Hernan was about 1,460 miles (2,350 kilometers) west of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph (64 kph) and it was moving west.

Meanwhile, potential Tropical Cyclone One-C was about 775 miles (1,247 kilometers) east-southeast of Hawaii and was forecast to bring heavy rain, high winds and dangerous surf to the Hawaiian Islands starting late Friday.

Winds were around 40 mph, but it wasn't organized enough to be considered a tropical storm, the Miami-based center said.

It could make landfall on the southern part of the Big Island as a tropical storm on Saturday, forecasters said.

The system could bring rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) in the island chain, with up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) possible, forecasters said. That could produce flooding and mudslides, the center said.

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The confusion is revealed in legal documents released as part of a court challenge by a media consortium, which includes The Canadian Press. The heavily redacted documents include three "information to obtain," or ITO, requests that police provided as they sought warrants in the case.

In another ITO filed in March, RCMP said that artificial intelligence company OpenAI was not under investigation in the mass shooting, as they sought an order for the firm to hand over data about the shooter's ChatGPT accounts.

The documents describe the first moments when police responded to the attack, and how different names for teenage shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar initially led police to believe there were two attackers at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

They also go into detail about the scene at the home where Van Rootselaar shot dead her mother and brother, whose bodies were found with shotgun shell casings strewn on the floor and empty shotgun nearby.

Five schoolchildren and an education assistant were then found dead at the school in killings that prompted a national outpouring of grief.

An ITO dated Feb. 11, the day after the attack, says that the incident commander, Insp. Chris Riddle, reported the suspect was Jesse Jacobs, a "male that identified as female" who was "obsessed with guns."

It describes calls to police about an SUV being driven away from the home where two bodies had been found, then about the shootings at the school.

The vehicle was reported to have backed into a snow bank, suffering rear side damage, before being driven "quickly and erratically" from the family's home.

A caller identified the driver by an apparent nickname, "Steezy," and said "that the male dresses like a female."

The caller also reported "two dead bodies and shotgun shells on the floor" and that "the eldest son was armed and had left."

Riddle said there was a possible second shooter, "Jesse Vanrootselaar," who lived where his mother and brother were found dead. The documents also say the suspect was known as Jesse Strang.

The information, part of an application for a warrant for the family home and the Hyundai Palisade that Van Rootselaar drove to the school, says it wasn't until police reviewed footage from the school that they confirmed a single shooter — found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound — was involved.

Another ITO, dated Feb. 20, sought access to electronic and other information and documents, such as suicide notes, manifestos, journal entries on Van Rootselaar's phone and other devices, including cameras, two laptops and memory cards. Those had been seized as a result of searches authorized under the original warrant request.

"Biological evidence" was also located, as well as "several documents supporting residency for Jesse."

“The investigation has revealed that Jesse had mental health problems and was fascinated by firearms," the ITO says.

It describes the autopsies of Van Rootselaar and the victims, although the victims' results are redacted.

Numerous witness statements are also redacted, as is a four-page description of what police saw on the school's camera footage.

The ITO says that on Feb. 15, investigators were told by the FBI that artificial intelligence company OpenAI had located two ChatGPT accounts believed to have been used by the shooter. Further description of the accounts is redacted.

A third ITO, dated March 6, seeks the order that OpenAI produce material related to the two ChatGPT accounts.

"OpenAI voluntarily disclosed to police that they located two ChatGPT accounts they believed belonged to the shooter of Tumbler Ridge and that the accounts contain relevant information to this investigation," RCMP Const. Jonathan Paquin wrote.

It says that police read a Wall Street Journal report on Feb. 20, stating that one of Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT accounts came under internal review in June 2025 and was then banned, over a chat that could have been related to the school shooting.

Paquin wrote that he spoke to OpenAI lawyer Jeff Shih on March 3 to learn how the company keeps records of subscriber prompts and responses from the AI model.

"To the best of my knowledge, information and belief, OpenAI OpCo, LLC, is not under investigation for the named offence," he writes.

The resulting production order signed by a judge on March 6 told OpenAI to produce ChatGPT records from the two accounts used by Van Rootselaar. The judge gave the company 14 days to provide the material to the RCMP.

A March 6 ITO also describes efforts to trace a number of firearms, including at least one shotgun. Descriptions related to the other weapons are redacted.

It said just over three weeks after the killings that 80 statements had been taken from teachers, students, first responders and community members.

The document includes a seven-page section about Van Rootselaar's social media activity that is entirely redacted.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026.

