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Photo gallery: The Conjoined Twins
Mon, Feb 8 2010 at 2:31 PM - 0 Comments
Photographs by Simon Hayter
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Week in Pictures: January 28th – February 4th 2010
Thu, Feb 4 2010 at 5:40 PM - 0 Comments
The week’s best photography
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Weekly photo roundup
Fri, Jan 29 2010 at 2:42 PM - 0 Comments
The most interesting stories from the world of photography.
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Week in Pictures: January 21th – January 27th, 2009
Thu, Jan 28 2010 at 5:21 PM - 0 Comments
The weeks best photography
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Maclean’s Covers Gallery – 2010
Thu, Jan 21 2010 at 1:39 PM - 1 Comment
Maclean’s covers from 2010
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Week in Pictures: January 14th – January 20th, 2009
Thu, Jan 21 2010 at 10:19 AM - 0 Comments
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Photo Gallery: Haiti, by Renaud Philippe
Tue, Jan 19 2010 at 10:23 PM - 1 Comment
New, arresting images from our photographer, on the ground in Port-au-Prince
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Photography roundup: January
Tue, Jan 19 2010 at 3:31 PM - 0 Comments
Links to some of the best photography this week
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Photo gallery: Haiti sorts through the chaos
Fri, Jan 15 2010 at 1:00 PM - 0 Comments
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Week in Pictures: January 8th – January 13th, 2009
Thu, Jan 14 2010 at 4:27 PM - 0 Comments
This week’s most significant and interesting photos
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Photo gallery: Disaster strikes in Port-au-Prince
Wed, Jan 13 2010 at 12:58 PM - 6 Comments
A powerful earthquake reduces much of the Haitian capital to rubble
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Photo gallery: Canada’s Olympic technology
Thu, Jan 7 2010 at 7:52 PM - 0 Comments
Go behind the scenes to see Canada’s top-secret Olympic gear in action
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Week in Pictures: January 1st – December 7th, 2009
Thu, Jan 7 2010 at 3:14 PM - 0 Comments
This week’s best photographs
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Week in Pictures: December 18th – December 31st, 2009
Wed, Dec 30 2009 at 3:08 PM - 0 Comments
This week’s best photographs
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Top 10 political gaffes of the decade
Tue, Dec 29 2009 at 10:31 AM - 18 Comments
Bush, Obama, Ignatieff, Harper: Mistakes, they’ve made a few
- Col. Russell Williams' double life? - 125 Comments
- Credibility is what’s really melting - 326 Comments
- Maxime Bernier unplugged - 96 Comments
- Shy Adam Lambert comes to town - 62 Comments
- Our banking rules are smarter, not tighter - 36 Comments
Contrary to popular belief, the ceremonial lighting of the Olympic flame at the Opening Ceremonies is, in fact, a decidedly modern affair. The culmination of the torch relay in a grandiose display at the Opening Ceremonies is a relic of the 1936 Berlin Games—just one of many attempts by the Nazi regime to lend a mythical air to the Games. Still, despite its dubious history, the lighting of the cauldron has evolved into one of the most spectacular and ostentatious displays at the Games. And the secretiveness that surrounds the lead-up to the ceremony only lends to the hype.
When it comes to the 2010 Games, the speculation about who will be selected to light the cauldron has coalesced around whether VANOC will go the traditional route and opt for a former Olympian or take the road less-travelled and pick someone from outside the sports world. Facebook groups have popped up promoting everyone from Terry Fox’s mother, Betty, to former Vancouver Canucks captain Trevor Linden. So far, Vancouver’s Olympic organizers have kept a tight lid on who the potential candidates might be. We’ve assembled a list of the names making the rounds, but feel free to add your own in the poll or in the comments below.
