Vancouver rundown for Thursday, February 12,
2026. Hundreds of people have attended a Wednesday
evening candlelight vigil in Tumbler Ridge. The
northeastern B .C. community rocked by that mass
shooting on Tuesday afternoon. Eighteen -year
-old Jesse Van Rootsalar's victims include the
shooter's mother and stepbrother killed at a
home and five students and an educator who were
shot dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary. Van Rootsalar
later died by suicide. More than two dozen others
are still recovering from various wounds. Premier
David Eby promises he'll get answers to questions
about the shooter's mental health and police
interaction history. Thursday has been declared
a provincial day of mourning. The planned B .C.
throne speech has been canceled. Other news.
Police in North Surrey and Burnaby are looking
for a man believed responsible for at least three
sexual assaults in the past few weeks. The women
were attacked from behind with incidents at the
Scott Road Park and Ride, 100 Avenue near 123
A Street and Lobley Park in Burnaby. Surrey Police
and Burnaby RCMP are warning women to be extra
vigilant. Vancouver has approved plans for a
Times Square -type redevelopment of the 800 block
of Granville Street. Bonas Properties plans to
build a high -density mixed -use complex that
will preserve the Commodore building while updating
retail, restaurant, and entertainment space.
The approval comes after a decade of negotiations,
applications, and revamped plans. Patrol officers
with Abbotsford Police have rescued an injured
owl. The officers found the owl near Highway
1 and Sumas Way Tuesday evening and quickly connected
it with volunteers. at Elizabeth's Wildlife Center.
It's believed the owl has a good chance of fully
recovering. Mainly cloudy on Thursday, windy
at times, clouds and possible showers for Friday,
a mix of sun and cloud for Saturday. For all
the details on these local Vancouver area stories,
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