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Chief calls for co-operation to prevent fires as world changes at a 'rapid pace'

The chief of the Penticton Indian Band in British Columbia says events such as the wildfire that forced thousands of people from their homes in the South Okanagan aren't natural occurrences and more needs to be done to fix the problem.

Chief Greg Gabriel, whose members are among the evacuees, says that could mean looking at logging practices and addressing drought conditions.

Gabriel has asked the province to address the need for an alternative emergency route out of communities during a crisis, as Highway 97 has been cut off by the Bald Range fire around Summerland.

B.C. Premier David Eby says there is a significant demand across the province for secondary egress roads and the Transportation Ministry will work on which routes to prioritize.

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Status of 'iconic' mountain goats living near evacuated B.C. community is uncertain

There is concern about the impact a wildfire near Summerland, B.C. is having on an iconic herd of mountain goats that often fascinate onlookers on the cliffs above Okanagan Lake.

Biologist Michael Noonan says there is a good chance many of the animals were lost as the fire blew up on Friday.

Their habitat lies within the borders of the Bald Range wildfire that forced more than 20,000 residents to escape overnight and early Saturday.

Noonan says there are risks that a few fires like the Bald Range wildfire could eliminate the animals from the region entirely.

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Minister LeBlanc in Washington again today as tariff deadline nears

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc remains in Washington today as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff deadline approaches.

A new round of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is set to take effect on Aug. 19.

Unlike most of Trump’s other tariffs, these would have no exemptions for goods that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, widely known as CUSMA.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said the tariffs are a response to provincial bans on American liquor, Canada's supply-managed dairy system and quotas on certain U.S. vehicles.

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Experts warn Trump may be driving wedges between provinces with threatened tariffs

Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened new tariffs could drive wedges between Canadian provinces and allow Washington to exploit regional grievances in trade talks.

The tariffs set to take effect Aug. 19th would have particularly heavy impacts on industries concentrated in B.C. and in small towns across Quebec.

Louise Blais, who serves as Quebec's official envoy for the CUSMA review, says the tariffs could be "absolutely catastrophic" for small towns that rely on one or two businesses that export to the U.S.

University of British Columbia political scientist Stewart Prest says Washington could use a divide-and-conquer strategy to reward provinces that comply with American demands and punish others.

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10 kids died last year from e-scooter and e-bike injuries, data shows

New data from the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program is highlighting how deadly e-scooters and e-bikes can be for children in Canada.

The data released in an annual report today says 10 kids, including six from Ontario, died from using e-scooters and e-bikes in 2025.

Twelve more were admitted to intensive care units and 26 were treated in the hospital for more than two days.

The data emphasizes the need for better policy co-ordination and public education to clearly communicate the laws on e-scooters and e-bikes, as doctors witness a dramatic rise in injuries in recent years.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026.

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Chief Greg Gabriel, whose members are among the evacuees, says that could mean looking at logging practices and addressing drought conditions.

Gabriel has asked the province to address the need for an alternative emergency route out of communities during a crisis, as Highway 97 has been cut off by the wildfire.

B.C. Premier David Eby says there is a significant demand for secondary egress roads and that the Transportation Ministry will work on which routes to prioritize.

Roughly 20,000 people were forced from their homes last Friday in Summerland and the surrounding communities as the Bald Range fire spread in a matter of hours.

It's not known when people will be allowed to return as the fire remains out of control and a lightning storm with erratic winds is expected.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026

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Motorists travelling toward the community from the north along Highway 97 could frequently spot the white animals, as they cling to the cliffs above Okanagan Lake, but their habitat falls within the borders of the Bald Range wildfire, which started last Friday and quickly spread.

That fire not only forced the rapid evacuation of Summerland, Peachland and surrounding communities, but also prompted questions and concerns about about the health of the mountain goats.

Michael Noonan, a biology professor at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus, said he could only speculate about what happened to the animals, but he's not optimistic.

"So, there is a very good chance many animals were lost during this fire," he said in an interview Tuesday.

He said the animals have become "iconic" over the years, because of their visibility along Highway 97, which is currently closed because of the fire.

"You see them all the time, right?" he said. "So, there are a lot of people, who have a connection with those animals just from that."

There are unconfirmed sightings and uncertainty about the status of the goats.

The Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance said on social media that the Peachland Fire and Rescue Service has spotted an unspecified number of animals.

But the post, which subsequently dropped any reference to the fire department, does not offer additional details, including specifics about any potential losses, and the society declined to make the person who spotted the animals available.

