60,000 turn out for 23rd CIBC Run for the Cure

An estimated 60,000 people are out and about today at the CIBC Run for the Cure all across Ontario. Premier Wynne is scheduled to help start the run this morning at the University of Toronto St. George campus. The event has centres in 30 towns and cities in the province. It is the 23rd run dedicated to raising money to beat cancer.  In Toronto alone, close to 15,000 participants will unite at the University of Toronto, St George (Downtown) Campus. The CIBC Run for the Cure is Canada’s largest single-day, volunteer-led, national event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, health education and advocacy programs across Ontario and the rest of Canada.  “Breast cancer continues to touch the lives of so many Canadian families every day,”  Twitter photos