Community hosts 1st barbecue for Tamra Keepness since her mother died | Regina takes first steps to allow drinking in 12 city parks | Sask. man sentenced to 2 years for confinement of toddler in weeks leading up to her death
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, July 05, 2023.
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Community hosts 1st barbecue for Tamra Keepness since her mother died; Tamra Keepness was five years old when she was last seen the night of July 5, 2004 at her house on the 1800 block of Ottawa Street — a mystery that has troubled Regina police and residents for nearly two decades\.

Community hosts 1st barbecue for Tamra Keepness since her mother died

July 5 , 2023 • 06:33 PM CST

Tamra Keepness was five years old when she was last seen the night of July 5, 2004 at her Regina home. This year's anniversary of Tamra's disappearance comes just weeks after the death of her mother, who never stopped looking for answers.

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Regina takes first steps to allow drinking in 12 city parks; A person drinks an alcoholic beverage in a park in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday June 19, 2021\.

Regina takes first steps to allow drinking in 12 city parks

July 5 , 2023 • 01:46 PM CST

The city is one step closer to allowing alcohol consumption in a limited number of city parks.

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Sask. man sentenced to 2 years for confinement of toddler in weeks leading up to her death; Chelsea Whitby's second-degree murder trial for the 2020 death of her 18-month-old son is set to run until April 14 at Regina's Court of King's Bench\.

Sask. man sentenced to 2 years for confinement of toddler in weeks leading up to her death

July 5 , 2023 • 03:01 PM CST

A Regina judge has sentenced a man to two years in jail for how he confined and treated a toddler in the weeks before she died.

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Why the government's grocery rebate may not do enough to help struggling Canadians; Diane Lane, 70, is a resident of Toronto\. She says the federal government's recent grocery rebate will help her fill her fridge, but only for the next two months max\.

Why the government's grocery rebate may not do enough to help struggling Canadians

July 5 , 2023 • 02:12 PM CST

While the one-time grocery rebate from Ottawa can ease difficulties temporarily, some Canadians say it falls short of tackling the issues underpinning food insecurity and the rising cost of living.

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Arrival of rentable e-scooters in Regina and Saskatoon comes with growing pains; E-Scooters from Neuron and Bird are shown near Wascana Lake in Regina, Sask\., on July 4, 2023\.

Arrival of rentable e-scooters in Regina and Saskatoon comes with growing pains

July 5 , 2023 • 02:00 AM CST

Shared e-scooters are now available to rent in Regina and Saskatoon. People have been busy testing out the vehicles, but the introduction of the scooters to the Saskatchewan market has not been without its challenges. 

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Sask. woman guilty of theft, assault in 2021 FreshCo incident caught on camera; Annette Custer, 30, during a press conference held by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations\.  

July 5 , 2023 • 02:26 PM CST

Sask. woman guilty of theft, assault in 2021 FreshCo incident caught on camera

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Coaching, motherhood the new frontier in Canada's high-performance coaching ranks; Winzer, with her kids during the FIVB Volleyball Nations League competition, credits her family as a big part of her success\.  

July 5 , 2023 • 02:00 PM CST

Coaching, motherhood the new frontier in Canada's high-performance coaching ranks

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People in Regina want more to be done about run-down properties in their neighbourhood; People in Regina want more to be done about run-down properties in their neighbourhood  

July 4 , 2023 • 04:36 PM CST

People in Regina want more to be done about run-down properties in their neighbourhood

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Provinces falling short of national long-term care standards: report; Long-term care facilities throughout the province have dealt with COVID-19 outbreaks and staffing shortages\. Now, employees will need to leave their jobs if they have not received a dose by Oct\. 12\.  

July 5 , 2023 • 11:38 AM CST

Provinces falling short of national long-term care standards: report

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Sacred medicines from Waterloo region meant to help heal families of James Smith Cree Nation; This cedar box holds sacred medicines carefully placed in separate compartments\. It will be delivered to members of James Smith Cree Nation in August\.  

July 5 , 2023 • 05:00 AM CST

Sacred medicines from Waterloo region meant to help heal families of James Smith Cree Nation

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July 5 , 2023 • 02:00 AM CST

Canadian news is starting to vanish from Instagram. Google is next. Here's how to find CBC as that happens

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July 5 , 2023 • 02:00 AM CST

Sask. political parties nominate candidates for 2024 election, await byelection call

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July 5 , 2023 • 02:00 AM CST

Federal government starts rolling out grocery rebate payments

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July 5 , 2023 • 08:59 AM CST

Monday may have set a global record for the hottest day ever. Tuesday broke it

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July 5 , 2023 • 02:00 AM CST

El Niño is back. Here's what it means for Canada

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