Deaths of 4 people on Sask. farm confirmed as murder-suicide
The deaths of four people on a farm near the Saskatchewan village of Neudorf have been confirmed a murder-suicide.
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The deaths of four people on a farm near the Saskatchewan village of Neudorf have been confirmed a murder-suicide.
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