Quesnel Cariboo Observer

New sport rules give out red cards to Quesnel leagues and clubs

New public orders even have implications on youth sports in the province

by Cassidy Dankochik
updated 7h ago

The Latest

711 more COVID-19 cases detected in B.C. Friday
- updated 5h ago
Community steps up to help Quesnel couple battling MS diagnosis through online fundraiser
- 16h ago
Two contract employees at Wells mine site test positive for COVID-19
Tl’etinqox women find strength at former B.C. Interior residential school site
- updated 11h ago
Central Cariboo Search and Rescue rescues two snowmobilers from Cariboo Mountains

Demonstrators, organized by the Public Fishery Alliance, outside the downtown Vancouver offices of Fisheries and Oceans Canada July 6 demand the marking of all hatchery chinook to allow for a sustainable public fishery while wild stocks recover. (Public Fishery Alliance Facebook photo)

Angry B.C. anglers see petition tabled in House of Commons

by Quinn Bender, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

4h ago

B.C. hotel grants couple 18 years of free stays after making baby on Valentines Day

by Phil McLachlan

6h ago

UN agency removes cannabis from strictest drug category

Cannabis 19+

Farmers raise slogans during a protest on a highway at the Delhi-Haryana state border, India, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the diplomatic scolding Canada’s envoy to India received on Friday for his recent comments in support of protesting Indian farmers. Tens of thousands of farmers have descended upon the borders of New Delhi to protest new farming laws that they say will open them to corporate exploitation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Manish Swarup

Trudeau brushes off India’s criticism for standing with farmers in anti-Modi protests

by The Canadian Press

4h ago

Nurse Kath Olmstead prepares a shot as the world’s biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. U.S. biotech firm Moderna says its vaccine is showing signs of producing lasting immunity to COVID-19, and that it will have as many as many as 125 million doses available by the end of March. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hans Pennink

Canada orders more COVID vaccines, refines advice on first doses as cases reach 400K

by The Canadian Press

4h ago

Apartments are seen lit up in downtown Vancouver as people are encouraged to stay home during the global COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. British Columbia’s deputy provincial health officer says provincewide data show the most important area B.C. must tackle in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic is health inequity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel

Age, income among top factors affecting well-being during pandemic, B.C. survey shows

by The Canadian Press

4h ago

Victoria-based driving instructors are concerned for their own and the community’s safety with the continued number of residents from COVID hotspots in the Lower Mainland coming to the city to take their driving road tests. (Black Press Media file photo)

Students from COVID hotspots travel to Vancouver Island for driving tests

by Don Descoteau

updated 4h ago

British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix wears a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19, during an announcement about a new regional cancer centre, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, August 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

PHSA bought faulty respirators; spent money on catering, renovations: Dix

by Ashley Wadhwani

updated 5h ago

Alberta sanctuary provides permanent home for wolfdogs

B.C's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner launches 'Am I racist?' campaign

O'Toole says Trudeau was too slow finding COVID-19 vaccines

Moderna to request emergency use of COVID-19 shot

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Former Kelowna social worker arrested for allegedly stealing from foster kids

Robert Riley Saunders was arrested in Alberta and will be brought back to B.C. to face charges

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A winter rainbow arcs across Front Street on Thursday, Dec. 3. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

VIDEO: Weekend weather update

Reporter Cassidy Dankochik shares the forecast for Quesnel and a preview of next week’s paper

by Cassidy Dankochik

9h ago
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KIJHL postpones all games through end of 2020

Due to provincial health orders, games up to Dec. 31 have been pushed back

by Jim Elliot

8h ago

The Billy Barker Casino team went 1-1 in the last two weeks, and continue to lead the standings of the Quesnel Curling Sponsor League.(Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Quesnel Sponsor League Curling: First blemish for Billy Barker

The team representing the casino and hotel is no longer undefeated but stays at the top of the table

by Cassidy Dankochik

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