctic Circle.

A 15-year-old Ontario boy whose older brother was killed while ...

(CBC) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:46:30 GMT

(CBC) - A 15-year-old Ontario boy whose older brother was killed while serving in Afghanistan has been selected as Windsor's official torch bearer.

The Olympic torch is going to Canada's far north on Wednesday, ...

(CBC) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:42:34 GMT

(CBC) - The Olympic torch is going to Canada's far north on Wednesday, stopping in Dawson City, Yukon, before crossing the Arctic Circle into Old Crow, Yukon, and Inuvik, N.W.T.

One of the selected torchbearers Jack MacNeill carries the Olympic ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - One of the selected torchbearers Jack MacNeill carries the Olympic Torch in a canoe along the Fraser River on Seabird Island, British Columbia September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler surfs with Olympic flame after a torch ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:38:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Surfer Raph Bruhwiler surfs with Olympic flame after a torch exchange in the Pacific Ocean during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games torch relay in Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino, B.C., on Sunday November 1, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch while coming ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch while coming ashore along the shores of Pacific Rim National Park just outside Tofino, British Columbia November 1, 2009. The torch was carried out to far west coast of Canada on the third day of its 106-day journey leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch while coming ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch while coming ashore along the shores of Pacific Rim National Park just outside Tofino, British Columbia November 1, 2009. The torch was carried out to far west coast of Canada on the third day of its 106 day journey leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch along the shores ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch along the shores of Pacific Rim National Park just outside Tofino, British Columbia November 1, 2009. The torch was carried out to far west coast of Canada on the third day of its 106 day journey leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler (R) lights his Olympic Torch from Ruth ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Surfer Raph Bruhwiler (R) lights his Olympic Torch from Ruth Sadler while surfing with the flame along the shores of Pacific Rim National Park just outside Tofino, British Columbia November 1, 2009. The torch was carried out to far west coast of Canada on the third day of its 106-day journey leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Torchbearer Ruth Sadler carries the Olympic Torch into the Pacific ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Torchbearer Ruth Sadler carries the Olympic Torch into the Pacific Ocean to meet a surfer along the shores of Pacific Rim National Park just outside Tofino, British Columbia November 1, 2009. The torch was carried out to far west coast of Canada on the third day of its 106-day journey leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler picks up the Olympic Torch while coming ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Surfer Raph Bruhwiler picks up the Olympic Torch while coming ashore along Pacific Rim National Park just outside Tofino, British Columbia November 1, 2009. The torch was carried out to far west coast of Canada on the third day of its 106-day journey leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch while coming ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch while coming ashore along Pacific Rim National Park just outside Tofino, British Columbia November 1, 2009. The torch was carried out to far west coast of Canada on the third day of its 106-day journey leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A torchbearer with the Olympic Torch runs past a resident dressed ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A torchbearer with the Olympic Torch runs past a resident dressed as a witch through the small town of Chemainus, British Columbia on Halloween night October 31, 2009. This is the second day of the torch's journey across Canada ahead of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which will begin in Vancouver on February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

A torchbearer runs with the Olympic Torch through the small ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A torchbearer runs with the Olympic Torch through the small town of Chemainus, British Columbia on Halloween night October 31, 2009. This is the second day of the torch's journey across Canada ahead of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which will begin in Vancouver on February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

A torchbearer runs past a Jack-O-Lantern while running with ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A torchbearer runs past a Jack-O-Lantern while running with the Olympic Torch through the small town of Chemainus, British Columbia on Halloween night October 31, 2009. This is the second day of the torch's journey across Canada ahead of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which will begin in Vancouver on February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS)

A deer comes out of the brush as a visitor waiting for the Olympic ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A deer comes out of the brush as a visitor waiting for the Olympic Torch Relay stands in Fort Rodd Hill National Park in Colwood, British Columbia October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SPORT OLYMPICS)

