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Or sign-in if you have an account Fear and confusion is the order of the day for B.C.’s $2.3 billion film and television sector after U.S President Donald Trump threatened to place a 100 per cent tariff on all foreign film production which could decimate the industry in Canada Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience “The movie industry in America is DYING a very fast death Other countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States are being devastated,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform on Sunday night The White House later walked back Trump’s comments telling reporters on Monday that “no decisions have been made” but that staff are “exploring all options to deliver on President Trump’s directive.” Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? 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At this point it’s unclear how the tariff would — or if it even could — be implemented as different parts of a film are done in different countries than from where filming took place and Jurassic World Rebirth had their visual effects produced at ILM’s Vancouver studio and Dune: Two’s Academy Award-winning VFX was primarily handled by Vancouver’s DNEG the co-director of the Vancouver-made Final Destination: Bloodlines and chairman of the national directors division of the Directors Guild of Canada said a tariff on movies isn’t quite the same as a tariff on other imported goods “I think there is a lot of confusion around how it would even be possible to tariff a movie,” said Lipovsky Cars have physical parts that get shipped back and forth across the border So it seems unlikely this will come to fruition.” Lipovsky added that 90 per cent of movies and TV shows filmed in Vancouver are owned by U.S which then either sends material back to the States for post-production or keeps it in B.C CEO of Martini Film Studios in Langley and the chair of Screen B.C. added that the industry represents $4 billion of total economic impact in B.C She said the industry is so integrated that any tariffs would also hurt the U.S “I think that this is the lever that he’s trying to pull to invite production back into the United States But it’s not effectively going to achieve what he wants it to achieve.” Premier David Eby said his advice for B.C.’s film sector is “don’t panic” as Trump “tweets a lot of stuff.” Eby touted the continuing productions of big-budget TV shows The Last of Us and Shogun both of which have renewed for another season as a demonstration of the sector’s growth in the province He said intellectual property is exempt from tariffs and that unless films produced in the province are burned onto a DVD and shipped across the border “The president’s proposal is incredibly hard to understand Try to imagine as an American an option for two versions of Netflix one where you get just a handful of productions and you get to see what everyone else in the world gets to see,” said the premier “To say the implementation would be challenging is an understatement Eby added the province doesn’t have any plans to change the tax credits it currently offers the sector which it increased from 28 to 36 per cent in December the provincial government provided a $900 million subsidy to film and television productions — of which 80 per cent was for foreign productions said that studios have told him they want to keep filming in B.C given the province is tax competitive and already has the trained crews and filming space they need Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said Trump’s threat is “unwarranted and unjustified” and that Vancouver’s film sector will survive no matter what happens with U.S While both the province and the city say they will continue to support the industry there have been some headwinds in recent years with the 2023 Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes causing a 32 per cent drop in foreign production by dropping the valuation of its film and television production by $1 billion the third largest film and television production hub in North America after Los Angeles and New York with 26,000 people employed in the sector in B.C “Any news like this that can impact our industry creates a frenzy of conversation and fear any contemplation of instability after the few years that we’ve had here coming into this moment But we are assuring everyone that we are working very closely with government working together to push back on this,” said Martini dcarrigg@postmedia.com transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account More than 25,000 runners have taken to the streets of Vancouver for the BMO Marathon Sunday morning and drivers should be aware of several closures and detours in the area In-person runners will start near Queen Elizabeth Park and finish in Stanley Park ⚠️ TRAFFIC ALERT: BMO Vancouver Marathon is TODAY Sun, May 4???? Widespread road closures in effect throughout the day ➡️ https://t.co/niSkgQRLlzExpect delays & plan ahead, especially if travelling downtown.#BMOVM #VanTraffic pic.twitter.com/UrCqgVnj1f The organizers of the marathon say traffic is being affected Sunday in Riley Park Rolling closures will be in effect until 3:30 p.m The Vancouver Police Department says it is ramping up security during the event and SeaBus service throughout the marathon Listen live to 1130 NewsRadio Vancouver every 10 minutes on the ones for traffic updates. You can also follow us on X @NewsRadioVan and subscribe to Traffic Alerts sent directly to your inbox. The New Democratic Party selects B.C. MP Don Davies as interim leader. The federal council and the NDP caucus decided on the local MP. The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is turning to the public for help. Jendhel May Sico is described as a person who lived her life to the fullest. On Saturday, April 26, she was celebrating the Lapu-Lapu Day festival with those she loved most -- her cousin, AJ Sico, and... Jendhel May Sico is described as a person who lived her life to the fullest. Killed in a car-ramming attack on Saturday, April 26, she was celebrating the Lapu-Lapu Day festival with those she loved most -- her cousin, AJ Sico, and her boyfriend. AJ's partner, Vanessa, speaks to reporter Kier Junos about the day their lives changed forever. Huge crowds lined the streets of Vancouver to cheer on 25,000 runners making their way around the city for the 53rd annual BMO Marathon on Sunday. Jack Rabb has the story. A memorial mass was held at St. Andrew's Saturday in honour of the victims of the deadly Lapu-Lapu tragedy last week. The accused person in the deadly car attack at the Lapu-Lapu Day block party in Vancouver on April 26th appeared at the provincial Court of British Columbia. 30-year-old Kai Ji Adam Lo appeared via video in court. Kier Junos reports. 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If you think selling lighters that look like a real gun is a terrible idea at least one Vancouver city councillor has your back We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentABC Vancouver Coun Mike Klassen has introduced a motion aiming to ban the sale of gun-shaped lighters in the city says the sale of the questionable lighters has proliferated in the City of Vancouver over the past year with an estimated 50 to 75 stores selling gun-shaped lighters particularly in the Downtown Eastside and downtown core Because the lighters look so much like real firearms they have led to “public distress and a significant increase in 911 emergency calls.” There were 162 police calls about the lighters last year more than half of which were classified as “priority weapons calls” — meaning they led to a response involving several officers armed with Tasers less-lethal beanbag shotguns and Arwen riot guns Klassen’s motion notes that the presence of the lighters in public spaces “has resulted in multiple dangerous encounters where police officers have had to draw their firearms creating a risk of fatal outcomes should a suspect fail to comply or appear to threaten officers or the public.” They’ve also been documented as being used in violent crimes and leading to charges for robbery Calls about gun-shaped lighters were predominantly in the city’s core with 46 per cent happening in the Downtown Eastside and 39 per cent in other parts of downtown Vancouver The drain on police resources is significant the motion says: 32 of the calls led to 10 or more police units being dispatched and the average time required to resolve each call was two and a half hours but gun-shaped lighters are not specifically prohibited for possession or sale under the Criminal Code of Canada They only become illegal when used in the commission of a crime The motion said a city ban on the sale and distribution of gun-shaped lighters in Vancouver would “enhance public safety and reduce the burden on law enforcement while other legislative measures are being explored,” the motion says It asks city staff to come up with recommendations for bylaw amendments that would ban the lighters and set a range of penalties for selling them It also urges Mayor Ken Sim to write to the provincial government asking for legislative changes that would prohibit the sale distribution and possession of gun-shaped lighters in B.C and make it possible for police to seize them This isn’t the first time city council has cracked down on questionable lighters over safety concerns The ban was championed by Vancouver Fire Rescue Services Continuous-flame lighters were ordered removed from shelves as of June 2024 and retailers who sell them now face a $1,000 fine jruttle@postmedia.com The Bandits’ Ian MacKay faces the Vancouver Warriors in Game 1 of the National Lacrosse League semifinals on Friday The Buffalo Bandits are heading to a familiar place this month – the National Lacrosse League Finals The two-time defending champions earned the right Sunday with an 11-9 victory over the Vancouver Warriors at Rogers Arena sweeping the best-of-three semifinal series This will be the Bandits’ fifth straight appearance in the finals They will play Game 1 of the finals at KeyBank Center at 7:30 p.m facing the winner of the other semifinal series between the Saskatchewan Rush and Halifax Thunderbirds Tickets for that game will be on sale beginning at 10 a.m The Rush opened with a 16-7 victory in Game 1 on Saturday and the two teams are scheduled to meet again for Game 2 on Saturday and In Game 1 of the semifinals on Friday night at KeyBank Center the Bandits cruised to a 9-3 win behind Ian MacKay’s four goals and Josh Byrne’s five points It wasn’t quite as easy on the road Sunday night with the Bandits’ MacKay collecting a hat trick (his three goals matching a team high) in the first two quarters He also finished with a team-high six points The Warriors went ahead 8-7 in the third period as Adam Charalambides struck for two of his team-leading three goals After Tehoka Nanticoke’s goal for the Bandits tied the score at 6-6 Then Chris Cloutier added a power-play tally with 5:03 left in the period to draw the Bandits within one That was the first of four consecutive goals for the Bandits who grabbed the lead for good after striking quickly during a 3:20 run in the fourth quarter Chase Fraser and Cloutier scored in succession who scored the team’s third goal to start the second period completed his hat trick with 5:45 left to give the Bandits the two-goal margin of victory Goaltender Matt Vinc finished with 29 saves after making 35 in Game 1 Members of the Buffalo Bandits hoist the National Lacrosse League Cup as they arrive at a rally outside Key Bank Center Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account — A man was shot and killed in a Vancouver home on Saturday when he confronted a group that took a garage door opener from his car and got into his house According to Vancouver Police investigators the victim confronted the car prowlers at about 4 a.m Saturday after they had entered the garage of a home on Southeast French Road Police officials haven’t released the name of the victim and investigators are still working to identify the suspects someone else called 911 to report several people “prowling vehicles” on Northeast 15th Street Detectives believe this same group got the victim’s garage door opener from a rental car parked in his driveway and shot him during an ensuing confrontation The shooting incident appears to be random If you have any helpful information or surveillance video from that evening Sign In Register It's tough for Vancouver Canucks fans to take a joke right now it's understandable that Canucks fans might not take too kindly to the possibility of the team's franchise player also heading out of town So, when Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford talked about Quinn Hughes wanting to play with his brothers to set up a punch line about acquiring the two younger Hughes brothers from the New Jersey Devils On the 100% Hockey podcast with Darren Millard and John Shannon, Rutherford emphasized that he was just joking around. "Some of those comments were in jest, of course," said Rutherford. "I mean, I wasn't totally serious." Obviously, Rutherford quipping that he wanted to acquire Jack and Luke Hughes was a joke. If it hadn't been a joke, he could have been in some hot water, as the NHL has talked about clamping down on tampering in recent months, with the threat of hefty fines meant to keep teams and executives in line. But it turns out that his comments about Hughes wanting to play with his brothers were not even based on anything he's heard from Hughes. "No, that's just been out there," said Rutherford. "I think people assume that." Yes, plenty of people assume that Quinn would like to play with Jack and Luke — he's even talked generally about the idea — but fan assumptions are one thing; the president of hockey operations seemingly confirming those assumptions as fact is quite another. Those are the types of comments that create stories where none needed to exist. Speaking of, Rutherford also brought the possibility of trading Hughes to the forefront of the conversation. "As for Quinn, I don't have a deadline," said Rutherford. "We do control him for two more years. I think a better way of saying that is we control him for a year-and-two-thirds, because if we get to that trade deadline two years from now and it looks like he doesn't want to stay, then we would have to do something at that point. But we're hoping that he's here to stay. He's the leader of the team and the face of the franchise." To be fair, Rutherford isn't talking out of school, by any means. Everyone understands that Hughes has two years left on his contract, giving the Canucks little time to convince their star defenceman that they can build a Stanley Cup contender around him. It's still unusual to hear an executive talk about a player in this way. Furthermore, if the Canucks get to the point where Hughes doesn't have a contract extension by the 2027 trade deadline, something has already gone horribly wrong. The Canucks will be able to sign Hughes to an extension starting July 1, 2026. The hope is that the Canucks would have a strong 2025-26 season, with positive signs for the future, giving Hughes every reason to want to stay in Vancouver long-term, potentially the rest of his career. If that's not the case, and it looks like Hughes might not stay, waiting until the trade deadline to move him would be potentially disastrous. That would leave the Canucks in a situation of either trading Hughes as a rental, and thereby getting a limited return, or letting him walk for nothing in free agency. Neither is a good option. Frankly, if Quinn Hughes goes into the 2026-27 season without a contract extension, the Canucks are in trouble. The fact that Rutherford is thinking in those terms is a cause for concern, but it's also not surprising. They didn't show much long-term thinking with Brock Boeser, and now is likely to walk in free agency for nothing. Similarly, they didn't get Rick Tocchet signed to a contract extension after he won the Jack Adams, and now he's gone too. "Our focus is not about what's going to happen a year or two down the road with anybody," said Rutherford. "Our focus is preparing for each season, and I think that's where [Hughes's] focus should be, and the team's." Suddenly, the words of former Canucks general manager Jim Benning spring to mind: "We live day-to-day." On the plus side, the Canucks could benefit from that short-term thinking right now. The Canucks have one last chance to build a playoff team around Hughes. If it doesn't work, they're going to have to blow up the team anyway.  