Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mike Hager
Publication Date: May 16, 2025 - 12:52
Vancouver Lapu-Lapu festival planning took all necessary measures before attack, preliminary review says
May 16, 2025
All the necessary precautions were taken last month in the planning of the Lapu-Lapu Day festival by organizers, police and city workers, a preliminary review by the Vancouver Police and City of Vancouver has found. Eleven people were killed and many more were injured when an SUV ploughed through a crowd at the end of the celebration.
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