Peachland Fire and Rescue Service Chief Ian Cummings says he has no information one way or another about the animals.

Noonan, who has studied the responses of mountain goats to the fires that burnt through nearby Cathedral Park in 2003, said the animals do not immediately respond to an approaching fire.

"They respond, when it is an immediate threat," he says. "So, with a fire like the Summerland fire that moved extremely fast, not having a proactive or strong proactive behaviour, is a big risk for wildfire."

Noonan said his research from the Cathedral Park fire shows that mountain goats seek higher ground to escape flames, because that is their safe place.

But that risks them being trapped on steep cliffs, he added.

"The behaviour of goats of moving toward steep cliffs and moving up elevation is not really well matched to fire, because fire moves up elevation, right?" he said.

It's less risky if the animals were already above the tree line, Noonan said.

"But if they are at tree line and still within tree line and start moving, they can put themselves in a situation, where they trap themselves."

It is not clear how many animals were living in the area when the fire broke out, but the number of animals living in southern B-C is far smaller than in other parts of the province.

"The goats as a whole are doing relatively OK (across B.C.), but in our region, it is more precarious," Noonan said.

The mountain goats in the Southern Interior live in isolated populations.

A combination of geography and human development, such as roads, agriculture and housing have fragmented their habitat, pushing them into smaller and smaller refuges, he said.

That isolation also makes it more difficult for them to escape fires, he said.

"There are risks that a few fires like this can eliminate those animals from our region entirely," he said. "So, they are on the precipice."

Humans have developed and maintain escape routes for themselves, he added.

"We should be doing the same for goats and all our wildlife in general. So, we need to improve the connectivity."

Noonan said many questions won't have answers until after the fire, but the very possibility that these animals could have been displaced or potentially killed by this fire is still unsettling.

"Our province, our region is dealing with a loss of bio-diversity ... and a little blow to these populations that are clinging on, can be really difficult to bounce back from, because they are already struggling," he said.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026.

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A new round of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is set to take effect on Aug. 19.

Unlike most of Trump’s other tariffs, these would have no exemptions for goods that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade, widely known as CUSMA.

LeBlanc said on social media Tuesday that he and Janice Charette, Canada's chief trade negotiator, met with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

Greer has said the tariffs are a response to provincial bans on U.S. liquor, Canada's supply managed dairy system and quotas on certain U.S. vehicles.

CUSMA was negotiated during the first Trump administration to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026.

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The tariffs would have particularly heavy impacts on industries concentrated in B.C. and in small towns across Quebec.

"There's an awareness that Canada can be a punching bag for the United States, but different parts of the country can be treated differently," said University of British Columbia political scientist Stewart Prest.

"At the extreme, that does lend itself to a divide-and-conquer strategy, which Canadians really have to be aware of."

A new round of 50 per cent American tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is set to take effect on Aug. 19.

Unlike most of Trump’s other tariffs, these would have no exemptions for goods that comply with CUSMA.

University of Calgary economics professor Trevor Tombe has reported that the threatened tariffs would hit B.C. the hardest while largely sparing the Prairie provinces.

Tombe found 13.7 per cent of B.C. exports to the U.S. would be hit by the new tariffs, while roughly one per cent of exports from Saskatchewan and Alberta would be affected. Quebec would see 10.8 per cent of its exports to the U.S. affected, while nine per cent of Ontario's exports would be exposed to the tariffs.

In an analysis published on July 30, the Canada West Foundation said this uneven application of the tariffs could make it harder for Canada to mount a coherent response to U.S. trade aggression.

"A two-speed Western Canada, where one province absorbs a direct hit to its manufacturing base while its neighbours are shielded by resource exemptions, complicates any unified Team Canada response," the think tank argues. "It deserves more national attention than it’s getting."

The Canada West Foundation noted that B.C.'s forestry sector would be hit hard, as would sectors that had been protected by CUSMA exemptions.

"This is the highest concentration of any province, and it’s driven largely by high-value electrical components and boards, along with wood and paper products," the analysis found.

Prest said B.C. is likely exposed because of years of efforts to boost trade between the province and America's West Coast in sectors like transportation and mining. Trade was already tightly integrated because Vancouver's outer suburbs come close to the U.S. border, he said.

"That leaves us vulnerable in a way that is similar to, but distinct from, the rest of the country," he said.

The Canada West Foundation noted Alberta and Saskatchewan are largely untouched because the U.S. is not applying tariffs to energy and potash exports. The premiers of both provinces have rejected using energy as a bargaining chip and have broken with their peers by restoring consumer sales of American alcohol products. The remaining booze bans continue to infuriate U.S. officials.

