Vancouver rundown for Monday, April 28, 2025.
Shocked, devastated, and angry. That's how Vancouver
Mayor Ken Simm describes his feelings. after
an SUV driver plowed into a crowd at a Lapu -Lapu
Day festival on Saturday, killing 11 people and
injuring many others. The victims range in age
from 5 to 65. A 30 -year -old suspect with mental
health issues has been arrested in the incident
that occurred at East 43rd Avenue and Fraser
Street. Eight counts of murder have been laid.
Lapu -Lapu Day is a celebration of a Filipino
national hero responsible for fighting Spanish
colonialism. Other news, a man has died after
an eight -vehicle crash that occurred near 64th
Avenue and Fraser Highway in Surrey. Just before
noon on Saturday, a car went over a curb and
hit several park vehicles. The 58 -year -old
driver who died at the scene may have had a medical
incident just before the crash. Eight people
have escaped an early Sunday morning house fire
in Chilliwack. The home on Fairbanks Crescent
went up in flames just before 4 a .m. The cause
is still under investigation. Voters in the Lower
Mainland will be joining others around the country
in casting a ballot in the Monday federal election.
B .C. has set a record for higher voter turnout
in the advance polls, but political scientists
Caution, not much could be read into that in
terms of predicting any outcome. Polling stations
in BC are open from 7 a .m. to 7 p .m. The forecast,
clouds and rain for Monday, showers on Tuesday,
back to sunshine on Wednesday. For all the details
on these local Vancouver area stories, along
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