Territories Join Forces to Host First Canada Winter Games Held North of 60




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Nunavut placed fifth, British Columbia placed sixth, Alberta was seventh, Manitoba finished in eighth spot and Quebec was ninth, Nova Scotia finished 10th, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland tied for 11th spot and New Brunswick finished in12th spot.

There was a strong Aboriginal presence at the games, which featured Inuit and Dene games alongside more traditional Canada Games sports such as alpine skiing, archery, artistic gymnastics, badminton, biathlon, boxing, cross country skiing, curling, fencing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, judo, hockey, ringette, shooting, speed skating, squash, synchronized swimming, table tennis and wheelchair basketball, and, making its Canada Winter Games debut, the demonstration sport of snowboarding.

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Territories Join Forces to Host First Canada Winter Games Held North of 60

Young athletes from across the country gathered in Whitehorse to take part in what has been billed by organizers as the best Canada Games ever held.

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