Vancouver vehicle attack marks city’s ‘darkest day’ as residents mourn 11 killed, dozens injured

The pews of St. Mary the Virgin were not large enough to contain the number of mourners nor the immensity of their grief on Sunday, after a deadly attack on a Filipino festival that has been called the darkest day in Vancouver’s history.

Eleven people are dead and others remain in critical condition after a man drove an SUV through the crowds as the festival wrapped up on Saturday evening.

Police say the youngest victim was five years old; the oldest was 65.

At a Sunday morning vigil, Rev. Expedito Farinas choked back tears as he spoke about what the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party should have been: a celebration of Filipino culture and tradition, a day filled with dancing, food and laughter.

Read more: The Globe and Mail (Canada)