Provincial News

REGINA — Saskatchewan's justice minister says he wants answers on why the RCMP's commanding officer in the province was abruptly removed.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba cabinet minister responsible for services for people with disabilities is apologizing for comments she made about a sign-language interpreter.

LYNN LAKE — The 600 residents of Lynn Lake in northern Manitoba are being told to leave town for the second time this year due to wildfires.

LYNN LAKE — The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

CALGARY — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the Stampeders had a sense of occasion in Calgary's first "Stampede Bowl" with a 37-16 win over the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday.

RALEIGH — Nikolaj Ehlers is waving goodbye to the Winnipeg Jets. The winger signed a six-year, US$51-million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, the third day of NHL free agency.

WINNIPEG — Staples in Winnipeg's music scene and beyond offered condolences and tributes Thursday after learning the bassist in a beloved band died in a highway crash with two others.

SWAN RIVER — The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway.

NHL general managers continued to round out rosters as free agency ticked through its second day. One decent-sized catch and a solid defenceman remain up for grabs.