Category Archives: Cariboo Region
One woman arrested, another seriously injured in Williams Lake stabbing
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Williams Lake woman is recovering after a stabbing overnight.RCMP were called to a home on Atwood Place at about 3:30 Thursday morning (Mar. 25). There they found a 28-year-old...
Mar 25, 2021
City of Williams Lake makes sand, sandbags available in preparation for seasonal runoff
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake is not taking any chances with the spring freshet. In a note to its website, the City says sand for sandbagging has already been delivered to two locati...
Mar 24, 2021
Quesnel man buys $100k winning Scratch & Win ticket
QUESNEL, B.C. - A Quesnel man has 100,000 reasons to be happier today.This after the BC Lottery Corporation says he purchased a winning $100,000 Diamond 7's Scratch & Win ticket.Brian Chase bought...
Mar 24, 2021
RCMP seek witnesses following hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - A female pedestrian suffered serious injuries after a hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel.RCMP say it happened Friday morning between 10 and 10:26 a.m. on the corner of Reid Street and St....
Mar 22, 2021
Tsilhqot'in call on B.C., Canada to recognize Indigenous jurisdiction amid COVID-19
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory is calling on the provincial and federal governments to recognize its inhe...
Mar 18, 2021
Fatal UTV accident south of Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - One person is dead after a UTV rollover incident south of Kersley.RCMP say that just after 5 p.m. yesterday (Mar.17), police arrived on scene to learn a UTV had rolled down a steep emb...
Mar 18, 2021
Quesnel parts shop employee knifed by shoplifting suspect
QUESNEL, B.C. - An employee at a business in Quesnel suffered several lacerations while attempting to stop a shoplifter from stealing items from a store this week.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says...
Mar 12, 2021
Contract awarded for West Fraser Road rebuild near Quesnel
QUESNEL - British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has awarded a contract to rebuild and realign the washed-out portion of West Fraser Road.The $37.7 million contract will go t...
Mar 11, 2021
Armed robbery attempt at Williams Lake hotel
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are investigating an early morning armed robbery attempt.According to a news release, the incident happened at about 1:48 a.m. Wednesday (Mar. 10). A masked...
Mar 10, 2021
Snowpack across B.C. surged above normal in February
KAMLOOPS - The latest B.C. River Forecast Centre snow survey shows the season setting up for potential high water in the spring.The agency says typically, 80 per cent of the winter's snowpack has accu...
Mar 09, 2021
