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Global News
5 days ago
- Climate
- Global News
First blast of summer heat headed for southern B.C.
Southern British Columbia is bracing for its first serious bout of hot weather of the season. Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for most of southern B.C., stretching from southern and eastern Vancouver Island through to Revelstoke, the Okanagan Valley and Grand Forks. 'A ridge of high pressure is bringing high temperatures to the region. Daytime highs are expected to be in the high 20s to low 30s with overnight lows in the low- to mid-teens,' on the South Coast, the weather and climate agency warned. 4:16 Children's summer safety The high temperatures are forecast to persist into next week, with the latest forecasts showing the heat peaking on Sunday and Monday. Story continues below advertisement 'This will be the first prolonged heat event of the year,' Global BC senior meteorologist Kristi Gordon said. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Temperatures will be five to 10 degrees above average across the South Coast for six days, through Tuesday. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, many areas away from the water in Metro Vancouver and through the Fraser Valley will be approaching 30 C.' Gordon said the Southern Interior will also see hot weather through next Wednesday, with daytime highs int eh 29 C to 35 C range. That's about seven to 12 degrees above the seasonal average. While the temperatures won't come close to the deadly peaks British Columbia has seen in serious heat events like the 2021 Heat Dome, Environment Canada said they can still be dangerous. 'Early season heat can be significant due to the lack of acclimatization to elevated temperatures,' the agency warned. 'Keep your house cool. Block the sun by closing curtains or blinds. Watch for the effects of heat illness: heavy sweating, rash, cramps, fainting, high body temperature and the worsening of some health conditions.' Gordon said the coming hot weather isn't expected to be extremely dangerous, but it is a good time to begin thinking about ways to prepare for more extreme heat that's expected later in the summer. Story continues below advertisement You can find out more about heat-related illnesses and risks to vulnerable groups here.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
News Anchor Remembers How Joyous Attendees Were Before Vancouver Attack That Killed 11: 'Shattered by this Horrific, Horrific Act'
A news anchor who helped to emcee the Vancouver festival where 11 people were killed over the weekend remembers how joyous the attendees were before tragedy struck. "An event that was not innocent, but peaceful and fun, loving and unifying was just shattered by this horrific, horrific act," Jason Pires, Global BC anchor, tells PEOPLE. On Saturday, April 26, a man drove an SUV at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating the Lapu Lapu Day festival. Eleven people, ages 5 to 65, were killed, and more than two dozen others were injured, Vancouver police said on social media. The event — honoring Lapu Lapu Day, a Filipino holiday, per NPR — was attended by "up to 100,000 people," according to the BBC. Pires, 51, says the day started off as a family-friendly celebration filled with laughter, food and great weather. He left for a birthday party before the attack took place, but returned to the festival grounds when he heard what happened. 'It's really gut wrenching to come back to the scene and see the aftermath and talk to survivors and family,' he tells PEOPLE, adding that because of his connection to the Filipino community, 'it's obviously deeply personal.' (Pires is half-Filipino.) Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Though a motive for the attack remains unclear, police do not believe the violence was an act of terror. Pires says that despite the tragedy, Filipino pride is what's allowing everyone to push through and come together. 'That sense of unity is growing,' he tells PEOPLE. 'We got to get through this and we won't be deterred by this random act of violence.' Police said the suspect, later identified as 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo, was arrested at the scene after bystanders detained him. Related: 5-Year-Old Girl Among Victims of Vancouver Car Attack That Killed 11 as Suspect Is Named and Charged with Murder: Police He has since been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder and authorities said further charges are anticipated. It's unclear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf. Vancouver Police Interim Chief Steve Rai said at a press conference on April 27 that Lo was "known to police" and had "a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals, related to mental health." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
News Anchor Remembers How Joyous Attendees Were Before Vancouver Attack That Killed 11: 'Shattered by this Horrific, Horrific Act'
A news anchor who helped to emcee the Vancouver festival where 11 people were killed over the weekend remembers how joyous the attendees were before tragedy struck. "An event that was not innocent, but peaceful and fun, loving and unifying was just shattered by this horrific, horrific act," Jason Pires, Global BC anchor, tells PEOPLE. On Saturday, April 26, a man drove an SUV at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating the Lapu Lapu Day festival. Eleven people, ages 5 to 65, were killed, and more than two dozen others were injured, Vancouver police said on social media. The event — honoring Lapu Lapu Day, a Filipino holiday, per NPR — was attended by "up to 100,000 people," according to the BBC. Pires, 51, says the day started off as a family-friendly celebration filled with laughter, food and great weather. He left for a birthday party before the attack took place, but returned to the festival grounds when he heard what happened. 'It's really gut wrenching to come back to the scene and see the aftermath and talk to survivors and family,' he tells PEOPLE, adding that because of his connection to the Filipino community, 'it's obviously deeply personal.' (Pires is half-Filipino.) Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Though a motive for the attack remains unclear, police do not believe the violence was an act of terror. Pires says that despite the tragedy, Filipino pride is what's allowing everyone to push through and come together. 'That sense of unity is growing,' he tells PEOPLE. 'We got to get through this and we won't be deterred by this random act of violence.' Police said the suspect, later identified as 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo, was arrested at the scene after bystanders detained him. Related: 5-Year-Old Girl Among Victims of Vancouver Car Attack That Killed 11 as Suspect Is Named and Charged with Murder: Police He has since been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder and authorities said further charges are anticipated. It's unclear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf. Vancouver Police Interim Chief Steve Rai said at a press conference on April 27 that Lo was "known to police" and had "a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals, related to mental health." Read the original article on People
