Rivals make final pitches

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wrapped up their campaigns on a sombre note on Sunday after at least 11 people died when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver.

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Sunday was the final day of a five-week campaign for Mr Carney and Mr Poilievre to make their pitches to voters ahead of an election that has centred largely on US President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to annex Canada.

It was unknown if the mass casualty event would have any impact on the election and both candidates offered their condolences. Police said they had arrested a 30-year-old Vancouver man who was "known" to them.

Mr Carney planned to travel to Vancouver later on Sunday to join British Columbia Premier David Eby and community leaders, a Liberal Party official said.

"Our hearts go to the friends and the families of those affected. It's a terrible loss in a very tight-knit community, the Filipino community in the Lower Mainland, the Filipino community here in Saskatoon, the 1-million-strong Filipino community across Canada, and in fact, all Canadians," Mr Carney said at a meeting with supporters.