Category Archives: Cariboo Region
One dead, one seriously injured following two-vehicle crash south of Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - One person is dead and another is seriously injured following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 near Kersley.The head-on collision occurred at 9:40 this morning (Feb. 2) just south...
Feb 02, 2021
Man in crash near Lac la Hache was intoxicated — not a shooting target: RCMP
LAC LA HACHE, B.C. - RCMP say it appears a man involved in a crash near Lac La Hache Sunday (Jan. 31) may have been drinking, but was not the victim of a shooting.Emergency responders were called to t...
Feb 01, 2021
Canim Lake Band lifting lockdown status with reduction in active COVID-19 cases
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - A community lockdown put in place for the Canim Lake Band nearly one month ago will be lifted this weekend (Jan. 30). The lockdown was issued January 8 by chief and council as a res...
Jan 30, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Quesnel is the latest community in the northern Interior to receive its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.Northern Health says it held its first immunization clinics Tuesday afternoo...
Jan 27, 2021
100 Mile House RCMP seek person of interest after pickup truck stolen, torched
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are looking to speak to a 7-11 customer in relation to a stolen vehicle that was found torched.According to a news release, RCMP were called at about 5:30...
Jan 27, 2021
Williams Lake COVID-19 cluster grows by 46 cases, blamed on household social gatherings
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Williams Lake area has grown to 314 since January 1.With 46 new cases reported as of Tuesday (Jan. 26), there are now...
Jan 26, 2021
New school COVID-19 exposures in Cariboo, Shuswap, Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Multiple schools in Kamloops and area were added to Interior Health's school exposure list over the weekend - some of which have been there before.COVID-19 exposures have been reported at S...
Jan 25, 2021
Police watchdog ends probe into death of Williams Lake man that followed judicial release
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says RCMP officers were not at fault for the death of a Williams Lake man earlier this month - in fact, they actively tried to...
Jan 25, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Williams Lake Seniors Village declared over
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - There is good news for residents of Williams Lake Seniors Village (WLSV). The COVID-19 outbreak at their facility has been declared over.Interior Health made the declaration Mond...
Jan 25, 2021
Northern Secwepemc communities working hard to slow COVID-19 outbreaks
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - For months, the Interior and Cariboo regions of the province were largely spared from the full force of the COVID-19, likely due to geography and limited travel.However, since Chris...
Jan 22, 2021
