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By Jeremy Simes -CP-Four deaths on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation in southern Saskatchewan are being treated as homicides, RCMP said Wednesday. RCMP Inspector Ashley St. Germaine told a Regina news conference the initial investigation suggests the home east of Regina where the people were found Tuesday was targeted. The dead are two men and two women, but they haven’t been formally identified, she said. Police are providing updates to the families of the victims and connecting them with support, she said. “We know that when these unimaginable tragedies happen, it can be easy to speculate and spread rumors, particularly in this age of social media,” St. Germaine told reporters. “I’d like to remind the public that the families of the victims have suffered an incredible loss, and I ask… <\/p>\n

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By Jeremy Simes -CP-Four deaths on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation in southern Saskatchewan are being treated as homicides, RCMP said Wednesday. RCMP Inspector Ashley St. Germaine told a Regina news conference the initial investigation suggests the home east of Regina where the people were found Tuesday was targeted. The dead are two men and two women, but they haven’t been formally identified, she said. Police are providing updates to the families of the victims and connecting them with support, she said. “We know that when these unimaginable tragedies happen, it can be easy to speculate and spread rumors, particularly in this age of social media,” St. Germaine told reporters. “I’d like to remind the public that the families of the victims have suffered an incredible loss, and I ask... <\/p>\n

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