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Canada has hosted the Winter Olympics twice: in 1988 in Calgary, Alberta and in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia. They won 2 gold medals in 1988; 14 gold medals in 2010 for a total of 16 gold medals as Winter Olympic hosts.
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