Cowichan Band member Amber Tommy reacts while running the Olympic ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cowichan Band member Amber Tommy reacts while running the Olympic Torch around the reservation during a stop in Duncan, British Columbia October 31, 2009. Traveling on its second day, the torch stopped at the First Nation reserve as part of its journey across Canada leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which begin February 12 in Vancouver. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Cowichan Band elder Albie Charlie (R) blesses the Olympic Torch ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cowichan Band elder Albie Charlie (R) blesses the Olympic Torch held by fellow band member Amber Tommy during a stop in Duncan, British Columbia October 31, 2009. Traveling on its second day, the torch stopped at the First Nation reserve as part of its journey across Canada leading to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which begin February 12 in Vancouver. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

Torchbearer Laura Mongeau carries the Olympic torch from inside ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Torchbearer Laura Mongeau carries the Olympic torch from inside a lighthouse at Fort Rodd Hill National Park in Colwood, British Columbia October 31, 2009. This was the second day of the torch's journey across Canada ahead of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which begin in Vancouver February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

Torchbearer Laura Mongeau holds the Olympic torch atop a lighthouse ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Torchbearer Laura Mongeau holds the Olympic torch atop a lighthouse at Fort Rodd Hill National Park in Colwood, British Columbia October 31, 2009.This was the second day of the torch's journey across Canada ahead of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which begin in Vancouver February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Torchbearer Michael O'Reilly runs the Olympic torch along a ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Torchbearer Michael O'Reilly runs the Olympic torch along a causeway towards a lighthouse at Fort Rodd Hill National Park in Colwood, British Columbia October 31, 2009. This was the second day of the torch's journey across Canada ahead of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games which begin in Vancouver February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

The Olympic torch .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The Olympic torch .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A protester attends evening celebrations for the Olympic Torch ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A protester attends evening celebrations for the Olympic Torch in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. Several hundred demonstrators tried to disrupt proceedings following the arrival of the Olympic Flame from Greece earlier in the day. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS CONFLICT)

A protestor raises a banner during evening celebrations for ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A protestor raises a banner during evening celebrations for the Olympic Torch in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. Several hundred demonstrators tried to disrupted the celebration following the arrival of the Olympic Flame from Greece earlier in the day. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS CONFLICT)

A protestor raises his fist during evening celebrations for ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A protestor raises his fist during evening celebrations for the Olympic Torch in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. Several hundred demonstrators tried to disrupted the celebration following the arrival of the Olympic Flame from Greece earlier in the day. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS CONFLICT)

A member of the Canadian men's eights (R) lights the flame of ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of the Canadian men's eights (R) lights the flame of the coxswain from the junior men's eights during the Olympic Torch relay in Saanich, British Columbia October 30, 2009. The torch arrived from Greece earlier in the day and has now begun a 106-day journey across Canada before arriving at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ROWING IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Catriona Le May Doan, right, and Simon Whitfield run as the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:56:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Catriona Le May Doan, right, and Simon Whitfield run as the first torchbearers in Victoria, B.C. with the Olympic Flame, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Olympic Flame which travelled all the way from Olympia in Athens will now start a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Public health officials say it was vital to give members of ...

(CBC) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:42:34 GMT

(CBC) - Public health officials say it was vital to give members of the Olympic torch team inoculations for swine flu, despite the short supply of vaccine for people in other high-risk groups.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper watches ceremonies from ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper watches ceremonies from behind the Olympic Flame following its arrival in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark

Members of the Canadian men's eights rowing team carry the Olympic ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the Canadian men's eights rowing team carry the Olympic Torch in Saanich, British Columbia October 30, 2009. The torch arrived from Greece earlier in the day and has now begun a 106-day journey across Canada before arriving at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Members of the Canadian men's junior eights rowing team carry ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the Canadian men's junior eights rowing team carry the Olympic Torch in Saanich, British Columbia October 30, 2009. The torch arrived from Greece earlier in the day and has now begun a 106-day journey across Canada before arriving at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ROWING)