<P> While other sports have a larger spectator base, association football, known in Canada as soccer in both English and French, has the most registered players of any team sport in Canada, and is the most played sport with all demographics, including ethnic origin, ages and genders . Professional teams exist in many cities in Canada--with a trio of teams in North America's top pro league, Major League Soccer--and international soccer competitions such as the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro and the UEFA Champions League attract some of the biggest audiences in Canada . Other popular team sports include curling, street hockey, cricket, rugby league, rugby union, softball and Ultimate frisbee . Popular individual sports include auto racing, boxing, karate, kickboxing, hunting, Sport shooting, fishing, cycling, golf, hiking, horse racing, ice skating, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, triathlon, disc golf, water sports, and several forms of wrestling . </P> <P> As a country with a generally cool climate, Canada has enjoyed greater success at the Winter Olympics than at the Summer Olympics, although significant regional variations in climate allow for a wide variety of both team and individual sports . Great achievements in Canadian sports are recognized by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, while the Lou Marsh Trophy is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete by a panel of journalists . There are numerous other Sports Halls of Fame in Canada . </P> <P> Canadian cuisine varies widely depending on the region . The former Canadian prime minister Joe Clark has been paraphrased to have noted: "Canada has a cuisine of cuisines . Not a stew pot, but a smorgasbord ." There are considerable overlaps between Canadian food and the rest of the cuisine in North America, many unique dishes (or versions of certain dishes) are found and available only in the country . Common contenders for the Canadian national food include poutine and butter tarts . Other popular Canadian made foods include indigenous fried bread bannock, French tourtière, Kraft Dinner, ketchup chips, date squares, back bacon, and the caesar cocktail . Canada is the birthplace and world's largest producer of maple syrup . </P> <P> The three earliest cuisines of Canada have First Nations, English, and French roots, with the traditional cuisine of English Canada closely related to British and American cuisine, while the traditional cuisine of French Canada has evolved from French cuisine and the winter provisions of fur traders . With subsequent waves of immigration in the 18th and 19th century from Central, Southern, and Eastern Europe, and then from Asia, Africa and Caribbean, the regional cuisines were subsequently augmented . The Jewish immigrants to Canada during the late 1800s also play a significant role to foods in Canada . The Montreal - style bagel and Montreal - style smoked meat are both food items originally developed by Jewish communities living in Montreal . </P>

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