{"id":2428117,"date":"2025-04-27T22:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-election-campaigns-end-on-somber-note-after-vancouver-massacre-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T22:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T02:27:41","slug":"canadian-election-campaigns-end-on-somber-note-after-vancouver-massacre-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-election-campaigns-end-on-somber-note-after-vancouver-massacre-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian election campaigns end on somber note after Vancouver massacre &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanadian-election-campaigns-end-on-somber-note-after-vancouver-massacre-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Canadian election campaigns concluded on a tragic note following a devastating incident in Vancouver, where a man drove his SUV into a crowd at a Filipino street festival, resulting in at least 11 fatalities. Political leaders across the spectrum expressed their condolences, emphasizing solidarity with the Filipino community. <\/p>\n<p>New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh had visited the festival shortly before the incident and voiced his heartbreak over the loss of life. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo, has been charged with multiple counts of second-degree murder, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airliner-forced-down-to-arrest-anti-lukashenko-activist\/\" title=\"Airliner Forced Down to Arrest Anti-Lukashenko Activist\">initial reports suggesting<\/a> his actions may have been linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-demonic-religious-mothers-mourn-how-trans-movement-is-devouring-sons-find-solace-in-secret-online-group\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s Demonic\u2019: Religious Mothers Mourn How Trans Movement Is \u2018Devouring\u2019 Sons, Find Solace In Secret Online Group\">underlying mental health issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the tragedy, Prime Minister Mark Carney canceled campaign events to address the nation and offer support to the affected families, while Conservative Leader pierre Poilievre and bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet also extended their sympathies. <\/p>\n<p>Vancouver&#8217;s interim police chief described the day as &#8220;the darkest&#8221; in the city&#8217;s history, highlighting the need for further examination into the motives behind the attack. The incident occurred just before Canada&#8217;s federal elections, prompting a solemn mood among the candidates as they continued their campaigns amid a national tragedy. The ages of the victims ranged from 5 to 65, and authorities expect the death toll may rise as some victims remain unidentified.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Canadian election campaigns end on somber note after Vancouver massacre<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2095605\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>OTTAWA, Canada<\/strong> &mdash; The &ldquo;darkest day&rdquo; in Vancouver&rsquo;s history muted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canadian politicians&rsquo;<\/a> plans for a final surge ahead of the Monday election as all major parties expressed condolences to the victims of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3392747\/vancouver-canada-people-killed-vehicle-crowd-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recent massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A man crashed his SUV through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Filipino street festival<\/a> on Saturday night, killing at least 11 people during the Lapu Lapu Day celebration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3393055\/north-korea-confirms-dispatched-troops-to-russia-support-war-against-ukraine\/\">North Korea confirms it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3392696\/bloc-quebecois-french-language-canada-elections-artificial-country\/\">Bloc Quebecois wants to free Quebec from &lsquo;artificial country&rsquo; of Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3392814\/mike-waltz-trump-zelensky-meeting-latest-step-ending-meat-grinder-war\/\">Mike Waltz says Trump&#8217;s Zelensky meeting is latest step to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-zelensky-meeting-is-latest-step-to-ending-meat-grinder-war-mike-waltz\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Zelensky meeting is latest step to ending &#039;meat-grinder&#039; ...: MIke Waltz\">ending &#8216;meat-grinder&#8217; war<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh made a campaign stop at the festival on Saturday, leaving just minutes before the violence unfolded. He attended a mass at St. Mary&rsquo;s Parish in Vancouver on Sunday to mourn with those affected by the attack. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was there and I just imagine the faces of the kids that I saw smiling, dancing. I imagine the aunties that were there. I don&rsquo;t even know what to say. It&rsquo;s just horrific. I&rsquo;m heartbroken,&rdquo; Singh told reporters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh leaves after attending mass at St. Mary&rsquo;s Parish in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 27, 2025, after multiple people that were stuck by a car were killed Saturday at a Filipino heritage festival. (Darryl Dyck\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;I just want the Filipino community to know we stand with you. Everyone is with you, everyone is standing with you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>British Columbia Prosecution Service is charging Kai-Ji Adam Lo, a 30-year-old man, with eight counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">second-degree murder<\/a> in relation to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He was detained by bystanders at the festival after the bloodshed and turned over to officers after first responders arrived. In videos shared from the festival, Lo appears disoriented and confused.