Prest said the alcohol bans are among the policies the Trump administration could target as it goes after specific regions.

"Trade in Canada is, and has long been, strongly north-south. In many ways, the links between provinces and the United States are more central to trading patterns than across the country itself," he said.

"To the extent that Canada is knit together as a country, it has been a political act to bring the provinces together."

Prest cited comments U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made in January about Alberta's separatism movement. Bessent said the province is a "natural partner for the U.S." full of "very independent people."

Quebec appointed former senior diplomat Louise Blais as official envoy for the review of the CUSMA. She said the tariffs could be "absolutely catastrophic" for entire communities in the province.

Blais said American trade officials seem to have targeted companies that are the lifeblood of small towns that rely on American clients — particularly companies that make products Americans can source from other countries.

"It targets a certain size of company, major employers in small towns across Quebec, in the textile industry, cement and wood flooring and furniture," Blais told the Canadian International Council podcast Red Passport in an episode that aired Aug. 1.

"Some of them are already thinking of closing down because some of their orders have gone down. They'll close down for a couple of weeks in the month of August."

Blais argued media coverage hasn't fully conveyed the severity of the looming tariffs. While RBC Economics says tariffs will apply to just 5 per cent of the value of Canadian exports to the U.S., Blais called that statistic "really misleading."

"Because if you take away all the commodities, potash, oil, all the big stuff we send to the United States, it's actually a much bigger percentage of value-added manufacturing goods that we send," she said.

Blais said hundreds of companies are telling the Quebec government they can't survive long enough to diversify away from the U.S. market if the tariffs take effect.

"I don't think inaction or waiting will help. Those companies will be gone in a month or two," she said.

Carlo Dade, head of the University of Calgary’s New North America Initiative, warned in a commentary that the Aug. 19 tariffs allow the U.S. to deploy "a divide-and-conquer strategy" against Canada.

He noted that, unlike previous rounds of tariffs, the Aug. 19 tariffs are based on rules that can target certain products coming from one region of Canada.

"Section 338 expressly authorizes the president to suspend, revoke, supplement or amend any proclamation," he wrote.

"The obvious next step is a carve-out," he added, suggesting the Americans might let beer from Alberta and Saskatchewan enter tariff-free but not wines from Nova Scotia.

"The possibilities for mischief for personal or economic reasons are endless," he added.

He said Ottawa should be making Canadians aware that Washington likely will attempt regional coercion.

"The potential for mischief is not only economic. A carve-out that rewards one province and tempts the next is also designed to work public opinion — to make each province’s electorate weigh a separate path," he wrote.

Already, he noted, the Trump administration has been able to target industries, such as Ontario's auto sector, in ways that have a disproportionate impact on specific provinces.

Prest added that Canada could learn from Taiwan, which sits next to a powerful country that has used economic and political coercion against it. Taiwan years ago chose to specialize in semiconductor manufacturing — an industry that allowed it to establish strong trade ties beyond China.

"You can never escape dependence but you can find options and you can create alternatives," said Prest, whose teaching focuses on democratic institutions and international relations.

Prest said Taiwan is also a cautionary tale because the country's politics has been polarized over debates about its relationship with China. He said Canada could also face deep divisions between those who want to distance themselves from the U.S. and those who seek stronger ties.

"Taiwan has achieved a greater clarity in recent years because China has leaned on it more, so that has helped resolve that question. But there is a real divide, and we saw it lead to more polarized politics, a greater willingness to essentially do whatever is necessary to win an election," he said.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026.

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Insp. Jonathan White says the statue at The Honour Garden pays tribute to constables Fabrice Gevaudan, David Ross and Douglas Larche, and holds "tremendous significance" to police and residents of Moncton.

He says the theft of the bronze plaque — one of several surrounding the monument — is concerning and disappointing, and he asks anyone with information to come forward.

The monument was erected after Justin Bourque armed himself with a semi-automatic rifle and a shotgun to kill police officers in June 2014.

Driven by paranoia and hatred for government, Bourque shot down the three officers and wounded two others before running into the woods, embarking on a manhunt that lasted more than 29 hours.

Bourque was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

"This memorial … stands as a lasting tribute to three of our fallen members who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their communities," White said in a news release Wednesday.

"The theft of this bronze plaque is deeply concerning and disappointing, as it represents far more than a piece of metal. It is a symbol of remembrance, respect and gratitude."

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2026.

