HAMILTON: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delayed election campaigning on Sunday after at least nine people were killed when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, Carney's campaign said. It was too early to tell if the mass casualty event in Vancouver would have any impact on the election. Police said they had arrested a 30-year-old Vancouver man who was "known" to them. A number of people were injured in the incident.
At least nine people were killed when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in the western Canadian city of vancouver on Saturday evening. Police said they had arrested a 30-year-old vancouver man, who was "known" to them, at the scene. The suspect was initially chased down and held by festival-goers until police arrived, witnesses said. A number of people were also injured. In posts on social media, Carney offered condolences and Poilievre said his thoughts were with Vancouver's Filipino community after the "horrific" news coming out of the festival. — Reuters
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