Winter Sports
These international games are held every four years and feature sports played on ice or snow.
Winter Olympics
This large white bear lives in the Arctic and relies on sea ice to hunt seals.
Polar Bears
This frozen precipitation falls from the sky in soft white flakes during cold winter storms.
Snow
This singer from Quebec became an international superstar with the song “My Heart Will Go On.”
Celine Dion
This black-and-white sitcom starred Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as a married couple.
I Love Lucy
This Canadian sport, played on ice with stones and brooms, has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1998.
Curling
This animal changes its fur from brown in summer to white in winter to blend into snowy surroundings.
Arctic Hare (Snowshoe Hare)
This term describes a storm with heavy snow, strong winds, and very low visibility.
Blizzard/Snow Storm
This folk singer wrote “If You Could Read My Mind” and is one of Canada’s most respected songwriters.
Gordon Lightfoot
This long-running western followed the Cartwright family on the Ponderosa Ranch.
Bonanza
This fast-paced ice sport features teams using sticks to shoot a puck into a net.
Ice Hockey
This Canadian bird, also known as Canada's national bird, stays active all winter by storing food.
Whiskey Jack/Gray Jay/Canadian Jay
This winter hazard forms when melting snow refreezes on roads and sidewalks, often appearing nearly invisible.
Black Ice
This singer known for “Big Yellow Taxi” and “Both Sides, Now” is a key figure in Canadian folk music.
Joni Mitchell
This wartime comedy-drama set in a mobile army hospital was one of TV’s most-watched finales.
MASH
This elegant Olympic sport combines jumps, spins, and choreography performed on ice.
Figure Skating
This massive, shaggy mammal survives extreme cold with a thick coat and is native to the Arctic tundra.
Muskox
This weather measurement tells you how cold it feels when wind is taken into account.
Wind Chill
This Nova Scotia–born singer is known for hits like “Snowbird” and “You Needed Me.”
Anne Murray
This gentle Canadian children’s show featured a friendly man who spoke through a castle window.
The Friendly Giant
This Canadian city hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Vancouver
Rather than migrating south, this large Canadian deer species survives winter by growing hollow hairs that trap heat.
Caribou
This type of winter precipitation falls as water but freezes immediately when it hits cold surfaces like trees, power lines, and roads.
Freezing Rain
This Indigenous Canadian singer-songwriter, frontman of The Tragically Hip, became a cultural icon before his death in 2017.
Gord Downie
This long-running Canadian drama was set on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast and starred Bruno Gerussi.
The Beachcombers