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Border Brief – Feb. 3, 2026

Good morning border region, it’s Tuesday, Feb. 3 and this is your morning Border Brief. We are getting warmer over the next few days, but Balzac Billy said we’ll get 6 more weeks of winter, so who knows. Lets get off to headlines. Listen here: In news:The Saskatchewan Housing Authority, Responsible for Halls home in Lloydminster, has terminated a manager following an internal investigation into over $10,000 in missing funds.Officials say the dismissal was for cause, with the matter now referred to the RCMP for further review. The name of the individual is being withheld due to the ongoing investigation.

Highway 3 east of Turtleford closed due to collision

Alerts and incidents, Featured

Turtleford &R.M of Mervin Fire Dept. , RCMP and EMS are currently on scene of a collision on Highway 3 just east of Turtleford. At approximately 8:20 p.m. the call came in for the incident. Officials from the RCMP have confirmed the collision on Highway 3. Officials have stated the roadway is closed in both directions at this time. The roadway is currently closed in both directions as RCMP investigate and it is cleared. EMS is on scene however there is no word on injuries at this time. This is the second collision in the area in less than a week.

What city council really does beyond meetings and votes

Featured, Municipal politics

This uses Mayor Gerald Aalbers messages he puts on the City of Lloydminster website as Minutes from the Mayor for the content of the story. City council work goes beyond meetings and votes. Advocacy with provincial and federal governments plays a growing role as funding becomes more competitive. Many residents think of city council work as attending meetings, reviewing agendas, and voting on municipal issues. While those duties are part of the role, they represent only the most visible portion of council’s work. Council members also respond to questions and concerns from residents and local businesses, often outside council chambers

Collision closes 48 Ave for short time

Alerts and incidents, Featured

Shortly before 12 p.m. on Feb. 2, a tip through our app alerted us to RCMP “near the proper”. Upon arrival, Lloydminster RCMP had 48 street south of 44 street closed to traffic while they investigated a two vehicle collision. A white car which belonged to a parts delivery company had significant damage and an airbag deploy during the incident. There was no obvious serious damage to the other vehicle involved. Lloydminster Fire and Rescue crews could be seen clearing debris and fluids. There appeared to be no serious injuries due to the incident. RCMP are still investigating, however, the

Lloydminster Housing Authority manager fired as province reports public money losses

Featured, Provincial News

A Lloydminster Housing Authority manager, part of the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, was terminated with cause after an investigation uncovered suspected misuse of public assets and expense claims, according to newly tabled provincial loss reports. The incident is among several cases of fraud and theft involving public money disclosed in Saskatchewan’s third-quarter public loss reports, covering the period from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025. Lloydminster Housing Authority investigation Saskatchewan Housing Corporation reported losses estimated in excess of $10,000 tied to suspected personal use of company assets, fuel purchases, and inappropriate expense claims. The activity occurred between April 2023 and December

Border Brief – Feb. 2, 2026

Featured, Lloydminster News

Good morning Border Region, it’s Monday, Feb. 2, Groundhog Day and this is your Border Brief. On the groundhog note, Wiarton Willy didn’t see his shadow, which he predicts an early spring. The snowfall overnight has slowed people down today. Our roadways vary from covered to partially covered. More details on that shortly. Now your headlines: Quick work by firefighters limited the damage of a structure fire to only the one building at Nelson Lumbers yard along Highway 16. At one point, 7 trucks and over two dozen firefighters battled the blaze. It took over two hours to put it

Opinion – When laws become a weapon

Community Insights, Featured

A weekly opinion column on the issues of the day from an overworked, independent journalist. History does not announce itself with sirens. It arrives quietly, through paperwork, precedent, and people telling themselves this is fine. This week, a journalist was arrested in the United States after covering an anti-ICE protest. Not for assault. Not for vandalism. Not for threatening anyone. The charge relied on the FACE Act, a law created in the 1990s to stop violence and intimidation at abortion clinics and places of worship. It was never intended to police protest coverage or redefine journalism as criminal interference. That

GALLERY – Blackfoot, multiple other fire departments battling major fire off 16

Featured, Alerts and incidents

County of Vermilion Firefighters from five departments, Blackfoot, Marwayne, Paradise Valley, Kitscoty and Islay are battling a structure fire at Nelson Lumber between range road 15 and 20 at this hour. Nearly a dozen fire apparatus and tens of firefighters are working to bring the blaze under control. Multiple tankers are making the trip from the scene into Blackfoot to bring water to the scene. Please watch for them. According to the RCMP the call came in around 9:58 p.m. reporting a fire at Nelson Lumber. Smoke could be seen from City limits at the time of the call. Visibility

Guest Opinion – UCP Seperatists

Featured, Community Insights

Guest Column by Darrell Dunn, Editor, The Weekly Bean. The question of whether Alberta separatists are “taking over” the United ConservativeParty (UCP) has become a recurring feature of Alberta’s political conversation. It is aprovocative framing, and like most provocative framings, it contains a grain of truth wrapped ina larger exaggeration. Separatists have undeniably become more visible and organized within theUCP’s grassroots, but that is not the same thing as a full-scale takeover of the party. The UCP was created in 2017 as a “big tent” conservative coalition, uniting formerProgressive Conservatives and Wildrose members. From the beginning, it housed a wide rangeof

Video: Maidstone teen carving a path toward moguls World Cup

Featured, Community Insights

When you search notable athletes from Maidstone, Sask., only one comes up, Jill Shumay, a local curling skip who took her Saskatchewan rink to the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There is, however, a mention of an up-and-coming star. She hails from Maidstone but trains in B.C. for a sport many would never connect to the flatlands of Saskatchewan: moguls. Kids around here dream of playing baseball or hockey. Curling for some. Football for others. Not many think, “Let’s go down a hill, hit bumps, do flips and tricks, then land and do it again.” One did. Now she is