But if the team does have move into rebuild mode, they can't wait until the 2027 trade deadline — it will have to start a lot sooner than that. Those concerns are bigger than NHL Draft positioning It’s always prudent to draft and develop NHL prospects They desperately need to trade for a proven centre and their first-round selection for the June 27-28 NHL Draft in Los Angeles — odds are 97.9 per cent it will remain 15th overall — should be part of the package so fifth overall is as high as they can climb And if that gift from the hockey gods actually lands it would add ammunition to taking trade aim at improving the centre position but these are hard times and management needs to be proactive The next issue of Canucks Report will soon be in your inbox Can Pettersson find presence and persistency required of a No There are free agency options to augment what’s in place The Canucks maintain they must trade for a centre of the Florida Panthers will get a free-agency bump on his expiring US$4.4 million cap hit after 25 goals and 51 points while playing behind top centre Aleksander Barkov of the Carolina Hurricanes has been a post-season scratch after 22 goals on an expiring $2.8 million cap commitment you wonder if the Canucks will make a big trade play for a true No has been a consummate captain and contributor for the Detroit Red Wings over 10 seasons He was critical of his club’s lack of trade-deadline improvements for a shot at a playoff spot for the first time in nine seasons “I felt the group didn’t gain any momentum,” said Larkin who has had four-consecutive 30-goals seasons and played the stretch drive with an injury sustained at the 4 Nations Face-Off “Guys were kind of down and it would be nice to add something and add a spark and a morale boost.” For Larkin to go off like that was rare and it could hint of a disconnect with the general manager Steve Yzerman didn’t dwell on what his captain said Larkin is the face of the storied franchise and That would mean a real sell job here to convince a season gone sideways was more of an anomaly than an aberration $69.60-million extension carries an $8.7-million cap hit for six more seasons A no-trade clause takes effect in 2028-29 and it would take something special to pry him out of the Motor City Hughes was youngest competitor in the 2018 world hockey championship and Larkin was his U.S They’ve also trained together and formed a lasting bond gets us back to Pettersson and that big $11.6 million cap commitment and those paltry 45 points this season “I definitely want to keep all my options open we still believe in him,” said Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin “Elias had one down year which was this year and it’s about maturity and taking his game to the next level He’s more than capable of being a first-line centre “But I would be stupid not to keep my options open Pettersson and Chytil are good enough to become good players — probably one of the better shutdown forwards in the league and hard to play against — you don’t replace him.” Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford summed up what he would have to part with in a centre search like this: “Tough decisions That sounds more than just propping up the position process for the live draw to determine first and second picks to set the field appears complicated It’s four balls numbered 1 to 14 and 1,001 possible combinations Each team was randomly assigned four-number combinations and the lower the finish One combination is designated as a redraw (11,12,13,14) allowing the NHL to divide by 1,000 among the 16 teams that didn’t advance to the post-season 1 pick and the second determines rest of the order If the winner of the first draw wins the second draw OVERTIME — Canucks defenceman Marcus Pettersson and prize prospect Tom Willander were paired Sunday for Sweden in its 6-2 win over Finland in a tune-up for the world championship that opens Friday bkuzma@postmedia.com This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy The Vancouver Police Department arrested a man on felony charges related to child sex abuse after an FBI tip stated he was involved in sexually abusing children aged 0-9 online in collaboration with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies arrested Kaleb Mormance of Vancouver on 17 felony charges related to child sex abuse The arrest followed a tip from the FBI's Utah office which had served a search warrant on an online server chat room targeting individuals involved in the sexual abuse of children ranging in age from under one-year-old to nine-years-old authorities discovered newly produced content leading them to identify Mormance as a suspect The Vancouver Police Department's Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit (DECU) along with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) located and arrested Mormance in Vancouver Mormance was booked into the Clark County Jail on charges including rape of a child and various counts of child exploitation and possession of child sex abuse material According to RAINN (Rape the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization child sexual abuse material is not referred to as child pornography because the material is considered evidence of that abuse and children legally cannot consent to sex or having images of their abuse recorded and distributed Studies suggest that the majority of those possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material also commit hands-on sexual offenses against minors Most of the time, the abuse is committed by someone that the child knows and trusts, and offenders often use grooming techniques, manipulative behaviors that abusers uses to gain access to a potential victim, to normalize sexual contact and encourage secrecy. Grooming often happens online, as well and no further details are available at this time Authorities emphasized the importance of collaboration among law enforcement agencies nationwide in protecting children and holding offenders accountable Authorities urge anyone with information about the physical or online exploitation of children to contact the FBI at 1-800-225-5324 or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov or report.cybertip.org. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Vancouver's public art ranges from very straightforward sculptures to more abstract visual arts to Given the unique nature of each piece of art there are often interesting stories or stories involving different pieces So here are five pieces of art facts you (probably) didn't know As part of Vancouver's role as host of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games there was a push for more arts and culture around the city One of the pieces that was temporarily put in place was the "Garde-Temps." It was a huge vase-like sculpture that lit up the area under the Cambie Street Bridge near the Olympic Village Canada Line station Anyone who's gone past in the last decade will not have noticed it While the art was a temporary installation the podium that was put in place to hold it was a permanent addition to the city When the Voxel Bride piece was installed as part of the Vancouver Biennale a couple of years ago David Oppenheimer was a popular figure in early Vancouver even sitting as the city's second mayor.  He passed away in 1897, but his role in the city wasn't forgotten, and in 1909 a committee was formed to build a memorial to Oppenheimer the first choice to make the memorial was a famed sculptor named Augustus Saint-Gaudens as one person pointed out in the Daily Province on Oct "The gentlemen who suggested and those who concurred with him that the services of Augustus St Gaudens be enlisted in designing the memorial evidently overlook the very important fact that Augustus St Gaudens himself died two years ago," reads a letter to the newspaper Those waiting for a bus in the Punjabi Market (well just south of it) have the option of sitting in a bus shelter or sitting on a seesaw the piece of art is also a functional seesaw and a potential bus stop bench The seating area on the seesaw isn't set up like a typical one; instead it has dividers almost exactly like the nearby bus stop bench "Uncomfortable when used by only one person the artwork is best experienced with another person and thus becomes a tool for whimsical social exchange," reads the city's page for the art The Fraser Wilson Mural is only partially public; it's actually located in the Maritime Labour Centre which is used for a variety of events like craft fairs throughout the year it depicts Vancouver as an industrious city in the 1940s What's unusual is that the mural is in a building built in 1972 The mural was actually moved in the 1980s when union activists and groups heard it was threatened in its original building the Pender Auditorium (which was lost to a fire in 2003) "Girl in Wetsuit" is one of Vancouver's best-known pieces of public art and it took a fair amount of effort to get it in place the boulder it sits on was always the planned location but it was actually moved to a higher spot so she'd be more visible at high tide A floating crane was actually used to move the huge stone also had to make a version of the boulder top at home to work on It then had to be flown back to Vancouver and attached to its watery home a swath of development took place across the District of North Vancouver This work was captured in a photo album compiled by the District of North Vancouver engineering department which contains more than 300 images. One of those shots shows work undertaken on Lynn Valley Road near Frederick Road in June of 1914 The Dovercourt Hotel can be seen in the distance which was built in 1909 by Harry Holland and served tourists visiting Lynn Canyon Visit the MONOVA Archives to see the full album now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver, at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley, is open for drop-ins on Monday and by appointment Tuesday-Friday, 12:30-4 p.m. Contact: [email protected] We look at what we’ve learned about the tragedy in Vancouver’s Filipino community – more on that below along with Ontario’s measles outbreak and a change on Donald Trump’s national security team Glitza Maria Caicedo and Glitza Daniela Samper.Supplied newsrooms lean on every available resource Some reporters scan social media and work the phones for information Others are dispatched urgently to the scene reporters hit some sort of roadblock or police checkpoint a yellow-tape cordon keeping journalists away from seeing too much or talking to too many people Nancy Macdonald arrived at the Filipino community’s Lapu-Lapu Day street festival within two hours of an SUV charging down a street lined with food trucks and crashing into people leaving an outdoor concert from members of the Black Eyed Peas It was warm, what felt like the first evening of summer, and Nancy stood amid a streetscape filled with the aftermath of chaos White tarps covered what appeared to be bodies empty plates and other detritus littered the scene given the revving engine and then the screams and cries for help and mercy depicted in videos of the area from just a couple hours before Eleven were killed taken to multiple hospitals around the region Ten remain in hospital in critical or serious condition Nancy and Globe reporter Jana Pruden wrote profiles on the victims who died in the attack Take some time to learn more about who they were and the lives they lived Two families lost three members each. A 16-year-old who stayed at home to study lost his mother, father and five-year-old sister. A 27-year-old who was holding his mother’s hand lost her when the vehicle ripped her from him who had come to Canada from Brazil to live more freely as a trans person He himself is still in hospital with a badly broken leg Eventually, the Audi SUV came to a stop and the enraged crowd surged toward it as the driver tried to run. The driver was caught by festival-goers, but Dudley Green stood in front of the driver and refused a man’s request that he move. He needs to die,” the man told Green who recounted the conversation to Jana Pruden “I don’t disagree,” Green said he told the man The 2018 van attack in Toronto killed 11 There have been mass-casualty vehicle attacks over the last decade in Berlin Vancouver police have repeatedly been asked why there wasn’t more security at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival The city’s interim chief said the police’s own risk assessment found there were no known threats Fortifying every event in the city would mean a massive change in how the hundreds of events that are held every year could be conducted Premier David Eby has announced a public inquiry will be likely after Adam Lo has faced trial on second-degree murder charges Mike Hager reported extensively this week that Lo had twice been detained under the Mental Health Act and was under supervision at the time of the attack most of them instigated by Lo himself complaining of a variety of harms His health team had deemed him unwilling to take medication for his schizophrenia Eby said that by next month, he hopes for a report into how police should secure such festivals as the Lapu-Lapu Day gathering. