US EditionFilipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack
- On the evening of April 26, an SUV plowed through a packed Lapu-Lapu Day celebration in Vancouver, resulting in eleven fatalities and injuring nearly thirty others.
- The incident took place during a celebration honoring the Filipino Canadian community, and the 30-year-old suspect, Kai-Ji Adam Lo, faces eight second-degree murder charges.
- Victims included families and individuals such as visiting mother Maria Victoria Bjarnason and school counsellor Kira Salim, while the tragedy has led to community vigils and fundraisers across Canada.
- Social work student Melissa Cortez said Filipino people in Canada experience underrepresentation and called the gathering 'a way for us to acknowledge the pains' felt by the community.
- The event has united the Filipino community in mourning and reflection, with efforts to honour the victims continuing through organized gatherings at institutions like McMaster University.
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Filipino students at McMaster leading event today to remember victims of Lapu-Lapu Day attack #News #Canadian #CDN #Canada
A gathering led by Filipino groups at McMaster University is aiming to honour the 11 people killed in Vancouver during the Lapu-Lapu Day event last month. The groups began organizing after realizing there was a need in Hamilton for “a space for us to connect and check in with how people are, because no one’s checking in [on us],” said Anabelle Ragsag, a PhD candidate at McMaster’s School of Social Work. The gathering takes place Saturday from 3 …
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