Sandra Schmirler, from Biggar, Sask. was larger than life on the ice. She was kind, caring, humble to a fault. On the pebbed sheets, she was intimidating.
Day: February 21, 2021
Health officials in British Columbia say there will be hiccups in the vaccine rollout, but they’re trying to make the process as safe as possible for the province’s Indigenous residents.
As the first Black NHL player, Willie O’Ree’s hockey memoir skates directly through the history of civil rights. With that, there are some great hockey stories in these pages, and every one of them sits within the history of anti-Black racism in North America.
As students return to in-person classes, the Ontario Ministry of Education says 624 of the 625 positions for public health nurses at schools have now been filled — but they each have to cover multiple schools and some critics question whether that’s enough to keep kids safe during the pandemic.
Kerry Galusha and her dad Fred join hosts Colleen Jones and Devin Heroux on episode 2 of That Curling Show. Kerri Einarson, Scott Jenkins and the hilarious Ben Hebert also drop by.