The Current

The Current for March 25, 2021

Today on The Current: Young Saskatchewan players ‘devastated’ by cancelled hockey season; Update to Canada’s digital privacy laws not strong enough, says Jim Balsillie; Toronto Raptors game makes history with NBA's first all-women broadcast team; Ship stranded in Suez threatens global supply chain.
Matt Galloway is the host of CBC Radio's The Current. (CBC)

Today on The Current:

Junior hockey is a big part of life in Estevan, Sask. — but not this year. With news this week that the upcoming season has been cancelled due to COVID-19, we talk to "devastated" young player Owen Simmons and his mom Jennifer; hockey fan and billet dad Andrew Tait; and Estevan Bruins head coach Jason Tatarnic.

Plus, former Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie has concerns about the federal government's proposed privacy bill C-11. The bill is the first update to Canada's digital privacy laws in decades, but Balsillie says stronger action is needed.

Then in B.C., 15-year-old Cameron Montgomery is one of the recipients of the 2021 BCFO Young Birder Award. We tag along as he tries to find the early avian arrivals.

Also, the first all-women on-air team called the Raptors-Nuggets game last night. But was it a one-off? Or are more women being prioritized in sports media? We discuss representation in sport with Meghan McPeak, who was part of the broadcast, Julie DiCaro, a sports writer, editor and author of Sidelined: Sports, Culture and Being a Woman in America.

And a massive cargo ship remains stuck in the Suez Canal, stranding other ships on either side of the vital trade route. We discuss the impact on the global supply chain with Sal Mercogliano, a maritime historian and associate professor of history at Campbell University in North Carolina.