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Father, mother, five-year-old daughter, killed in Vancouver attack, leave son behind

Father, mother, five-year-old daughter, killed in Vancouver attack, leave son behind

VANCOUVER — Richard Le sent a text to his 16-year-old son on Saturday at about 8 p.m., saying he and the teen's stepmother and little sister would soon leave the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver.
Suspect in Vancouver festival tragedy is brother of 2024 killing victim

Suspect in Vancouver festival tragedy is brother of 2024 killing victim

Thirty-year-old Adam Kai-Ji Lo — who has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder with more charges anticipated — is the brother of Alexander Lo, who was killed in January last year in Vancouver.
Teacher, Realtor, and five-year-old girl were among Vancouver festival victims

Teacher, Realtor, and five-year-old girl were among Vancouver festival victims

VANCOUVER — Tributes and condolences are coming in for the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming at a Vancouver festival on Saturday.
Quebec's failed auto insurance digital shift could cost $500M, inquiry hears

Quebec's failed auto insurance digital shift could cost $500M, inquiry hears

MONTREAL — A public inquiry examining a failed digital shift by Quebec's automobile insurance board heard Monday it could end up costing the province nearly half a billion dollars more than initially planned.
Trial begins in former world junior hockey players' sexual assault case

Trial begins in former world junior hockey players' sexual assault case

A young woman felt she had no choice but to go along with what a group of hockey players told her to do inside a London, Ont., hotel room nearly seven years ago, prosecutors told an Ontario court Monday as the players' sexual assault trial began.
Trump says Canada should become U.S. state as president weighs in on Canadian vote

Trump says Canada should become U.S. state as president weighs in on Canadian vote

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has weighed in on the Canadian election, repeating his claim that Canada should become a U.S. state after his tariffs and threats of annexation were a central issue in the federal campaign.
In the news today: 17 remain in hospital after B.C. festival attack

In the news today: 17 remain in hospital after B.C. festival attack

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 17 remain in hospital after B.C.
Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'

Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'

VANCOUVER — A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's "Mein Kampf.
Carney, Poilievre, Singh express condolences to victims of Vancouver vehicle attack

Carney, Poilievre, Singh express condolences to victims of Vancouver vehicle attack

OTTAWA — The leaders of the three main federal parties paused their election campaigns Sunday to express their sorrow and offer condolences to victims and their families hours after a vehicle attack in Vancouver killed 11 people and injured many more
'Tragedy all around': Murder charges follow Vancouver festival attack that killed 11

'Tragedy all around': Murder charges follow Vancouver festival attack that killed 11

VANCOUVER — Charges have been laid against a man who's accused of racing a vehicle through a crowded street at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, killing 11 in an attack the interim police chief called the "darkest day" in the city's history