Good morning. American police arrested a suspect who allegedly conspired with the Tumbler Ridge shooter to “murder persons” in B.C. and “broadcast the killings.” More on that below, along with Steven Galloway’s court testimony and Lionel Messi’s international farewell.

A 30-year-old from Washington State was arrested and charged with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country in connection with the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. James Cody Bryant, of Bellingham, is alleged to have provided advice, money and technical assistance over the course of six months to the shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar.

The allegations: Bryant “enabled” the shooter and agreed to live-stream the attack to “maximize notoriety,” FBI official Mike Herrington said at a joint news conference with B.C. law enforcement. According to court documents, the two are alleged to have tested the quality of the live-stream around August, 2025, and in January, 2026.

The background: Eight victims, including six children, were killed in the Feb. 10 shooting in the small B.C. mining community. It triggered lawsuits, scrutiny of Canada’s firearm oversight and a cross-border reckoning over the lax regulations that govern technology giants when credible threats arise.

What’s next: B.C. RCMP, who have been working with the FBI, continue their criminal investigation and have signalled they may pursue further charges in Canada.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon vowed to work with opposition parties and played down the potential for conflict with the federal government on his first day as premier-designate after securing a minority government with a weak mandate.

The details: The Parti Québécois’ 28-per-cent share of the popular vote is the lowest of any government in Quebec history. A five-way race splintered the 70 per cent of Quebeckers who say they don’t want an independence referendum, which the PQ has promised to hold.

The defeated: Outgoing Premier Christine Fréchette predictably resigned as Coalition Avenir Québec leader after the party’s catastrophic showing. Now reduced from 79 seats to zero, the CAQ gained power in 2018 and picked Fréchette to succeed François Legault in April.

By the numbers: Revisit our five election takeaways, accompanied by charts that show the seat count, turnout and the popular vote.

Go deeper: Hours after the election of a party that had pledged to dismantle Santé Québec, the provincial health authority made public a report stating that it had achieved nearly $2-billion in costs savings since its creation.

Opinion:

• The PQ capitalized on a desire for change but struggled to keep Quebeckers with them. The result makes St-Pierre Plamondon a 28-per-cent Premier, Campbell Clark writes.
• The weakest possible mandate will not deter the PQ from aiming to discredit the Constitution, Andrew Coyne warns.

The Liberal government will vote against a Conservative private member’s bill seeking to restrict access to medical assistance in dying when it comes up in the House of Commons today. Tamara Jansen’s Bill C-218 seeks to amend the Criminal Code so that a mental disorder cannot be grounds for accessing MAID.

What’s next: Justice Minister Sean Fraser said he would disclose “the path forward” for MAID in Canada ahead of the vote. As of next March 17, people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness would be able to seek medical aid to end their lives, unless the government passes legislation to change that.

Thousands of Albertans may not have their ballots counted in the Oct. 19 referendum after they fai