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Roots contributed to the Olympic games in 1976, providing 200 quilted “Puff” boots to the Canadian Team [18] at the Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. [19] In 1988, Roots provided Jamaica's Olympic bobsled team with custom made jackets. [20] The story was made famous by the 1993 hit movie Cool Runnings starring John Candy, who wore a Roots ...
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On 2 March 2005, the company was announced as the new clothing outfitter for the Canadian Olympic team, in a $100 million deal, providing apparel for the 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012 Games, having outbid the existing Canadian Olympic wear-supplier, Roots Canada, which had supplied Canada's Olympic teams from 1998 to 2004.
Pascal — hardware/furniture store chain; Nordstrom Canada — Department store; Nordstrom Rack Canada — Department store; SAAN Stores — discount department store chain; Shop-Rite — catalogue store chain; Sears Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Sears; Simpson's — department store chain
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Every two years, the Special Olympics World Games are held. This brings about a special torch run called the Final Leg Run, during which, law enforcement, together with Special Olympic athletes, run the Flame of Hope throughout the host country for the games, spreading awareness for Special Olympics. This culminates with the lighting of the ...
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is the National Olympic Committee for Canada. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada would win more gold medals than any other competing nation for the first time. Canada also served as the host nation of the 2010 Winter Olympics, with the games taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Canada competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. Canada's biggest story at these games was the failure of the men's ice hockey team to win a medal. For the first time, Canada's best players (professional players from the National Hockey League) were able to compete at the Olympi