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Heiltsuk Nation Chief Marilyn Slett at a news conference on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

Heiltsuk Nation demands removal of Bella Bella RCMP officer

A protest is planned for noon Friday, May 24 in front of the RCMP office in Bella Bella

Heiltsuk Nation Chief Marilyn Slett at a news conference on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
Logo and lights graphic by RCMP.

Searchers locate body of missing rafter near Prince George

The man was rafting on the Willow River and was reported overdue May 20

Logo and lights graphic by RCMP.
Travis Tinker was the victim of a house fire in Blackpool May 9. (Photo submitted)

B.C. family grieves as house fire claims son who loved superheroes

23-year-old Travis Tinker and his dogs killed in Blackpool blaze; father injured

Travis Tinker was the victim of a house fire in Blackpool May 9. (Photo submitted)
Thick smoke rises from a house fire along Highway 5 in Clearwater May 8. (Hettie Buck photo - Clearwater Times)

Clearwater area house fire claims life of young man, injures another

The blaze collapsed the home within 30 minutes, say fire officials

Thick smoke rises from a house fire along Highway 5 in Clearwater May 8. (Hettie Buck photo - Clearwater Times)
Quesnel mayor Ron Paull (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Quesnel censures mayor in wake of residential school book controversy

Council disciplined the mayor for jeopardizing their relationship with Indigenous communities

Quesnel mayor Ron Paull (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
Logo and lights graphic by RCMP.

Highway 5 head-on collision claims 2 lives near Clearwater

A CN truck driver and the passenger of a semi-truck were the victims

Logo and lights graphic by RCMP.
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The BC Wildfire Service is responding to multiple wildfires within the Cariboo Fire Centre Saturday, April 20. The largest fire is the Burgess Creek Wildfire (C20117), located 45 kilometres south of Quesnel and is approximately 1,600 hectares in size. (BC Wildfire Service photo)

UPDATE: Wildfire between Williams Lake, Quesnel grows to 1,600 hectares

An evacuation alert was issued Sunday night for six parcels

The BC Wildfire Service is responding to multiple wildfires within the Cariboo Fire Centre Saturday, April 20. The largest fire is the Burgess Creek Wildfire (C20117), located 45 kilometres south of Quesnel and is approximately 1,600 hectares in size. (BC Wildfire Service photo)
Edward Michael Milne was reported missing March 29 to PG RCMP. (RCMP handout)

Mounties seek help from Hwy 16 travellers in homicide case east of PG

Police have determined the body is that of missing man, Edward Michael Milne

Edward Michael Milne was reported missing March 29 to PG RCMP. (RCMP handout)
Tŝilhqot’in National Government tribal chair Chief Joe Alphonse is encouraging the RCMP to deal with drug dealers in their communities. (Tammy Haller file photo)

B.C. First Nation declares emergency after spike in overdose deaths

State of local emergency issued for all six Tŝilhqot’in communities west of Williams Lake

Tŝilhqot’in National Government tribal chair Chief Joe Alphonse is encouraging the RCMP to deal with drug dealers in their communities. (Tammy Haller file photo)
Speed skating is underway at the 2024 Lhtako Quesnel BC Winter Games in Prince George Feb. 24. (Angie Mindus photo/Black Press Media)

PHOTOS: Speed skating competition part of Lhtako Quesnel BC Winter Games

The competition is underway in Prince George

Speed skating is underway at the 2024 Lhtako Quesnel BC Winter Games in Prince George Feb. 24. (Angie Mindus photo/Black Press Media)
A school bus and RCMP cruiser meet at the back drop off area at Raft River Elementary School on Monday, Jan. 29 during a hold and secure order, which is in effect at both schools in Clearwater. (Photo by: Zephram Tino)

Threat prompts police presence, hold and secure at 2 Clearwater schools

Raft River Elementary and Clearwater Secondary schools impacted

A school bus and RCMP cruiser meet at the back drop off area at Raft River Elementary School on Monday, Jan. 29 during a hold and secure order, which is in effect at both schools in Clearwater. (Photo by: Zephram Tino)
Jennifer Toland of Eliguk Lake Lodge in the Chilcotin captured the cold perfectly in this photo taken during a similar cold snap in years’ past, like the cold weather the region is experiencing Jan. 12, 2024, where Puntzi Mountain in the coldest spot in B.C. (Jennifer Toland photo)

-46.9C at Puntzi Mountain the B.C. low, as extreme cold grips Chilcotin

Feels like -55C, some buses cancelled due to extreme weather in region

Jennifer Toland of Eliguk Lake Lodge in the Chilcotin captured the cold perfectly in this photo taken during a similar cold snap in years’ past, like the cold weather the region is experiencing Jan. 12, 2024, where Puntzi Mountain in the coldest spot in B.C. (Jennifer Toland photo)
Ice is forming over Williams Lake Jan. 11. (Angie Mindus photo)

Cariboo residents wake up to -48C windchill

Warming centre open in Williams Lake, as bitter cold expected to last until the weekend

Ice is forming over Williams Lake Jan. 11. (Angie Mindus photo)
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Watchdog rules B.C. RCMP shooting likely a ‘justified act of self-defence’

Officer shot man near Barriere in 2022, after report of someone packing a rifle along the highway

(File Photo)
A tanker caught fire north of Clinton on Friday evening closing Highway 97. (Image courtesy of Skilled Truckers Canada)

Tanker truck hauling ammonium nitrate catches fire on Hwy 97 near 70 Mile

The chemical inside the truck was not affected: RCMP

A tanker caught fire north of Clinton on Friday evening closing Highway 97. (Image courtesy of Skilled Truckers Canada)
Highway 5 is closed Thursday morning, Dec. 28 due to a motor vehicle incident. (DriveBC map)

UPDATE: 4 dead following Highway 5 crashes near Barriere

Barriere and Clearwater mayors weigh in on latest highway collisions

Highway 5 is closed Thursday morning, Dec. 28 due to a motor vehicle incident. (DriveBC map)
Chelsey Quaw (Heron) went missing from Saik’uz First Nation Oct. 11, 2023. (Photo submitted)

Police watchdog probes death of B.C. Indigenous woman near Vanderhoof

Chelsey Quaw-Heron’s body was located one kilometre from where she was reported missing

Chelsey Quaw (Heron) went missing from Saik’uz First Nation Oct. 11, 2023. (Photo submitted)
A head-on collision on Highway 5 has resulted in a double fatality south of Little Fort Saturday, Dec. 2, confirm RCMP. (DriveBC map)

2 dead after crash on Highway 5 south of Little Fort

Highway is expected to be closed until 8 p.m.

A head-on collision on Highway 5 has resulted in a double fatality south of Little Fort Saturday, Dec. 2, confirm RCMP. (DriveBC map)
Lane Wiggins, 17, was the assistant captain of the U18 Quesnel Thunder hockey team. (Photo submitted)

‘Fill the stands with love’: Cariboo hockey community grieves loss of teen

Grade 12 student and U18 assistant captain 1 of 2 Quesnel teens killed in single-vehicle crash

Lane Wiggins, 17, was the assistant captain of the U18 Quesnel Thunder hockey team. (Photo submitted)