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Day of Inclusion Donut - Designed by Savannah Lussier (SOA-GP)

Special Olympics Alberta Athletes Recognized as Day of Inclusion Donut Finalists

After a Canada-wide call out for the Tim Hortons design-a-donut contest for the Special Olympics Global Day of Inclusion on July 21, three finalists...

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Global Inclusion is a Game Changer, Just like Allie Price

The Global Day of Inclusion celebrates Special Olympics' 50th Anniversary and marks the beginning of a new era - an era of radical inclusion. On July...

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BCHS Chargers Unified Division Champions

Bert Church Chargers Roll Their Way to History

Being the first Unified Sports team from Alberta to compete at the Special Olympics Ontario School Championships wasn’t enough for the Bert Church...

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Unified Sports Gets the Metro Athletics Treatment

Bean bag toss, basketball, and bocce brought 18 schools and 236 students with and without intellectual disabilities together for an action-packed day...

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Unified Basketball Hits the Trey in Calgary

For the third consecutive year, high school students took to the court in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium at the University of Calgary for 3-on-3 Unified...

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Team Alberta’s Soccer Team takes their Game to New Heights

Team Alberta soccer team is reaching new heights, conquering their fears and working as a team! At their past Team Alberta soccer training camp, coach...

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Team Alberta basketball player, Jory Chan

Expect Nothing but Net as Jory Chan Makes His Return to Nationals

Jory Chan and his Calgary basketball team are set to make their triumphant return to the national stage after an impressive run at the 2014 Special...

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Bert Church Leading the Charge to Nationals

Four students are set to make history as the first Unified Sports team to represent Alberta at Nationals when they compete at the 2018 Special...

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Josh Shyiak is Focused on the 5-Pin Lane

Sherwood Park’s own Josh Shyiak is ready to bowl some strikes at the 2018 Special Olympics Canada Bowling Championships . Focused is a word that...

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Team Alberta 10-pin bowler, Lauren Bowyer

Meet 10-Pin Bowler Lauren Bowyer

The 2018 Special Olympics Canada Bowling Championships take place this week from May 15 – May 19 and Team Alberta ’s Lauren Bowyer has been hitting...

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