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45 Street currently blocked by collision

Emergency crews are responding to a collision at the intersection of 55 Ave. and 45 St. in Lloydminster. Lloydminster Fire Rescue and RCMP are on scene. The roadway is currently blocked as crews work in the area. City crews are also conducting snow removal nearby, putting large windrows in the middle of the roadway. One vehicle is stuck on one of those windrows. It’s also adding to traffic disruptions. According to witnesses it appears a taxi was involved in the collision. Motorists are asked to avoid the area while the investigation continues. There is no word on injuries. Thanks to

Kitscoty RCMP officer injured in yesterday’s collision

Featured, Lloydminster News

A Kitscoty RCMP officer was injured in the collision which closed a large stretch of Range Road 14 last evening. At around 4 p.m., emergency services including Blackfoot Fire and Rescue, Kitscoty Fire Department, EMS, and multiple RCMP officers from the area, including Lloydminster, were dispatched to the scene of the collision. A statement from RCMP Public Information Officer Sgt. Troy Savinkoff this morning provided more details to the incident. “Kitscoty RCMP were involved in a collision with a suspect or rammed up while we were in investigating a suspicious vehicle at an oil lease site,” stated Savinkoff. “Minor injuries

Border Brief – Jan. 16, 2026

Featured, Lloydminster News

Good morning border region it is Friday Jan. 16, 2026 and here is everything you need to know going out the door. Yesterday was crazy for news in our region and the wind caused more issues than most of us expected. Lets get right too it. You can listen to this brief below: In news:At around 8 a.m. yesterday morning, RCMP advised the dogs involved in an attack were back home and the incident remained under investigation. A five-year-old girl was killed outside of Bonnyville and her 10-month-old sibling and parents were sent to hospital after being involved in a

Collision closes Range Road 14 outside of Lloydminster

Alerts and incidents

RCMP have Range Road 14 closed about a km south of Township Road 494 at this hour. When Border Pulse arrived on scene, multiple police vehicles surrounded a white van which came to rest in the west ditch. Drivers are advised to avoid the area while the investigation continues. Read more: Lloydminster RCMP CRT makes large drug bust

Lloydminster RCMP arrest Calgary woman in $130,000 ATM theft

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Lloydminster RCMP have arrested a Calgary woman in connection with a significant ATM cash theft that occurred in late 2024. Police say the break and enter happened around 10 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2024, at an ATM located near 39 Avenue and 50 Street in Lloydminster. Investigators determined suspects gained entry into the ATM and stole more than $130,000 in cash. Damage and replacement costs for the machine were nearly $30,000. RCMP say the investigation involved canvassing local businesses for video surveillance and completing numerous judicial authorizations. Those efforts led police to identify a female suspect. With assistance from the

Lloydminster RCMP investigating late-night business theft

Featured, Alerts and incidents

Lloydminster RCMP are investigating a late-night theft at a business along 50 Avenue and 33 Street. Police say they received a report at about 10:15 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2025. An unknown suspect allegedly entered the business around 9:45 p.m., stole the cash register, and fled on foot through the front door. The suspect is described as slender and was wearing a light-coloured hooded sweatshirt, a baseball cap with a grey rim, a black jacket, blue jeans, a black ski mask, and blue gloves. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information, or who can identify the suspect from a surveillance

5-year-old girl killed by repeat offender in Bonnyville area collision

Featured, Crime and Courts

A five-year-old girl was killed following a serious collision involving a stolen truck near Cold Lake late Tuesday night. Cold Lake RCMP responded just after 10 p.m. on Jan. 13 to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 897 at the Beaver River Bridge. Emergency responders treated the occupants of a minivan at the scene. Police confirmed a five-year-old girl was deceased. A 10-month-old boy, their 27-year-old mother and a 30-year-old man were taken to hospital with various injuries. Police determined the second vehicle, a Ford F-350, had been reported stolen three days earlier in Lashburn, Sask. Following the collision, RCMP say

Battlefords RCMP: one male arrested, one wanted after firearm incident

Featured, Provincial News

Battlefords RCMP are searching for one suspect and have laid more than a dozen charges against another following an early-morning armed incident on Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation. RCMP say officers were called to a residence around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 12 after a report of an armed individual. Police determined that two males assaulted an individual inside the residence. The victim reported non-life-threatening injuries. RCMP say one of the suspects then threatened occupants with a firearm and discharged it inside the home. No physical injuries were reported as a result of the firearm discharge. With assistance

Three charged after RCMP seize large quantities of drugs near Edmonton

Featured, Provincial News

Three people are facing charges after a months-long drug trafficking investigation led by the Strathcona County RCMP resulted in the seizure of large quantities of illicit drugs and more than $67,000 in cash. In early October, the Strathcona County RCMP Drug Unit began investigating a suspected drug trafficker believed to be operating in Sherwood Park and Edmonton. On Oct. 23, 2025, investigators executed two search warrants at residences in southwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park. The searches were carried out with assistance from the Strathcona County RCMP Property Crime Unit and the St. Albert RCMP Drug Unit. At the southwest Edmonton

Vermilion bylaw investigating dogs after attack; animals returned home

Featured, Lloydminster News

Vermilion RCMP responded to a serious dog attack inside a residence Wednesday night that left two caretakers injured and briefly prompted a public safety alert. Police say officers were called to a home in Vermilion at approximately 8:21 p.m. on Jan. 14 after receiving reports that two dogs had attacked their caretakers. Both victims suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and were treated in hospital. During the incident, the dogs escaped the residence. RCMP issued a public alert warning residents of a potential danger while the dogs were believed to be roaming the community. The dogs returned to the residence earlier