Category Archives: Cariboo Region

No injuries after semi collides with small car south of Quesnel
QUESNEL - A two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 just south of Quesnel has closed the highway in both directions.North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says the crash involved a semi and a small car j...
Mar 22, 2022

Man in hospital after shooting near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man was taken to hospital after shooting south of Williams Lake Sunday (March 20) afternoon.Williams Lake RCMP say its investigation revealed that the man was outside a residen...
Mar 21, 2022

Quesnel drug bust nets drugs, cash, shotgun
QUESNEL -A 35-year-old Quesnel man is back in custody following a drug bust yesterday (Mar.15).Quesnel RCMP say the Quesnel Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with the help of RCMP Police Dog Services, arres...
Mar 16, 2022

MP Doherty chosen as co-chair for Pierre Poilievre Conservative campaign
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Member of Parliament Todd Doherty has been named one of three co-chairs in BC for Conservative leader hopeful Pierre Poillievre.Doherty said he looked up to Poilievre in his earl...
Mar 15, 2022

Two people found dead after snowmobile incident near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man and a woman were found dead down a steep embankment with a snowmobile Saturday (March 12) morning.Williams Lake RCMP say they were called to the 1400-block of Mile 168 Road...
Mar 14, 2022

Highway 97 now open following incident south of Prince George
UPDATE (9:45 a.m.): B.C. Emergency Health Services told CKPG Today that they were called to the scene about 20 kilometers south of Prince George just before 1 a.m. They say one person was taken to hos...
Mar 13, 2022

Interior Health issues Air Quality Advisory, burn ban for Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health is warning Williams Lake-area residents about poor air quality.IH says, until the weather pattern changes, an Air Quality Advisory will remain in place for Willia...
Mar 10, 2022

Epilepsy awareness day, or purple day
PRINCE GEORGE - Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions, with over fifty thousand people living with epilepsy in BC. March 26th is Epilepsy Awareness Day or Purple Day. The day was ...
Mar 10, 2022

Man charged with murder in January Williams Lake death
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The B.C. Prosecution Service has laid a murder charge in a January killing in Williams Lake.According to RCMP, Kurtis Justin Billy is now facing a single count of second-degree m...
Mar 09, 2022

RCMP arrest man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel arrested a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant yesterday (Mar.8) morning.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Clay Kronebusch says at just after 11:30 a.m., police arrested 33-year-old Robe...
Mar 09, 2022