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4 days ago
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Sombre start to Filipino Heritage Month in B.C. as festival attack's shadow lingers
A woman wipes tears during a memorial for the Filipino community's Lapu Lapu Day festival victims, in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns British Columbia is marking the start of this year's Filipino Heritage Month with a sombre tribute to the victims of April's deadly attack at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day Festival. Premier David Eby issued a statement saying this year's celebration of Filipino Heritage Month in June is happening 'alongside deep sorrow, under the backdrop of the tragic attack' that killed 11 people and shook the community to its core. Eby says the province continues to grieve, but the support shown by different communities 'coming together to heal' demonstrates how 'strength in unity' has enriched B.C.'s cultural fabric. In a separate statement, New Democrat legislative member Mable Elmore — who is of Filipino descent — says her community is marking the heritage month to 'honour the memories of those lost after the Lapu Lapu Day Festival.' Elmore says while the community remains in mourning, she is confident that people are healing and will emerge stronger from the tragedy. The suspect in the attack, Adam Kai-Ji Lo, appeared in court on Friday via video as part of the process to determine if he is fit to stand trial. He is tentatively set to appear in court next on June 6. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 1, 2025. The Canadian Press
CTV News
6 days ago
- General
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Lapu Lapu festival suspect to appear in court, following psychiatric tests
People gather for a candlelight march during a vigil on the street where a vehicle-ramming attack occurred at the Filipino community's Lapu Lapu Day festival last week, on a provincial day of mourning for the victims, in Vancouver, on Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER, B.C.—The suspect in the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy is expected in court Friday morning. Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces eight counts of second-degree murder after 11 people were killed when an SUV plowed through the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on April 26. Earlier this month, Judge Reg Harris ordered that mental health professionals assess whether the 30-year-old is fit for trial. That application hearing and the case are subject to a broad publication ban that Harris says is 'to protect the fairness of the trial process.' Harris, who allowed the order of a psychiatrist assessment to be reported, says the purpose of the ban is not to restrict public information, but to 'protect the process going forward.' During his last appearance in court, Lo attended by video, wearing red prison fatigues. His lawyer, Mark Swartz, who also appeared by video link, has not responded to interview requests. Police have said more charges are expected against Lo. With files from The Canadian Press
CTV News
26-05-2025
- Health
- CTV News
B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on ‘extended leave' from mental health care
Josie Osborne speaks during a news conference in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck British Columbia's health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary mental health care in the province last week, pushing back against Opposition claims that the patients aren't being tracked. The status is known as extended leave, in which a person receiving involuntary mental health treatment is allowed back into the community while remaining under care. It's been in focus since it emerged that the suspect in last month's Lapu Lapu Day festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver was on extended leave at the time. Claire Rattée, the B.C. Conservatives' critic for mental health and addictions, asked in the legislature why the government had 'no ability to track' patients on extended leave and did not know how many there are. But Health Minister Josie Osborne says while the numbers change on a daily basis, as of last Tuesday there were 5,915 people on extended leave in B.C., including 2,202 in the Vancouver Coastal health region. She says those people have teams assigned to support them and ensure they have access to what they need. Eleven people died when an SUV was driven at high speed through a street crowded with festivalgoers on April 26. Adam Kai-Ji Lo has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder and police say he is expected to face more. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 26, 2025.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Fundraising efforts continue for Lapu Lapu festival victims one month after attack
VANCOUVER — Efforts to raise money to support the victims of the attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival are still underway one month after the vehicle ramming that killed 11 and injured dozens more. Multiple fundraisers were held this weekend to support the families of those killed in the attack and those who were hurt. In New Westminster, B.C., on Sunday, "Soup Nazi" actor Larry Thomas, best known for his role as a strict soup seller on the sitcom "Seinfeld," served soup as part of a fundraiser at the Greens And Beans Deli. A three-kilometre run was held earlier that day at the Toronto Zoo to raise money for United Way's Kapwa Strong Fund, which offers grants to not-for-profit organizations supporting those affected by the attack. And a tribute concert took place on Saturday in Surrey, B.C., hosted by the local Philippine Independence Day Society, which issued a statement saying nine Surrey families were impacted by the tragedy. The annual festival had just finished on the evening of April 26 when an SUV rammed through the crowd, causing what has been called the "darkest day" in the city's history. Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces eight counts of second-degree murder and further charges are anticipated. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 26, 2025 The Canadian Press Sign in to access your portfolio
