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Vancouver festival ramming is latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — A car-ramming at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver that killed at least nine people marks Canada’s fourth attack in seven years in which vehicles have been used as deadly weapons. Around the world, people fuelled by motives ranging from terrorism and far-right extremism to misogyny and mental illness have deployed the tactic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The latest developments on a deadly street festival attack in Vancouver
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
The deaths of nine people killed when an SUV drove through a crowd at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver has sent shock waves through the country and upended the final day of the federal election campaign. Here are the latest developments (all times PT): — 7:15 a.m. Prime Minister Mark Carney has held a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney expresses condolences to victims of Vancouver vehicle attack
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pausing his election campaign to express condolences to victims and their families after a vehicle attack in Vancouver on Saturday killed nine people and injured many more. Carney says he has been briefed by his public safety minister and national security adviser and will be meeting with B.C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A most agonizing time’: The world responds to Vancouver’s deadly vehicle attack
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
News of a deadly vehicle attack in Vancouver has drawn dismay and sorrow among leaders across Canada and the world. Many are sharing condolences with victims and families after police say a driver rammed into a crowd at a Filipino community festival on Saturday, killing nine. Here’s a look at what the world is saying: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It feels personal’: Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MOOSE JAW — Canola runs deep on Margaret Rigetti’s farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her grandfather was among the first to grow the bright yellow flowering crop in the 1970s, and it has been a staple ever since. “For a large part of Saskatchewan, the farm economy has been driven by canola,” Rigetti, a director with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver wakes to tragedy of nine dead in ramming attack on Filipino street festival
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Vancouver is waking to the tragic aftermath of a deadly ramming attack on a Filipino community street festival that killed at least nine people, with survivors describing horrifying scenes of victims strewn on the ground. Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai says a 30-year-old Vancouver man has been arrested for Saturday night’s attack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nine dead after SUV plows through Vancouver Filipino festival, man arrested
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say nine people are dead after an SUV plowed through a Vancouver street festival being staged by the city’s Filipino community Saturday night, leaving a trail of debris and victims in its wake. Witness Nic Magtajas described an SUV roaring through the Lapu Lapu Day crowd at high speed, sending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mass attack at Vancouver street festival casts dark pall over final day of campaign
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — A mass casualty vehicle ramming at a Vancouver street festival has cast a grim shadow over the final day of the federal election campaign. Party leaders sent condolences on social media Saturday night after learning that multiple people had been killed and injured after a man drove an SUV through the Lapu Lapu ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several dead after SUV plows through Vancouver Filipino festival, man arrested
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Several people are dead after an SUV plowed through a Vancouver street festival being staged by the city’s Filipino community Saturday night, leaving a trail of debris and victims in its wake. Witness Nic Magtajas described an SUV roaring through the Lapu Lapu Day crowd at high speed, sending pedestrians’ bodies flying. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at some recent deadly attacks involving vehicle rammings
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A car-ramming at a Vancouver street festival being staged by the city’s Filipino community is the latest in a spate of horrific incidents where vehicles were used as weapons. Here is a look at some other recent attacks: NEW ORLEANS, Jan 1, 2025 — A driver plowed a pickup truck through a crowd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man, 30, arrested after SUV plows into Vancouver Filipino festival, killing several
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s interim police chief says a 30-year-old man has been arrested after a car plowed through a Vancouver street festival being staged by the city’s Filipino community, killing several people. Steve Rai says in a midnight news briefing at the scene in South Vancouver that the lone man was apprehended by bystanders before ... Read More »
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