Terry Fox's family in Winnipeg to launch Manitoba Museum exhibit

Members of Terry Fox's family are in Winnipeg to help launch a new exhibit honouring the Canadian icon at the Manitoba Museum.

Brothers Darrell and Fred Fox shared stories about their brother Terry and his Marathon of Hope on Wednesday as part of the launch of Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada, which officially opens on Thursday.

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The exhibit has the most comprehensive collection of artifacts related to Fox who was born in Winnipeg and his 143-day, 5,373-kilometre journey from St. John's, N.L., to Thunder Bay, Ont., to raise money for cancer research.

Items on display include archival materials, Fox's journal and an artificial leg.

Click on the video player above to take a look inside the exhibit.