Abby O’Brien

2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Ilyas Hussein |Abby O’Brien

When 15-year-old Frank Damian parted ways with his best friend ahead of the long weekend, he never imagined it would be the last time he’d hear his voice. “I still can’t believe it,” Damian told the Star from the grounds of an East York Catholic school on Tuesday afternoon.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Calvi Leon |Abby O’Brien

They attended a street party meant to celebrate Filipino pride, heritage and music: a father of two who coached badminton and tennis, a mother with plans to see family in Vietnam, a five-year-old girl ready to graduate kindergarten, and a local teacher. They would be among the 11 people killed when an SUV plowed through crowds at the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party on Saturday night in what’s been called the “darkest day” in Vancouver history.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Calvi Leon |Abby O’Brien

A father, mother, their five-year-old daughter and a Vancouver teacher-counsellor were among the 11 people killed in a vehicle attack at a Filipino festival in the city over the weekend. Kira Salim, a teacher and counsellor at Fraser River Middle School and New Westminster Secondary School, was among those killed on Saturday after a man drove an SUV through the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, officials with the New Westminster school district wrote in a letter on Monday.

1 month ago | flamboroughreview.com | Kristjan Lautens |Ilyas Hussein |Mark Colley |Abby O’Brien

What started as a call for a man in distress in the departures drop-off area at Toronto Pearson airport early Thursday morning ended with one person shot dead by police, their body splayed out under a yellow tarp on the curb side as the police watchdog investigated. The sudden shooting left passengers briefly stranded outside the departures area as emergency vehicles responded, blocking both the ramp and drop-off area of the airport during one of the busiest travel times.

1 month ago | therecord.com | Kristjan Lautens |Ilyas Hussein |Mark Colley |Abby O’Brien

What started as a call for a man in distress in the departures drop-off area at Toronto Pearson airport early Thursday morning ended with one person shot dead by police, their body splayed out under a yellow tarp on the curb side as the police watchdog investigated. The sudden shooting left passengers briefly stranded outside the departures area as emergency vehicles responded, blocking both the ramp and drop-off area of the airport during one of the busiest travel times.