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Milan Cortina Olympics complicate travel

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The Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will open Friday in northern Italy, with events spread across roughly 8,500 square miles — a layout likely to complicate travel and logistics.

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"Nearly half the places that once hosted the Winter Olympics may not have the right climate conditions to ever do it again."
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How a warming climate is changing the Winter Olympics
Nearly half the places that once hosted the Winter Olympics may not have the right climate conditions to ever do it again. For The National, CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault travels hig...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:21 AM

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Winter sport needs snow-not fossil fuels

Eni, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas corporations, is using the Winter Olympics to greenwash its fossil-fuelled destruction

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February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games
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February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM

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Three US Olympic bodies have changed the name of their shared athlete hospitality space at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics from “Ice House” to “Winter House,” following widespread protests in both Italy and the US over the role and conduct of ICE agents. https://cnn.it/3M12uPR
February 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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