Daily Digest — British Columbia (2026-02-21)

A federal probe after a B.C. tragedy — Canada’s minister of Artificial Intelligence, Evan Solomon, says Ottawa has asked OpenAI and other AI platforms for answers after the deadly Tumbler Ridge shootings; OpenAI has confirmed the shooter was flagged on ChatGPT last summer and says it contacted police and removed the account. This means premiers and police (including B.C. Premier David Eby and the RCMP) are pushing for preservation of digital evidence, and officials note meetings with OpenAI on Feb. 11 and a request from OpenAI for RCMP contact on Feb. 12. RCMP are also investigating online threats that forced a funeral service to be reconsidered, and authorities urge anyone with new information to come forward.

Backcountry skiing tragedy near Revelstoke — A heli-skier was killed in an avalanche near Revelstoke (about 640 km east of Vancouver) after being caught just after 2 p.m.; the person was found under about 1.5 metres of snow and was with three companions and a guide. The skier was airlifted to a Revelstoke hospital and pronounced dead; RCMP say there’s no evidence of criminality and the Mounties and the BC Coroners Service are investigating.