QUESNEL, B.C. - Police have charged a 37-year-old man after an employee was assaulted during a reported theft at a Quesnel liquor store. Quesnel RCMP say officers responded to the West Side Liquor Store around 1 p.m. on Friday, November 6, after getting a report about two men fighting. Police say an employee tried to s...

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro says its crews continue to make progress restoring power to thousands of customers impacted by Friday's (Nov. 6) windstorm. However, thousands of residents remain without power in Northern B.C. and the Central Interior. With some customers in rural areas north and east of Prince George expected...

PRINCE GEORGE -About 135,000 BC Hydro customers were left in the dark overnight across B.C. as fierce storms continue to batter the province, with the Prince George area being among the hardest hit areas. According to BC Hydro, the peak of the widespread outages came at 1 a.m. on Sunday, amid a second bout of the damag...

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro said the Prince George area was among the most heavily impacted parts of the province as a wind storm blowing across B.C. left about 80,000 BC Hydro customers without power across the province at its peak on Friday (Nov. 6), with officials expecting more to come. The power company said the stor...

UPDATE (10:15 a.m.): A special weather statement has been upgraded to a wind warning for the Prince George area.Environment Canada says wind gusts from 80 to 100 km/h are expected for the Prince George, Lakes District, McGregor, North Cariboo and Stuart-Nechako regions for Friday afternoon and evening."As the low ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A pair of prescribed burns are on the horizon for the 100 Mile area. First up, the BC Wildfire Service says crews will burn nearly three hectares of woody debris near Watch Lake south of 100 Mile House. It's part of a project that covers a total of 39.4 hectares, adjacent to properties in the Gre...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP have recovered a stolen pickup truck following a serious collision in downtown Quesnel on Sunday afternoon and are reminding residents not to take the law into their own hands when they encounter suspected stolen property.The brown Ford F-250 was reported stolen from a property on Pentland Cresce...

100 MILE HOUSE - A 36-year-old man is facing several criminal charges after RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence near 100 Mile House earlier this week.According to police, members of the 100 Mile House RCMP and the Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit carried out a search warrant on October 28 at a home in the 5400-bl...

PRINCE GEORGE - While the B.C. Conservatives celebrated their majority victory on election night, B.C. Greens Leader Emily Lowan struck a determined tone, telling supporters her party is prepared to play a significant role in holding the new government accountable.Speaking to supporters after the results became clear, ...

QUESNEL, B.C. - Southbound traffic on a stretch of the Cariboo Highway nearly 20 kilometres north of Quesnel was halted. DriveBC first reported of spun out trucks on Highway 97 at Hush Lake at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 28). Drivers are told to expect major delays and watch for traffic control. Salting and crews ...

PRINCE GEORGE - One day after leading the B.C. Conservatives to election victory, Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says British Columbians have delivered a clear mandate for change and his incoming government is ready to get to work.Speaking Sunday, Doerkson thanked voters across the province for placing their trust in...

QUESNEL, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says its crews have begun removing three limbs up to three metres high near the Northstar Interchange in Quesnel in preparation for a prescribed burn in the spring.The wildfire service says its crews, along with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Emcon Ser...

PRINCE GEORGE - According to the BC RCMP, people in Prince George and throughout northern B.C. will still call 9-1-1 the same way, even as the RCMP's regional emergency communications centre upgrades to a new digital system.The main change people will notice is an automated callback system for calls that hang up quickl...

PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia is preparing for a new political era after voters elected a Conservative majority government in the October 24 provincial election, ending the BC NDP's time in power and elevating Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson to the province's highest office.The election result prompted an emotional...

WELLS - A 27-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle rollover west of Wells over the weekend.According to RCMP, officers responded to a report of a crash on Highway 26 near Stanley Road at approximately 11:55 a.m. on October 25.Police say a pickup truck travelling eastbound on Highway 26 left the roadway and ov...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP are asking for the public's help as they investigate a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run earlier this month.Police were called to Highway 97 South near Yellow Market shortly before 3 a.m. on October 5 after receiving a report of a man sitting along the road.The man was taken to hospital with what init...

PRINCE GEORGE - As British Columbia's provincial election campaign heads toward the finish line, Prince George and the surrounding region have largely been absent from the campaign itineraries of the province's party leaders. While leaders have made appearances and announcements in more heavily populated areas, no prov...

PRINCE GEORGE -With just days remaining before British Columbians head to the polls, a new Mainstreet Research survey suggests the B.C. Conservatives have opened up an advantage over the NDP, while affordability continues to dominate voters' concerns.The poll places the Conservatives at 41.7 per cent support among deci...

QUESNEL - Randy Thompson is making his second run for public office as the B.C. Green Party candidate in Prince George-North Cariboo, hoping a focus on health care and a more sustainable approach to forestry will resonate with northern voters.Thompson says his first campaign taught him how difficult it can be for Green...

QUESNEL - A Quesnel man is planning a trip to see the pyramids after winning a life-changing $46-million Lotto 6/49 jackpot.Richard Z. learned he held the winning ticket from the December 20, 2025 Gold Ball draw after hearing the jackpot-winning ticket had been purchased in Quesnel.That prompted him to check his ticket...

Saturday's municipal election brought a mixture of change and continuity to communities across the Cariboo and northern B.C., with several familiar faces returning to office and a number of new mayors preparing to take the helm.One of the biggest victories came in Quesnel, where former MLA and provincial cabinet minist...

QUESNEL - Coralee Oakes has been elected mayor of Quesnel, defeating incumbent Ron Paull by a wide margin.Oakes received 2,137 votes, or 84.2 per cent of the vote, while Paull finished second with 324 votes. Brian Waters received 58 votes.The victory moves Oakes back into municipal government after a political career t...

QUESNEL -A missing person was safely rescued Monday morning following a large-scale search operation in the Cottonwood and Victoria Creek Forest Service Road area east of Quesnel.Quesnel Search and Rescue was called in by RCMP on the afternoon of October 4 after the individual failed to return to a designated meeting l...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A driver and a passenger had to be extricated from a vehicle after a collision on the Cariboo Highway south of Williams Lake. Williams Lake RCMP say officers responded to a head-on collision on Highway 97 at Mission Road at around 6:30 p.m. last Friday (Sept. 25) where two occupants were found tra...

As fall weather settles across British Columbia, police are reminding motorists that changing road conditions require a change in driving habits.October marks the BC Association of Chiefs of Police's annual Drive Relative to Conditions campaign, aimed at reducing crashes caused by drivers travelling too fast for weathe...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP seized two loaded handguns and a quantity of drugs in two separate incidents over a three-day period, resulting in multiple arrests and firearm-related charges.The first incident occurred on Saturday, Sept. 26, at approximately 8:15 p.m. During a proactive patrol near the Anderson Drive soccer fi...

QUESNEL - Quesnel city council candidate Jeremy Drew says he is bringing a fresh perspective to the municipal election campaign, with a platform focused on downtown safety, fiscal responsibility, healthcare recruitment and strengthening Indigenous relations.Drew has lived in Quesnel for more than 20 years and raised hi...

QUESNEL - Quesnel city council candidate Joni Davis says her decision to enter municipal politics was driven by personal experience and a desire to improve access to services for residents while ensuring taxpayers receive value for their money.Davis, who owns an online travel agency and works with a team located across...