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Proactive traffic stops highlight Country Thunder weekend, RCMP say

byMeridian Source Staff

July 16, 2026

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Proactive traffic stops highlight Country Thunder weekend, RCMP say
More than 50 drivers had their licenses suspended for driving under the influence during the Country Thunder Music Festival weekend, according to Saskatchewan RCMP. Read more: North Battleford man, 62, killed in Highway 40 motorcycle crash Mounties responded to 177 calls for service between July 9 and July 13 within the festival grounds and surrounding…
Lloydminster’s Bordering on Disaster Conference returns this October
Local disaster preparedness is stepping into the spotlight as the Bordering on Disaster Conference prepares to return to the Border City this fall. Read more: Onion Lake drug alert: two suspected deaths, multiple overdoses Scheduled for Oct. 14 and 15 at the Lloydminster Exhibition Association’s WLS Convention Centre, this year’s event will run under the…
Alberta launches regulated online gambling market
Alberta has officially launched its new regulated online gambling market, opening the door for 22 registered platforms to operate legally in the province. Read more: Senior baseball league honours team MVPs The provincewide framework, which went live on July 13, aims to transition players away from grey-market websites and introduce stricter consumer safety guidelines. Government…
Nikiforuk on top of the West with Alberta’s U16 football team
With the sun gleaming off the gold medal around his neck, Daniel Nikiforuk was brimming with satisfaction after Team Alberta’s football championship at the U16 Western Canadian Challenge in Winnipeg. Read more: GALLERY: U15 AA Pirates play at home in Lloydminster “It feels really good,” said the 15-year-old Nikiforuk, sporting his No. 1 Alberta jersey…
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