Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Grenier set to make Conservative candidacy public
KAMLOOPS - Another name is expected to be tossed into the political ring on Monday. Long time resident Michael Grenier has a Zoom news conference set for 10:00 AM Monday morning, at which time he is e...
Feb 19, 2021
New day surgery services arrive at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The province says residents of the Cariboo-Chilcotin will now have access to expanded day surgery services at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake.In a news release, Health...
Feb 18, 2021
Fatal head-on crash south of Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash just south of Quesnel on Highway 97 at around 9:30 this morning.RCMP say a southbound SUV lost control due to icy conditions and struck...
Feb 17, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake over
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) has deemed a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake officially over.The outbreak was declared on January 13. In just a few days, it ...
Feb 17, 2021
Petition launched to keep convicted murderer in jail
KAMLOOPS - An online petition has been launched in an attempt to keep David Shearing, who goes by the name of Ennis today, behind bars. The man convicted of killing six members of the Johnson and Bent...
Feb 17, 2021
IIO recommends no charges against Clinton RCMP officer after suspect suffered dog bite injuries
CLINTON, B.C. - A Clinton RCMP officer will not face charges after a suspect was injured during an arrest in February, 2020.Ronald MacDonald, Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations ...
Feb 12, 2021
Message written on dirty vehicle prompts call for information from 100 Mile House RCMP
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House want to know if any residents have had any unusual or threatening messages left on their vehicles lately.According to a release, a local woman called RCMP...
Feb 11, 2021
Downtown stabbing sends one to hospital in Quesnel
QUESNEL - One person is in hospital following a stabbing in Quesnel.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says police responded to the incident yesterday (Feb.9) afternoon at approximately 3:40 p.m."Quesne...
Feb 10, 2021
'Our real fight is against COVID-19’: Tŝilhqot’in Nation calls for unity following racism reports
TILHQOT'IN NATION - After "troubling reports of racism" toward its members, the Tilhqot'in Nation is calling for unity with its Cariboo-Chilcotin neighbours in light of increasing COVID-19 cases in th...
Feb 09, 2021
BCCDC update shows 117 COVID-19 cases in Kamloops last week, high spread rates in Merritt, Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The latest COVID-19 data broken down by community in B.C. shows a high level of spread continuing in the Kamloops area. The Local Health Area (LHA) map provided by the B.C. Centre for Disea...
Feb 03, 2021
