http://www.straight.com/content/rss/blogs en http://www.straight.com/article-297736/vancouver/canadian-skiers-josh-dueck-and-viviane-forest-win-paralympic-silver-medals-slalom Two Canadian alpine skiers, including one from B.C., have won silver medals in slalom at Vancouver's 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. 297736 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:41:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-297736/vancouver/canadian-skiers-josh-dueck-and-viviane-forest-win-paralympic-silver-medals-slalom#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-297729/vancouver/crosscountry-skier-colette-bourgonje-wins-canadas-first-medal-2010-paralympics Today (March 14) at Whistler Paralympic Park, Colette Bourgonje earned a silver medal in women's 10-kilometre sitting cross-country skiing. 297729 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:55:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-297729/vancouver/crosscountry-skier-colette-bourgonje-wins-canadas-first-medal-2010-paralympics#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-297722/vancouver/vancouver-canucks-defeat-senators-51-help-mikael-samuelsson The Canucks took control in the second period with three unanswered goals. 297722 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:10:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297722/vancouver/vancouver-canucks-defeat-senators-51-help-mikael-samuelsson#comments Charlie Smith http://www.straight.com/article-297719/vancouver/canada-wins-first-ice-sledge-hockey-game-2010-winter-paralympics-vancouver Canada's ice-sledge-hockey team has won its first game at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver by shutting out Italy 4-0. 297719 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:25:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297719/vancouver/canada-wins-first-ice-sledge-hockey-game-2010-winter-paralympics-vancouver#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-297718/vancouver/six-great-youtube-questions-prime-minister-stephen-harper On Tuesday (March 16) at 4 p.m. Pacific time, Stephen Harper will sit down for his first-ever YouTube interview. 297718 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:59:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297718/vancouver/six-great-youtube-questions-prime-minister-stephen-harper#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/TECH_HarperYouTubeAsbestosQuestion_2010.png files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/TECH_HarperYouTubeAsbestosQuestion_2010.png http://www.straight.com/article-297709/vancouver/international-paralympic-committee-hoped-broadest-coverage-opening-closing-ceremonies A representative of the International Paralympic Committee has called CTV’s decision to broadcast the opening ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games live in B.C. a “very positive decision”. 297709 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:41:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297709/vancouver/international-paralympic-committee-hoped-broadest-coverage-opening-closing-ceremonies#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-297708/vancouver/video-white-house-press-secretary-robert-gibbs-team-canada-hockey-jersey President Barack Obama's spokesperson donned the uniform after losing a bet to his Canadian counterpart. 297708 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:33:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297708/vancouver/video-white-house-press-secretary-robert-gibbs-team-canada-hockey-jersey#comments Staff http://www.straight.com/article-297679/vancouver/golden-kela-awards-stallone-bachchan-chandni-chowk-bashed-bananas The Golden Kela awards bashed Bollywood (and a bit of Hollywood) with its bananas. 297679 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297679/vancouver/golden-kela-awards-stallone-bachchan-chandni-chowk-bashed-bananas#comments Craig Takeuchi files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/MOV_KambakkhtIshq2_2168_0.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/MOV_KambakkhtIshq2_2168_0.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-297681/vancouver/ctv-still-not-planning-broadcast-vancouver-paralympics-closing-ceremony-live CTV doesn’t plan to broadcast the closing ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games live. 297681 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:48:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297681/vancouver/ctv-still-not-planning-broadcast-vancouver-paralympics-closing-ceremony-live#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-297655/vancouver/cornel-west-tells-avi-lewis-barack-obama-combines-populist-rhetoric-technocratic-governance West is a hip-hop artist and professor of African American studies at Princeton University. 297655 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:54:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297655/vancouver/cornel-west-tells-avi-lewis-barack-obama-combines-populist-rhetoric-technocratic-governance#comments Staff http://www.straight.com/article-297626/vancouver/ctv-caves-criticism-will-broadcast-paralympics-opening-ceremony-live-bc CTV will broadcast the opening ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games live tonight (March 12) after all—but only in B.C. 297626 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:51:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297626/vancouver/ctv-caves-criticism-will-broadcast-paralympics-opening-ceremony-live-bc#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-297622/vancouver/easy-way-translink-ceo-ian-jarvis-enhance-customer-service The boss should send a message to drivers that they won't be punished for showing a little more compassion. 297622 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:39:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297622/vancouver/easy-way-translink-ceo-ian-jarvis-enhance-customer-service#comments Charlie Smith http://www.straight.com/article-297620/vancouver/photos-2010-paralympic-torch-relay-lights-downtown-vancouver Unlike the Olympic torch relay, there weren't a lot of people lining the route and cheering on the torchbearers. 297620 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:08:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297620/vancouver/photos-2010-paralympic-torch-relay-lights-downtown-vancouver#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/WEB_ParaTorch11-SH_2010.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/WEB_ParaTorch11-SH_2010.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-297577/vancouver/ctv-wont-broadcast-vancouver-paralympics-opening-closing-ceremonies-live How many of you were planning to watch the opening ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games on Friday night (March 12) on CTV? 297577 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:19:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297577/vancouver/ctv-wont-broadcast-vancouver-paralympics-opening-closing-ceremonies-live#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-297572/vancouver/vancouver-adds-data-about-shorelines-buildings-web-cams-open-catalogue The City of Vancouver has added data about shorelines, downtown building footprints, and Web cams to its open-data catalogue. 297572 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:42:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297572/vancouver/vancouver-adds-data-about-shorelines-buildings-web-cams-open-catalogue#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/TECH_DowntownBuildingFootprintsData_2010.png files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/TECH_DowntownBuildingFootprintsData_2010.png