The suspect, identified as Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, of Vancouver, was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, according to the Vancouver Police Department.
No motive has been confirmed for the Saturday evening attack in the western city of Vancouver, though terrorism was ruled out by police.
Police chief Steve Rai said the 30-year-old suspect drove a black Audi SUV and had a “significant history” of interaction with police and mental health care professionals.
The celebration called the Lapu Lapu Festival commemorates a Filipino anti-colonial leader from the 16th century.
Carney later visited Vancouver on Sunday, arriving with flowers in hand to attend a church vigil held in honor of the victims of the attack, according to the CPAC broadcaster.
An AFP reporter saw police officers at the scene Saturday evening, with parts of the festival venue cordoned off.
Eyewitness Dale Selipe told the Vancouver Sun that she saw injured children on the street after the vehicle rammed into the crowd.
'Bodies everywhere'
“You don’t know who to help, here or there,“ she said.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said in a statement he was “completely shattered to hear about the terrible incident.”
“So it has occurred before, but I fear for the society that we live in, that these things can happen,“ said Dunbar, 72.
Lapu Lapu Day is celebrated in the Philippines in remembrance of Indigenous chief Lapulapu, who led his men to defeat Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in battle in 1521.
Britain's King Charles III, Canada's head of state, said on Sunday he was “profoundly saddened” by the deaths.
Carney is favored to win after assuring voters he can stand up to Washington's barrage of sweeping tariffs and threats of annexation.
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