US Edition'Unspeakable tragedy': Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass
- Eleven people died when an SUV drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on Saturday night.
- The SUV attack occurred at a Filipino cultural festival held on a school street lined with food trucks, and investigators identified over 200 witnesses.
- Family and community members gathered for memorial services where relatives, including Noel Johansen who lost his wife Jenifer Darbellay, shared tributes and called for solidarity.
- Suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo, age 30, appeared in court for a mental health assessment to determine fitness for trial, with a publication ban in place to protect the process.
- Officials and community leaders emphasize support and healing for victims and mourners, urging solidarity through Filipino cultural values like bayanihan amid widespread grief.
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‘Unspeakable tragedy’: Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass
VANCOUVER — Rev. Francis Galvan was supposed to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival last Saturday, but he was grieving the death of Pope Francis and wasn’t in the mood for celebrating. Galvan, the pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Delta, B.C., said he received a text later that evening — “something terrible had happened” at the Filipino cultural festival. The next day, he went to the scene to leave candles for the 11 people killed when an SU…
Vancouver: Grief and Solidarity at Last Week's Attack Memorial - Canada French
Reverend Francis Galvan was to attend the Lapu Lapu Day Street Festival last Saturday, but he was in mourning after Pope Francis' death and was not in a mood to celebrate. Mr. Galvan, parish priest of the Sacred Heart parish in Delta, British Columbia, explained that he had received a text later that evening: "Something terrible happened" at the Philippine cultural festival. The next day, he went to the scene to deposit candles to the 11 people …
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