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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Steve Curry, president and CEO of 411.ca, Canada's Local Search Engine, will join the board of directors of Grandview Children's Foundation this month. Based in Oshawa, Ont. , the charity raises funds for G
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DUBAI: “The Great Indian Run,” a 5-km charity run, organised by All Kerala College Alumni Forum (Akcaf), needs more female participation to highlight their issues, Indian Consul General Sanjay Verma suggested. The run at Dubai’s Al Mamzar Beach on Friday
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Canada's Governor General David Johnston (R) presents Darrell Fox, brother of Terry Fox, with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa February 6, 2012. View Photo »
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It goes back to (his friend) Terry Fox, he tried to make a difference
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Bell Media properties in Ottawa, including CTV Ottawa and CFRA are experiencing layoffs, The Citizen has learned. As it turns out, the removal of an MP’s baby from the House of Commons on Wednesday amounted to little more than a temporary miscommunicatio
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I was 22 years old, had a nine-month-old son and family finances that were desperately in need of an infusion to keep the bill collectors at bay. So, in September of 1975, I answered a newspaper advertisement for a part-time clerical position in the huma
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TORONTO - Flag-raisings, speeches and medal ceremonies are hardly the trappings of a typical party, but the festivities surrounding the start of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee herald celebrations that royal watchers predict will be among the most enthusiast
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BC Lions fans place helmets on a statue of the late athlete and cancer research activist Terry Fox outside BC Place Stadium before the start of the CFL's 99th Grey Cup football game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Vancouver, British Columbia November... View Photo »
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He's been very involved with cancer fundraising through the CIBC and Terry Fox runs, he collects pop cans and volunteers at school for the breakfast club
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The last time Darrell Fox visited Rideau Hall he was with his brother, Terry Fox, when they were partway through the Marathon of Hope. The legendary Canadian's brother stepped inside Rideau Hall for the second time Mon-day, just over 30 years later, this
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OTTAWA — Freestyle skier Sarah Burke's recent death was in Olympic champion Alexandre Bilodeau's thoughts as he received his Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at Rideau Hall Monday morning. "She fought until the end to make this sport part of the
About Terry Fox
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Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, CC (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist. He became famous for the Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research, which Fox ran with one prosthetic leg. He is considered one of Canada's greatest heroes of the 20th century and is... Full Article
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BC Lions fans place helmets on a statue of the late athlete and cancer research activist Terry Fox outside BC Place Stadium before the start of the CFL's 99th Grey Cup football game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Vancouver, British Columbia November 27, 2011.
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Schoolchildren reach to touch one of a new series of statues unveiled for Canada's one-legged runner Terry Fox in Vancouver, British Columbia September 16, 2011. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, Terry embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer...
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A spectator looks on as the newly-refurbished Terry Fox Plaza is unveiled in downtown Vancouver, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. Terry Fox, a Canadian figure skater who lost a leg to cancer at age 18, then attempted a cross-country Marathon of Hope in 1980 to raise funds for cancer. He cut...
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Rolly Fox, father of Canadian figure skater Terry Fox, looks up at a statue of his son after he and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, right, unveiled a series of statues at the newly refurbished Terry Fox Plaza in downtown Vancouver, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. Terry Fox, who lost a...
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In this Oct. 19, 2010 photo, the parents of Terry Fox Betty and Rolly Fox, stand as they are acknowledged by the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Fox, the mother of one of Canada's most loved heroes, has died. Her family announced on the Terry Fox Foundation website that...
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Cuban members of the Chinese community participate on March 19, 2011 in Havana in the Terry Fox marathon, celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Canadian athlete.
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A Cuban boy has decal placed on his face as he awaits on March 19, 2011 in Havana to participate in the Terry Fox marathon, celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Canadian athlete.
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Cuban athletes take part on March 19, 2011 in Havana in the Terry Fox marathon, celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Canadian athlete.
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Cuban children with reduced capabilities await on March 19, 2011 in Havana to participate in the Terry Fox marathon, celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Canadian athlete.
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Darrell Fox (C) is embraced outside Trinity United Church following a funeral for his mother Betty in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia June 25, 2011. Darrell is the brother of Canadian one legged runner Terry Fox who died in 1981 after attempting to run across the country to raise money...
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Rolly Fox (C) departs Trinity United Church following a funeral for his wife Betty in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia June 25, 2011. The Foxs' are the parents of Canadian one legged runner Terry Fox who died in 1981 after attempting to run across the country to raise money for cancer. ...
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Canada's "Man in Motion" Rick Hansen leaves after a funeral for Betty Fox in Port Coquitlam, B.C. , on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Betty Fox's oldest son Terry Fox, who lost a leg to cancer, died while running across Canada in 1981.
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Rolly Fox, second right, watches as pallbearers carry the casket of his wife Betty Fox to a hearse after her funeral in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Saturday, June 25, 2011. Their son Terry Fox, who lost a leg to cancer, died while running across Canada in 1981.
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BC Lions fans place helmets on a statue of the late athlete and cancer research activist Terry Fox outside BC Place Stadium before the start of the CFL's 99th Grey Cup football game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Vancouver, British Columbia November 27, 2011.
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