http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--919-.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:45:03 PDT Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net http://www.castanet.net/rss/ http://castanet.net/images/castanet-small.gif http://www.castanet.net/ http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53318-919-.htm#53318 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PDT People worldwide like our loonie. Is it because we have more gold in the country since winning all those Olympic medals? Nope. There are a couple of reasons. I'll use people in Russia and the USA as examples of why Canuck bucks are attracting attention. First, off to Moscow. Last week there... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53159-919-.htm#53159 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PDT Monday morning a week ago the streets of Vancouver were quiet. Quiet? Yes! Especially compared to all the previous nights of the Winter Olympics. Only hours before, the downtown was jammed with 150 thousand delirious cheering Canadians. "Can't the afterglow last a little longer?" I thought. I... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-53024-919-.htm#53024 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PDT They expected us as Canadians to be polite and we were. They expected us to say "sorry" or "excuse me" a lot and we did. They expected to hear a lot of sentiment about how Canadians perceive competition should be. You know, how it's not winning that matters, it's that you "had a good experience".... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-52881-919-.htm#52881 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 PDT Kristi Richards gave it all, but missed the gold with that last fall. This past Thursday night Val and I caught up with her, Gold medalist Alex Bilodeau and Jenn Heil at a reception in Vancouver. All of her home town fans (including us) can be proud. Kristi is taking her situation in stride and...