A Champion On And Off The Ice
When Kelly Hrudey retired after 17 years in the NHL, he stayed front and centre in the limelight, becoming a fixture on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada intermission panels, and working as a TV...
Lifelong Passion for Whitewater
Ask Jerry Kappel how he is faring, and his response is invariably the same: “Good, always good!” The octogenarian kayaker is not just being polite. At 81, Kappel’s joie de vivre knows no bounds....
A Healing Journey
When the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, Erica Van Vlack quit her job as a personal trainer at a gym in Whitehorse, Yukon. She was newly pregnant, and as someone who, in...
Maddie’s Legacy
When Nicole German joins the crowd of runners at the Toronto Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, she notices a few others wearing purple T-shirts. On their backs, she sees “Shine Bright,” a carbon copy of the...
In a Class of His Own
Becoming a world-record holder was on runner Liam Stanley’s to-do list before the Tokyo Paralympic Games, due to take place in July.Last December, the 23-year-old from Victoria, B.C., did just that, running the 5000...
Reclaiming Life After Loss
Spellbound by Mother Nature’s splendor, Adam Campbell also knows the humbling power intertwined with such beauty. In 2017, IMPACT profiled his long recovery and odds-defying survival after falling from the side of a rockface.His...
There’s Something About Joan
A few years ago, Joan MacDonald was pushing 200 lbs, weighed down by a sedentary lifestyle and the associated health issues. The way the 75-year-old sees it now, she was merely existing. A heart-to-heart...
Chris Snow is Striving for a Cure
The diagnosis in June of 2018 was a devastating one for Chris Snow. He had ALS and was given six to 18 months to live.The deadly disease had already claimed his father, two of...
Marathon Runner Gives Back to Front-Line Workers
There’s a wall in Yana Hempler’s Victoria home decorated with extraordinarily expensive wallpaper. A patchwork quilt of race bibs adorn the space guarded by a fringe of medals. There’s her local Vancouver Island Race...
Running to Recovery
Toronto’s Dr. Matthew Galati ran 30 kilometres in August and you’ll be gobsmacked to learn the journey he’s travelled to complete this distance.While driving in the early morning of January 28, 2013 to his...
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Every October, participants from across the country and around the world unite on the streets of Chicago to conquer 26.2 miles and call themselves...
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Sergey Raiter’s pursuit of towards better health began over 12 years ago with a pivotal moment—an unexpected shoulder injury. While working at a Thai...
