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RCMP in Pukatawagan are investigating the death of a 22-year-old woman as a homicide. The woman was found in a wooded area June 26 around 8 p.m. and reported to Pukatawagan RCMP.

COVID-19 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan followed familiar patterns Friday - a small bump in Manitoba and a large one in Saskatchewan.

For the first time since April 16, travel above the 53rd parallel from the south is fully allowed in Manitoba. Public health orders posted to the Manitoba government's website June 26 made the change official, effective immediately. Dr.

Creighton town council is back in person once again. Town council held their first full public in-person meeting in months June 10. During COVID-19, the council had held meetings via conference calls with participants calling in remotely.

Museums in northern Manitoba got the go-ahead to open as life slowly returns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Flin Flon Station Museum opened June 8, but is ensuring groups are staying apart as they tour.

The annual celebration for the Northern Neighbours Foundation may have been cancelled, but grants from the group still went out into the community.

A summary of calls to police from June 14-20, as submitted by Flin Flon RCMP: June 14 Report of an intoxicated couple arguing in public. Police attended and found both people still on scene and still arguing.

A summary of calls to police from June 6-13, as submitted by Flin Flon RCMP: June 7 Report of an intoxicated person expressing ideations of self-harm.

Nevada Shirran’s Rotary Exchange experience didn’t have the ending she was hoping for. The Flin Flon student spent the past year in Italy - one of the countries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan - one in Manitoba, three in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan has hit 759 total cases as of June 25, reporting three new cases Thursday after reporting four new cases Wednesday.