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Pedestrian struck in Lloydminster had ambulance dispatched from Onion Lake

At approximately 11:30 p.m. Jan. 18, RCMP received a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle in the 4800 block of 50 Ave. in Lloydminster. Sources close to the incident told The Border Pulse an ambulance was initially dispatched from Onion Lake but was later called off after injuries were determined to be minor. RCMP attended the scene and gathered statements from those involved. Police say no charges were laid following the investigation. Read more: ER reality check: Ambulance patients can wait too

Man found with break-in tools, keys while driving stolen SUV

Featured, Alerts and incidents

A break and enter at a North Battleford business early Tuesday morning ended with a stolen SUV recovered and a suspect arrested north of Glaslyn, according to Battlefords RCMP. Police said officers were called to a business on 99th Street at about 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 14 after a report of a break and enter. Investigators determined a male suspect forced entry into the building, damaged a door, and stole multiple sets of vehicle keys before taking an SUV from the property. As the investigation continued, officers learned the stolen vehicle was believed to be in the Glaslyn detachment area.

Battlefords RCMP searching for 13-year-old girl

Featured, Community Insights

Battlefords RCMP has located a 13-year-old female with connections to Poundmaker First Nations who had been missing since early Jan. 19. She was reported missing from the Battlfords area. Police reported her found around 7:30 a.m. Read more: Border Brief – Jan. 19, 2026

Border Brief – Jan. 19, 2026

Featured, Lloydminster News

Good morning Border area, it’s Monday, January 19, 2026 and this is your Border Brief. There is snow in the forecast for tomorrow and temps stay cold all week, more on that in weather. That also changed the outlook on road conditions. Now to everything you need to know as you head out the door. Listen here: In news:The day the power went out was a busy one for County of Vermilion River fire crews. It wasn’t a great day for a bail fire but Clandonald and Dewberry departments spent around 6 hours fighting one well into the evening being

City administration states ‘council not ready’ for some Land Use Bylaw amendments

Featured, Municipal politics

City administration is preparing amendments to Lloydminster’s Land Use Bylaw but acknowledged this week that some requested changes will not be brought forward because administration does not believe council is ready to consider them. The comments came during a presentation on proposed refinements to Land Use Bylaw 5-2025, which has been in effect for approximately six months. Administration told council the amendments are intended to reduce red tape, improve clarity, and strengthen interpretation of the bylaw without changing its overall intent. “The purpose of this amendment that we are looking to complete is to ensure administration’s commitment to reducing red

Guest Opinion – Mother Nature versus Mobility

Opinion and Guest Columns, Featured

Guest Column by Darrell Dunn, Editor, The Weekly Bean I always get a kick out of the annual conversations about Mother Nature’s habit ofdumping snow on us during that regularly scheduled season known as winter, and the resultingoutrage over people’s ability to travel our roadways—or not. While I wouldn’t normally look to social media as a reliable source of calm, well-reasoned debate, I do enjoy the emotional outpouring about road conditions. It’s part meteorology, part therapy session, and part Olympic-level blame allocation. Also, it reassures me daily that not getting elected was a sound life choice. In our little corner of

Border Brief – Jan. 18, 2026

Featured, Lloydminster News

Good morning border region it is Sunday Jan. 18 and this is your morning Border Brief. Headlines: Hundreds of sports enthusiasts packed the Ex for the annual Lloydminster Gun & Outdoor Sportsman Show, which runs again today.Wheatland female football had a decent turnout for their first practise yesterday. Whiteout conditions overnight headed out of town led to travel delays and multiple social media posts advising to reduce speed or stay home. The winds have died down today, but the roads are worse for wear, more on that in traffic. ___________________________________________________________ Traffic:Highways through the region are generally considered bare on the

Opinion: The end of the world – for 5 hours

Featured, Opinion and Guest Columns

Your weekly opinion column by owner/founder of Border Pulse – Dan Gray Human behaviour has always fascinated me. Maybe that comes from living through the Great Blackout of 2003, a sweltering summer outage that lasted nearly two days. Or maybe it comes from growing up in rural southwestern Ontario, where power outages were not a surprise but an expectation. When the lights go out, you adapt. Yesterday’s five-hour outage showed me something else entirely. Not resilience. Not readiness. But how quickly we panic when the systems we rely on disappear. My wife and I were already out covering a story

Border Brief – Jan. 17, 2026

Lloydminster News

Good morning border region it is Saturday Jan. 17, 2026 this is your Border Brief brought to you by Border Pulse. Here is everything you need to know going out the door. *Due to technical issues, the audio version will not be available today In news:The collision that closed Range Road 14 on Jan. 15 involved a suspect ramming a RCMP vehicle. The RCMP officer suffered minor injuries. The incident occurred after police were investigating a suspicious vehicle at an oil lease site. John Charles Reid, the Lloydminster man accused of hate-crimes and weapons related charges in Dec. had his

Reid still facing hate-crime and firearms charges at first court appearance

Featured, Lloydminster News

John Charles Reid had his first day in court on Monday, Jan. 11 and still faces three charges around his arrest on December 2, 2025. The Border Pulse had been informed by people close to him that some of the charges had been dropped. However, the docket for Monday at the Saskatchewan Provincial Court showed he still faces charges under three sections of the Criminal Code. Read more: RCMP: No imminent threat in Lloydminster hate-crime firearms case They are the same ones he was originally charged with. • Unauthorized possession of firearms;• Unsafe storage of firearms; and• Wilful promotion of