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  2. List of people who have walked across Canada - Wikipedia

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    Inspired by his hero, Terry Fox, he completed a 7,342 km run across Canada in 99 days. [37] He set out on 1 April 2024 from St Johns, Newfoundland and arrived in Victoria, British Columbia on 7 July 2024, 99 days later. He ran the entire route at approximately 75 km/day, with each day broken into three 25 km segments.

  3. Trans-Canada Highway - Wikipedia

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    Since 2018, Quebec has been working on upgrading the 40-kilometre-long (25 mi) two-lane section of Trans-Canada Highway along Route 185 to an Autoroute, with 21.5 km (13.4 mi) of new freeway commissioned during 2021–22, another 10 km in 2024 and the remaining 8.5 km (5.3 mi) of freeway under construction, with final completion targeted for ...

  4. Transportation in Canada - Wikipedia

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    For the 4.5- to 15-tonne trucks, 88.9% of vehicle-kilometres were intra-province trips, 4.9% were inter-province, 2.8% were between Canada and the US and 3.4% made outside of Canada. For the trucks over 15 tonnes, 59.1% of vehicle-kilometres were intra-province trips, 20% inter-province trips, 13.8% Canada-US trips and 7.1% trips made outside ...

  5. Trans Canada Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Trans Canada Trail is a cross-Canada system of greenways, waterways, and roadways that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans. The trail extends over 28,000 km (17,000 mi); it is now the longest recreational, multi-use trail network in the world.

  6. Terry Fox - Wikipedia

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    Schools across Canada were urged to join the second run, held on September 19, 1982. [97] School participation has continued since, evolving into the National School Run Day. [ 98 ] The runs, which raised over $20 million in their first six years, [ 95 ] grew into an international event as over one million people in 60 countries took part in ...

  7. National Highway System (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    The National Highway System (French: Réseau routier national) in Canada is a federal designation for a strategic transport network of highways and freeways. [1] The system includes but is not limited to the Trans-Canada Highway, [1] and currently consists of 38,098 kilometres (23,673 mi) of roadway designated under one of three classes: Core Routes, Feeder Routes, and Northern and Remote Routes.

  8. Rail transport in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada has 49,422 kilometres (30,709 mi) total trackage, of which only 129 kilometres (80 mi) is electrified (all urban rail transit networks). Canada uses 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge track for the majority of its railway system.

  9. Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    The island of Newfoundland is separated from Labrador by the Strait of Belle Isle, which is 125 kilometres (78 mi) long and from 60 to 15 kilometres (37.3 to 9.3 mi) wide. In addition to the island of Newfoundland, the province is made up of 12 larger islands with a total area of 2,505 square kilometres (967 sq mi) and 7,170 smaller islands ...