Despite COVID-19, the community at Ward’s Island took action in order to raise money and participate in the 40th annual Marathon of Hope.

Emma Koster credited her family with pushing her into the Terry Fox Run, but...

Liberty Village cares. That’s what the coordinators for Liberty Village’s Terry Fox Run wanted participants to know. This was the 38th year for the annual nation-wide Terry Fox Run. Fox was a Canadian symbol for hope and perseverance.

Mia Craig, 41, has been a part of the Terry Fox run ever since she was in middle school. Craig, a resident of Toronto, has also been a cancer survivor for 18 years

Maria Fong, 55, was diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2016. She later learned that it spread to the bone. She didn't have any symptoms, but tests for a fractured vertebra revealed the diagnosis. Her experiences with cancer, and the treatments she's been undergoing to deal with it, convinced her to put on her walking shoes last Sunday and participate in the Terry Fox Run for the first time in her life. "I feel blessed that I'm able to do this walk today," she said.

This weekend, Canadians will take to their local parks to honour the life of Terry Fox.

Papito Wilson’s routine was altered in 1995. He lost his leg in an accident. “It changed my life,” he said. But it didn’t slow him down. Now 51, Wilson has learned to play wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, para-rowing and wheelchair tennis. On Sunday, for the first time, Wilson participated in the 36th annual Terry Fox Run at Wilket Creek Park in east Toronto. “It’s a great experience to do something to support others,” he said.

The Terry Fox Run in High Park was launched 1987 and and projects to attract over 800 people on Sunday, September 14th.

The number three has a special meaning for Sandra Joyce. The three-time cancer survivor...

On Sept. 19, a morning full of sunshine, the annual Terry Fox Run took place all over Canada. Scarborough residents came out to Cedarbrook Park on Markham Road and Old Kingston Road in West Hill to continue Terry’s run to raise awareness for cancer research.