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Members of the Filipino community gather at a memorial site for the victims of an incident where a car drove through a crowd killing multiple people in Vancouver were killed in Saturday’s vehicle attack at the Lapu-Lapu Festival in Vancouver A GoFundMe has been launched to support the family of Richard Le who were killed in Saturday’s attack his mother Glitza Maria Caicedo and his father Alejandro lost his sister and parents in Saturday’s attack whose wife Jenifer Darbellay died after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival hugs an attendee at a vigil outside Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School in Vancouver They attended the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival and died as a result of the events of what’s been called the darkest day in Vancouver history Two generations of families who leave behind orphaned sons A mother visiting from the Philippines to see her adult children including multiple generations of families were killed and dozens were hurt after a 30-year-old Vancouver man allegedly drove his SUV into crowds at the celebration Kai-Ji Adam Lo has been charged with eight counts of murder and is expected to face more charges The city is mourning an “unimaginable loss,” Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said at a press conference this week A “vibrant joyful community celebration turned into a nightmare that no one should ever have to witness.” The ripple effects of the deadly attack have been felt across Canada and beyond, prompting nearly $2 million in donations toward families of the victims Glitza Maria Caicedo and her husband Daniel Samper immigrated to Canada from Colombia more than 20 years ago initially moving to Toronto before relocating to B.C. began volunteering with the non-profit in 2013 Her family was well known within the organization and deeply loved by many was getting ready for work when he got the call There had been a “terrible accident,” his sister’s fiancé told him They had been taken to hospital and pronounced dead The couple “sacrificed everything” in Colombia to give their kids a better future in Canada Canada is supposed to be a safe place.” their 15-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter when she was fatally struck a close friend and business partner to Johansen Darbellay wore many hats and was beloved by everyone describing her as a stylish and “very hip woman.” a Tinker Bell voice and “a big beautiful smile,” recalled Munisha Tumato The women met while their kids were in the same kindergarten class at Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School Darbellay joined Tumato as a co-chair of the school’s parents advisory council and the two immediately became fast friends “She was incredibly loving and had this ability to make you feel like an old friend really quickly,” Tumato said was emotionally intelligent and incredibly selfless Shortly after he and his wife moved into their Vancouver home Darbellay was first to show up with a housewarming gift: a bag of groceries and a bottle of wine when Hall’s daughter was recovering from dental surgery Darbellay surprised the youngster with a jewelry-making kit she could play with to make her feel better In the wake of her death, Hall said he has organized a GoFundMe campaign so Darbellay’s husband “This is an incredibly difficult time for Noel and moving forward with his life is going to feel insurmountable,” he wrote on the fundraiser page Rizza Azzir Pagkanlungan poses for a selfie with her husband grinning joyfully as they capture a moment in front of the festival stage The photograph was taken just 15 minutes before tragedy struck “My heart is shattered by this unimaginable loss,” he said in an earlier post To know Pagkanlungan was to truly love her, her cousin, Shelby Anne Marie Pacumio wrote on a GoFundMe page She created the fundraiser to help bring Pagkanlungan’s body to the Philippines – “to lay her to rest with the family who raised her and loved her deeply.” Pagkanlungan left their country and moved to Winnipeg with her husband in search of a better future they relocated to Vancouver to be closer to them “The shock and sorrow are still unimaginable it feels like a terrible dream we can’t wake up from,” Pacumio said teacher and mental health worker who left their home in Brazil for Canada “in search of new dreams and opportunities,” the non-profit Latincouver a fierce defender of LGBTQIA+ rights who was deeply committed to helping young people and marginalized communities thrive,” the post read Salim graduated from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro with a degree in music in 2014 before obtaining a master’s in psychology they worked as a music teacher at the American School of Rio de Janeiro Salim worked as a teacher and counsellor at Fraser River Middle School and New Westminster Secondary School They were a “valued member of our community whose wisdom and care” had a powerful impact on students Salim was also an “epic drag king,” an activist and an “exuberant contributor” to the community New West Pride members said on social media They were “full of light” and deeply loved by friends, family and colleagues, longtime friend Patricia Avelino wrote on a GoFundMe Salim leaves behind their dog Zoe and five cats Jendhel May Sico was kind-hearted and had a beautiful soul “She lived her life to the fullest,” she wrote on a GoFundMe page “She always had a smile on her face and everyone that knows her would agree that she brought positivity to everyone she met.” was killed in the attack on Saturday while attending the festival with her boyfriend Sico worked at a lumber distributor company and lived in Port Coquitlam with Redlac The couple were planning to move to Surrey where they were raised and first met as teenagers Redlac was getting ready to propose to Sico We got robbed of celebrating them as being married,” she said had just celebrated her son Helgi’s 27th birthday the night before she died The 56-year-old was visiting Helgi and her other son in Vancouver from the Philippines and was scheduled to fly home days after the Lapu-Lapu Day event Helgi was also struck and rushed to hospital for surgery “She loved her sons more than the world,” Kristjan wrote on a GoFundMe page The boys are hoping to have their mother’s remains brought to Cavite Helgi said his mother worked as a flight attendant realtor and did “anything else she could to raise me and my brother as best she could.” Thor moved to Vancouver in 2017 to become a pilot Helgi followed years later and became an occupational therapist he told the Globe earlier this week from the hospital His mother was adventurous — she loved tubing in the snow and on her first camping trip she chopped wood “like a natural,” he said Her local Kiwanis Club is remembering her as a “true advocate for the youth.” was supposed to go to the Lapu-Lapu festival with his father he decided to stay home to finish his homework instead That was the last time he’d see them alive died in hospital shortly after on Sunday morning Vancouver realtor and tennis and badminton coach “He was a passionate mentor to his son,” a competitive badminton player himself said Richard served his community and clients with pride and went out of his way to support people was known for her kindness and “gentle spirit.” She was planning on seeing family in Vietnam was “super energetic,” outgoing and had a lovable personality After a GoFundMe campaign created to support Andy generated more than $540,000, the teen posted a video message thanking donors and letting them know that he plans to give about half of the money to other victims. “I know that many other families are hurting, too,” he said. 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Grassroots organizations and local leagues emerged, providing opportunities for girls and women to play and compete. The Vancouver Female Ice Hockey Association (VFIHA), now known as Vancouver Girls Hockey was started in 1972 and played a crucial role in this revival organizing teams and leagues for players of all ages.  women’s hockey also got a massive boost when The University of British Columbia (UBC) became a key player in the sport’s development contending regularly for the U Sports title and producing players in a variety of pro leagues around the world The next stab at women’s pro hockey in Vancity came in 2000 with the establishment of the Vancouver Griffins a professional women’s team in the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) The Griffins were the first NWHL expansion team outside Ontario and Quebec signaling Vancouver’s growing influence in the women’s game.  The Griffins attracted top talent, including Olympians Nancy Drolet, Shelley Looney and the renowned Cammi Granato, who is now a Hockey Hall of Famer and the Assistant GM for the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks The Griffins played against university teams raising the profile of women’s hockey in the city for a few seasons.  In 2010, Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics, which featured the Canadian women winning gold in a thrilling 2-0 win over the U.S. in front of nearly 17,000 fans at what is now known as Rogers Place.  Toronto Sceptres star forward Hannah Miller is one of five current PWHL players who hails from Vancouver and she was at that historic gold medal game I was there as a fan,” she recalled in a phone interview that took place before the news of Vancouver getting a team was official “The city was absolutely electric for those Olympics hockey has really been growing in Vancouver It would be great for the league to go there.”  The point is, the across-the-board enthusiasm that Vancouverites have shown for women’s hockey from the Takeover Tour—Rogers Arena hosted the second game of this year’s Tour on Jan 8 drawing a sellout crowd of 19,038—straight through the historic expansion announcement did not come out of the blue.   “This city has always been a terrific hockey market but its commitment to women’s hockey is truly exceptional,” said Hefford “I’ll never forget stepping on the ice here in the 2010 Olympic Games almost 17,000 people in the stands—which was a record at the time—and that moment really helped set the stage for where we are today and where the women’s game is We felt that same energy again this year with the Takeover Tour; thousands of youth players who packed that arena and brought that positive energized environment that the PWHL has become known for.” Another massive positive for the new team in Vancouver is its home building The Coliseum was built in the late-60s as part of the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) and was the home of the NHL’s Canucks until 1995 Known to locals as the “Rink on Renfrew,” it has been home to various other teams and leagues including the WHL’s Vancouver Giants from 2001 to 2016.  Some of the most notable events to be hosted at Pacific Coliseum include Game 4 of the 1972 Summit Series Canucks home games in the 1982 and 1994 Stanley Cup the 2006 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship and figure skating and short-track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.  Instagram @oldcanadaseries / Via instagram.com is also excited because it is the first time PWHL will be the primary tenant in a building “Being the primary tenant is a big part of it,” Scheer said at the press conference “We are so grateful for [PNE’s] willingness to allow us to come in the building and talk about the things we need and their willingness to help meet those needs and bring a professional environment here for our players.”  Scheer elaborated on this subject during a recent appearance on the Jocks in Jills podcast.  Summed up Hefford beautifully: “We’re so excited for this city to experience the parity and the competitiveness that our league has every single game. ... we’re also looking to youth hockey players across British Columbia getting to know their local team, whether it’s through camps, clinics, community events. This is about more than just putting a team on the ice; it’s about building meaningful connections with people that inspire the next generation.”  Vancouver Whitecaps FC will face Cruz Azul on June 1 (9 pm ET) in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup final LIGA MX showdown for the prestigious continental title The winner of the single-leg final, to be played at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, will also take home prize money while qualifying for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup Brian White sparked the Leg 2 result with his sixth goal of the tournament, giving the USMNT striker 12 goals in 16 appearances (all competitions) this season. Rising midfielder Sebastian Berhalter also tallied in South Florida adding a pair of assists to complete a man-of-the-match performance Unfortunately for the Whitecaps, Berhalter is suspended for the final due to yellow card accumulation. The good news is that captain and star midfielder Ryan Gauld could recover from his knee injury in time for the biggest game in club history Can Vancouver match Seattle Sounders FC's feat from 2022 and become just the second MLS team to win the modern iteration of the Concacaf Champions Cup The Final is set 🔥🇨🇦 Vancouver vs Cruz Azul 🇲🇽🗓️ June 1st pic.twitter.com/DES3tIwIw8 Cruz Azul knocked out Seattle and two fellow Mexican heavyweights (Club América and Tigres UANL) en route to their record-setting ninth CCC final appearance a victory over Vancouver would equal Club América for the most titles in tournament history Sepúlveda leads the way as the competition's Golden Boot leader with 7g/2a, while former LAFC midfielder Mateusz Bogusz has three assists following his winter move to LIGA MX. La Máquina also boast ex-Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis, who has nine goals for the club since his June 2024 transfer. With Thursday's 1-0 semifinal Leg 2 win against Tigres, Cruz Azul are riding a 16-game unbeaten streak across all competitions ahead of next week's Clausura Liguilla quarterfinal series against Club León. