After an afternoon spent swimming in a Saskatchewan river, five friends piled into the car for the 50-minute ride home. Their account of what happened next has ignited racial tensions in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and laid bare the divide that exists between some communities. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, which represents more than 70 First Nations in Saskatchewan, called it a biased press release. As the family grieved for the loss of a young man who had been working to become a firefighter, social media and other forums were inundated with hate-filled comments. The novelty is social media, which allows them to be shared readily.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2016 12:45 UTC