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From 'The World’s Greatest Lover' to 'The Happy Jogger': The people who walked across Canada before Terry Fox

CBC Canada · September 20, 2026 at 7:42 a.m.

From 'The World’s Greatest Lover' to 'The Happy Jogger': The people who walked across Canada before Terry Fox

Terry Fox may be the most famous person to attempt to cross Canada on foot, but he wasn’t the first, writes Ainsley Hawthorn.

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From 'The World’s Greatest Lover' to 'The Happy Jogger': The people who walked across Canada before Terry Fox

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