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say that mental health problems seem to be at the root of Lo&rsquo;s actions, citing a &ldquo;significant history of interactions with police and healthcare professionals related to mental health.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are many unanswered questions about this horrific crime, the motive of the person who did it, and whether anything could have been done to prevent it,&rdquo; said Vancouver Police&rsquo;s interim chief constable, Steve Rai, who called Saturday the city&rsquo;s &ldquo;darkest day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are many things we still don&rsquo;t know,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;We are working hard to get all of the answers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-carney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/a> canceled rallies slated for early Sunday in Calgary, Alberta, and Richmond, B.C., to address the nation and the Filipino-Canadian community specifically.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our hearts go to the friends and the families of those affected,&rdquo; Carney said at a meeting with supporters. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a terrible loss in a very tight-knit community, the Filipino community in the Lower Mainland, the Filipino community here in Saskatoon, the 1-million-strong Filipino community across Canada, and in fact, all Canadians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prime minister proceeded<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-grassley-seeking-an-eighth-term-in-iowa\/\" title=\"Chuck Grassley Seeking An Eighth Term In Iowa\">multiple campaign events<\/a> later in the day. He will make appearances in Edmonton and Greater Victoria with intentions to also stop in Vancouver later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre met Sunday with Filipino-Canadians at a Mississauga, Ontario church, where he expressed his condolences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visitors pay their respects at a memorial after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I just wanted you all to know that our hearts are with you today. All Canadians are united in solidarity with the Filipino community,&rdquo; the Conservative leader said in a statement. &ldquo;Their loved ones &mdash; their brothers, sisters, daughters, sons, mothers and fathers &mdash; all of them will have a deep hole in their hearts today. So we will try to fill it with the love of the entire country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3392696\/bloc-quebecois-french-language-canada-elections-artificial-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bloc Quebecois<\/a> leader Yves-Francois Blanchet spoke about the incident after arriving to his party&rsquo;s Quebec-Centre riding headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>He offered &ldquo;sincere, heartfelt condolences to the people of British Columbia, members of families and friends of those who died, and also to the colleagues which were far too close to this drama.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he would change his schedule due to the tragedy, the Quebec-focused politician said he would not because he doesn&rsquo;t want to &ldquo;pretend to represent&rdquo; those voters outside the Francophone province.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III released a statement via the Governor General&rsquo;s Office on Sunday expressing grief over the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both my wife and I were profoundly saddened to learn of the dreadful attack and utterly tragic loss of life in Vancouver, which took place as the Filipino community came together to mark the celebration of one of their most special festivals,&rdquo; the King of Canada wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our hearts and prayers go out to all those whose lives have been shattered by such a desperate tragedy and we send our deepest possible sympathy at a most agonizing time for so many in Canada,&rdquo; he added, signing the statement as &ldquo;Charles R.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A small shoe lies among the debris and evidence markers on the street while police investigate after a vehicle drove into a crowd Saturday killing multiple people at a street festival, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Rich Lam\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Victims of the attack range in age from 5 years old to 65. Authorities say the death toll could rise in the coming days and some victims remain unidentified.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3392696\/bloc-quebecois-french-language-canada-elections-artificial-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BLOC QUEBECOIS WANTS TO FREE QUEBEC FROM &lsquo;ARTIFICIAL COUNTRY&rsquo; OF CANADA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canada&rsquo;s federal parliamentary elections will take place on Monday after just five weeks of campaigning.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates are doing their best to convince the public that their party is the only hope for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3390726\/nova-scotia-trump-testing-canadian-patience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">standing up to the tariffs<\/a> and belligerent rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2095605\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2095605\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian election campaigns conclude sadly after Vancouver tragedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2428118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25117842647876.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51709,35288,54180],"class_list":["post-2428117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-canadian-elections","tag-political-campaigns","tag-vancouver-massacre"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25117842647876.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428117"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428121,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428117\/revisions\/2428121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}