The Olympic Games hit Sydney, Australia.
Billions go to bringing down the debt.
And the 20th annual Terry Fox Run raises millions of dollars for cancer research. Former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau dies at his home in Montreal at the age of 80. The government says it will be used to pay down the national debt. The Olympics begin in Sydney, Australia with spectacular gala of dance, song and colour. Second Canadian dropped from Olympic team Canadian equestrian Eric Lamaze is dropped from Olympic team after a positive test for cocaine.