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page It’s a big deal for Vancouver-raised Jesse Andrews to be named the only Canadian tour operator with designation from Italy tourism We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle content“I’m very proud,” said Andrews 600 hours of courses and Italian fluency exams — oral and written — and a sharp understanding of Italian law The designation permits Andrews to operate a legal travel agency It’s a long way from her high school days when she was bitten by the travel bug while in the Prince of Wales Trek outdoor education program Stay on top of the latest real estate news and home design trends The next issue of Westcoast Homes will soon be in your inbox “Trek definitely played a formative role in my life and the decisions that I took moving forward in my career.” Andrews was headed to Montreal’s McGill University to become an environmental lawyer nature and exploration pulled her to Italy and she moved to Calabria in southern Italy in 2003 Andrews created a blog to help travellers and was inundated with requests “There were so many requests from people wanting help So many people want to search their family histories,” she said Before the internet exploded and as travellers still relied on Lonely Planet guides Andrews created a niche with websites for hotels and logged information on the logistics of travel in a foreign country “We found that people really need more help than they think: they need to have a car There are more than 60 million yearly visitors to Italy which is one of the most-visited countries in the world requests from Canadians for Italian travel have doubled within the last month “Thousands of trips and guests,” Andrews said And moments of having to MacGyver solutions our driver forgot he had bikes on the top of a van and drove under a bridge and knocked them all off,” she says “There have been fights between married couples at dinners — dishes flying.” One driver tasked with paying a bus company for a tour took the money and abandoned the group Andrews was out CDN$47,000 with a group left at the side of a road In a volatile industry based on human interactions overshadowed by client demands — sometimes with vindictive or false reviews — Andrews many times thought of giving up give poor reviews to try to get their money back.” She kept at it and prefers now to take on fewer clients and build relationships — not create cookie-cutter tours Andrews employs 15 full-time staff and lives about 45 minutes north of Rome She married a man from Bali and has a daughter who is almost two She was recently in Vancouver to visit family Andrews said the advice she would give to her younger self would be to slow down “Things go so fast — it reflects the rate of society I wish I had resisted a lot of that,” she said “Don’t put business before my mental and physical health But her favourite place to vacation in Italy Albert Yang hasn’t seen the view from Quarry Rock or sampled the dumpling trail in Richmond since he arrived in Vancouver to open the new 311-seat soup dumpling emporium Din Tai Fung on Alberni Street “It’s been all work,” says Yang as he settles into a booth bearing a pot of oolong tea and popping into the glass-enclosed dumpling kitchen that is the heart of the operation and taking orders as soon as he was tall enough to see over the counter at the Din Tai Fung that his parents opened in a strip mall in Arcadia He also learned the art of making xiao long bao but not until he was 12 and strong enough to roll the dough arguing passionately on social media for the soul of the soup dumpling “Xiao long bao is a traditional food,” says Yang “We feel a responsibility to carry that tradition forward.” But a restaurant is also about hospitality reflects the story it wants to tell: one that stays true to its Taiwanese heritage but honours the west coast with a rock garden Although xiao long bao originated in Mainland China Din Tai Fung’s have a strong Taiwanese influence “They are smaller in size compared to original versions found near Shanghai,” said Yang “and we are also known for the incredibly thin skin that doesn’t break.” Yang’s grandfather was born in China’s Shanxi province in 1927 but moved to Taiwan in 1948 where he took a job delivering cooking oil by bicycle A friend suggested he sell some specialty items that Chinese immigrants in Taiwan longed for Yang Bing Li set up four tables in his shop and the first Din Tai Fung restaurant was born and in 1993 was named one of the world’s top 10 best restaurants by the New York Times Din Tai Fung’s xiao long bao has three components all made from scratch at the restaurant: a soup stock simmered overnight; pork ground fresh every morning; a dough made hourly lest it dry out and become too stiff to work green onion and sesame oil and nestled in a packet with 18 precise folds (18 is a lucky number in Chinese culture) must be thinner at the edges so it can be folded and thicker at the centre so it can hold the soup Dumpling trainees drape the dough over a special light box to learn how to get the exact thickness The dumpling trainers have been in Vancouver for months and whose father helped grow the Din Tai Fung empire with the narrow staircase to the top floor “In Taiwan at that time there were no elevators so he carried a disabled guest on his back up that tiny little staircase so he could dine with his friends It shows the humility and dedication he had and his ethic about treating our guests like family.” Yang hopes you will feel like part of the family dryan@postmedia.com  It’s about to get steamy on Granville Street. On June 20, the Roxy Cabaret will once again become ground zero for one of Vancouver’s most scorchingly fun nights out—the Hall of Flame Calendar Selection Party, hosted by Vancouver Firefighter Charities and Z95.3 This is a full-blown catwalk showdown where local firefighters from across the Lower Mainland strut their stuff in hopes of landing a coveted spot in the 2026 Hall of Flame calendar and more flexing than a gym on New Year’s Day the crowd gets to vote because democracy thrives where abs are involved This long-running thirst trap has serious heart the calendar has raised more than a million dollars for local charities since its debut in 1988 supporting initiatives like Snacks for Kids and the BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund “It’s hard to believe that we’re on the cusp of our 40th edition and it just keeps getting bigger and better every year,” shares Director of Programming Brandon Kaye in a release but the key facet that we all focus on is how much it helps us to raise money in support of the vital charitable causes that serve our community at large.” Interactive games like a cheeky round of “Never Have I Ever” and the always-unpredictable Turn Out Race keep the energy high and the uniforms coming off part fever dream—and every sultry second goes toward a good cause Tickets: $54.57+, available here Vicki Duong is a writer and a self-proclaimed girl-about-town always down for a local comedy show or an iced matcha latte Your hair was short-cropped and dyed orange Sign In Subscribe Now Joseph’s Church wiped his eyes several times and apologized for being emotional as he described visiting the scene of the attack that killed 11 people during a Vancouver street festival “There were flowers in different parts along the fence and what was [especially moving] was the people and some crying,” Guilles told a candlelight vigil held Sunday at Langley City’s Douglas Park He was one of several speakers to address more than 200 people who attended More than 200 attended a candlelight vigil in Langley City for victims of the Vancouver attack that killed 11 pic.twitter.com/u46lxvufM5 “The trauma of the incident is still very fresh,” Deacon Guilles said trying to put some rational to something irrational The mind tries to find the reason to what only our hearts can know our hearts through which the Holy Spirit abounds.” MC Ana Marie Panczel said family members were at the festival my aunt was there the day that it happened,” Panczel  recalled I received a panicked call from my cousin saying Langley City Mayor Nathan Pachal called it a “sombre day.” “Our community stands together with the Filipino community and just the community as a whole,” Pachal told the crowd Township Mayor Eric Woodward said "it’s a time for us to remember and it's a time to remember community and what makes us stronger.” Langley-Willowbrook MLA Jody Toor said while “we cannot undo what happened Langley Township-Fraser Heights MP Tako van Popta had a message for the Filipino community and we'll be strong with you." van Popta declared The event concluded with Langley Township councillor Tim Baillie playing 'Amazing Grace' to conclude the event Eleven people were killed and dozens more were injured when a man drove an SUV into crowds at the Filipino street festival on Saturday was arrested at the scene and faces eight charges of second-degree murder with Vancouver Police indicating more charges may be laid The online book will remain open until 5 p.m Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines The ‘Caps extended their unbeaten streak to 10 matches in all competitions as they defeated Real Salt Lake 2-1 at BC Place on Saturday to retain their spot at the top of the MLS Supporters’ Shield table Whitecaps FC started the game with their usual tempo getting on the front foot early and pushing RSL back into their own half They almost got an early opener after just 10 minutes after Jayden Nelson cut inside and laced a shot destined for the top corner before it got blocked but his shot fell into the hands of RSL ‘keeper Rafael Cabral Nelson was at the heart of it again just a few minutes later darting up field and laying it off for Édier Ocampo on a 2-on-1 Ocampo tried to beat Cabral at pace but the RSL ‘keeper came out and snuffed the shot before it could get past him Nelson then went on to take it all on himself and score the opener in the 20th minute The Canadian picked the ball up just before halfway and ran straight towards goal taking out two defenders before rolling the ball past Cabral and into the back of the net Ocampo came close to getting Whitecaps FC’s second getting on the end of a Tristan Blackmon line-splitting pass into the box and blasting a shot towards goal that had to be palmed wide by Cabral Ocampo made a massive block on a shot that was bound for the back of the net after a dangerous cross flashed in front of the ‘Caps’ goal Whitecaps FC held firm throughout the rest of the half The second half began in the same fashion the first half did with the ‘Caps creating chances all over Ralph Priso got on the end of a loose clearance just inside the box after a free kick and went for the volley RSL thought they had a way back into the game after the referee pointed to the spot after an alleged foul in the box It was then Whitecaps FC that saw a penalty called in their favour in the 68th minute Ríos stepped up to the penalty spot but it was stopped by Cabral and was cleared before he could tap-in the rebound The ‘Caps wouldn’t have to wait long for the ball to go back into the net as just minutes later Vite found Sebastian Berhalter on the right hand side Berhalter then cut it back for Blackmon in the box who loaded up a shot and blasted it into the roof of the net Vite came agonizingly close to making it 3-0 two minutes later finding space on the edge of the box and attempting to curl one into the far corner but his shot went millimetres wide Vite almost turned provider once again right at the end of the match going one-on-one with his defender and trying to thread Ali Ahmed through for a tap-in scoring from the penalty spot after Berhalter was alleged to have committed a foul in the box Whitecaps FC kept their cool and saw out the game for their eighth win in their first 11 matches of the MLS season and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. © Newspaper WordPress Theme by TagDiv The deadly vehicle attack at last weekend’s Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver has left many questioning whether we can still continue to gather to enjoy events together We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentSome are asking another question: Can we afford not to Premier David Eby announced the province will launch an independent commission aimed at increasing safety at public events The commission will examine other jurisdictions’ best practices for minimizing risk for the public adding that he already has a commissioner in mind to lead it and expects a “quick turnaround.” “My hope is that the commission will have full answers for organizers for cities big and small across the province by June so that organizers can go ahead and plan and be prepared and do what they can to minimize risk to the public and allow us to gather and celebrate as we need to as is so important for British Columbians,” Eby said killing 11 people and injuring many others Vancouver man Adam Kai-Ji Lo was arrested and is facing murder charges An early report on the city’s review is expected within weeks Asked about the need to balance safety with ensuring events are still financially viable the mayor emphasized the importance of tackling what he called “a mental health crisis which is manifesting into a public safety crisis.” The city of Vancouver will keep striving to be a vibrant place with fun events But he also called on the provincial government to take concrete action on creating a “comprehensive mental health care continuum,” including “compassionate mandatory care” where severely mentally ill people can be detained beyond the 400 secure beds to which the province has already committed “We will not be able to secure every single target in the city of Vancouver we will do our best to make sure that we reduce the risk at main events,” Sim said “And we have to get to the root cause of the problem because if we don’t less of everything in the city of Vancouver And that’s not the city that we want to live in.” some major Vancouver events have included dump trucks or police cars parked on the street to block traffic The Lapu Lapu Day festival did not include such preventive measures The city of Vancouver alone has about 2,200 permitted public events every year only nine events last year had heavy vehicle barriers including large-scale events like the Pride Parade and Celebration of Light fireworks — or less than one half of one per cent of all permitted events I don’t think that we’re going to find that there was a major problem from an event perspective,” Hart said It wasn’t a lack of dump trucks or police,” said Hart who is also a professor at Simon Fraser University “If you want to try to deal with these kinds of mass-casualty attacks then what we actually should put the focus on is dealing with people who have problems.” “It doesn’t matter whether you cancelled all the events whether you doubled the size of the police force and you required increased security at every event because they don’t require an event,” Hart said “If you’re somebody who’s either got an ideological reason or a personal reason to want to do a vehicle-based attack People complain Vancouver is not a fun place — and nobody wants to go to a block party where you’ve got dump trucks parked at either end of the street,” Hart said Hart pointed out that the Lapu Lapu Day attack took place at a relatively small street event Most of the festival was held on a school field while food trucks were gathered on a stretch of the adjacent side street If governments were to require a heavy police presence at events of every size with dump trucks blocking every street “the costs would be astronomical because of the large number of smaller events,” Hart said or it would mean people couldn’t have these kinds of events anymore because they’d have to pay for it themselves.” There are risk-mitigation steps that can be taken law enforcement officials and event organizers continue to improve their practices Meridian representatives came to Vancouver to provide a demonstration of the barriers at this February’s Chinatown