Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Mark Carney, David Eby, Trevor Halford and other prominent officials are due to visit Tumbler Ridge today as the town continues to mourn the devastating murder of eight people on Tuesday. Separately, more information about the suspected murderer, Jess Van Rootselaar, has been revealed, including that he lived a "nomadic lifestyle" because of his mother's moves between Newfoundland and Labrador, Grande Cache in Alberta and Powell River in BC. Van Rootselaar was also found to have created a video game in which a character ran through a mall and shot people. The teenager's estranged father, Justin Jan Vanrootselaar, has also released a statement, saying he carries "a sorrow that is difficult to put into words.”
Court ruling depects the 'nomadic lifestyle' of Tumbler Ridge shooter, who created shopping mall massacre game https://t.co/v377AiVPc1
— CityNews Calgary (@citynewscalgary) February 13, 2026
LNG Canada is close to full capacity six months after shipping its first cargo, according to market analysts Kpler. Export volumes are "accelerating" and the facility "holds significance for supply flows into key East Asian markets," Kpler said. Separately, Enbridge Inc. today reported $1.95 billion in profits for the fourth quarter of 2025, up from $493 million 12 months earlier. It said it has a backlog of $39 billion, including expanded natural gas transmission and storage projects.
LNG Canada nears full capacity
— Kpler (@Kpler) February 12, 2026
More than six months after shipping its first cargo, LNG Canada is approaching full capacity as February exports are projected at 0.8 mt, equivalent to roughly 75 per cent utilisation. The facility faced technical issues that limited output through… pic.twitter.com/zMzKiqgWHN
On the other side of the coin, the government-funded Canadian Climate Institute group has complained in a new report that Canada is not on track to meet any of its emissions targets, including the plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The report blamed “a slackening of policy effort over the past year, marked by the removal or weakening of climate policies across the country.” One example of "slackening," it said, was the removal of the consumer carbon tax.
Canada’s path to its climate goals is getting steeper: our latest modelling shows the country is now further from its targets. Stronger industrial policies and provincial co-operation can speed up progress, but they won’t be enough on their own.
— Canadian Climate Institute (@ClimateInstit) February 13, 2026
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Donald Trump's penchant for tariffing imports has meant more expensive goods for US consumers, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has explained in newly released research. The study said 90 per cent of the costs from the new taxes were being paid by American companies, who in turn have passed the burden onto consumers. Last month, meanwhile, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy found that there had been a "near-complete pass-through of tariffs to US import prices," meaning the extra costs are being borne by Americans.
Costs from Trump's tariffs paid almost entirely by US consumers, NY Fed says https://t.co/JRftdMdfsa
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 13, 2026
A Tory MP who said he wanted to refuse a parliamentary pay increase has been criticized by members within his own party, according to a CBC News report. Mike Dawson, who represents a riding in New Brunswick, said it was "distasteful" to be receiving a $10,000 pay boost (on top of the standard MP salary of $209,800) when the average Canadian "hasn't seen a decent raise in decades." According to CBC, Dawson was summoned by the Tory whip, told the salary increase is a legal requirement and "dressed down." He was then heckled by "between six or eight" Tory MPs.
Conservative MP refusing pay bump was heckled, admonished by his colleagues. Mike Dawson says some of his colleagues are angry he's trying to forgo wage hike, @katemckenna8, @JPTasker & @cath_cullen report https://t.co/i3Mc18MbEV
— National Newswatch (@natnewswatch) February 12, 2026
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