By ROD MICKLEBURGH, Toronto Globe and Mail

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - In Salt Lake City, there was close to a municipal depression. In Lillehammer, people who had worked for years to stage the Olympics suddenly felt bereft and forgotten.

The post-Games blues are part of every host Olympic city. Now, it's Vancouver's turn.

VANCOUVER - A flamboyant, wheeler-dealer millionaire is the undisputed ticket king of the Olympics.

For millionaire Sead Dizdarevic, it's a brand-new, above-board world

VANCOUVER, Canada -- Stocks are plummeting, layoffs abound and a recession is on the way, but the desire to fork out big bucks to attend the 2010 Winter Olympics is as good as gold.Olympic organizers reported this week that Canadians alone placed orders worth an astonishing $345-million during the five weeks tickets were on sale.