Spring Festival Parade and the VPD subsequently spent approximately $400,000 to purchase 16 of the barriers as well as two “rapid gates” that can drop quickly to enable access for emergency vehicles Those barriers are expected to arrive in Vancouver this week organizers of outdoor public events work with municipal officials and police who determine an appropriate number of police officers and other security requirements who has produced events across Metro Vancouver The process can vary from municipality to municipality costs for security and policing have increased over recent years Hothi cited the example of two different events she worked on at the same Metro Vancouver park nine years apart where the combined bill for police and private security more than doubled from around $9,000 in 2013 to about $20,000 in 2022 Several factors help police and municipalities calculate security needs but the type of people attending — families with children versus groups of mostly young men Safety is generally everyone’s top priority and the vast majority of events go off without major problems But if the upcoming provincial commission were to result in overly onerous security requirements and costs it could impair the viability of future events especially those without major corporate sponsorships and it is already incredibly taxing from a financial perspective for event organizers,” Hothi said “If you now say that the municipalities that you turn to for support …  if they then become not allies we’re going to increase your costs by X or Y because we’re concerned that something might happen,’ then we’re just really saying to organizers: ‘Unless you have a major bank account behind you it will deter those who are interested in doing this.” But the financial climate remains challenging for such cultural events said Vancouver Folk Music Festival’s general manager The tariffs are going to impact our costs this year,” Gardin said The festival has been able to survive and flourish largely with the city of Vancouver’s support “I think it is important to be proactive and not to have fear rule the mindset but keep everyone as safe as possible and not dismiss potential threats,” Gardin said “We need to have a pulse on global geopolitical events and we need to have a pulse on the state of our country and citizenry right down to an examination of the systems in place to support persons in crisis,” said Ringrose Targeted violence is not the only consideration when considering safety at events such as when a driver suffers a medical emergency and crashes into a crowded patio or public plaza But if communities were to dramatically reduce the frequency and variety of public gatherings or stop holding such events altogether that would be far from a desirable outcome isolation can have a detrimental impact on people’s mental health A tightly-woven social fabric is protective “We need to ensure that whatever we’re learning we are continuing to facilitate these essential opportunities for communities to come together.” From massive outdoor festivals to small block parties neighbours and strangers serves an important function It’s kind of what makes life worth living.” dfumano@postmedia.com Vancouver fugitive Cody Casey is back in Vancouver after being extradited from Oman following a three-year international manhunt We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentCasey cut off his ankle bracelet and fled Canada while out on bail for drugs and firearms charges in April 2022 It was an investigation that spanned 14 countries around the world and returned to Canada last week following a six-month extradition process multi-jurisdictional investigation that required extraordinary collaboration and perseverance,” said Insp commanding officer of the VPD’s organized crime section “We are grateful to our partners across Canada and abroad for their unwavering support in bringing Cody Casey back to face justice.” The VPD charged Casey in 2020 with 17 crimes including the production and trafficking of fentanyl as well as numerous firearms-related charges He was released on bail but disappeared on April 10 Casey was named Canada’s third most wanted person by the Bolo program an independent group that works in co-operation with police to use social media and technology to encourage people to be on the lookout for Canada’s most wanted The program announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest says Casey’s arrest was the result of careful collaboration between several agencies He said in a statement Friday that Casey 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Here’s what we know about some of the people who were killed or injured after a car struck crowds at the Lapu-Lapu festival in Vancouver I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A woman who came to Canada in search of a better life and a mother father and their little girl are among the 11 people killed in the Vancouver festival attack A black SUV plowed into crowds who had gathered for a Filipino street festival in the city on Saturday evening with casualties aged from five years-old to 65 More than a dozen people were also injured in the attack with many taken to hospital A 30-year-old man, Kai-Ji Adam Lo, has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder over the incident as investigations into the tragedy ongoing Below are some of the people who were killed or injured in the attack, as families and friends raise funds to help their recovery or support their loved ones with funerals Click here if you wish to donate a dedicated father and real estate professional and his wife Linh Hoang a mother known for her “kindness and gentle spirit” were killed after the SUV drove into the crowd Their five-year-old daughter Katie also died, Richard Le’s brother Toan Le said in a GoFundMe post His loved one said that his 16-year-old nephew Andy was the family’s sole survivor because “at the last moment he decided to stay home to finish his homework instead of attending the event with his family.” Toan said his brother had “devoted his life to teaching young people the values of sportsmanship and team spirit” as a badminton and tennis coach while Linh had been planning a visit to see her family in Vietnam Toan said his niece was just about to graduate from kindergarten “We hope you cherish your loved ones every single day as Andy and many others no longer have that chance.” A woman who was killed in the attack has been remembered as “the sweetest soul” who was a “kind-hearted and hardworking person” Rizza Azzir had moved to Winnipeg with her husband from the Philippines “in search of a better life”, her sister Shelby Anne Marie Pacumio wrote on a GoFundMe appeal Ms Pacumio shared details of her sister on the online fundraiser, trying to raise money to return her Ms Azzir’s body home So far the family has raised over $43,000 (CAD) “We are mourning the tragic and unexpected loss of my dear cousin and cherished loved one to so many,” Ms Pacumio wrote We are doing everything we can to reunite Rizza with her loved ones back home in the Philippines to lay her to rest with the family who raised her and loved her deeply,” said on Facebook that the funds raised would help Ms Azzir’s family with funeral and other urgent expenses A school district has paid tribute to teacher-counsellor Kira Salim New Westminster Schools said: “It is with profound sadness that we share news that Kira Salim teacher-counsellor at Fraser River Middle School and New Westminster Secondary School was among those who lost their lives in the April 26 Lapu Lapu Day tragedy “Kira was a valued member of our community whose wisdom and care for our middle and secondary school students had a powerful impact “The loss of our friend and colleague has left us all shocked and heartbroken We extend our deepest condolences to Kira’s family Patricia Avelino said she met Kira almost 20 years ago She is now raising money in a GoFundMe for Kira’s partner Maria Victoria (Vicky) Bjarnason was visiting her sons from the Philippines and had gone to the Lapu Lapu festival when she and her 27-year-old son Helgi Bjarnason were hit by the SUV Helgi’s brother Kristjan Bjarnason said on Facebook that Vicky had been a “big part of raising” him as a stepmother. In a GoFundMe he started for Helgi Kristjan said Vicky had been due to return home later that same day “Helgi was holding his mother's hand and attempted to pull her away from the car but unfortunately she was ripped away from him and tragically killed,” he said “Helgi was also hit by the car and sustained injuries including a broken leg for which he was rushed to hospital for surgery Helgi's friend was also hit by the car and tragically killed.” Kristjan said Helgi and their brother Thor were experiencing an “unimaginable loss” “They wish to take their mother back home to the Philippines for a proper memorial service where she can lay to rest surrounded by her family,” he said Jendhel May Sico was her sister Maydhel Sico’s “best friend” She was also among those killed on Saturday during the Filipino festival “Jendhel was kind-hearted with a beautiful soul. She lived her life to the fullest. She always had a smile on her face and everyone who knows her would agree that she brought positivity to everyone she met,” Maydhel said in a GoFundMe Sharing the GoFundMe she created on Facebook Maydhel Sico said it was heartbreaking to be in this position “We’ve never imagined to lose my sister this early in life,” she said Relatives of people who were injured in the incident are also appealing for help Mary Nor De La Cruz said both her brother Val De La Cruz and his son Jeb had suffered multiple fractures and were fighting for their lives in hospital “Val is a devoted and loving father, whose world revolves around his son. His bond with Jeb is unbreakable — he cherishes every moment spent with his little boy,” she said, in a GoFundMe appeal to help the family with medical expenses always eager to explore and learn new things His bright curiosity and gentle nature light up the lives of everyone around him.” Mary said her brother was his family’s sole provider and the money raised would go towards their care and the support of his wife and their five-month-old daughter she said her brother had been transferred to a High Acuity Unit and was “showing signs of improvement” and he continues to be closely monitored,” she said So far the appeal has raised over $100,000 Relatives were also trying to raise money for Roland Nulada, who was also injured in the incident. His sister Pinky Nulada said Roland had attended the festival to share his Filipino heritage, but is now in hospital suffering from serious injuries that will require ongoing treatment. Man arrested after incident at Filipino Lapu Lapu event as police say they are confident it was not terrorism Eleven people were killed and dozens of others injured when a driver ploughed a car into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver on Saturday evening “This is the darkest day in our city’s history,” the interim chief constable Steve Rai told reporters on Sunday morning adding that more deaths were possible in the coming days “It’s hard to make sense of something so senseless.” many of whom were families with young children Lapu Lapu Day is named after chief Lapulapu an Indigenous resistance fighter in the Philippines who led his men to defeat the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in battle in 1521 Saturday’s festival was the second annual event for the city and organisers advertised a street parade a giant basketball tournament and local food vendors The six-time Grammy-winning musical group Black Eyed Peas headlined a concert event Rai said officials felt confident the incident was not an act of terrorism and there were no known prior threats to the Filipino community A 30-year-old man who had been driving a black Audi SUV was arrested paused general election campaigning to address the country on Sunday morning “Those families are living every family’s nightmare,” said a visibly emotional Carney “I know that I join all Canadians in mourning with you I know that Canadians are united with you.” Carney referenced “Bayanihan” the Filipino value of community serving those in need “This spirit upon which we must draw in this incredibly difficult time Carney said he had been briefed by national security officials who believed the attacker acted alone and that there was no active threat to the public said he was “completely shattered” by the incident and said his government conveyed the “deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and to the strong and thriving Filipino community in Canada” The incident happened shortly after 8pm local time. A photo posted to X half an hour before showed a busy street with young people looking at the wares of rows of food truck vendors. Footage posted online showed a black SUV with a damaged bonnet parked on a street littered with debris as first-aiders tended to people lying on the ground. One witness told CTV News he saw a vehicle driving erratically in the area of the festival just before the crowd was hit. The Vancouver Sun said thousands of people had been in the area. “I didn’t get to see the driver, all I heard was an engine rev,” Yoseb Vardeh, a food truck operator, told Postmedia. “I got outside my food truck, I looked down the road and there’s just bodies everywhere. He went through the whole block, he went straight down the middle.” Kris Pangilinan, a Toronto-based journalist attending the festival, told CBC news: “[The driver] just slammed the pedal down and rammed into hundreds of people. It was like seeing a bowling ball hit – all the bowling pins and all the pins flying up in the air.” “It was like a war zone … There were bodies all over the ground,” he said. Festival attenders held the suspect until police could arrive. Police said the man was known to them “in certain circumstances”. Video circulating on social media showed a young man in a hoodie with his back against a chain-link fence, alongside a security guard and surrounded by bystanders screaming and swearing at him. “I’m sorry,” the man said, holding his hand to his head. Police set up a 24-hour assistance centre to help anyone who had been unable to contact relatives or friends who were at the festival. Harjit Sajjan, a former defence minister who previously worked as a police officer in Vancouver, told CTV News the aftermath was the “the largest crime scene that I’ve seen. I’ve been to many crime scenes in that neighbourhood before … This is unfathomable.” The Vancouver mayor, Ken Sim, said: “Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time.” The incident happened shortly before Canadians go to the polls on Monday after a frenetic election race where candidates have wooed voters on issues including rising living costs and tackling Donald Trump’s tariffs. Carney is favoured to win after promising voters he would stand up to Washington’s sweeping import levies. The New Democratic party (NDP) leader, Jagmeet Singh, had attended the festival to meet voters. He left about an hour before the incident. “Having been at the Lapu Lapu festival, this is a festival with kids there and families there,” Singh said. “I don’t have the words to describe the pain that I’m feeling now at the lives that were lost … We don’t know the motives, we don’t know any of the details. But, ultimately, this is something that targeted the Filipino community and the Filipino community right now is reeling.” The NDP cancelled four other events in the province schedule for Sunday. Carney’s campaign announced a large rally in British Columbia had been cancelled. “All Canadians are united in solidarity with the Filipino community,” the Conservative party leader, Pierre Poilievre, said while visiting a Filipino church in Ontario. “All Canadians are united with you in mourning the loss of these treasured lives and in binding our country together to support the surviving loved ones.” Poilievre called the attack a “senseless act of violence”, adding: “I know that today will be a day of prayer and reflection for the Filipino community and for all Canadians and I want you to know that all our country is with you today as you mourn this terrible loss.” King Charles said he and his wife were “profoundly saddened” by the attack and “send our deepest possible sympathy at a most agonising time for so many in Canada”. Vancouver had more than 38,600 residents of Filipino heritage in 2021, representing 5.9% of the city’s total population, according to Statistics Canada, the agency that conducts the national census. