Canada has hosted the winter games twice: in Calgary in 1988, and in Vancouver in 2010. Canada has also hosted the Summer Olympic Games once, in 1976 in Montreal.

Answer this question based on the passage: how many times has canada hosted the winter olympic games? OK. Let's think. My stream of consciousness:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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The important part for answering this question is: Canada has hosted the winter games twice: in Calgary in 1988, and in Vancouver in 2010. The answer is twice.