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Altman to Apologize to Tumbler Ridge as Canada Presses OpenAI on Reporting Failures

Canadian officials are pressing for a national duty-to-report standard following OpenAI’s new safety commitments.

AI Minister Evan Solomon takes questions from journalists as he makes his way to a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill on Wednesday.
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A small memorial of flowers rests down the path from the school where a mass shooting took place in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
A piece of wood carved with "TR" with the names of victims on it is shown at a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting, in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Overview

  • British Columbia Premier David Eby says Sam Altman agreed to deliver a public apology coordinated with the Tumbler Ridge mayor.
  • OpenAI will work with B.C. to develop recommendations for federal standards that set a clear duty-to-report threshold for AI companies.
  • Following a separate meeting with federal AI Minister Evan Solomon, OpenAI pledged a report on new detection systems, retroactive reviews of flagged cases, and a direct point of contact for the RCMP.
  • Solomon says OpenAI agreed to involve Canadian mental-health, legal and privacy experts and to have the Canadian AI Safety Institute review its safety and referral protocols.
  • The company confirmed it banned Jesse Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT account in June 2025 without notifying police, later identified a second account, and alerted the RCMP only after the Feb. 10 killings; a B.C. coroner’s inquest will examine AI’s role along with mental-health and firearms issues.