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday placed flowers and lit a candle at a memorial for those killed in an attack in Vancouver over the weekend. Vancouver residents on Monday continued to pay their respects to the victims who died after a driver rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival. Vancouver’s Filipino community is mourning after a man rammed his black Audi SUV into the crowd at a Filipino heritage festival, killing 11 people and injuring dozens. The victims range in age from 5 to 65. (AP Video shot by Manuel Valdes) A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder on allegations he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, as hundreds attended vigils across the city for the victims. Noel Johansen, center, whose wife Jenifer Darbellay died after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival, hugs an attendee at a vigil outside Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) An attendee reacts at a memorial for victims after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Ben Castro wipes tears from his eyes during a vigil at Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Noel Johansen, whose wife Jenifer Darbellay died after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival, reacts at a vigil outside Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Mourners leaves flowers at a memorial site for the victims of an incident where a car drove through a crowd killing multiple people in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP) Vancouver police examine a black car suspected to be involved at a scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday April 26, 2025. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP) Vancouver Police detectives walk along where a car drove through a crowd killing multiple people on the weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday April 28, 2025. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP) Liberal Leader Mark Carney takes a moment after lighting a candle at a memorial for victims after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) Wendell Gomez, left, places a candle at a memorial for victims after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) A cross stands at a memorial for victims after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) The teenage boy is in a state of shock, Le said. His sister Katie Le was nearing graduation from kindergarten and was described as a vibrant and joyful child in a GoFundMe page posted by Toan Le. The black Audi SUV sped down a closed, food-truck-lined street Saturday evening and struck people attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival, which celebrates Datu Lapu-Lapu, an Indigenous chieftain who stood up to Spanish explorers in the 16th century. Thirty-two people were hurt. Seven were in critical condition and three were in serious condition at hospitals Monday, Vancouver police spokesperson Steve Addison said. Those killed include nine females and two males ranging in age from 5 to 65, according to Addison. All of them lived in the Vancouver metropolitan area, he said. A woman who answered the phone Monday at the home of Lo’s mother, Lisa Lo, said that the mother was too distraught to speak to a reporter. Investigators said more charges were possible. They said Lo had a history of mental health issues. Interim Police Chief Steve Rai said there was no indication of a motive but that the suspect has “a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals related to mental health.” Lo had contact with police the day before the vehicle attack in a neighboring jurisdiction, Addison said Monday. “That contact was not criminal in nature and it did not rise to the level where a mental health intervention was required,” Addison said. The Associated Press could not immediately reach an attorney representing Lo. Online records showed that Vancouver Provincial Court issued a publication ban barring the release of details about the legal case against Lo. Such bans are common in Canada to protect the rights of the accused to a fair trial as well as the privacy of crime victims. Lo’s brother, 31-year-old Alexander Lo, was the victim of a homicide at his home last year. Kai-ji Lo started an online fundraising effort, since deleted, seeking donations to bury his brother. He said he was “burdened with remorse for not spending more time with him,” according to an archived version of the webpage. Their mother had taken out significant loans to build Alexander a home, leaving her financially strained. Noel Johansen was searching for dessert at the festival with his wife Jenifer Darbellay, an artist, and their two children, ages 7 and 15, when the attack happened. “It hit us before we knew. I was falling in slow motion trying to save my head from smashing in the pavement,” Johansen said. “It’s like a giant tidal wave.” Darbellay, 50, was killed, while the rest of the family survived. Johansen described her as selfless, creative and empathetic. Johansen said the day before she was killed, the couple was talking about politics and the many situations in which people seek revenge toward the person who hurt them. He said she told him: “That’s the whole problem. We need to forgive the perpetrators of the crimes that are committed against us.” Johansen said that he’s trying to honor that philosophy. Hours before the attack, Makayla Bailey saw her friend Kira Salim, a teacher and school counselor, for the first time in a while and Salim had apologized for not being out and about more. “I told them, ‘It’s OK it’s been crappy out, the weather sucks, summer’s coming so I’m sure we’ll see each other a lot more,’” Bailey said, recalling in an interview Salim’s drag king performances that audiences loved. “I didn’t think it would be the last conversation we would ever have,” said Bailey. Salim was among those killed in the attack, according to the New Westminster School District, where Salim worked. Investigators were collecting evidence at the scene Monday and had executed a search warrant at a Vancouver property, Addison said. Investigators were also going through bystander video from the scene. Officials will review the situation, and it may change how they approach such events, Addison said. “This was intended to be a safe, fun, family-friendly community block party for people to celebrate their community and culture,” Addison said. “The actions of one person stole that away from them.” Gillies reported from Toronto. Associated Press journalists Teresa Cerojano in Manila, Philippines; Christopher Weber in Los Angeles; Mark Thiessen in Anchorage, Alaska; and Hannah Schoenbaum in Salt Lake City contributed to this report. with eight counts of second degree murder after a car ramming in Vancouver Eleven people were killed and dozens more injured when a man drove an SUV into a crowd at a festival celebrating Filipino culture Vigils are being held in the city this evening to honour the victims who police say are aged between five and 65 The city's mayor says a full review has been opened into the event's safety 'We are in incredible pain': Vancouver festival organisers Eleven people were killed after a suspected car ramming attack in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday which took place at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture A 30-year-old male suspect has been identified as Kai-Ji Adam Lo He is in custody and faces several murder charges Several vigils have been held across the city this evening one of which was attended by Canadian PM Mark Carney as work to identify some victims continues We're ending our live coverage now. We will continue to share updates in our main news story Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingCarney attends memorial near scene of attackpublished at 04:25 British Summer Time 28 April04:25 BST 28 AprilCanadian PM Mark Carney has joined British Columbia Premier David Eby at a memorial near to where the vehicle was driven into a crowd Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingHundreds gather at foot of mountain to honour deadpublished at 02:54 British Summer Time 28 April02:54 BST 28 AprilNeal RazzellBBC News Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingCandlelit vigil held in Vancouver churchpublished at 02:29 British Summer Time 28 April02:29 BST 28 AprilResidents have gathered at St Mary the Virgin Church in Vancouver for a vigil following the car ramming attack on Saturday evening At least 11 people were killed after a man drove his car into a crowd at Filipino festival Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThis tragedy is certain to figure in last election ralliespublished at 02:25 British Summer Time 28 April02:25 BST 28 AprilLyse DoucetChief international correspondent Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingTwo vigils to be held in Vancouver this eveningpublished at 02:02 British Summer Time 28 April02:02 BST 28 AprilNeal RazzellReporting from Vancouver Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingLocal man charged as work to identify victims continuespublished at 01:55 British Summer Time 28 April01:55 BST 28 AprilWe've just heard from Vancouver Police who identified the suspect in the deadly Vancouver car ramming incident on Saturday A statement from investigators says the suspect is 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo He has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder - however the statement says "further charges are anticipated" Eleven people aged between five and 65 were killed when a car was driven into the Lapu Lapu Day festival leaving more than two dozen others injured The suspect is in custody and has appeared in court Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingVancouver suspect named and charged with murderpublished at 01:43 British Summer Time 28 April01:43 BST 28 AprilBreakingPolice have charged Kai-Ji Adam Lo A statement from Vancouver Police said the suspect is a resident of the city and remains in custody We will bring you more on this breaking development soon Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingFilipinos in Vancouver say its hard not to feel targeted by attackpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 28 April01:00 BST 28 AprilRegan MorrisReporting from Vancouver Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThousands of Filipinos pursue 'Canadian dream'published at 00:23 British Summer Time 28 April00:23 BST 28 AprilJoel GuintoBBC News The Philippines is one of the world's top exporters of labour as millions seek an escape from grinding poverty and a lack of high-paying jobs There are about one million Filipinos in Canada representing the third largest ethnic population in the country according to the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa Canada is a place where they are relatively more accepted and where hard work is rewarded This expatriate story has been romanticised in many films Love Again - now the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time The street party drew up to 100,000 people throughout the day Filipino Canadians make up the fourth-largest visible minority group in Canada More than 170,000 Filipinos live in the province more than 38,600 people of Filipino heritage lived in the city in 2021 There are many local Filipino associations and community or cultural centres across the province These include Filipino BC the group behind the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'Everyone was having a good time' - family describes festival atmosphere before incidentpublished at 23:16 British Summer Time 27 April23:16 BST 27 AprilCachella SmithLive reporter Vancouver-based real estate adviser Van Pham attended the Lapu Lapu Day festival yesterday with his Filipino wife and three-year-old son The family left around 30 minutes before the incident happened Pham tells me that as they drove home they noticed multiple police cars and ambulances driving past them He says he felt "extremely sad and heartbroken" upon hearing the news Pham estimates there were hundreds of people on the strip with the food trucks at the time he saw it - including elderly people Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWhat we just learntpublished at 22:51 British Summer Time 27 April22:51 BST 27 AprilThe news conference has just ended here's a brief recap of what was said: Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'We can't predict one-offs' - acting police chiefpublished at 22:40 British Summer Time 27 April22:40 BST 27 AprilActing police chief Steve Rai is asked about the safety of the event he says "we can't predict one-offs" "We certainly don't want to create a police state The intelligence led up to a proper deployment of resources based on the information." the mayor who said the whole team is committed to making events safer and the city safer but he added situations like this "can happen anywhere" Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPolice say they did not have interactions with suspect in 'immediate' lead up to incidentpublished at 22:31 British Summer Time 27 April22:31 BST 27 AprilImage source City of Vancouver/YouTubePolice chief Steve Rai has just been asked about the individual in custody He underlines the need to "respect the investigation" but he does say that from knowledge at this point police did not have interactions with the suspect in the "immediate" lead up to the