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Author: Brieanna Charlebois
Publication Date: January 16, 2026 - 19:03
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Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect’s brother apologizes for ‘ripple effect’ of festival attack
January 16, 2026
The murderer of a man whose brother was later arrested for the Lapu Lapu festival attack that killed 11 people in April 2025 has called it a “ripple effect” from his own crime 15 months earlier.
Dwight Kematch, who pleaded guilty to the January 2024 second-degree murder of Alexander Lo in July, told his B.C. Supreme Court sentencing hearing in Vancouver that what followed the killing was a “horrendous tragedy.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jews throughout North America are increasingly worried by rising antisemitism. The latest figures from both B’nai B’rith and the Anti-Defamation League reflect a shocking rise in antisemitic incidents, with the ADL audit showing a whopping 900 per cent rise over the past decade.
Canada saw an all-time high of hatred against Jews, with 6,219 incidents in 2024, according to B’nai B’rith. Meanwhile, campuses like McGill, University of Toronto, Columbia, and others have become flashpoints for anti-Israel protests in the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel...
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