RCMP to hold news conference on escaped B.C. fugitive Rabih Alkhalil

British ColumbiaRCMP are set to hold a news conference Monday afternoon to provide an update on escaped fugitive Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil, who’s been on the run from authorities since he escaped from a B.C. prison in 2022.Alkhalil has extensive criminal record and escaped from prison in 2022CBC News · Posted: Sep 07, 2025 4:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoB.C. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald stands next to a wanted sign for fugitive Rabih Alkhalil in October 2022. Police are expected to provide an update on Alkhalil at 1 p.m. PT on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Ben Nelms/CBC)RCMP are set to hold a news conference Monday afternoon to provide an update on escaped fugitive Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil, who escaped from a B.C. prison in 2022 and has been on the loose ever since.Alkhalil, originally from Montreal, was being held in the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on murder charges when he escaped on July 21, 2022.The 38-year-old, who has an extensive criminal record and was convicted in a 2012 Toronto murder as well as a murder in Vancouver that same year, was a member of Canada’s most wanted list after the escape.Police say he has gang and drug trafficking links, and Alkhalil was the subject of an Interpol red notice.Ahead of the news conference, RCMP would not confirm to CBC News whether Alkhalil had been arrested.The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT on Monday.In July 2022, two men posing as contractors driving a white Econoline van helped Alkhalil break out� of the pretrial centre while he was awaiting a murder trial.Later that same year, the Bolo Program — which stands for “be on the lookout” — moved Alkhalil to the top of its list of 25 most wanted fugitives in Canada.As of Sunday, the program’s website stated it was offering up to $50,000 for information that could lead to his arrest.Bolo works to amplify notices about wanted criminals and is the main activity of a charitable organization started by the founder and CEO of GardaWorld Security Corporation.