Street sweeping is underway in Lloydminster and city crews will begin in residential areas from Monday, April 22. The city adds that street sweeping will follow the curbside collection zones. Sweeping will begin in the orange zone, followed by pink, blue, and green, before finishing in yellow. Residents are encouraged...

Saskatchewan midwives are being allowed to prescribe and administer appropriate drugs, order x-rays where clinically appropriate, and conduct newborn hearing screenings with government amendments. The regulatory change will allow midwives to prescribe from a category of drugs, rather than from a specific list of drugs. Previously, when a new drug...

Turtleford RCMP are warning the community about dangerous illicit drugs after two separate sudden deaths occurred on April 11 on Thunderchild First Nation. Preliminary investigation suggests fentanyl may have been involved in these incidents, but this cannot be confirmed until a toxicology report comes back from the Saskatchewan Coroners Service. During...

With national volunteer week underway, in Lloydminster, a big push is getting over 1,000 volunteers for the upcoming Saskatchewan Summer Games, July 21-27. The Lloydminster Public Library has joined the effort by making its computers available for people to come in and sign up. The local organizing committee held a 100...

Alberta Wildfire is sharing details on a stat that appears on its website, that 67 per cent of wildfires are caused by people. It notes there were 1,088 wildfires last season with 629 caused by humans. However, the breakdown is: Residential - 176 - that's burning debris or grass without...

Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) is accepting registrations for new Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) and adult students for the 2024-25 school year. Both full and part-time high school students can begin selecting courses for next year. So far this school year, Sask DLC has provided online education to more...