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Lloydminster Health Assessment – 8 – Primary Care upgrade required

Lloydminster News, Featured, Lloydminster Health Needs Assessment: Investigation

Lloydminster runs two largely independent primary care systems that do not coordinate with each other. A health assessment says the gap is driving thousands of patients straight to the emergency department. Before a patient reaches the emergency department, the operating room, or a hospital bed, they are supposed to pass through primary care first. In Lloydminster, that front door is broken. “Access to primary care is currently limited in hours and capacity, particularly with walk-in and urgent care options, leading to increased reliance on emergency room visits,” the Lloydminster Health Service Needs Assessment states. The city runs two largely independent

Gallery – Lloyd RCMP K9 deployed, one arrested after collision

Featured, Alerts and incidents

At approximately 11:40 p.m. July 7, Lloydminster RCMP responded to reports of a collision on 57 Ave near 42 St. Upon arrival they located a vehicle abandoned in the middle of the roadway. It had come to rest after striking a passenger vehicle. According to witnesses, some individuals left the vehicle before the arrival of the Mounties and Lloydminster Fire Rescue. Lloydminster K9 Rad was deployed to track the suspects. There is no word on if he located anyone. S/Sgt. Bruce MacLean provided the following update. “One person (was) taken into custody and the investigation is ongoing at this time,”

Horse struck in collision near Onion Lake

Alerts and incidents, Featured

Onion Lake RCMP responded to reports of a motor-vehicle collision involving a horse at approximately 12:05 a.m. July 8. Onion Lake Fire Department called in the incident to the police shortly before that. The RCMP press release reads as follows. “The vehicle and its occupant(s) did not remain on the scene. They have not been located at this time,” stated media relations. “Local animal control responded to provide care for the horse. We do not have any further updates on the horse.” Onion Lake RCMP are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact police by calling 310-RCMP. Information

One arrested after Onion Lake high school arson

Crime and Courts, Featured

Police received a report of a break and enter at the school at about 5:45 a.m. on June 27, 2026. Officers responded along with Onion Lake Cree Nation Peacekeepers. While searching the school, officers discovered a fire had broken out inside the building. Onion Lake Cree Nation Fire Rescue crews responded. Nobody was inside the building at the time. Investigators determined the fire was suspicious. Romeo Dillon, 22, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, faces four charges: • mischief over $5,000, damage to property, under Section 430(3) of the Criminal Code • breaking and entering and committing an offence, under Section

Two hospitalized after weekend collision in Lloydminster

Featured, Lloydminster News

At approximately 7:10 p.m. July 5, RCMP, Lloydminster Fire Rescue and paramedics responded to a collision on 52 Ave. Upon arrival at the intersection with 34 St. they located a lifted pick-up truck and a SUV. RCMP report that two individuals in the front of the SUV were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Multiple witnesses on scene stated the truck was travelling quickly. They noted the impact was hard enough to knock out the back window of the SUV and make the truck undrivable. S/Sgt. Bruce MacLean provided a follow-up to the Border Pulse July 7. He informed us

Emergency services responding south of Paynton for collision

Featured, Alerts and incidents

RCMP, EMS and firefighters are currently responding to a location southeast of Paynton, Sask. for a single-vehicle collision. Initial reports are a vehicle has entered the ditch near Township Road 464 and Range Road 3205 after swerving to avoid wildlife. Initial reports are no serious injuries. Please give responding emergency responders room to work. Follow all instructions and slow down. This story will be updated with information as it becomes available. Read more: Lloydminster Health Assessment – 6 – ER wait times double, climbing

Food prices up, farmers’ share down according to APAS report

Featured, Agriculture

Saskatchewan farmers are keeping a smaller share of the food dollar, even as commodity and retail prices stayed relatively stable in 2025. That is the main finding of a new report from the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), which tracks the gap between what producers are paid and what shoppers pay at the till. The report, released July 6, is APAS’s fourth annual look at “farm share,” the portion of a retail food dollar that flows back to the farm before production costs are factored in. It does not measure farmer profit. Farm share fell for more than half

Lloydminster Health Assessment – 6 – ER wait times double, climbing

Featured, Lloydminster Health Needs Assessment: Investigation

According to the health report – Lloydminster Hospital’s emergency department handles 23,000 visits a year with single-physician coverage, wait times double the provincial peer median, and a fast-track zone that sits empty. In 2024-25, roughly one in every six patients who walked into Lloydminster Hospital’s emergency department left without seeing a doctor. That is approximately 3,500 people a year. Gone. Unseen. The Lloydminster Health Service Needs Assessment is direct about why. “The ED experiences a high proportion of patients leaving without being seen,” the document states. “This high LWBS rate reflects long wait times, insufficient fast-track services, and limited alternatives

RCMP investigating vandalism trend spreading in city

Featured, Lloydminster News

Lloydminster RCMP is investigating a string of vandalism connected to a social media trend spreading through the city. For just over a week, someone has been defacing signs and buildings across the community. The person then posts photos to TikTok and challenges followers to find each mark in person. Staff Sgt. Bruce MacLean, Lloydminster RCMP‘s operations non-commissioned officer, confirmed police are aware of the person behind the posts. “I can confirm we have already received a complaint regarding this,” said MacLean. “It is under investigation.” MacLean released no further details, including how many locations were affected or whether investigators identified

Maidstone RCMP log: auto 911, brotherly feud and gunshots

Featured, Crime and Courts

Maidstone RCMP responded to 137 calls for service between June 4 and June 18, and the files ran the full range – from ongoing child welfare investigations to a brotherly dispute the caller himself couldn’t be bothered to follow through on. On June 4, a Lashburn driver called police after a semi-truck driver appeared to point a black object at her through his windshield. Officers located the truck, detained the driver and searched the vehicle. No weapons were found. No charges were laid. On June 6, a woman was arrested after being found inside a home in the RM of