Special Olympics Canada News

NWT speedskater Joshua Boudreau holds up the NWT flag in front of the Thunder Bay students whod rafted him, while holding support signs.
Special Olympics Team NWT’s only athlete “carrying” the Territories on his back at the 2020 Winter Games
Yellowknife’s Josh Boudreau feels like he’s “carrying the Territories” on his back at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Thunder Bay 2020.
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"Jordan Koughan lifts his arms up in victory with a big smile on the podium"
Special Olympics Team PEI speed skater records Personal Bests, medals at first National Games, with a little help from Thunder Bay community
Special Olympics Team PEI speed skater Jordan Koughan, achieved new Personal Bests and medaled at his first-ever National Games – all in brand new skates donated by the Thunder Bay community.
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Special Olympics Team New Brunswick floor hockey team poses for group photo.
Thunder Bay locals impressed by Special Olympics Team New Brunswick floor hockey players' sportsmanship on and off the pad
Special Olympics Team New Brunswick floor hockey players have become regulars at a Thunder Bay variety store.
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Fae and Jeri Lee Hodgins pose for a photo at the bowling alley.
Special Olympics Team BC sisters overcome major heart surgery on road to 2020 Winter Games
The road to the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Thunder Bay 2020 has been seven years in the making for Special Olympics Team BC five-pin bowler Jeri Lee Hodgins and her sister/head coach Fae.
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Special Olympics Ontario floor hockey team pose for group photo with middle school students who helped fund their trip to the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Thunder Bay 2020.
Special Olympics Ontario floor hockey team pays special visit to local middle school who helped them get to 2020 Winter Games
The Peterborough Wolves visited Thunder Bay’s Bishop E.Q. Jennings School grade seven and eight students – who raised an impressive $5,000 for the team – to personally thank them at a school assembly.
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Deb and Mike Sumner take a selfie together.
Special Olympics Team Yukon a family affair for this Whitehorse family
With Mike competing in figure skating and Deb a curling coach, the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Thunder Bay 2020 will be the mother-son duo’s third time travelling to a National Games as part of Special Olympics Team Yukon.
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