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A 32-year-old man from the RM of Wilton is facing 16 charges after Lloydminster RCMP say they seized drugs, firearms and weapons during a call on the east side of the city earlier this week.

On Sept. 3 at about 6:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle, believed to be a possible impaired driver.

Officers say they found the driver and, after approaching the vehicle, observed what appeared to be a controlled substance. The man was arrested at the scene.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse — and that traffickers are looking north following the Trump administration's crackdown at the border with Mexico.

"The northern border, it always has been, but it's gotten much worse, much more prevalent because … it's a multibillion-dollar business, the smuggling of drugs, guns and humans," Bondi said during a news conference in Tampa, Fla.

Messages of condolences and support poured in for a Manitoba First Nation after a mass stabbing on Thursday, including from a First Nation in Saskatchewan that experienced one of its own exactly three years earlier.

Police say eight people were found severely injured in two homes on Hollow Water First Nation, northeast of Winnipeg.

An 18-year-old woman died while the suspect, her 26-year-old brother, died after the stolen vehicle he was driving collided with a vehicle driven by a police officer responding to the attack.

The Kindersley Jr. Klippers are 2-1 so far in the pre-season after splitting a long weekend road trip to Alberta and then earning a 3-1 win at home Tuesday night against the Humboldt Broncos.

The Klippers don't have another game until Monday when they travel to Humboldt, and then the pre-season will finish up on Wednesday at home when the Klippers host the Drumheller Dragons to complete another home-and-home.

The Saskatchewan government is putting $100,000 in new annual funding toward expanding maternal mental health supports across the province.

The money will go to the Saskatchewan Perinatal Health Network (SaskPHN), which will use the funds to develop and deliver a provincewide maternal mental health program. The program will offer free in-person and virtual peer support for new and expecting parents.

The federal government is investing more than $29.9 million to help personal support workers across Canada build retirement savings, officials announced Wednesday.

The funding will support Common Wealth Pension Services Inc. under the Personal Support Worker Retirement Savings Innovation Program pilot. Over the next 24 months, the program aims to enroll more than 5,000 eligible personal support workers and build over $40 million in retirement savings by offering incentives to open accounts and matching part of participants’ contributions.

A brother and sister are dead and several others, including a Mountie, injured after a mass stabbing Thursday on a Manitoba First Nation.

Police say the woman, 18, was among those stabbed by her brother, 26-year-old Tyrone Simard, in the early morning attack on the Hollow Water First Nation northeast of Winnipeg.

Mary Ann Hobbs Obituary

1948 ~ 2025 (age 76)

Mary Ann Hobbs, aged 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, surrounded by family and love.  Mary Ann lived a life full of kindness, strength, and unforgettable moments.

Beloved wife of (the late) Warren Hobbs; loving mother of Kevin (Patti) and Alanna (Rob); and cherished grandmother of Dacey, Madison, Shelby, Carter, and Walker.

The Conservative Party is calling for an end to the Temporary Foreign Workers program; in its place, they are calling for a single program for the agriculture sector.

Leader Pierre Poilievre quoting the latest employment stats from July, points out we now have 14.6  per cent unemployment rate and 1.6 million Canadians unemployed.

He says the principle behind ending the program is very simple. "Canadian jobs for Canadian Workers"

Saskatchewan RCMP have released an update on the Richmound arrests and investigation. 

RCMP released all 16 individuals arrested during the initial raid of the former Richmound School. However, one adult female and one adult male have since been re-arrested. 

The investigation is ongoing, although the RCMP have departed the former Richmound School. During the search of the school, officers seized 13 imitation semi-automatic handguns, ammunition, and a large number of electronic devices. All of this evidence is being examined by investigators.