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CTV News
15 hours ago
- Health
- CTV News
Cross-country Ride of Hope reaches Winnipeg, over $900K raised so far
The National Ride of Hope reached Winnipeg with a police escort on June 19, 2025. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg) A cross-country cycling trip to raise funds for cancer research reached Winnipeg on Thursday—having raised hundreds of thousands of dollars along the way. The National Ride of Hope commemorates the 45th anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, raising funds for the Terry Fox Foundation to support life-saving cancer research. Led by Darrell Fox, Terry's younger brother, the group of eight cyclists left Vancouver, B.C. on June 9 and intends to ride roughly 7,000 kilometres over 32 days to St. John's, N.L. Darrell, who grew up in Winnipeg, said that it's exciting and a tad emotional to return to his hometown, speaking to CTV News at Assiniboine Park. 'To make it here and to get this warm reception here is absolutely wonderful,' he said. Darrell said the bike ride is 'easy' compared to his brother's marathon by foot, but added that there's still work do to in the fight against cancer. Darrell Fox Darrell Fox, the younger brother of Terry Fox, said cancer research has come a long way since the 1980 Marathon of Hope. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg) As of Thursday, the National Ride of Hope has raised over $900,000, nearing in on the goal of raising $1 million. The Marathon of Hope began in 1980 after Terry was diagnosed with bone cancer and decided to run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research. Terry ran from St. John's, N.L. on an artificial leg to just outside Thunder Bay, Ont., where he was forced to stop after cancer appeared in his lungs. He passed away from cancer nine months later on June 28, 1981. 'We've come a long way in the last 45 years in terms of finding the answers to the disease that is cancer,' said Darrell. 'If Terry was diagnosed with Osteogenic Sarcoma today, he'd likely live. That can't change history for me, but it's certainly changing what could happen in the future, and that's what Terry wanted us to do.' On July 10, the group plans to arrive in St. John's, N.L. where Terry began his marathon by dipping his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean. The Terry Fox Foundation has since raised more than $900 million and funded 1,300 innovative cancer research projects, according to a media release. Donations to the National Ride of Hope in support of cancer research can be made online.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Cyclists crossing Canada in memory of Terry Fox
Regina Watch WATCH: Forty-five years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, eight cyclists are crossing the country to fundraise $1 million.
CBC
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Life goal achieved: B.C. man inspired by Terry Fox reaches $1M cancer fundraising goal
Social Sharing After more than three decades of grassroots fundraising, Jim Terrion has finally reached his goal of raising $1 million for the Terry Fox Foundation. Terrion, who was born deaf, has been raising money for the foundation since 1991. A $5,000 donation he received on June 10 got him across the finish line. "It's pretty exciting" Terrion said. "There's so much joy and there has been so much work to get this goal. I'm over the top. I just wanted to work toward a cure for cancer." Terrion said he remembers watching the Marathon of Hope on TV, including the moment Fox dipped his prosthetic leg into the Atlantic Ocean to kick off his journey. He said he was deeply inspired by Fox's ambition. In 1990, at the age of 29, Terrion decided to walk across the country to raise awareness for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, which he called the "Silent Walk." WATCH | CBC News archive video shows Jim Terrion's walk: Jim Terrion's Silent Walk raises awareness of hearing disabilities 3 days ago Duration 2:01 Supporters greet Jim Terrion outside Vancouver City Hall in 1990, nine months after he set out on his Silent Walk to raise awareness about people with hearing disabilities. As CBC News reports, Terrion's walk inspired a musician to write a song about him. In just eight months, he walked nearly 10,000 kilometres and raised $150,000 for organizations that help people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The following year he began to fundraise for the Terry Fox Foundation. Despite challenges communicating as a deaf person, Terrion went door-to-door asking for donations in his home community of Prince Rupert. He raised $7,586.25 in his first year, and has been fundraising ever since, raising money in both Prince Rupert and Prince George, where he's lived since 2006. "He's got that determination and dedication exactly like Terry had," said Fred Fox, Terry's older brother. "He recognized that Terry had a disability. Terry was an amputee. He took from that – although their disabilities are different – if Terry can do something, so could he." Fred attended the community celebration of Terrion's achievement at the Terry Fox statue in Prince George. Fox, who was raised in Port Coquitlam, B.C, took part in a road race in Prince George in 1979, which gave him the confidence to start the Marathon of Hope. Prince George Mayor Simon Yu said it was an honour to officially proclaim the week of June 9 to 15 as Million Dollar Jim Week. "I know that journey for Jim and for Fred is not going to be over," Yu said. "The walk, the runs, the fundraising will carry on." WATCH | Man completes lifelong fundraising goal: Fred Fox said he is thankful for Terrion's work. "Jim and so many Canadians, people around the world, have taken up the challenge Terry gave us and he'd be so proud to know that Jim has reached this goal," he said. "I think Jim and Terry would be best of buddies today."
CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
‘His story impacts everyone' Terry Fox's brother visits Yorkton school to continue family's legacy
Fred Fox talks about the life of his brother, Terry Fox at St. Paul's School in Yorkton on Wednesday. (Fruzsina De Cloedt / CTV News) Fred Fox, Terry Fox's brother, is stopping in several communities across Saskatchewan this week to carry on his family's legacy of inspiring a nation to hope for a cancer-free future. After learning that St. Paul's School in Yorkton had been organizing Terry Fox runs for 15 years, the Terry Fox Foundation contacted the school to make sure they got a visit. 'There's close to 10,000 schools in Canada that have Terry Fox runs, so I can't get to all of them. I get to about 100 or 120 every year,' Fox said. The gym was full at St. Paul's School on Wednesday morning. Students were sitting on the ground, chatting excitedly about the upcoming presentation. After a brief introduction from Principal Quinn Haider, Fred Fox took the stage and started telling the story of his brother, Terry. Fred Fox Fred Fox, Terry Fox's brother, visited St. Paul's School in Yorkton on Wednesday. (Fruzsina De Cloedt / CTV News) From childhood photos to reports from his famous run in 1980, he covered it all. One could hear a needle drop in the gym as the children listened to the story. Terry Fox's dream 45 years ago was to run across Canada to end cancer. His Marathon of Hope ended early when his cancer returned, but the momentum has continued. Evan Weber, a student in the audience, told CTV News that he loves hearing about Terry Fox. 'His story impacts everyone very well and it helps cancer research excel,' Weber said. Fox said he is inspired watching the children since they're a new generation that could carry his brother's work further. 'They potentially could be the next researcher, being funded by the money that's being raised [through the runs].' Weber said he may become a scientist one day, but he's not sure. Whatever the future holds for these young people, one thing is for sure. The tenacity of Fox brought a nation together and inspired many people to 'finish it,' 'He was having a really tough day, and he wrote in his in his journal, 'If I quit now, I'll be letting so many people down',' Fred quoted from his brother's journal. 'That's why Terry Fox was running. To help other people.' St. Paul's School in Yorkton plans to continue organizing Terry Fox runs to raise funds for those touched by cancer, in hopes of helping to finish what he started 45 years ago.
CBC
27-05-2025
- General
- CBC
45th anniversary of Terry Fox Run to return to P.E.I.'s Confederation Bridge this September
For the first time in a decade, the Terry Fox Run for cancer research is headed back to the bridge that links Prince Edward Island with the rest of Canada. The Terry Fox Foundation announced that the 45th anniversary of the event will take place Sept. 21 on the Confederation Bridge. Organizers held a flag-raising at Charlottetown's city hall on Monday to officially kick off the event, and to mark 45 years to the day that Fox stopped in P.E.I.'s capital city during his cross-Canada run. "We thought it's a great way to launch our event, since primarily the participants are from the Island," said Jamie Young, co-ordinator of the 2025 Confederation Bridge Run. "It just seemed like a fitting place to do it and a fitting time." Fox began his Marathon of Hope on April 12, 1980, after dipping his artificial leg into the harbour in St. John's, N.L. His mission was to run across Canada raising money for cancer research after the disease had previously claimed his right leg. A little over a month later, Fox arrived in P.E.I. via ferry and spent the next three days running across the Island, where his fundraising efforts surpassed $100,000. He eventually ran 5,373 kilometres in 143 days, but was forced to stop outside Thunder Bay, Ont., on Sept. 1, 1980, when doctors confirmed cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox died less than a year later, one month before his 23rd birthday. 'Finish what he started' The Terry Fox Run has been held on the Confederation Bridge three previous times — in 2005, 2010 and 2015 — before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be postponed in 2020. The bridge will be closed to all traffic between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sept. 21. Regular vehicle traffic will resume immediately after the run. "As the starting point of his Marathon of Hope 45 years ago, Atlantic Canada was an incredibly special part of Terry's journey," Fred Fox, Terry's older brother, is quoted as saying in a news release. "The return of the Terry Fox Run on Confederation Bridge in 2025 is not only a celebration of Terry's legacy, but a heartfelt reminder of the unity and support that these communities offered him and an opportunity for Canadians to once again come together and help to finish what he started." Young said this year's event, which will see a rare closure of the bridge for a non-weather related event, is expected to attract upwards of 10,000 participants. People can run or walk either the full 13-kilometre span, or a distance of their choosing, and they can start from either end of the bridge. Registration is now open and free of charge, but advance registration is required.
