British Columbia Daily Digest — Feb. 1, 2026

Early-morning shots in Surrey lead to arrests — here's what happened: Police say they responded around 3:50 a.m. on Feb. 1 to reports of gunfire and a small fire at a Crescent Beach home; three men were arrested nearby after fleeing a Range Rover, the residence was hit but no one was injured and two vehicles were seized. This incident is being probed by the Major Crime Section as possibly linked to extortion; Premier David Eby has secured federal help (20 extra officers and helicopter support) and is hosting a national summit in Surrey within two weeks to improve information-sharing.

Want to bake heart-shaped bagels? Try this easy recipe: WA-BAGEL head baker Yukiko Iikura’s recipe makes 8 bagels — use 500 g bread flour, 300 g cold water, shape 40 cm ropes into hearts, boil each side 1 minute, then bake at 480°F for 18–20 minutes. In other words, a few simple steps (knead, rest, shape, boil, top with coarse sugar) and you’ve got a cute treat to share at home.

Leafs snap six-game skid in Vancouver — Matthews shines: On Feb. 1 Auston Matthews and William Nylander returned and Toronto beat the Canucks 3-2 in a shootout; Matthews missed a penalty shot in overtime but scored in the shootout, Nylander finished it, and Toronto improved to 25-21-9. Matthews leads the Leafs with 26 goals and 46 points, Joseph Woll made 28 saves, Nikita Tolopilo stopped 39 for Vancouver, and defenceman Morgan Rielly left with an upper-body injury to be evaluated.

Wild roll past Oilers 7-3 as Hughes extends streak: On Jan. 31 the Minnesota Wild thumped Edmonton 7-3, with Quinn Hughes adding a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games (2 goals, 11 assists), the longest for a Wild defenceman. Minnesota (32-14-10) got goals from Kaprizov (his 30th of the season), Eriksson Ek, Zuccarello and others, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 39 of 42, while Edmonton’s Tristan Jarry was pulled after five goals against and the Oilers’ penalty kill has been a recent problem.