Conservation officers across British Columbia handed out thousands of dollars in fines over the weekend after discovering numerous illegal campfires, even as wildfire crews continue battling blazes threatening communities in the province's Interior.The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says officers issued 19 violation...

PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George has activated its Emergency Social Services (ESS) Reception Centre to support residents displaced by the Pear Lake wildfire in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.According to the City, evacuees from the 70 Mile House area are expected to begin arriving in Prince George on Mo...

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George residents endured some of the smokiest conditions of the wildfire season over the weekend as thick smoke from fires burning in the Cariboo and Chilcotin regions drifted into the city, prompting an air quality warning and raising concerns about health impacts.According to Gail Roth, a senio...

PRINCE GEORGE - More than a dozen Northern B.C. communities are receiving provincial funding to help speed up housing development approvals, but Prince George was notably absent from the list of successful applicants.The B.C. government announced that 56 local governments will share $9 million through the latest intake...

VICTORIA, B.C. - Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare has been appointed Official Opposition House Leader as part of a newly announced leadership team for the Conservative Party of B.C. caucus.The appointment was revealed by Conservative Party of B.C. Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay as she unveiled her caucus leade...

QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP are investigating a serious collision that left one person with life-threatening injuries and forced the closure of Highway 97 for several hours on Saturday afternoon.According to Quesnel RCMP, officers were called to the scene at approximately 1:14 p.m. on June 27 following a collision involving a...

PRINCE GEORGE - Police agencies, health-care providers and individuals experiencing crises across northeastern British Columbia are set to benefit from the expansion of a digital public-safety tool designed to improve how officers respond to mental-health and substance-use emergencies.The system, known as HealthIM, is ...

BARKERVILLE - Barkerville's summer events season is set to begin with its annual Dominion Day celebration on July 1, featuring a mix of historic traditions and family-friendly activities.Festivities will include a parade at noon followed by games and entertainment for all ages, drawing both residents and visitors to th...

QUESNEL - Police in Quesnel have seized multiple firearms and illegal drugs following a search warrant executed at a local residence.On June 18, 2026, the Quesnel RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, along with the North District Emergency Response Team and the Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit, carried out the search at a home in th...

QUESNEL - One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 26 Friday night.Quesnel RCMP say the driver of a pickup died after his vehicle left the roadway near Slough Creek 2100 Forest Service at approximately 8:21 p.m. that night."A single vehicle left the roadway, and the driver who was the sole oc...

PRINCE GEORGE - A mother is remembering her son as a gifted student with a bright future after he died in a boating accident on Stony Lake last weekend.Corrie Townsend is mourning the loss of her son, Tre, who died when the boat he was operating capsized. Three friends who were aboard the vessel survived the incident.A...

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's new food strategy. PRINCE GEORGE - The Liberal government has announced a national food strategy aimed at giving Canadians greater access to locally produced fruit, vegetables and other fresh items at lower prices.The plan outlined Thursday, June 11 is intended to c...

WILLIAMS LAKE - Update (4 p.m.): The Swede Creek wildfire - located about 100 kilometres northwest of Quesnel - is now classified as under control.The fire was discovered June 1 and quickly spread to over 1,800 hectares in size. The fire prompted an evacuation alert issued by the Cariboo Fire Centre but that was lifted...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP arrested a 35-year-old man Thursday (May 28) in relation to a drug trafficking investigation.On May 28, 2026, the Quesnel RCMP Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant at a property on Redstone Rd. Police arrested a 35-year-old man at the scene. As a result, police seized:Approximately 400 ...

PRINCE GEORGE - For some visitors, it's been 30 years since their last trip. Others are stopping in for the first time, drawn in by a roadside sign somewhere in the Cariboo. And for a loyal group of regulars, the drive to Barkerville is a yearly tradition.Everyone will find something new when Barkerville Historic Town ...

QUESNEL - Pacific Coastal Airlines is suspending its regularly scheduled flight service between Vancouver (YVR) and Quesnel (YQZ).The last day of operations for flights between Vancouver and Quesnel will be Friday, June 12, 2026. Customers affected by this cancellation will be contacted and offered a full refund."...

OTTAWA - "When Canadian families are counting dollars at the pump, the government should be looking for ways to lower costs, not add to them."That from Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Todd Doherty today (May 26) in the House of Commons. He says the Liberal government should support his party's motion to...

QUESNEL - Mounties have seized dozens of firearms following the execution of search warrant at two rural properties near Quesnel as part of an ongoing investigation.On May 15, the Cariboo-Chilcotin Crime Reduction Unit, with assistance from the Quesnel RCMP, Williams Lake RCMP, Police Dog Services, Combined Forces Spec...

QUESNEL - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has cleared the RCMP of any wrongdoing following the death of a man in Quesnel last fall.The IIO says that just after 1 a.m. on October 27, 2025, members of the Quesnel RCMP responded to a call about an unwanted person outside a building on Carson Avenue. Officers a...

QUESNEL -The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit launched by the wife of the mayor of Quesnel, against the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, after it denounced her for distributing a book questioning ``atrocities'' in residential schools. Pat Morton sued the union after it wrote to Quesnel's city council ...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP is seeking witnesses following a fatal crash Saturday afternoon in Quesnel.Police say that just after 4:30, a jeep collided with a motorcycle at the intersection on Highway 97 and Cedar Avenue.The rider of the motorcycle died in hospital while the driver of the Jeep was uninjured. Anyone with inf...

QUESNEL - A woman was injured after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near Priest Road in Quesnel. Mounties say the vehicle drove off the road on Thursday afternoon and struck a hydro pole. A 78-year-old woman was the sole occupant of the vehicle. She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injur...

QUESNEL - The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of an incident in Quesnel where a man sustained life-threatening injuries.On Wednesday (April 15) just before 4:30 p.m., Quesnel RCMP received a report of a shooting at a home on the 500-block of Nason Street. A man was reportedly shooting m...

QUESNEL - A Quesnel woman plans to pay off her mortgage after winning $76,199.40 playing Lotto 6/49.Linda S. matched five out of six numbers plus the bonus from the April 8, 2026 draw."I passed my tickets to the retailer," recalled Linda, of the moment she learned she won. "She told me she couldn't cash ...

QUESNEL - CN Rail plans to stop operating a key section of rail in BC, and a city in the Central Interior warns this could harm its economy and those of other small towns along the North-South route. CN Rail is ending its lease on the rail line between Squamish and 100 Mile House, and Quesnel mayor Ron Paull is raising...

WILLIAMS LAKE - Police in Williams Lake, say a man is dead after stopping to help a truck driver who had become trapped following a crash on Highway 20 on Wednesday evening. Williams Lake RCMP say a 49-year-old man had stopped at the scene of a crash between two semi-trucks on the highway. Mounties say the man wa...

QUESNEL - Most people celebrate their 80th birthday with a cake, but for one Quesnel resident, it meant breaking a world record. Ted Martindale baked what could be the biggest carrot cake ever, and this week, he's sharing every bit of it with his community.The cake weighed six thousand pounds, measured seventeen feet s...

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's (TRU) Williams Lake campus is on the chopping block as the university continues to navigate what it calls a "period of unprecedented financial challenges." The university says it is still under "significant pressure" to reduce its costs primarily due to the Fe...