To recognize this significant Filipino community, in 2023, British Columbia officially recognized April 27 as Lapu Lapu Day, a day that gives opportunity “to learn more about the history of people in British Columbia of Filipino heritage and to celebrate their contributions to the vibrancy and prosperity of the province.”

A mental health team was overseeing the man charged with murder in connection with a horrific incident at a Vancouver street festival Saturday that left 11 people dead and many more wounded, according to B.