Global News
28-04-2025
- Global News
‘That's my people': Vancouver Lapu Lapu festival witnesses describe heartbreaking tragedy
WARNING: The details in this story are disturbing. Discretion is advised. Residents and festival-goers are still trying to reconcile what happened at the Lapu Lapu Day event in Vancouver on Saturday night. Just after 8 p.m., a man drove his SUV into a crowd of people, killing 11 and injuring dozens more. Bjorn Villaruel attended the festival and was leaving when he said he saw the SUV drive into a group of people. 'I was just standing at one of the booths buying something and I heard this banging sound,' he told Global News. 'I'm seeing people flying, like one or two, right in front of me, just feet away from me.' Villaruel said he thought it was a car accident but then he said he saw the SUV accelerate again toward some food trucks and people, then it stopped and accelerated again towards people. Story continues below advertisement 'I feel the hate,' he said, breaking down in tears. 'I went to help, that's my people.' Villaruel said it was 'horrific.' 'Every time I hear a car right now, I feel there's hate.' He said it was busy at the time, packed with people, and no one thought anything like this could happen. 1:19 Vancouver festival tragedy: 11 killed, dozens injured on 'darkest day' in city's history, police say Aadiah Muhamad and her husband Mohamed Sairmen own the Kampong food truck, which serves Malaysian food. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy They were working at the festival all day and said it was a great time, everyone was so friendly and they sold out of food. They were just getting ready to start cleaning up and packing up when Muhamad said she heard a series of very loud bangs. Story continues below advertisement 'Just boom, boom, boom,' she said. Sairmen said they thought a propane tank had exploded, the noise was so loud. But when they looked out of the service window of the truck they saw a person lying there, already dead. 'We saw people at the back of our truck, injured,' Sairmen said. 'One guy was holding his leg.' They left the truck and helped the injured as best they could. 'So sad,' Muhamad said. 'Such a tragedy.' She said they feel sorry for the victims and everyone is asking why this happened to such a wonderful, loving community. 'We are so sorry, for the community,' Muhmad said. 2:04 Outpouring of love for Vancouver's Filipino community Global BC anchor Jason Pires attended the festival on Saturday and said it was a joyous family-friendly event. Story continues below advertisement He emceed the event on Saturday and said the food truck area was a new addition to the festival this year. 'Such a stark contrast with such a joyous occasion and such a tragedy at the end,' Pires said. 'Just such a compassionate, hard-working people and that's why I think everyone is just reeling.' 3:52 Global BC's Jason Pires speaks on festival violence after joyful day spent with Vancouver's Filipino community Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder at the time of publication. He remains in custody, pending a court date. He was taken into custody shortly after the incident on Saturday. A motive for the incident remains unclear.
Hindustan Times
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Lapu Lapu Festival suspect: Vancouver man, 30, had possible mental health issues and was ‘known to police'
Several people reportedly died after a driver slammed his SUV into a crowd of Filipino festival goers in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday night, April 26. Many others were injured, authorities claimed, as reported by the New York Post. The incident took place while people were celebrating Lapu Lapu Day, a public holiday honouring Filipino heritage. While authorities have not released the name of the suspect yet, they said a Vancouver man is in custody. There was a heavy police presence on Fraser Street and East 43rd Street, and first responders were seen treating people on the road, according to videos on social media. The suspect, a 30-year-old man from Vancouver, possibly had an interaction with cops as recently as yesterday, police sources said, according to GlobalBC. The driver was taken into custody and was seen telling bystanders he was 'sorry.' According to sources, he appeared to have been battling mental health issues, the Vancouver Sun reported. On being asked if police are looking for anyone else, Acting Police Chief Steve Rai said, "One suspect, one vehicle.' Asked if the suspect has a criminal record, Rai said, per BBC, "It would be inappropriate for me to get into those kind of details at this point.' Police said they are now investigating a "mass casualty incident.' Rai said the suspect was "known to police in certain circumstances" and that he was "taken into custody by people in the crowd" before the police arrived. On being asked if the incident has any relations to the upcoming federal election, Rai said, "I don't know anything about that.' Meanwhile, Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre expressed his shock at the 'horrific news.' "My thoughts are with the Filipino community and all the victims targeted by this senseless attack," he said on social media. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on social media that he is 'devastated" to learn about the incident. "I offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver. We are all mourning with you," he said. "We are monitoring the situation closely, and thankful to our first responders for their swift action."
