Tag: Biggar

Sask. premier condemns 'racist and hate-filled' comments after fatal shooting

By The Canadian Press, August 14, 2016  REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is condemning what he calls “racist and hate-filled” comments on social media and other online forums that stem from last week’s fatal shooting of an aboriginal man on a farm. Wall says in a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon that the comments… Continue reading Sask. premier condemns 'racist and hate-filled' comments after fatal shooting

Man says brother was in wrong place, wrong time at time of fatal shooting

By Lauren Golosky/CJME News Staff , August 12, 2016  The last time William Boushie ever saw his brother Colten, he begged him to stay home. Colten was with his girlfriend and some friends, heading out to a lake near Maymont for the day. William says he wanted his brother to stay home because he was intoxicated and… Continue reading Man says brother was in wrong place, wrong time at time of fatal shooting

Family devastated after Colten Boushie shot and killed on farm near Biggar, Sask.

By CBC News, August 11, 2016  54-year-old Gerald Stanley charged with 2nd-degree murder of 22-year-old Colten Boushie The uncle of 22-year-old Colten Boushie says his family is reeling following the man’s death from a gunshot wound on a farm near Biggar, Sask., on Tuesday. “He was a very respectful and helpful individual and all of a sudden to take this… Continue reading Family devastated after Colten Boushie shot and killed on farm near Biggar, Sask.

One man dead, another in custody in Biggar, Sask. area shooting

By Dan Giles, Global News, August 10, 2016  One man is dead and another man is in custody following a shooting in the Biggar, Sask., area late Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened on a rural property in the RM of Glenside at around 5:30 p.m. CT. According to Biggar RCMP, five people drove onto the private… Continue reading One man dead, another in custody in Biggar, Sask. area shooting