October 31, 2009 (Victoria, BC) – Anti-Olympic activists forced the 2010 Olympic torch relay to divert from its planned route on Friday night, the first day of the 106-day journey reports the Toronto Star. Several hundred protesters, angry that millions are being spent on the Olympics instead of housing and health care, blocked Victoria, BC streets for hours. As the relay headed toward what was supposed to be a triumphant finale at the British Columbia legislature organizers were forced to reroute the torch bearers…read more here.