GeneralWith these rings I thee wedThere will be much profound speculation on the legacy of the Beijing Olympics (like maybe in a future edition of Maclean’s once...
GeneralCanada’s main squeezeThere were a handful of Canadian Olympic athletes on my flight from Vancouver to Beijing on Monday. If they seemed a bit tightly...
GeneralIf it’s brown, breathe it down...A few anxious moments, this morning – my first in Beijing. Bolt awake at 5 am, I went to the window, looked out and saw a giant...
GeneralMegapundit: Countdown to the ’Olympics of Shame’Must-reads : Colby Cosh on the tyranny of statistics; Marcus Gee on human rights in China; Graham Thomson in Afghanistan; Vaughn...
GeneralMegapundit: The Star hearts ObamaMust-reads: Doug Saunders in Belgrade; Graham Thomson on literacy-for-food in Afghanistan. Obamamania The Toronto Star executes a...
GeneralSmall Balls: Adam van Koeverden vs. Elvis StojkoLa première étoile: Adam van Koeverden. The reigning world and Olympic champion kayaker from Oakville, Ont., has been given the...
GeneralWhat?! Alpine Canada lets Read goLet me get this straight. Ken Read turns around the Canadian downhill program, helps resurrect the career of Thomas Grandi, helps...
GeneralA Free Media in Red China...Ever since Beijing was awarded the Games back in 2001, the world has been wondering whether the Chinese would be able to pull...
GeneralSegway the Chinese wayHere are a few members of China’s anti-terror police unit practicing shooting people in preparation for the upcoming Olympics. I...
GeneralWhat?! Doesn’t every sports blog need a mascot??Probably not. But that isn’t stopping us from adopting the Canadian men’s rowing team as ours—based solely on the video they...