Vancouver will be hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Vancouver, which was considered the favourite by many, edged South Korean rival Pyeongchang 56-53 on the second ballot. Fifty-five votes were needed to win.
On the first ballot, Pyeongchang had 51 votes - just three short of victory - Vancouver was second with 40 and Salzburg third with 16.
The margin of victory came from the European delegates, who voted for Canada in the second ballot.
It is only the third time Canada will play host to the Olympics. Montreal hosted this country's first and only Summer Games in 1976.
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Olympic hockey, here i come.
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