In the days after a motorist drove into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver, killing 11, Toronto's Filipino community has banded together in solidarity and grief, including two people who left the festival just before the incident.

The Philippine consulate warned against donating to unverified fundraisers that may be exploiting the tragedy in Canada.

Eleven people are dead after a man allegedly plowed his car into a crowd at a cultural festival in Vancouver, Canada. Reports say the victims range in age from 5 to 65. It happened at a Filipino festival around 8pm Saturday night.