MONTREAL, April 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday described the incident in Vancouver that killed nine people at a Filipino street festival as a "car-ramming attack," adding that more than 20 people were injured.

Police have ruled out terrorism as a motive and Carney, speaking a day before a national election, said that while the investigation is ongoing there is no indication of an "active threat to Canadians," following the attack perpetrated a male driver, who has been arrested.