A moment in history: June 27, 1987

June 27, 1987: Hilton vs Drayton. A Father Guides His Son To The Title

Fighting families are not exactly unique in boxing. Indeed, the history of prizefighting is filled with siblings who shared the profession, such as Max and Buddy Baer, Leon and Michael Spinks, Gabriel and Rafael Ruelas, Gaby and Orlando Canizales, the Quarry brothers, Mike, Jerry, and Bobby, and many others. And of course there have been numerous father-and-son teams, such as Pat and Sean O’Grady, Jack and Shane Mosley, and Felix Trinidad, Sr. a…

A moment in history: June 27, 1987

On this day in 1987, Edmonton's future mayor called for more women to enter provincial and federal politics. Jan Reimer's family was no stranger to politics — her father, Neil Reimer, was a labour activist and the leader of Alberta's New Democratic Party for the first six years of its existence. She studied sociology and political science at the University of Alberta. After that, she spent a few years of working in Australia, Southeast Asia, and…