“Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada” on The Daily Caller

After more than two years, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have decided to end their marriage, a source close to the couple tells UsMagazine.com. (more)

How’s this for a provocative start of an article: the Tech Guys advocate attracting 100 million new immigrants to the United States in the next 20 years. Why? For three simple reasons: to expand the economy, to remain the world’s strongest country and to be consistent with American values. (more)

It was just a matter of time before the conversation wound around to Winston Churchill. (more)

“Why is this such a big deal?” a mother asked La Center police while being arrested for allegedly leaving her 3-year-old son locked in her car for more than eight hours while she gambled in a casino, police say. (more)

WASHINGTON — On the play that gave Alex Ovechkin his 50th goal, overtaking Sidney Crosby for the NHL lead, Washington Capitals linemate Nicklas Backstrom collected his 100th point of the season with an assist. (more)

We now return you to your regularly scheduled NHL season, already in progress. (more)

Sexy Nina, a longtime Vancouver-area escort who owns a bawdy house near the city’s downtown, had been looking forward to an influx of foreign clients during February’s Olympic Games. (more)

Rowdy curling crowds; spontaneous street parties; public drunkenness. You don’t have to look far for evidence that the crowds at Winter Games in Vancouver know how to have a good time. (more)

The body of Andrew Koenig was found Thursday in Vancouver, British Colombia, according to CNN. During a news conference in Stanley Park today, his father, Star Trek actor Walter Koenig confirmed the news and told reporters that his son committed suicide. (more)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–The good news for Microsoft is that all the PCs powering the Olympics are running Windows. The bad news: it’s the older Windows XP operating system. (more)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–Less than a century ago, the timing of downhill skiing required someone at the top and bottom of the run, each with a stopwatch synchronized to the time of day. (more)

It has become a biennial ritual for the typical jaded American sports fan: settle into the sofa for a fortnight of NBC’s Olympics coverage, and brace oneself for the inevitable blitz of saccharine sob stories — the “up close and personal” athlete profiles that tell tales of triumph over adversity through super close-ups, teary interviews, glossy scenic shots and mournful music in the key of major tragedy. (more)

VANCOUVER—On my last day in Vancouver, I didn’t end up attending any sporting events—preferring to save my money for sushi and souvenirs. Instead I walked around bits of the city I hadn’t previously covered, such as the bridge over False Creek by the Olympic Village (whose high rises are bedecked by various national flags, as well as Australia’s trademark-skirting boxing kangaroo). (more)

(CNN) — Lindsey Vonn of the United States lived up to her billing as the golden girl of the Winter Olympics with a dominant victory in the women’s downhill at Whistler Creek on Wednesday. (more)

Happy Fat Tuesday from The Oval, where every day is Mardi Gras. Today President Obama has some good news to celebrate from Afghanistan as he continues his effort to provide jobs to Americans. (more)

Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Didier Defago of Switzerland won the Olympic men’s downhill ski race, while American Bode Miller rebounded from his 0-for-5 performance at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin with a bronze medal. (more)

The so-called Heart Attack March took to the streets of Vancouver yesterday and succeeded in aggressively cutting off several vital transportation routes for the Winter Olympics. As the organizers put it, the protest’s goal was to “block the arteries of capitalism” to make the government pay for the “carbon footprint” of some of the Olympic Games. (more)

Reporting from Vancouver, Canada – Chris Shaw, an ophthalmology professor at the University of British Columbia, has made no secret of his misgivings about the Olympic Games in his home city. (more)

The Winter Olympics kick off Friday, and ESPN.com’s Howard Bryant, Jim Caple and Bonnie D. Ford preview the top rivalries to watch once the flame is lit in Vancouver. (more)

Whether it’s Sydney, Beijing, Torino or Vancouver, you can be sure of one thing – the thousands of volunteers who sign up to be a part of this global event bring the same level of effervescence. (more)