Daily Highlights
Day 20 Highlights
“Even though a lot of people think he doesn’t notice things like this because he can’t speak, he only communicates with his hands―this meant the world to him,” says Annabel Boudreau, proud mother of Kirk Boudreau. >>>
Day 19 Highlights
A flame blessing outside the Paq’tnkek gymnasium in Nova Scotia this morning set the relay off to another successful day. >>>
Day 18 Highlights
Gordon MacCoy arrives at the Sydney Harbour an hour before the lunchtime celebration is scheduled to start. >>>
Day 17 Highlights
A little rain didn’t dampen the spirits of crowds who made their way out to cheer on the Olympic Flame and torchbearers today. In its final day in Newfoundland and Labrador, the flame visited several communities from Badger to Channel-Port aux Basques. >>>
Day 16 Highlights
The Olympic Flame covered a lot of ground on day 16 of its 106-day journey across Canada ― nearly 480 kilometres to be exact. And in its wake, it left some very special memories. >>>
Day 15 Highlights
It was a picture-perfect way to start the torch relay in St. John’s, NL — the flames most easterly stop along the relay. Just after 7 this morning, a stunning sunrise danced across the Atlantic Ocean, as torchbearers Sherry White and Donna O’Grady carried the flame at Cape Spear. >>>
Day 14 Highlights
The beautiful backdrop of Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador set the stage for the first two torchbearers of the day as the northern chapter of the Olympic Torch Relay neared completion. >>>
Day 13 Highlights
The torch relay had an extra special meaning today, as it travelled on Remembrance Day in Newfoundland and Labrador >>>
Day 12 Highlights
Everyone in the community of Kuujjuaq, QC was given the day off to take part in the Torch Relay as it passed through town. >>>
Day 11 Highlights
It’s one of the few places on earth where the tranquil beauty of the sunrise can last hours. As the Olympic Flame touched down in Grise Fiord, NU this morning, pink hues of light danced across a blanket of white. It was hard to tell where the snow ended and where it began. >>>
Day 10 Highlights
Canada – the world’s second largest country – has three extreme coasts. And today, the Olympic Flame finished the day in one of them, but not first before venturing through the polar bear capital of the world. >>>
Day 9 Highlights
Aileen Searson impressed in La Ronge, SK on November 6, 2009 as she sang O’Canada in Cree. The young singer’s powerful voice crew a hush among the crowd — she performed the anthem following an equally powerful flame blessing at the local band office >>>
Day 8 Highlights
Albertans hosted the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, and it seems they’ve been waiting for the Olympic Flame to return ever since then. >>>
Day 7 Highlights
From Inukvik to Yellowknife >>>
Day 6 Highlights
Groups of young children stood outside Robert Service School in Dawson, Yukon this morning, blowing on multi-coloured whistles. >>>