— By Aaron Sousa in Edmonton

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Saskatoon's Blake Tierney won gold in the men's 100-metre backstroke, topping the field with a time of 53.18 seconds, 0.19 seconds ahead of American Will Modglin.

Earlier in the day, Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh claimed silver in the women's 200-metre freestyle, touching in 1:53.86.

Lani Pallister of Australia finished first with a time of 1:53.67 and New Zealand's Erika Fairweather came in third at 1:55.05.

The 19-year-old three-time Olympic champion from Toronto is building toward a goal of five individual gold medals at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., captured three bronze medals on Wednesday, including third-place finishes in both the women's 50-metre butterfly and 100-metre backstroke.

The four-time Olympic medallist posted a time of 25.23 seconds in the butterfly, 0.58 seconds behind American Gretchen Walsh, who captured gold with a Pan Pacs record of 24.65.

Ruck then helped the Canadians close out the first day of competition with another bronze in the 4x100-metre medley relay.

Her team, with Ingrid Wilm, Oliver Dawson and Finlay Knox, finished in 3:43.22, behind the first-place Americans and second-place Australians.

Another Canadian crew, composed of Tierney, Alexanne Lepage, Mary-Sophie Harvey and Ruslan Gaziev, came in fourth.

The competition continues Thursday with McIntosh swimming in the 400-metre individual medley, while Ruck races the 100-metre freestyle and Tierney takes on the 50-metre backstroke.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 12, 2026.

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Around 8 million people in the southern African country of 22 million are registered to vote in the one-day election. Voters will also choose members of Parliament and local government councilors. Results are expected on Monday, according to the electoral commission.

Before dawn, voters bundled in thick jackets against the morning chill began forming long lines outside polling stations across Lusaka.

Some huddled around small makeshift fires to keep warm while election officials arranged ballot boxes, checked voter lists and prepared polling stations.

European Union election observers watched the proceedings at one polling station in the capital.

Mathias Ngoma, in his 70s, said he has voted in every election he could because “it’s the only voice I have.”

“I braved the cold to choose leaders I am hoping will make things better in our constituency, ” he said, encouraging other Zambians to cast their ballots, saying every vote counts.

Economy dominates the vote

Hichilema faces 13 other candidates in the presidential vote, though Brian Mundubile of an opposition alliance is expected to be his strongest challenger.

The election is widely seen as a referendum on Hichilema’s handling of the economy. He came into power in 2021 and is seeking a second term. He argues that he inherited an economy in crisis and has overseen the restructuring of Zambia’s massive foreign debt, presided over economic growth, and helped to court investors.

Hichilema says he needs another five years to create jobs, improve infrastructure and expand public services.

Many Zambians say they don’t feel the benefits as unemployment, food prices and an unstable electricity supply continue to strain household budgets.

Joseph, who only gave his first name, told The Associated Press he voted hoping for better economic management after becoming disillusioned with the current government.

“I voted for development and change," the 53-year-old said. "Change in the management of the economy ... (and) natural resources.”

Zambian copper production draws international interest

The election is also being closely watched abroad because Zambia is a major copper producer seeking to sharply increase production of the metal, critical to electric vehicles, renewable energy and power grids.

China is Zambia’s largest foreign investor and has extensive mining interests in the country, while the United States has sought a greater role as Washington looks to diversify supplies of critical minerals and reduce its reliance on China. Hichilema has courted investment from both China and Western partners, including the U.S., as he seeks to increase annual copper production to 3 million metric tons by 2031.

Security concerns shadow the vote

Security and political tensions rose in the final days of the campaign. Police deployed additional officers and warned against violence, disruptions at polling stations and the circulation of false results.

Opposition parties have accused Hichilema’s government of using state institutions to target political rivals, allegations the government rejects.

The opposition's Tonse Alliance said a law enforcement raid on its offices days before the election was politically motivated.

Hichilema spent four months in jail on treason charges when he was an opposition leader under former President Edgar Lungu, whom he defeated in 2021.

Lungu remained an influential political figure until his death in South Africa last year. A prolonged dispute between his family and the government over his funeral and burial added to tensions ahead of the election.

A presidential candidate must win more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff.

Zambia has long been regarded as one of southern Africa’s more stable democracies, with a history of largely peaceful transfers of power. Hichilema’s victory in 2021 marked the country’s third transfer of power to an opposition candidate since multiparty democracy was restored in 1991.

Polls are expected to close at 1600 GMT.

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Associated Press writer Michelle Gumede in Johannesburg contributed to this report.

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