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1 hr ago | Baytoday.ca

Six-time Olympic medalist Clara Hughes talks about mental health

Six-time summer and winter Olympic medalist Clara Hughes was in North Bay Thursday night to talk about the stigma of depression as part of the Canadian Mental Health Association and The North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation's Celebrity Speaker Series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Speed Skating, Olympics, Clara Hughes, Winter Sports

3 hrs ago | Groong

Arman Serebrakian aims to represent Armenia in Winter Olympics

Arman Serebrakian aims to represent Armenia in Winter Olympics by Tom Vartabedian http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2013-05-22-arman-serebrakian-aims-to-represent-armenia-in-winter-olympics Published: Wednesday May 22, 2013 Arman Serebrakian.

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7 hrs ago | Vancouver Sun

Canucks didn't have right stuff on the power play: ousted coach

Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Newell Brown talks to Canucks stars Daniel and Henrik Sedin during an April 22, 2013 National Hockey League game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Rogers Arena.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, NHL Players, Henrik Sedin, NHL Northwest Division, Olympic Hockey, Olympics, Winter Sports, Henrik Sedin (2010 Vancouver Olympics), Ice Hockey

Thu May 23, 2013

International Business Times

Vivid Sydney Is 3 Times Larger In 2013 And More Important Than Ever

In total, the 18-day 2013 iteration boasts more than 60 interactive light instillations and 3-D-mapped buildings across the city, including two major new venues: Darling Harbor and the Sydney Harbor Bridge .

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Swimming World & Jr. Swimmer

Attention Teenage Fans of Phelps and Franklin: Teen Choice Voting Has Begun

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23. THE nominations for the annual Teen Choice Awards in the United States features Olympic champions Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin in the running for the favorite male and female athletes.

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Related Topix: Sports, Alex Morgan, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Olympic Football, Summer Olympics, Winter Sports, Olympic Snowboarding, Shaun White, Snowboard, Skateboard, Action Sport

Pique News Magazine

Local shoemakers bid farewell to Whistler

Blodans, trained as an accountant, had just finished a contract for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Vagelatos had just run out of funding for self-employment training.

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Townsville Bulletin

Alex's dream to sleigh 'em at Winter Olympics

THE Winter Olympic dream of Townsville teenager Alex Ferlazzo burns so strong that he wakes up in the morning thinking about luge.

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Anna.aero

Vancouver set for record-breaking year in 2013

Launched on 16 May with a ceremonial arch of airport staff wearing Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team shirts was Lufthansa's new seasonal daily A330 flight from Munich.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, NHL Hockey, Vancouver Canucks, NHL Northwest Division

RIA Novosti

Sochi Olympics to See 2,500 Doping Tests

MOSCOW, May 23 Sochi Olympics organizers said Thursday that 2,500 doping tests would be conducted at the Winter Games next February, surpassing the total at the Vancouver Games four years ago.

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The Winnipeg Free Press

Vigneault will be a man in demand

Rather than solve a problem in Vancouver, GM Mike Gillis has only added to the list of woes his team currently endures.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Dallas Eakins, Vancouver Canucks, Roberto Luongo, NHL Players, Olympic Hockey, Roberto Luongo (2010 Vancouver Olympics), Olympics, Winter Sports, Ice Hockey, Dave Tippett

Anchorage Daily News

Taiwan's Wu confirms he'll run for IOC presidency

Wu told a packed news conference in Taipei on Thursday that he is declaring his candidacy to succeed Jacques Rogge to "positively impact society." "The thought and concept to develop the IOC and Olympic movement ... is the core principle of my candidature," he said.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics

Wed May 22, 2013

Weyburn Review

Campy on-ice competition 'Battle of the Blades' to return to CBC-TV

The public broadcaster says eight rugged hockey players and eight figure skating stars will shimmy their way through ice dancing contests as part of the upcoming 2013-2014 broadcast lineup.

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Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Figure Skating, Competitive Skating, Ice Skating, Winter Sports, Ice Hockey, Olympic Figure Skating, Olympics

CBC News

Did You See That? Sidney Crosby continues to amaze

Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby reacts after scoring against Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson, bottom left, during the third period of Game 4 Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Hockey, Olympics, Sidney Crosby (2010 Vancouver Olympics), Winter Sports, Opinion

Monsters and Critics

Apolo Anton Ohno on GSN's Minute To Win It

GSN announced today that it will be airing a Sneak Peek of its all new version of Minute to Win It with host Apolo Anton Ohno, one of the most decorated American athletes of all time.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Winter Sports, Olympic Short Track, Apolo Anton Ohno

SKINET

What to Watch at the Mountainfilm Festival

The 35th Annual Mountainfilm Festival is the first of two awe-inspiring fests that take place in Telluride, Colorado Memorial Day weekend.

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Related Topix: Hiking, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Olympics, Snowboard, Kevin Pearce, Action Sport

CBC News

Canucks fire coach Alain Vigneault

Alain Vigneault helped Vancouver become a consistent contender, but since the 2011 Stanley Cup final appearance the Canucks have flamed out in the playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Vancouver Canucks, Cory Schneider, Roberto Luongo, NHL Players, Alain Vigneault, NHL Northwest Division, Olympic Hockey, Roberto Luongo (2010 Vancouver Olympics), Olympics, Winter Sports

Decanter Magazine

Lurton and Dubourdieu team up for Winter Olympic wines

Two new wines from Pierre Lurton and Denis Dubourdieu have been released to raise up to 100,000 for the British Winter Olympics Skeleton bobsleigh squad.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Amy Williams, Winter Sports, Olympic Skeleton

The Toronto Star

Airline mixup sends folks to wrong continent ... Top Canadian cities ... Deal of day

It amazes me how these things can happen in this day and age of the information highway.

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Examiner.com

Babcock deserves credit in leading the Red Wings in Stanley Cup Playoffs

Canadian Olympic gold medal winning hockey coach Mike Babcock of Manitouwadge, Ontario deserves high praise for the Detroit Red Wings leading the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in the Western Conference semi-final series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Red Wings, NHL Hockey, Niklas Kronwall, Drew Miller, Mike Babcock, Gustav Nyquist, NHL Players, Olympics

AlpineZone News

ORDA Announces Unlimited Olympic Site Access Pass

The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority's Olympic venues are ready to re-open for the busy summer season, offering guests a full slate of family fun and activities with a new option for locals and frequent visitors.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Winter Sports, Bobsledding