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News break. Steve Fonyo took a break from his running yesterday between Brighton and Colborne to catch up on the news. The one-legged man, who is runn(...)
News break. Steve Fonyo took a break from his running yesterday between Brighton and Colborne to catch up on the news. The one-legged man, who is runn(...)

News break. Steve Fonyo took a break from his running yesterday between Brighton and Colborne to catch up on the news. The one-legged man, who is runn(...)

Date8/29/1984
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  • News break. Steve Fonyo took a break from his running yesterday between Brighton and Colborne to catch up on the news. The one-legged man, who is runn(...)
  • News break. Steve Fonyo took a break from his running yesterday between Brighton and Colborne to catch up on the news. The one-legged man; who is running across Canada to raise money for cancer research; expects to reach Oshawa by Friday.
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Original Toronto Star caption: News break. Steve Fonyo took a break from his running yesterday between Brighton and Colborne to catch up on the news. The one-legged man; who is running across Canada to raise money for cancer research; expects to reach Oshawa by Friday.
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      Fonyo back in town. Steve Fonyo, the one-legged runner who achieved international fame by running across Canada, was back in Toronto yesterday. He was(...)
      Fonyo back in town. Steve Fonyo, the one-legged runner who achieved international fame by running across Canada, was back in Toronto yesterday. He was(...)
      Fonyo, Steve, 1965-
      7/30/1985
      Triumphant runner: One-legged runner Steve Fonyo waves to a cheering crowd in Vancouver before starting his speech at the conclusion of his cross-Canada Journey For Lives in May
      Triumphant runner: One-legged runner Steve Fonyo waves to a cheering crowd in Vancouver before starting his speech at the conclusion of his cross-Canada Journey For Lives in May
      Fonyo, Steve, 1965-
      5/27/1985
      New limb for Fonyo. Steve Fonyo, holding his old running leg, is fitted with a new limb by Ratko Joksimovich of Chedoke-McMaster Hospital in Hamilton,(...)
      New limb for Fonyo. Steve Fonyo, holding his old running leg, is fitted with a new limb by Ratko Joksimovich of Chedoke-McMaster Hospital in Hamilton,(...)
      Bull, Ron
      10/11/1984
      Water reader: Harry McLellan was so relaxed and warm in his special Helly-Hansen survival suit he wore it in Lake Ontario's 3 degree Celsius waters yesterday to catch up on the latest news
      Water reader: Harry McLellan was so relaxed and warm in his special Helly-Hansen survival suit he wore it in Lake Ontario's 3 degree Celsius waters yesterday to catch up on the latest news
      Slaughter, Mike
      2/23/1983
      Water reader: Harry McLellan was so relaxed and warm in his special Helly-Hansen survival suit he wore it in Lake Ontario's 3 degree Celsius waters yesterday to catch up on the latest news
      Water reader: Harry McLellan was so relaxed and warm in his special Helly-Hansen survival suit he wore it in Lake Ontario's 3 degree Celsius waters yesterday to catch up on the latest news
      Slaughter, Mike
      2/23/1983
      Steve Fonyo: One-legged runner does not know how long he will be in Canada
      Steve Fonyo: One-legged runner does not know how long he will be in Canada
      Fonyo, Steve, 1965-
      5/30/1986
      Bad news: Saddened General Tire workers in Barrie reflect during their work break on the announcement of the closing down of their plant next month, a move which will throw almost 900 out of work
      Bad news: Saddened General Tire workers in Barrie reflect during their work break on the announcement of the closing down of their plant next month, a move which will throw almost 900 out of work
      Faught, Ken
      9/4/1991
      He's a leg man. Greg Crouse has on of the best pairs of legs in town - unfortunately they're not his, Greg took a break for lunch yesterday before he (...)
      He's a leg man. Greg Crouse has on of the best pairs of legs in town - unfortunately they're not his, Greg took a break for lunch yesterday before he (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/9/1980
      Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
      Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/29/1986
      Twin fans: Steve Fonyo, running across Canada to support cancer research, hugs Kristine Bucher, 8, left, and her twin sister Kirsten who joined him in a ceremonial run to Scarborough Civic Centre
      Twin fans: Steve Fonyo, running across Canada to support cancer research, hugs Kristine Bucher, 8, left, and her twin sister Kirsten who joined him in a ceremonial run to Scarborough Civic Centre
      Bull, Ron
      9/2/1984
      with a police escort and passing motorists cheering him on, one-legged runner Stephen Fonyo is entering Metro
      with a police escort and passing motorists cheering him on, one-legged runner Stephen Fonyo is entering Metro
      Faught, Ken
      9/3/1984
      Helping hands: Friends console Kayla's father, Steve Klaudusz, as he takes a break in his search near the Humber River yesterday
      Helping hands: Friends console Kayla's father, Steve Klaudusz, as he takes a break in his search near the Humber River yesterday
      Eglinton, Rick
      7/14/1991