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11 Killed in Vancouver Vehicle Attack, Police Say Man Had Mental Health Issues
The Morning Standard
|April 28, 2025
The suspect in a Canadian car-ramming attack that left 11 dead at a Filipino street party acted deliberately and had a history of mental health problems, police said Sunday, warning the toll could rise.
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No motive has been confirmed for the Saturday evening attack in the western city of Vancouver, though terrorism was ruled out by police. The ramming shocked the country a day before a general election dominated by US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian products and his threat to annex his northern neighbor, long a key ally and trading partner.
This story is from the April 28, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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