5 Things to Know: Freed Fahmy to teach at UBC

Canadian Al Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fahmy celebrates with his wife Marwa Omara after being released from Torah prison in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP / Amr Nabil)

1. Fahmy freed: Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy says he “can’t wait” to get back to Canada after receiving a pardon from Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Fahmy’s wife, who greeted him in Cairo after his release from prison, says her husband is coming back to Vancouver to teach at the University of British Columbia's journalism school.

2. Under investigation: B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth and the BC Coroners Service are investigating after a teenager died in the province’s care. Alex Gervais fell to his death from the fourth floor of a Super 8 hotel in Abbotsford – where the government had put him following the closure of his former group home.

3. Extreme flyer? Dianne Watts says that a campaign flyer sent to residents in the South Surrey-White Rock riding last week highlighting Islamic State militants isn’t fear-mongering. However, residents who spoke to CTV News said the flyer made it appear “jihadists were arriving on the doorstep tomorrow.”

4. Unprepared: Search and rescue crews are blasting a Richmond couple that went missing on a hike in the North Shore Mountains, saying the couple was extremely unprepared. North Shore Rescue said the couple contacted them by phone early in the morning and was told to stay put, but the Rudakovs kept moving.

5. IIO called in: The Independent Investigations Office is investigating the death of an elderly man in the Fraser Valley on Wednesday morning. RCMP confirmed an officer sustained a non-life threatening knife injury during the incident, but has since been treated and released from the hospital.