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Police: 1 dead after shots fired into car at Detroit protest
One person was killed in downtown Detroit after someone fired shots into a vehicle during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in Minneapolis police custody, a Det...
May 30, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 30, 2020
UN sets pandemic voting rules for Canada's Security Council campaign
OTTAWA - The United Nations has confirmed that the election for non-permanent seats on the Security Council - which pits Canada against Norway and Ireland - will take place in June unde...
May 30, 2020
Saskatchewan Special Olympics’ Law Enforcement Torch Run nearing ‘virtual’ finish line
As Saskatchewan Special Olympics has its competitions, meetings, programs, and training sessions suspended until June 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there's still one fundraiser and activity taking ...
May 30, 2020
Water Security Agency issues thousands to assist R.M. of M.L. rural community water management
The province's Water Security Agency announced a series of water management infrastructure initiatives and programming on May 28 to support communities across Saskatchewan. The projects are part of th...
May 30, 2020
International student worry about pandemic as decisions loom on travel to Canada
VANCOUVER - Zohra Shahbuddin says she was thrilled when she received a letter of admission in April from the university of her choice in Canada. She's been admitted to Simon Fraser University in ...
May 30, 2020
Man located after being reported missing
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) announced on Friday evening that Dakota Matchee was located.Police initially asked for the public's help to locate the 26-year-old Matchee on Friday morning at ...
May 30, 2020
'What do we do now?' Labour dispute at Regina refinery nears 6 months
REGINA - For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," ...
May 30, 2020
Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions
CHICAGO - The false social media posts started just hours after protesters first began chanting and carrying banners around the Minneapolis neighbourhood where George Floyd, an African American man, d...
May 30, 2020
Business and place of worship in Naicam broken into
Melfort RCMP is seeking assistance for two break and enters in Naicam.On April 25, police received two complaints. The first being that between April 15 and May 24, a business in the 200 block of Seco...
May 30, 2020