How a new documentary sheds light on the story of one Métis sniper in the First World War

A Thunder Bay documentary, called The Sniper, explores the life of a Métis sniper named Patrick Riel, who died on the Western Front in 1916. He was listed as being from Thunder Bay – and rumoured to be related to Métis leader Louis Riel.

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