Officers found an injured man outside a business on McIntosh Avenue, where paramedics declared him dead. A 47-year-old woman has since been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Investigators will receive DNA testing results in a few weeks, and Regina police chief Lorilee Davies hopes the information will help to identify a body found buried in a North Central yard.

While the warm, humid weather over the past week was likely welcomed by many farmers, agriculture ministry said the weather also created conditions favourable for disease development.