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Over $9M Investment Enhances Lloydminster Health Facilities
Over $9M Investment Enhances Lloydminster Health Facilities September 16, 2025 News Release Lloydminster Patients, residents, and health-care staff in the Lloydminster area are benefitting from $9 million in funding by the Government of Saskatchewan for infrastructure improvement projects at health-care facilities in t...
Sep 16, 2025
New dialysis unit to serve more patients
September 16, 2025 New dialysis unit to serve more patients LLOYDMINSTER - More local patients with chronic kidney disease can now access dialysis in Lloydminster following the opening of a new hemodialysis unit, which served its first patients at the Community Services Building on Sept. 9. Previously, local dialysis w...
Sep 16, 2025
Cenovus Energy Hub welcomes user groups as final work is completed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 5, 2025 Lloydminster, AB/SK - Lloydminster user groups will be among the first to experience Cenovus Energy Hub as the finishing touches are completed on Lloydminster's new premier indoor ice and event facility, marking a major milestone in the project's development. Beginning Sa...
Sep 05, 2025
Lloydminster RCMP traffic stop leads to significant drug and firearms seizure
Lloydminster RCMP traffic stop leads to significant drug and firearms seizure Lloydminster, Alta. - On Sept. 3, 2025, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Lloydminster RCMP were called to the East side of the city after receiving a report of an individual, believed to be a potential impaired driver, passed out behind the wheel ...
Sep 04, 2025
Celebrate the Centennial Civic Centre at the One More Time Farewell Cabaret & Concert on September 27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 4, 2025 Lloydminster, AB/SK - The City of Lloydminster invites residents to celebrate the legacy of the Centennial Civic Centre with the One More Time Farewell Cabaret & Concert on Saturday, September 27, 2025. The evening will feature live entertainment by Brayden King and...
Sep 04, 2025
Lloydminster Little Theatre Announces Auditions for The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney
Lloydminster Little Theatre Announces Auditions for The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney Lloydminster, SK/AB - Lloydminster Little Theatre is excited to announce auditions for its upcoming fall production of The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney, set to take the stage in November. Auditions will take place at Center Stage Studios (...
Sep 02, 2025
Maidstone RCMP: male arrested and charged after attempting to evade police
Maidstone RCMP: male arrested and charged after attempting to evade police 2025-09-02 1:22 p.m. On August 26, 2025 at approximately 2:10 p.m., Maidstone RCMP received a report of a car driving erratically on Highway #16, west of Maidstone, SK. Saskatchewan RCMP traffic officers located the car on the highway. Officers...
Sep 02, 2025

Lloydminster/Maidstone RCMP investigating counterfeit currency
Aug. 27, 2025 Lloydminster/Maidstone RCMP investigating counterfeit currency Lloydminster, AB/SK - Lloydminster and Maidstone RCMP are currently investigating several incidents involving counterfeit currency being distributed within the city. Since mid-August 2025, police have received seven reports of counterfeit Cana...
Aug 27, 2025

Good deeds deserve a ticket: Positive Ticketing Program launches in Lloydminster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Lloydminster, AB/SK - Residents may soon find themselves receiving a ticket for all the right reasons. The City of Lloydminster's Municipal Enforcement Department, in partnership with the Lloydminster Fire Department and RCMP, has launched the Positive Ticketing Program ...
Aug 27, 2025
Newly recruited family doctor now practising in Lloydminster
August 25, 2025 Newly recruited family doctor now practising in Lloydminster LLOYDMINSTER - A newly recruited family physician is now providing care to residents in Lloydminster and surrounding areas. Dr. Jonathan Okhiku is practicing at Midwest Medical Centre, Dr. Cooke Extended Care, and Lloydminster Continuing Care ...
Aug 25, 2025