incident we were told the he had had previous mental health interactions with the police Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingMayor outlines what is known about the suspectpublished at 22:20 British Summer Time 27 April22:20 BST 27 AprilMore from Mayor Ken Sim now who sets out exactly what he knows of this incident "Mental health appears to be the underlying issue here and I want to be clear if anything is to come of this tragedy it has to be change," Sim adds Both Mayor Ken Sim and acting chief of police We'll let you know if there are any new developments A man has been charged with murder after an SUV drove into a crowd of people at a Filipino festival on Saturday in Vancouver Eleven people were killed and more than two dozen were injured Vancouver resident Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was charged with eight counts of second degree murder, police said in a statement on Sunday afternoon Police said Lo has appeared in court and is in custody "The charge assessment is ongoing and further charges are anticipated," Vancouver police said It wasn't immediately clear if Lo has an attorney representing him Authorities have not yet released a list of the victims and said some remain unidentified a Vancouver police official said the ages of the dead ranged from 5 years old to 65 "This is the darkest day in our city's history," said Steve Rai And he warned that the death toll could still rise which took place at an event called the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party is not suspected of being a terrorist attack as the event was winding down after thousands of people had been in attendance throughout the day Rai described the driver as having "a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals related to mental health." "There are many unanswered questions about why this horrific crime happened the motive of the person who did it and whether anything could have been done to prevent it," Rai said Most of the block party took place on the grounds of a high school away from publicly accessible streets But the neighborhood street behind the school — East 43rd Avenue — was lined on both sides with food trucks with festival-goers walking down the middle That set the stage for a devastating toll as the driver drove a black Audi SUV into the crowd of hundreds A video on social media appeared to show the immediate aftermath of the incident with multiple bodies laying on the asphalt as bystanders tended to the injured (Scenery and food trucks seen in the video matched those seen in photographs taken at the scene by news photographers.) The driver was the only occupant of the car He was arrested at the scene by Vancouver police after "bystanders and witnesses intervened to detain him," Rai said Lapu-Lapu Day is a Filipino holiday named for an indigenous chief who won a 1521 battle with Spanish forces led by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the present-day Philippines Vancouver is home to more than 100,000 Filipino Canadians. In 2023, the government of British Columbia recognized the holiday This year was the second annual edition of the festival canceled a planned rally in Calgary Sunday Those families are living every family's nightmare," he said "I know that I join all Canadians in mourning with you." Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre also responded to the incident. "Our hearts are with you today. All Canadians are united in solidarity with the Filipino community. All Canadians are united with you in mourning the loss of these treasured lives," he said The incident raised questions about whether local police had implemented an adequate security plan for the event Last year's edition of the festival "had absolutely zero issues," and no changes were made to the security plans the incident would be a "watershed moment" for the department "It goes without saying this will change the landscape for deployment for police going forward," he said In 2018, a man drove a van through a crowded Toronto sidewalk, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than a dozen Become an NPR sponsor multiple people were killed and injured at a Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver The GoFundMe community is coming together to support those affected Donate to verified fundraisers today to help the people and families affected Our Trust & Safety team will continue to update this page with more fundraisers as they are verified Every fundraiser on this page has been verified by our Trust & Safety experts Your donation helps the people and communities affected by this event You’re covered by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee—the first and only donor protection guarantee We have partnered with the r/Vancouver Reddit community and United Way British Columbia to help support those impacted by the tragic events at the Lapu Lapu Festival Your single donation will help providing direct aid to the impacted Filipino community (KATU) — Vancouver Police responded to an assault investigation on May 3 at around 4:08 a.m in the Ellsworth Springs area of Vancouver Officers discovered a male victim with significant injuries at the scene of the 10400 block of SE French Rd Police confirmed the man was shot in a statement to KATU News READ ALSO: Standoff at Santiam Rest Area ended, suspect arrested The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead after succumbing to his injuries The Vancouver Police Department Major Crimes Unit is treating the case as a homicide and is actively investigating No further details are available at this time this article will be updated as more information is revealed I went on my regular power walk on the Seawalk in West Vancouver Out of the corner of my eye I saw on my right a woman sitting on the bench with a beautiful cream and brown dog and people passing me on the left with another dog Suddenly the brown dog ran in front of my legs from right to left my feet got tangled in his leash and I fell on my face on the graveled concrete a nurse and two other people who helped me to get up and sat me on the bench I had a cut wound on the bridge of my nose from my glasses and my nose was bleeding The doctor squeezed my nose to stop the bleeding She gave me a prescription for an antibiotic with steroids to heal my wounds and prevent them from infection She also suggested that I take a tetanus shot I don’t have private health insurance I couldn’t sleep for a couple of days I missed my daughter’s final presentation of her graduation project that she worked on the entire year I wasn’t there to see it with the rest of the family We had booked a family Easter dinner for that Sunday in a restaurant celebrating my daughter’s birthday and her graduation Can you imagine going to the restaurant with a headache and a face like that My doctor told me that I was very lucky that my glasses didn’t poke my eyes and that I didn’t break any bones. I want the district to take under consideration revoking this policy before somebody falls and dies from a concussion. Before the change, dogs on the Seawalk were free to run on a long path behind the fence, and there’s also a large dog park in Ambleside. I extend my deepest appreciation and gratitude to the four strangers who stopped to help me after my fall. Thank you to the young doctor, her friend, the nurse, and the mining engineer who walked me back to my car. The man charged with eight counts of murder after 11 people were killed and several more injured at an outdoor Filipino community festival last Saturday has been sent for a psychiatric assessment We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentAdam Kai-Ji Lo appeared by video in a courtroom at Vancouver provincial court on Friday afternoon who also appeared via video from a different location Lo was wearing a red T-shirt and matching red bottoms and sat on a light blue bench in a brightly lit room at the jail where he is being held in Before the hearing started, Lo, who apparently could see the people sitting in courtroom 514 at the court at 222 Main St., was captured on an open mic saying “hello” and “who are all the people.” And he also said “what’s 222 Main” and walked up closer to the screen or the camera and seemed to be examining it briefly before sitting down again. Judge Reg Harris at the start of the hearing to hear an application from Swartz imposed a publication ban on any submissions by Swartz or prosecutor Michaela Donnelly, but specifically allowed reporting of the order for a psychiatric assessment. Such publications bans are common in pretrial hearings to protect the trial process, especially if the accused chooses to be tried by jury and judge. The psychiatric assessment will take place in a setting by qualified medical professionals while Lo remains in custody, court heard. The next appearance for Lo has been scheduled in the same courthouse on May 30, to comply with a 30-day time limit for the assessment, court heard. Lo was arrested on April 26 and charged with eight counts of second-degree murder after someone drove a black SUV through a crowd of people 15 minutes after the end of a daylong festival held by Vancouver’s Filipino community to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day near 41st Avenue and Fraser Street in east Vancouver. Among those killed were a five-year-old girl and her parents, and the oldest person killed was 65 years old. Vancouver Police have said more charges are possible. faces eight counts of second-degree murder in connection to the deaths of victims ranging in age from five to 65 years old Johansen and their seven-year-old daughter Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox who has appeared in the films Reunited at Christmas Harvest Love and the TV series When Calls the Heart Fargo and The Good Doctor as well as multiple voice acting credits stood on crutches Monday night as he spoke to a crowd gathered near the site of the incident at East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street “What you see here is an injury that means nothing to me because what’s inside my heart is broken Because my wife passed away behind me at the incident,” Johansen said in a video posted by Global News she thought of herself as small in terms of the reach,” said Johansen “And I can tell you she was larger than life for any of you who know her reach out and reach out as a human being with everything you have — and please remember us who went through this.” Real Salt Lake 1: Vancouver the league benchmark RSL sets the sale priceThe Vancouver Whitecaps are for sale; Real Salt Lake was for sale The head to head comparison was made Saturday night For sale: one battered and bruised once-proud franchise A few internal structural issues to work out We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentFor sale: A battered and bruised franchise that’s had a major makeover and is now in pristine showroom condition You won’t find a better one in North America Forget about those pesky market valuations and the fact the Canucks aren’t actually for sale The NHL club could benefit from a change of ownership — either by breathing life into or giving it some breathing room — and maybe get back to the league’s upper echelon Galaxy 15 years ago has a team started the season with at least 26 points through its first 11 games That 2010 Galaxy squad won the Supporter’s Shield that year all six teams who have had 26 points in that span to start the year have won the league title who won the West and finished second overall Jesper Sørensen’s makeover doesn’t have the hallmarks of a real-estate flip but a sustainable style of play where the team itself is the biggest threat “The pace we’re at right now will be difficult to keep up That’s just how football sometimes is,” Sørensen said “There will also be games where we think that we could have won when asked about his team’s 10-game unbeaten streak the way they want to be together on and off the pitch.” GET IN!!! Jayden Nelson’s second of the season! 😮‍💨📺 https://t.co/5iPvbuZzRH #VWFC | #VANvRSL pic.twitter.com/hjUh05rn39 coaches and performance staff have done their part in making the Caps an attractive-looking buy finally bringing some universal attention to the small-market team The curb appeal on this team sale is off the charts If one needed an idea of what it would take to purchase the Caps their opponents Saturday night were just sold for $US600 million to the Larry H RSL are pretty close to an apples-for-apples comparison in terms of value Vancouver sits at $470 million in Sportico’s estimation The Caps’ revenue is the lowest in the league at $40 million Only Colorado and Montreal are considered to be worth less Salt Lake sold for $100 million more than their valuation and have revenue of $50 million and no operating losses but there’s plenty of room left among the haybales How much success do the Whitecaps have to have before they get back above 20K on the average They were at 26,791 in 2024 — and had none of the buzz that this squad does They looked as dangerous and entertaining Saturday night as they had in the previous matches of their current 10-game unbeaten streak Jayden Nelson was giving Justen Glad nightmares on the left wing blowing by the RSL defender at will with his pace He opened the scoring 20 minutes in by undressing the entire left side of Real’s defence Midfielder JC Ngando was on cruise control in the middle triggering counters and springing his wingers clear Pedro Vote was unleashing bombs from distance and directing traffic in the final third because there’s so many different flavours you could get out of the attack,” said Vote “I think the person that has the hardest job is Jasper he definitely has a headache to pick that (starting) 11.” TRISTAN BRINGS THE SAUCE! 