Security is swarming, the venues are iffy and the opening ceremony will be a low budget affair. Tolerance is the watch-word.
From athletes and fans to politicians and young royals, the Games united a nation
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Between the sometimes-luminous opening ceremonies and the corny clichés of the closing show, Canada presented versions of itself the world had never seen
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The opening ceremonies had something few Canadian cultural events display: rhythm. A pulse. Plus an army of demonic fiddlers and a giant Stay-Puft Marshmallow Bear.