Vigil for young victim of police shooting, COVID-19 lasts longer than we thought, Kahnawake publisher publishes books for kids in Mohawk

Reporter: Shanellie Marie

Stories: Luca Caruso-Moro

Vigil for young victim of police shooting

People gathered to remember Riley Fairholm on Saturday at the SQ detachment in Dunham, a small town 50 kilometres southeast of Montreal. 

Two years ago, Fairholm was shot by police for having a BB gun, he was just 17 years old. 

Police shot him within 60 seconds of arriving at the scene.... Now, his mother wants change. 

She’s calling for new training in the SQ to deal with people in distress, and for officers to wear body cams. 

COVID-19 lasts longer than we thought

Health officials say about a third of COVID-19 patients have symptoms for weeks. 

That’s in conflict with many previous estimates that the disease usually lasts for a maximum 14 days. 

While prolonged effects of the virus are more common in older people, young people with healthy immune systems have also reported being sick for weeks. 

Kahnawake publisher publishes books for kids in Mohawk

A new publisher in Kahnawake has published three books for kids, and they’re all in Mohawk. 

The books provide translation of classic nursery rhymes in Kanien'keha, released by Front Porch Publishing.

The books were made with the intention of getting kids more comfortable with their traditional language.