A Washington state resident charged with conspiracy in one of the worst school shootings in Canada's history has been ordered detained pending further hearings in the case.

Melody Bryant, also known as James Cody Bryant, of Bellingham, Washington, was charged this month with conspiring to murder people in a foreign country.

Investigators said she provided assistance to Jesse Van Rootselaar, who killed eight people and wounded 27 in the mountain community of Tumbler Ridge in February.