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Four face charges in North Battleford robbery

Battlefords RCMP have charged four adults following a robbery investigation in North Battleford. Police received a report of a robbery shortly after noon on July 29, 2026. Investigators determined an altercation broke out between a group of people at a business on 100th Street. A woman was assaulted and threatened with a weapon during the incident, said Battlefords RCMP. She did not report significant injuries. Later that day, police located and arrested two men and two women on 99th Street in North Battleford. Officers seized a knife one of the women had in her possession. Four people now face charges

Photos – Lloydminster driver ticketed after 50 Ave. closed

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A Lloydminster driver was ticketed following a two-vehicle collision this morning (July 30) at the intersection of 44 Street and 50 Avenue. The crash involved a grey Hyundai Tucson travelling northbound on 50 Avenue and a pickup truck travelling east on 44 Street. It happened around 10:40 a.m. Lloydminster Fire Rescue, EMS and RCMP responded to the scene. No injuries or entrapment were reported. Debris from the collision forced the closure of 50 Avenue southbound while crews cleared the area. The driver was issued a $243 fine for failing to obey a traffic control device. No further updates are expected.

Council questions corporate plan affordability

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Lloydminster city councillors pressed administration July 20 on how the city can afford a new plan listing more than 140 projects and services. City Manager Dion Pollard presented the 2026-2029 Administrative Corporate Plan, the city’s first attempt at translating council’s high-level strategic plan into department-by-department tasks. “Today we’re excited to present the first rendition of the corporate plan,” said Pollard. “We’re pleased to present this with you today and open to any questions or comments you may have.” Council did not vote on the plan. It was presented as an information report. What’s the priority? Councillor Michele Charles Gustafson said

SIRT investigates in-custody death at Turtleford Detachment

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Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating the death of a 37-year-old man in RCMP custody at the Turtleford Detachment. RCMP executed a warrant Wednesday at a residence on Thunderchild First Nation as part of an ongoing investigation. The man was arrested without incident. He was taken to Turtleford Detachment cells at about 1:30 p.m. Around 3 p.m., the man experienced medical distress while in custody. RCMP officers provided immediate medical assistance. Medical professionals were contacted and attended the detachment. The man was declared deceased at the scene. His family has been notified of his death. Saskatchewan RCMP notified

Lloydminster man convicted of child luring

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A Lloydminster man has been sentenced to a combined eight years in custody after a 2024 investigation that uncovered both a child luring case and a cache of illegal firearms at his residence, Alberta Courts confirmed. How the investigation started RCMP executed a search warrant at a Lloydminster residence on April 16, 2024, as part of a child luring and invitation to sexual touching investigation. During that search, RCMP said they seized computers, phones, seventeen hard drives, a 3D printer, and several 3D printed firearms and firearm parts, including handguns, a submachine gun and two assault rifles. Steven Joseph Keir,

Onion Lake traffic stop nets drugs, weapons, arrests

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Onion Lake RCMP have charged two women after a traffic stop turned up methamphetamine, weapons and unstamped tobacco. Officers stopped a vehicle in Onion Lake at about 1 a.m. on July 12. Police said illegal tobacco was visible inside the vehicle. Both the driver and passenger were arrested. A search of the driver turned up an imitation firearm. A search of the passenger turned up a small amount of methamphetamine. Police also seized unstamped tobacco, edged weapons and drug paraphernalia from the vehicle. Carissa Giant, 32, of Edmonton, faces the following charges: • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous

Kitscoty RCMP charge driver after 181 km/h on Highway 16

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Kitscoty RCMP ticketed a driver after catching him going 181 km/h on Highway 16 during a proactive enforcement patrol. The stop happened on July 14, 2026, RCMP said. When the officer approached the vehicle, he noted signs the driver was intoxicated, according to the release. The vehicle was seized. The driver, a 24-year-old man from Vermilion, Alta., was ticketed with: RCMP did not release the driver’s name. Neither charge falls under the Criminal Code. Read more: Kitscoty RCMP provide updated details of missing male

Maidstone Firefighters responding to collision on Hwy 303

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Maidstone Waseca and District Fire and Rescue, RCMP and EMS are currently responding to reports of a single vehicle collision near McLaren, SK. The call came into the department at approximately 8:15 a.m. this morning. They are responding to a vehicle on it’s side at the intersection of Highway 303 and Highway 21. There is no word on injuries at this time, expect delays in the area. We have reached out to Sask. RCMP and will update this story when more information is made available. Read more: Collision closes 16 near Maidstone

Three Lloydminster cheerleaders make Team Alberta

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Three athletes from Limitless Athletics in Lloydminster have earned spots on Team Alberta’s cheerleading program. They are the only competitors selected from the city. Tayah Leonard, 13, Natalie Lugrin, 12, and Emma Zdunich, 14, made the team after a selection process that included nearly 40 athletes from across the province. How they made the cut Each athlete had to submit a video performing the Team Alberta chant along with a set of required tumbling skills. Those included a triple backhandspring, a round off back handspring into a tuck, and a punch front, also known as a front tuck. Leonard has

Lloydminster RCMP seize firearms in trafficking probe

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Four firearms and ammunition seized from a Lloydminster home as investigators continue searching for three more restricted firearms. Saskatchewan RCMP seized four firearms and ammunition from a Lloydminster home last month as part of an ongoing firearms trafficking investigation. The Lloydminster Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team executed a search warrant at a residence on 22nd Street on July 15. Officers located and seized four firearms with prohibited magazines, along with ammunition. Investigators also determined four additional restricted firearms registered to the residence were missing. Those firearms had not been reported lost or stolen. One of the missing firearms was later located