Williams Lake

• ‘Can’t take it anymore’: Interior Health ER closures prompt call for internal audit

  The mayor of Williams Lake is calling on Interior Health to conduct an internal audit after Cariboo Memorial Hospital was temporarily closed 10 times in July.

  Health

  Jul 29
  
• ‘Young child’ dies after falling through ice near Williams Lake

  Police said a UTV was travelling on Tyee Lake but broke through the ice and that a 'young child' died.

  Crime

  Mar 25
  
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• Junior hockey: Summerland Steam sold, relocating to Williams Lake

  On Friday, the league announced that the Steam had been sold and will relocate to Williams Lake, where they’ll become the Mustangs.

  Sports

  Mar 22
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• Two arrested after infant death in Williams Lake, B.C.

  The 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested related to the incident and have been since released.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2023
• Advocates welcome B.C. watchdog report panning ‘outdated practice’ of drunk tanks

  "Whether it's sobering somebody up, it's still the same concept. It's going back to punishing somebody," said peer clinical advisor and advocate Guy Felicella.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2023
• Record warm Thanksgiving weekend in some B.C. cities

  In Lytton, the province's most notorious hot spot, the temperature brushed against summer weather, when it reached 29.6 C, breaking an old record of 26.2 C set in 2022.

  Weather

  Oct 9, 2023
• ‘Closed unless patient is imminently dying’: B.C. hospital sign prompts swift reaction

  The ER was not closed when the sign went up at Caribou Memorial Hospital. Global News has learned it was posted by someone who was not authorized by the health authority.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2023
• Williams Lake missing teen found safe

  A teenager missing for a week in Williams Lake has been found safe.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2023
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• Williams Lake declares state of local emergency over unstable housing complex

  Four homes in a Williams Lake, B.C., group of duplexes have been ordered evacuated and the remainder are on evacuation alert over concerns about their structural integrity.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2023
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• Williams Lake RCMP investigating suspicious death

  An investigation is underway after a body was found in a home in Williams Lake, B.C.

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2023