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Cross-Canada runner in court today on assault charge

Steve Fonyo file photo.
Steve Fonyo file photo. Global News

A cross-Canada runner is expected in a Surrey courtroom today to face an assault charge.

Steve Fonyo became famous three decades ago after running across the country to raise money for cancer research and he’s faced a string of legal problems ever since.

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He is currently out on bail, waiting to be tried for alleged possession of stolen property.

He also recently spent three months in prison for domestic assault.

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