Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Imitation firearm used in armed robbery
QUESNEL, B.C. - Mounties in Quesnel are seeking your help following an armed robbery over the weekend.RCMP say on Saturday (Jan.7) at around 3:40 p.m., they responded to a report of a robbery at a bus...
Jan 09, 2023
Quesnel BC/49 winners step forward to claim $2M prize
QUESNEL, B.C. - Bruce Carter and Emiliana Kaftan are ringing in the New Year with a $2 million BC/49 win.This after the ticket they purchased matched six out of six numbers for the draw held on Januar...
Jan 09, 2023
Winning $2-million BC/49 ticket sold in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - If you purchased a BC/49 ticket in Quesnel for last night's draw (Jan.4), check your ticket. According to the BC Lottery Corporation, that person won $2 million dollars matching 6 of 6...
Jan 05, 2023
Good Samaritan seriously injured helping out on Highway 97
QUESNEL, B.C. - A 74-year-old man was seriously injured playing the role of Good Samaritan last week.Quesnel RCMP say he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to assist a motorist who was stuck in ...
Jan 03, 2023
Knife-wielding man arrested following lengthy standoff
QUESNEL, B.C. - One man is in custody following a lengthy standoff with police.Quesnel RCMP were called to a report of a 23-year-old man who had assaulted a 24-year-old woman just before 10 p.m. on De...
Jan 03, 2023
Tolko announces additional downtime at Soda Creek mill in Williams Lake
VERNON - Tolko says it will take additional downtime at its Soda Creek and Armstrong lumber mills as the lumber industry deals with weakening prices."A lack of available economic fibre and weak market...
Dec 28, 2022
Alcohol and speed potential factors in highway crash between Quesnel and Williams Lake: RCMP
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - BC Highway Patrol says alcohol and speed may have been a factor in a two-vehicle crash on the Cariboo Highway Saturday (Dec. 10) night.In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 13),...
Dec 14, 2022
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE: Williams Lake RCMP say the man reported missing on Dec. 13 has been found safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this indiv...
Dec 14, 2022
RCMP looking for missing man heading from Bella Coola to Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 30-year-old man. In a news release issued Wednesday (Dec. 7), RCMP say Carl Schooner was reported missing...
Dec 08, 2022
Pair of Cariboo traffic stops lead to illegal cannabis, thousands in cash seized
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of highway traffic stops led to police seizing nearly $25,000 combined in the Cariboo. In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 6), Williams Lake Highway Patrol says officer...
Dec 06, 2022
