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Lakeland College farm project wins top world award

Lakeland College has earned a platinum Impact Award from the International Association of Facilitators for a transformation project tied to its Student-Managed Farm. The award is the highest honour the association gives. It recognizes organizations that use facilitation to create measurable, positive change. The school is one of seven organizations worldwide to receive the platinum award in 2026. Other recipients are based in Belgium, Singapore, Finland and Tanzania. The project focused on the Student-Managed Farm, known as SMF Powered By New Holland. Trina McCarroll of McCarroll Consulting facilitated the work. McCarroll led a series of workshops with staff and faculty

RCMP closes investigation into rollover

Featured, Lloydminster News

RCMP have closed their investigation into a rollover near the ADM plant on 62 Avenue. No tickets or charges will be laid in connection with the crash, RCMP say. A red Dodge pickup truck rolled onto its roof near 48 Street around 12:30 a.m. July 13. The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. The driver had tried to kick out a window to escape the wreck, Cpl. Mat Howell, RCMP K Division public information officer, said at the time. Under Canadian law, drivers involved in a collision have a legal duty to report it to police. But

STARS benefits from agriculture community fundraiser

Featured, Community Insights, Provincial News

The Saskatchewan agriculture community raised $725,000 for Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service’s air ambulance service July 21 at the ninth annual Field of STARS event in Saskatoon. The event, presented by Pioneer, was held alongside Ag in Motion. Over the past nine years, the agriculture community has raised more than $4 million for STARS. Funds raised help keep the organization’s helicopters and crews ready for critical care transport, according to the charity. Dr. John Froh, president and CEO of STARS, thanked the agriculture community for its support. “Farmers are the cornerstone of Canada. The work they do is hard, relentless,

Man steals bystander’s vehicle after Sandy Beach rollover

Featured, Crime and Courts

A 25-year-old Onion Lake man is facing 10 charges after a highway rollover led to a stolen truck, a police chase and an assault at a local business. Maidstone RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 17 at approximately 6:35 a.m. on July 22, 2026. The crash happened about 1 kilometre south of Sandy Beach. Officers and EMS responded to the scene. RCMP said investigators determined the male driver stole a truck from a passerby who had stopped to help. No one else was inside the truck when it fled south on Highway 17. Onion Lake RCMP

Lloydminster-area singer lands Josie award noM

Featured, Lloydminster News

A Lloydminster-area singer-songwriter is heading to Nashville after landing a nomination for a prestigious international music award. Caroline Parke, who raises cattle on a farm near Lloydminster, has been nominated for a 2026 Josie Music Award in the Multi-Genre Album category. The nomination recognizes her album All The Moving Parts, released worldwide in January 2026. Parke was chosen from more than 101,000 applications. She is one of nine nominees in her category. “Receiving this nomination is a huge win for me,” said Parke. “I see it as a vote of confidence from a jury of my peers.” Parke plans to

Sask. RCMP lay murder charge after Green Lake death

Crime and Courts, Featured

Meadow Lake Provincial Court is set to hear a second-degree murder charge stemming from a death in Green Lake. Saskatchewan RCMP’s Homicide Investigation Unit (HIU) has charged a 47-year-old woman in the case. Meadow Lake/Green Lake RCMP received a report of an injured man in Green Lake around 10:35 p.m. on July 21. Officers found the man outside a business on McIntosh Avenue. EMS attended and pronounced him dead at the scene. He has been identified as Michael Lafond, 46, of Green Lake. His family has been notified, and victim services have been made available to them. Officers arrested a

SHA refuses to explain Hospital Lab closure for outpatients

Featured, Lloydminster Health Needs Assessment: Investigation, Lloydminster News

Lloydminster Hospital’s laboratory outpatient services were unavailable for four days this week, and the Saskatchewan Health Authority will not confirm or deny that staffing is the cause. A notice posted at the hospital listed the outpatient lab closure for July 20, 21, today and tomorrow. Patients needing bloodwork or other outpatient lab testing were directed to Alberta Precision Laboratories at 4402 52 Avenue in Lloydminster instead. BorderPulse asked the SHA directly on July 22 whether staffing was behind the closure. The health authority was also asked what the province is doing right now, not in a long-term plan, to fix

Major Lloydminster RCMP operation nets dozens of arrests

Featured, Crime and Courts

Lloydminster RCMP arrested dozens of people and issued hundreds of tickets and warnings during a four-day crime reduction operation last week. The operation ran from July 14 to July 17. It targeted non-compliant drivers, people with outstanding arrest warrants and locations known for ongoing enforcement issues. Several agencies took part alongside Lloydminster RCMP. They included the Lloydminster General Investigative Services and Crime Reduction Unit, K Division RCMP Air Services and Lloydminster RCMP Police Dog Services. F Division Crime Reduction Teams, the Saskatchewan Marshals Service and F Division Combined Traffic Services also joined the operation. So did the Eastern Alberta Crime

Two charged after heavy police presence near Paynton

Featured, Crime and Courts

Cut Knife RCMP have arrested two individuals now facing charges after a stolen vehicle chase on Little Pine First Nation. On July 15, officers received a report of a vehicle driving erratically on the First Nation. Investigators believed a person wanted by police could be inside. Officers found the vehicle, but it fled. They later located it abandoned in a field behind a house. Saskatchewan RCMP’s Police Dog Services and Critical Incident Response Team helped arrest four people at the residence. Police confirmed the vehicle had been reported stolen in Minburn, Alta., on July 12. Kyle Lajimodiere, 27, of Cold

Sask. crime severity remains double national average

Crime and Courts, Featured

Saskatchewan’s crime severity climbed further above the national average for 2025, according to numbers released today by the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics. The Crime Severity Index measures both the volume and the seriousness of police reported crime in a community. It tracks violent offences, non-violent offences and an overall score combining both. Canada’s 2025 index sits at 75.01. Saskatchewan’s is 146.64, nearly double the national figure. The data covers Saskatchewan RCMP detachment areas with a population over 1,000. Of 84 such areas, 60 rank above the Canadian score. Eleven of those 60 are more than 10