Hayley Wickenheiser and Ryan Reynolds hear N.S. rampage widower’s plea for PPE

Two famous Canadians have heard a man’s plea to protect Nova Scotian health-care workers like his wife who was killed in a murderous rampage.

Hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser tweeted Friday that she and actor Ryan Reynolds were touched by the widower’s efforts to carry on Kristen Beaton’s message.

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The continuing care assistant with the Victorian Order of Nurses was one of 22 victims of last weekend’s mass killings across northern Nova Scotia.

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Nick Beaton has been pushing to make sure his wife’s health-care colleagues have proper equipment to protect them from COVID-19.

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After seeing his media interviews, Wickenheiser tweeted that she spoke to Reynolds about paying tribute to the 33-year-old mother.

The four-time Olympic gold medallist says grassroots organization Conquer COVID-19 is working to send personal protective equipment to Nova Scotia in honour of her and her fellow front-line workers.