British Columbia — Daily Digest (Feb 8, 2026)

Delicious dinner idea — This sablefish recipe shows how to make a glossy kabayaki glaze (1/2 cup soy, 1/2 cup mirin, 1/4 cup sake, 1/4 cup sugar) and cook a 150–200 g sablefish filet by broiling in short bursts (broil 2–3 min, brush tare 1–2 min, repeat; total ~6–10 min). This means you can make restaurant-style fish at home—pat fillets dry, salt 5 minutes if fresh (or fully thaw frozen), use thin coats of sauce to avoid burning, and serve with buckwheat groats, broccolini, scallions and optional ikura or taro crisp.

Troubling repeat arrest — Marcel Alvin Fontaine, 44, was arrested again after a Feb. 1 Nanaimo incident where he barricaded himself on the tugboat "Trend D Foam" following an attempted theft at Port Place Mall around 2:45 p.m.; RCMP arrested him about 5:30 p.m., and owner Andrew Reynolds says Fontaine stayed on the boat, smashed cameras and behaved destructively. Fontaine, who was released on small bails ($200 on Feb. 2, $250 on Feb. 3) and kept returning to the dock, faces charges including break-and-enter, mischief and breaching release conditions, has multiple Alberta warrants dating back to Oct. 1, 2025, and remains in custody — a reminder of local concern about repeat offenders and public safety.