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One man is dead and another is recovering from gunshot wound following an incident on Waywayseecappo First Nation last week, police say.

The Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) says in a release that officers were called in the early morning hours of June 1, 2022, to a report of shots fired at a residence in the community. MFNPS Officers attended the area of the residence, where a single gunshot was heard in the immediate area.

The Saskatchewan RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit (FSOC) based in Regina, began an investigation in October 2020, into a crime group that was distributing large quantities of drugs to several communities across Saskatchewan and Alberta. 

Moose Jaw, Regina, Saskatoon, and numerous rural communities like Assiniboia, Marquis, Mossbank, Caronport, and Craven were affected.

Over 7,000 hours of surveillance were conducted in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, as well as over 60 judicial authorizations, were executed.

A Winnipeg woman is dead following a skydiving accident over the weekend in Gimli, Man.

The Manitoba RCMP says in a release that officers from the Gimli detachment were called just before 7:30 on Saturday evening.

Officers received a report that there had been a parachuting incident at the Gimli Industrial Park.

A teenage male is in police custody following a robbery and carjacking last week in the St. John's neighbourhood of Winnipeg. 

The Winnipeg Police Service says that at 2 p.m. on June 3 a woman was robbed in the entranceway of a library in the community.

Two situations the Estevan Police Service dealt with on Thursday included intoxication, while another involved a woman making numerous unwarranted 911 calls.

Police say they arrested a 38-year-old man after he left an establishment on the northeast side of the city. His breath samples were reportedly three times the legal limit. He was released once he sobered up.

Police also arrested a male for being intoxicated in public. They were concerned he was going to drive, and decided to lodge him until he was sober after not being able to find him a place to stay.

Everyone is back in their homes safe and sound after an outdoor fire spread to an apartment building early Wednesday morning.

Emergency crews were called just before 4 a.m. for a fire at a three-storey apartment building in the 200 block of College Avenue.

When crews arrived on scene, they observed a fire outside that had extended to the building, impacting two floors. They quickly extinguished the outside fire and proceeded to address the fire extension with an offensive attack. The fire was declared under control at 4:39 a.m.

The same day Fast Trucking Services Ltd. co-founder Vi Day was honoured at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show, her son Dennis donated a quarter-million dollars to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF).

Dennis, who now owns Fast Trucking, made the announcement Wednesday at the two-day event being held in Weyburn.

Official Opposition Leader Ryan Meili issued a statement immediately following the Sask Party Government’s cabinet shuffle that took place on May 31. Meili was critical particularly of the retentions of cabinet posts announced by the Premier. 

RCMP in southern Manitoba are asking for help in locating a missing man.

A man from Winnipeg is dead following a single-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon in the Rural Municipality of Reynolds.

At approximately 12:05 pm, Falcon Beach RCMP responded to the crash along the Trans-Canada Highway, near the Birch River bridge.

Police say the vehicle was travelling west, when it went into the ditch and rolled.

The driver, a 39-year-old male from Winnipeg was pronounced dead on scene. His passenger, a 32-year-old male from Scanterbury, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.