The Saskatchewan NDP is pressing the government for answers regarding the province’s preparation and handling of recent COVID-19 outbreaks. On Monday morning, NDP leader Ryan Meili said he wants to know how Health Minister Jim Reiter co-ordinated the situation when dealing with outbreaks in communities like La Loche and Lloydminster. Meili is wondering if there was […]
Six new COVID19 cases are being reported by the province of Saskatchewan on Thursday. Three of the six, which now bring the provincial total to 389, are from the north region with two of them based in Lloydminster where officials are dealing with an outbreak at the city’s hospital. Two are from the Saskatoon area […]
The daily briefing from the Saskatchewan government on COVID19 is not as optimistic as other days. A 6th person has died from the virus. That person was in their 80’s and from the far north region. In addition, the province has recorded its highest total of cases in one day since April 4 as there […]
The Saskatchewan Summer Games won’t be happening this year. On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Games Council along with the city of Lloydminster announced that the event which was to go July 26-August 1 is being postponed because of COVID19. The event will now be held July 18-24, 2021 and will feature competition from young athletes in […]
One person has been taken to hospital after a collision that closed part of Highway 17. RCMP responded to the scene five miles south of Lloydminster at about 7:00am Wednesday. Police say an eastbound half ton GMC collided with a southbound five ton commercial truck. The driver of the GMC was taken to hospital and […]
A man from Onion Lake is now the suspect of an armed robbery that took place outside of Lloydminster. RCMP are saying on Thursday night, a man driving the suspect from Onion Lake to Lloydminster was told to pull over and get out of the vehicle. The victim obliged, and the suspect fired two warning […]
