The Olympic flame is almost here

Bundle up in Canada’s colours and watch the Olympic torch pass through Mission. A large celebration is being planned for the wee hours of the morning on Feb. 8, just four days from the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver-Whistler. The movement has created a buzz around the... more

Harper heads for B.C. legislature

VICTORIA – Before the B.C. legislature joins the House of Commons in an Olympic recess until March, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the chamber on Thursday. It's the first-ever speech by a sitting prime minister in the B.C. legislature, as... more

• Sharpen your pencils, councillors told
• Rating Mission's elementary schools
• Black press publishing school rankings

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Looking like a national contender

Several Mission athletes who train with the Twisters Gymnastics club in Abbotsford won medals in their first big competition of the year, held over the weekend at the Ag Rec building in Abbotsford. The Flip City Invitational is one of the... more

• Highlanders charge into post season
• Go for the northeast
• In tough against conference leaders

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Having a riot

• Flipping for pancakes
• Mission shares stage with athletes
• Community Calendar

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A golden month of Olympic freebies

By Jeff Nagel Black Press Go early and go often. That may be the best advice for anyone who wants to take in the unprecedented array of free Olympic concerts, celebrations and spectacles coming to Metro Vancouver. Daniel Fontaine, co-editor of the Vancouver-based urban... more

• Golden Idol
• Ride to conquer cancer
• Women and wheels

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The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4

It took six weeks, but the B.C. Lions were finally able to put forward a complete effort in their 35-20 win over Saskatchewan last Friday. But it was their play on defense that won the game for the Lions. Six... more

• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp
• The Den Report, Lions sign three
• Everything I like is bad for me

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