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Selkirk RCMP are thanking the public for assistance in locating a missing 40-year-old man.

The male was reported missing to Selkirk RCMP at around 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25.

Shortly before 5 p.m. on Oct. 28, RCMP said in a release that he has been safely located. 

A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet

A 46-year-old man had been arrested after breaking into a dorm at the University of Manitoba and assaulting a female student.

The incident happened around 4:45 a.m. on Friday in a housing complex at the University of Manitoba on Dafoe Rd.

When police arrived, they were met by a woman who reported that while in her suite an intruder entered her room and physically assaulted her. She managed to fight off the suspect calling for help. University Security Services was alerted and police were contacted. The female was treated for injuries and is in stable condition.

Canada's long-held consensus on immigration is under threat but has not disappeared, the immigration minister said in an interview after announcing a major cut to the number of newcomers to Canada. 

On Thursday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to slash Canada's immigration targets by 20 per cent next year and admitted the Liberal government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of "horrifying violence" perpetrated by gangs in Haiti.

Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

Kenya is leading a multinational security mission to restore order after gangs drove out the former prime minister with targeted attacks earlier this year.

A transition council is now leading the nation, with the goal of holding elections next year.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors.

A man uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain while walking on the Stanley Park seawall across the water from downtown Vancouver, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Former senator and judge Murray Sinclair is in hospital in the ICU after seeing a significant decline in his health. 

His children took to social media on Friday to share an update on his health.

"As you may have heard, our dad Murray Sinclair/ The Honorable Murray Sinclair has been in hospital for a few months now. As of a week ago, his health has taken a turn and he remains in serious and unstable condition in the ICU in Winnipeg," said his children.

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A missing 13-year-old girl has been safely located. 

The youth was last seen on Oct. 10, 2024.

Shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, Winnipeg police said in a release that she had been safely located.