Category Archives: Cariboo Region

Highway 97 closed in both directions north of Hixon
PRINCE GEORGE - Travelers on Highway 97 heading south should expect delays, as a motor vehicle incident has closed the highway in both directions.DriveBC says that Highway 97 is closed between Coleban...
Mar 16, 2026 (Image Credit: DriveBC)

Wind warnings in effect for Prince George, parts of northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for a large portion of northern B.C., including the City of Prince George and the surrounding areas.The warning also stretches into the Pea...
Mar 07, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo via Dreamstime)

Pedestrian struck and killed in Quesnel
QUESNEL - There was a fatal motor vehicle incident in Quesnel over the weekend.RCMP say at approximately 2:50 a.m. Saturday morning, they received a report of a motor vehicle collision where a pedestr...
Mar 02, 2026

SAR teams from Quesnel and Prince George help rescue trapped snowmobiler Friday
QUESNEL, B.C. - Search and rescue teams from Prince George and Quesnel was deployed Friday (Feb. 27) night to help rescue a snowmobiler who was trapped in a large drainage deep within avalanche terrai...
Feb 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Quesnel Search and Rescue/Facebook)

UPDATE: Missing 67-year-old Williams Lake man found deceased
UPDATE (March 10): WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 67-year-old man who was reported missing on Feb. 27 2026, was found deceased.Police say the cause of his death is not considered sus...
Feb 28, 2026

Two snowmobilers die after breaking through the ice
CHARLOTTE LAKE - The bodies of two snowmobilers were recovered over the weekend.On Friday (Feb.20), Anahim Lake RCMP received a report that two snowmobilers had not been seen since February 17. While ...
Feb 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Photo courtesy RCMP)

Driver issued tickets after hitting a man and his dog in Quesnel
QUESNEL - Quesnel R-C-M-P say a driver was issued violation tickets after hitting a man and his dog at a crosswalk Tuesday night, killing the dog. Police say the 78-year-old man was out for a walk wit...
Feb 18, 2026

Two-vehicle crash closes Highway 97 north of Quesnel on Family Day
QUESNEL - There were minor injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 north of Quesnel on Monday (Feb.16).Quesnel RCMP received word of the crash just before 12:30 p.m. and learned that one of ...
Feb 17, 2026

Man rescued after thrown off snowmobile near Barkerville
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...
Feb 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Quesnel Search and Rescue)

Man located deceased
QUESNEL - Update: RCMP say Engel, who was reported missing to the Quesnel RCMP on Friday, January 2, 2026, was located on Friday, February 6, 2026, and sadly is deceased.Police do not suspect criminal...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: RCMP)