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Welcome to Sport Canada! (152 words) |
 | Sport Canada works to help Canadians participate and excel in sport. |
 | Sport Canada's funding programs enhance our sport development system, advance the goals of the Canadian Sport Policy, and help Canadian organizations or organizing committees to host international sport events and the Canada Games. |
 | Sport Canada also has a number of special initiatives to advance the goals of the Canadian Sport Policy. |
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Sport in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2666 words) |
 | Canada has previously hosted the games twice, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, and Vancouver is scheduled to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. |
 | Canada is traditionally strong in the sports of ice hockey, figure skating, and speed skating (especially the short track variation), and every Canadian men's and women's teams have won curling medals since the sport was added to the Olympic program. |
 | Canada is categorised as a 'Second Tier' nation in rugby by the International Rugby Board and the national team have qualified for all five Rugby World Cups. |