BARKERVILLE - A man was rescued after being thrown from his snowmobile near Groundhog Lake and Mt. Agnes near Barkerville on Sunday (Feb. 8).Both Quesnel Search and Rescue and Prince George Search and Rescue responded after the man's SOS device on his iPhone was activated shortly after 3 p.m. Prince George Search and R...

QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel need the public's help locating a missing person.Police say 55-year-old Mathew Bruce Engel, who was reported missing January 2, 2026, last made contact with family on December 27, 2025. Mathew has not been heard from since. Mathew is described as:55 years oldgrey / dirty blonde hair178cm86...

QUESNEL - The City of Quesnel says that the bid process for the Johnston Bridge Rehabilitation Project is officially open.The City, in a Facebook post, says that "once work begins, the Johnston Bridge will be fully closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic. In addition, a section of the Riverfront Trail, locate...

QUESNEL - Serious Crime investigators have been called in to investigate the death of a man west of Quesnel.This after Quesnel RCMP responded to a weapons call on the 2900-block of Brinkert Road just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning (Jan.22).When police arrived, they found a 49-year-old Quesnel man unconscious and suf...

WELLS/BARKERVILLE - A contractor working at surface suffered a fatal injury following an isolated incident at the Cariboo Gold Project at Wells/Barkerville yesterday (Jan.22).Osisko Development Corp. says it "promptly notified appropriate authorities, and an investigation of the incident is underway.""We...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - (UPDATE 11:45 a.m.): Police in Williams Lake say the 13-year-old who was reported missing on Saturday (Jan. 17) has been found and is safe.(Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individual's identity has been removed from the article.)

QUESNEL - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is seeking information or dash cam footage related to an incident that occurred in Quesnel last October.The IIO says that at around 1:10 a.m. on October 27, members of the Quesnel RCMP responded to a call about an unwanted person outside a building on Carson Avenue....

QUESNEL -Quesnel RCMP is investigating a stabbing that occurred Thursday night (Jan.8) that seriously injured a 40-year-old man.Police say they responded to the stabbing at approximately 5:55 p.m. at the 200-block of McLean Street to find the man had been stabbed at the Petro Canada gas station. The victim was taken to...

QUESNEL, B.C. - Someone in Quesnel has 46 million reasons to smile this Sunday (Dec. 21) morning. According to the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC), a Lotto 6/49 ticket bought in Quesnel for the Dec. 20 draw won the $46 million jackpot as it matched the winning 10-digit raffle number. It was the 19th ball drawn in the lat...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation (CCR) is celebrating the environmental and economic success to-date of its Palmer Project which is rehabilitating forests devastated by the 2017 wildfires."This work is imperative if we want to have healthy forests in the future," said Percy Guichon, the ...

QUESNEL - Two people were arrested in Quesnel Thursday for allegedly passing counterfeit currency.Quesnel RCMP say the arrests followed the execution of a search warrant at a home on the 3500-block of Hilborn Road.Police say a 37-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman are suspected of using counterfeit money to buy items...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a gun being fired in a residence in the 2500 block of Red Bluff Road. Quesnel RCMP say at around 5 a.m. Monday, December 15, police went to the scene and conducted a search warrant, where 13 firearms were seized. A 52-year-old man has been arrested pending further investi...

QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel say this year's edition of the annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign was a resounding success.RCMP Sgt. Clay Kronebusch says the sixth edition of the annual fundraiser brought in a record $8,044 in cash and gift cards as well as approximately 2,600 pounds of food donations and over 1,070 toys....

BARKERVILLE - A snowmobiler from Prince George was rescued near Barkerville early Sunday morning (Dec.7) by both Prince George and Quesnel search and rescue teams.Dave Merritt, search manager with Prince George Search and Rescue, says the pair set out Saturday morning from the Prosser Pine area when one of the snowmobi...

QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are hosting their annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign in early December to support local families in need over the holidays.Mounties will be set up in the Walmart Parking lot at 890 Rita Road between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7 to accept donations of non-perishable food, unopened...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says a contract worker has been killed in an accident at the Gibraltar Mine near McLeese Lake, northeast of Williams Lake.In a statement, the company says the accident happened in an active mining area around 5:00 p.m. Friday (Nov. 21) night. While it has not said what happened, the c...

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC SPCA is recommending animal cruelty charges to Crown Counsel after a four-year-old golden retriever mix was rescued from a remote property west of Prince George on November 4.The SPCA rescued the dog after it received a complaint that the dog was tethered with a heavy chain wrapped around her nec...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP is seeking the public's help in locating the suspect in a stabbing.Police say it occurred Monday night (Nov.10) at approximately 6:11 p.m. on the 600-block of Front Street.RCMP say the 34 year old male victim was taken to hospital in critical condition and note the victim and the 42-year-old susp...

QUESNEL - The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it won't be operating the City of Quesnel's animal control pound by the end of this year. The SPCA says its facility in the city will no longer provide kennelling services once i...

PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the Prince George area as well as the Cariboo-Chilcotin, as it warns of strong winds that may cause damage.The weather agency says wind gusts of up to 90 km/h are possible Sunday (Nov. 9) afternoon until later this evening across Prince George, the Caribo...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tŝilhqot'in National Government (TNG) is calling on governments to set the facts straight around Aboriginal title and to stop what it calls fear-mongering."It's been working well, it's been happening for 11 years...I don't know why B.C. is not coming forward and sharing those facts"...

QUESNEL - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating following the death of one man in Quesnel this week.The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) says the death occurred Monday morning (Oct.27).Information provided by the police states that at around 1:10 a.m., officers responded to a call about an unwanted...

PRINCE GEORGE - One person is facing a pair of charges after an incident at the Miworth Transfer Station at around 9 a.m. on Monday (Oct.27).That morning, Prince George RCMP received a report of a fire at the transfer station with one suspect identified by witnesses. The suspect was said to have swung a weapon at the w...

B-C's police watchdog has found the use of force by a Quesnel R-C-M-P officer was necessary and relatively limited following the arrest of a man who suffered a broken jaw in the incident in a police holding cell last year. A report from the Independent Investigations Office says police had responded to a request to che...

MERRITT, B.C. - The BC RCMP Livestock Investigations Section (LIS) is looking into a series of cattle poaching complaints in the province, including a notable instance near Merritt.Police say sometime over the weekend of September 26 to 28, 2025, on an area off Brookmere Road near Merritt, someone shot and poached a st...

QUESNEL - Residents in Quesnel and throughout the Cariboo are mourning the passing of Mary Sjostrom.At the time of her death, Sjostrom was the Electoral Area A director in the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) and a former mayor and city councillor in Quesnel. A statement from the CRD notes that she was known for her dec...

WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) is encouraging residents to turn their food scraps into soil by dropping them off at four transfer stations with recently installed food scrap bins.Located at the Central Cariboo Transfer Station in Williams Lake as well as the transfer station in 150 Mile, Wildwood a...

PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves men's soccer team has announced its latest player commitment, and they didn't have to look too far to find him.Head Coach Steve Simonson announced Friday the commitment of 2007-born midfielder/winger Mion Kinugasa of Williams Lake."Putting the jersey on was exciting and a reli...