Opposition challenges involuntary care laws after Lapu Lapu tragedy; Eby pledges inquiry pending criminal trial

Fake fundraiser for dead ‘mother' at Lapu Lapu festival removed

A person has been caught creating a fake GoFundMe fundraiser after a fatal Lapu Lapu festival attack on April 26, 2025.

Following the attack on the baby car in Vancouver, B.C. Premier announces that the Mental Health Act will be reviewed

Opposition challenges involuntary care laws after Lapu Lapu tragedy; Eby pledges inquiry pending criminal trial

Outside the B.C. legislature, a memorial with flowers and candles to honour the victims of the Lapu Lapu festival killing has emerged.

B.C. premier has few answers after latest killings by a mentally ill person

VICTORIA — With anguish over the weekend rampage at the Filipino community’s Lapu Lapu festival still fresh in the minds of MLAs, the B.C. Conservatives devoted question period Tuesday to pressing the government for answers.

Eby wants inquiry if festival crash questions remain after criminal case

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will launch an independent commission into the Vancouver festival attack that killed 11 people and a public inquiry if the criminal case doesn’t provide answers the public is looking for.

B.C. promises public inquiry into festival attack if trial fails to answer questions

Premier Eby says he wants to make sure the murder trial is not affected