For nearly 20 years, Canadian Olympians have received as much as $15,000 for earning a gold medal at the Olympics. Canadian Paralympians, though, have never been paid. Until now. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports on what Paralympic hopefuls have to look forward to at the Paris Games this summer.
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