🔥 📺 https://t.co/5iPvbuZzRH #VWFC | #VANvRSL pic.twitter.com/huA0MH5l27 Offensively, there’s even centreback Tristan Blackmon, who scored his second of the season in the 70th minute, turning a ground cross from Sebastian Berhalter into a top-corner screamer, prompting Sørensen to quip “we should put him up front.” The Caps have given up just eight goals, second-fewest in MLS, while scoring 22, the league’s second highest tally. Their expected goals differential is +9.5, a full two goals better than any other team. If the Whitecaps keep playing like this, it could be the biggest bargain in MLS. President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs on China will hit international trade are starting to show up in benchmark shipping rates from Shanghai in China We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentThe shipping container price index tracks the rates being recorded in future contracts to carry cargo and are “an early indication of what we can expect,” said trade economist Werner Antweiler “When we’re going to see (trade) volumes dropping we should see the prices go down significantly,” said Antweiler chair for the business economics division at the University of B.C.’s Sauder School of Business “And that’s precisely what we see since the beginning of the year.” The Drewry index price for Shanghai to Los Angeles as of April 25 was US$2,617 per container down 23 per cent since the start of the year How much this will spill over on Canada’s West Coast ports remains to be seen The Port of Vancouver hasn’t observed “significant changes in ship calls” yet but Antweiler said the picture is clearer for the U.S indicates that this (trade) volume is in jeopardy,” Antweiler said expectations that maybe we are looking at a recession in the United States.” The looming problem has been masked by a surge of imports into the U.S over the first three months of 2025 as companies ramped up shipments to beat the punitive 145 per cent tariffs on a lot of Chines goods so people anticipating that things would get worse,” Antweiler said container terminals experienced a 27 per cent increase in “full imports” in the first quarter of 2025 and “we’re seeing strong volumes today,” said Jeff Bellerud chief operating officer for the Northwest Seaport Alliance the partnership that oversees the two facilities Tariff threats weigh on prospects for a dip in trade but contrary to recent social media posts that declare the Port of Seattle to be empty of international vessels and “effectively dead,” the Seaport Alliance’s schedule shows 32 ships calling on its terminals over the next two weeks “We have two very active terminals in Seattle we have three active international terminals in Tacoma as well as domestic operations in both harbours,” Bellerud said “We do not have empty ports in either harbour.” one of Seattle-Tacoma’s bigger problems is congestion at the Deltaport terminal in the Port of Vancouver One shipping line has switched one of its routes from twice a week to once per week because of that Vancouver delay leaving “blank sailings” on the Seattle and Tacoma calendar said “we are forecasting a bit of a dip,” though the Seaport Alliance doesn’t yet have the data to estimate how big The Port of Los Angeles publishes more comprehensive real-time data that shows a clearer picture of the coming pause due to tariffs on shipments from China the massive terminals at Los Angeles and Long Beach receive 40 per cent of U.S imports from Asia and its published Signal report shows that the week of April 27 to May 3 they expected container deliveries to be down 11 per cent from the same week a year ago container deliveries are expected to be down 31 per cent from the same week a year ago corresponding to the Drewry index drop in shipping prices Whether any of the tariffed goods from China are diverted to Canada remains to be seen but Antweiler said Chinese manufacturers will be trying to “sell things elsewhere in the world,” including Canada “What we could expect is that certain prices from China will be lower and we’re going to see higher volumes of imports for various types of goods that might spark allegations of dumping goods at below-cost prices under rules of the World Trade Organization The Port of Vancouver said “the situation remains too uncertain to speculate on potential traffic impacts for the port.” Vancouver received 450,000 20-foot-equivalent-units worth of import containers which was about two per cent less than the same period a year ago Bellerud said it is difficult to know how long the uncertainty will last He’s heard of companies sending shipments to strategic points in Mexico and Canada as “free trade zones,” waiting out a resolution to the situation or to be in place to move into the U.S “I do think there was some forward buying before tariffs,” Bellerud said “(But) we’re going to burn through that inventory as a nation and if we see a slowdown if we see some empty shelves for whatever reason there’s going to be a knock-on surge (in cargo shipments).” “And that’s what the supply chain struggles to keep up with,” he added The 911 call-taker involved in the drug-poisoning death of a University of Victoria student testified at a coroner’s inquest that she suspected two collapsed patients in a campus residence could be overdosing We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentBut Kylie Alfano said witnesses described the two students as “seizing,” so she followed the seizure protocol on her 911 computer system screen “My suspicion from the beginning was that (overdose) was a possibility,” Alfano testified “(But) we are taught to trust the caller at all times and we need to stick to the script at all times We cannot deviate or ask leading questions.” One of the central issues being examined at Sidney McIntyre-Starko’s inquest is why her overdose was mistaken for a seizure and why she didn’t receive the overdose-reversing drug naloxone for 13 minutes The 18-year-old died of oxygen deprivation 2024 said Sidney and a second student were “seizing” and turning blue but did not disclose that they had taken drugs That took Alfano into a seizure protocol in the 911 computer system that call-takers use to evaluate emergencies based on the information provided by witnesses Her computer screen flashed a warning sign that it was unusual for two patients to have a seizure at the same time Despite toxic drugs being the leading cause of death for people ages 10 to 59 Alfano testified she has been trained to rely on the information provided to her by the caller who is her “eyes and ears” at the scene “We’re not allowed to make assumptions… We have to go by what the caller tells us,” she testified So we need to stick to those scripts because they’re put in place by medical professionals.” it was Alfano’s assumption about overdoses that was correct and not the seizure protocol on her computer screen If the call had been logged as a cardiac arrest that would have triggered a high priority for an ambulance to be dispatched compared to seizure calls The student who called 911 reported the patients as turning blue typically an indication that they are struggling to breathe But Alfano said she typed that they were breathing into her computer system based on witnesses at the scene saying they thought they were breathing Alfano asked the security guards on scene if they had naloxone and was permitted to recommend its use for a “suspected overdose.” But the suspicion has to come from someone on scene to proceed with the overdose-reversing medication She said she knew it is safe to give naloxone to someone Another reason why medical assistance was delayed for Sidney is because it took Alfano three and a half minutes to find a location for the UVic residence which has been on the campus for more than 50 years Part of the confusion is that every building on campus shared a universal address an issue that has been fixed since Sidney’s death Alfano testified the time it takes to find an address is critical before first responders can be sent “The most important thing we learn as call takers is that we need to find where the patient is first before we can send help there,” she said Under cross examination by Justin Giovannetti Alfano agreed that one and a half minutes into the call she had the general address for UVic the name of the residence and the room number — the information that first responders ultimately used to find the emergency she tried to determine an exact address for the residence but couldn’t find it  and ultimately moved on to ask the caller to describe the emergency for the first time Time was of the essence in this call because the majority of overdoses are survivable if CPR and/or naloxone are delivered within minutes of a collapse the caller provides information about drug use She said it is “disheartening” when that isn’t offered immediately and we want the most information in order to help the patient,” she said explained that the inquest will determine facts related to the death to make recommendations that may prevent similar deaths in the future and to satisfy the community that the death is not being ignored Twelve lawyers are representing various agencies at the inquest the ambulance service and the ministries of health and post-secondary education Looking for a tasty way to spice up your week? 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Head to your nearest MUCHO Burrito to snag these $5 deals and make Cinco de Mayo a weeklong celebration Arthur Erickson is iconic in Canada's architectural world, in part for designing iconic parts of Vancouver. The celebrated architect and urban planner was behind works like the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall, and Canada's embassy in Washington, D.C. He was also behind the overall design of SFU. In Vancouver, his work includes the Law Courts building, Robson Square (with its famed ramp and staircase combination), and the renovation of what is now the Vancouver Art Gallery. Now, to celebrate his influence in Vancouver and across the country (he's considered a Canadian master), a free exhibition is being held in downtown Vancouver. From May 1 to May 30, 2025, "Design in Mind" is running at Arthur Erickson Place at 1075 W Georgia St. (also known as the MacMillan Bloedel Building). Erickson was involved in the design of the building. "Discover Erickson's architectural genius through site, light, cadence, and space in a stunning 270-degree digital experience," reads a press release. Through his career, Erickson won a variety of awards and accolades, including being named a Companion of the Order of Canada (the highest level of the Order of Canada); recognitions from French, American, Mexican, British, Scottish, and global professional architectural societies; and many Canadian architectural awards. The exhibition is part of the Arthur Erickson Centennial celebration, which started in 2024, 100 years after Erickson's birth. When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, May 1 to 30, 2025 Where: Arthur Erickson Place (1075 West Georgia St.) 1 day agoDuration 2:30Cross-culture unity on display as Vancouver's Sikh and Filipino communities gather1 day agoNewsDuration 2:30Dozens of people from Vancouver's Sikh and Filipino communities came together Sunday in a show of cross-culture unity. It comes a week after the Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy. Sohrab Sandhu reports. Video evidence, NHLer testimony raise questions in world junior sexual assault trialThe National |May 2Video4:45 Trump repeats 51st state taunt as Carney prepares for White House visitThe National |May 5Video11:28 It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem flavours and games beloved by Hong Kongers is returning to the North Vancouver waterfront the Vancouver Hong Kong Fair is returning to The Shipyards from 11 a.m the event’s main attraction will be the more than 80 booths in the cultural market which organizers say is to make sure everyone who wants to get in is able to With as many as 18,000 people visiting last year's fair That includes Hong Kong street food stalls an open outdoor stage featuring various performances as well as community booths offering resources and connections to diaspora organizations The annual fair is one of the largest of its kind in North America and is organized by local volunteer organization HK House A theme running through this year's event is sensory memories of Hong Kong "We have the traces of Hong Kong exhibition .. there's the photography from award winning-photographer Chan Kiu archives of important events through their lens And we have the tactile kind of memory and tradition with the workshop for paper crafting," she said There will also be an exhibit for the mini bus "It's a very unique form of transportation we're just evoking all those senses in terms of memories and traditions," Kwan said you'll also find a section where children will be doing business with their parents "They learn how to do business in their mother tongue," Kwan said "That's something often lost with second-generation kids who grow up here and so a lot of the parents have expressed a deep appreciation for the chance to interact with their kids in Cantonese." Kwan suggests buying a ticket ahead of time That's to anticipate numbers and avoid big lineups like they had last year "[A ticket] has an hourly time stamp," she said "This is so that we can ensure everyone who wants to go in can get in." One of the key goals of the fair is to feature aspects of Hong Kong culture that are at risk of disappearing and now a lot of displacement," Kwan said "That's why one of our key priorities and mission is to preserve culture and to have this space for people to freely express what Hong Kong culture means to them For more information about the Vancouver Hong Kong Fair, visit the event website   Want to stay updated on North Vancouver and West Vancouver news? Sign up for our free daily newsletter. Councillors Peter Fry and Rebecca Bligh have introduced a motion asking the City of Vancouver to reinstate its funding for meal programs in the school district the city has provided $320,000 from its annual operating budget to support 3,500 meals each weekday through various programs which subsidizes meals to 258 students across 17 schools the city announced a reduction in its funding from $320,000 in 2024 to just $162,500 in 2025 citing significant budget pressures and anticipation of substantive funding from the province “It has become apparent that the province is not providing the level of funding that was expected.” government entered into an agreement with the government of Canada through the national school food program which provides about $39 million over three years in additional school food program funding But Fry and Bligh are concerned that the way the province is allocating the money will leave gaps affecting kids in Vancouver “There was an expectation that this new funding from the feds was to be distributed by the province and replace the funding the city of Vancouver was providing but the province had a different funding model in mind.” Fry said that the funding will be allocated using a formula based on socioeconomic status for each school within the district This “needs assessment” model “can inadvertently exclude some individuals who may not meet strict eligibility criteria but still face food insecurity,” said Fry “We are very grateful that Nicola Wealth and the Food Bank are doing this,” said Fry but he said it’s important to ensure the city’s funding is reinstated “We would like to reinstate the funding so kids don’t go hungry,” said Fry “I see a lot of hungry kids in my neighbourhood Strathcona and that contributes to kids struggling in school It’s about concentration and focus on schoolwork only 22.1 per cent of youth ages 12 to 17 report eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day While it is not normally the responsibility of municipal governments to fund school lunch programs Fry believes it’s important to keep what was already in place to ensure no child is left hungry “We want to position young Vancouverites to do the best they possibly can and improve their lives and living as best as we can In the grand scheme of things it’s a relatively small investment for the City,” said Fry