Faisal Islam
Economics editor

An emotional statement was just given by the PM here in Hamilton, Ontario.

We've also just learned that Mark Carney is now altering - not cancelling - his eve-of-election schedule as his country reacts to the shocking scenes in Vancouver.

Carney’s voice appeared to crack as he described the warmth of the Filipino-Canadian community.

His team confirmed that the PM has also spoken with British Columbia Premier David Eby, and has conveyed his condolences and offered the federal government’s full support.

We will soon get back on Carney’s plane and head for what is expected to be a more sombre, adjusted programme in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

• Mark Carney said the "shocking" incident in Vancouver left nine people dead and more than 20 injured
• He confirmed that police are calling it a "car ramming attack"
• The investigation is still ongoing to find out how and why it happened, he said
• The prime minister said he does not believe there is currently any active threat to Canadians

Mark Carney says the strength and resilience of Filipino community is exemplified by the term bayanihan, which refers to civic unity and cooperation.

“We will comfort the grieving, we will care for each other, we will unite in common purpose”.

The press conference has now ended. Please stick with us as we bring you the key lines from his address.

The prime minister stresses that he is in communication with local officials in the province and the city, including the British Columbia premier's office and the Vancouver mayor's office.

He goes on to say that the loved ones of the nine people killed on Saturday night are living every family's nightmare.

My "deepest condolences" and wishes for strength go out to those injured and others impacted, he says.

I join all Canadians in mourning with them, he adds.

Carney says authorities have confirmed one person is in custody, and it's believed they acted alone.

He says he was briefed overnight by his national security and intelligence adviser, as well as the public safety minister, about the situation.

"Currently, we do not believe that there is any active threat to Canadians," he says.

He adds that he is also working closely with local law enforcement, along with provincial and municipal officials.

Mark Carney next confirms that police are calling the incident a "car ramming attack".

The PM thanks first responders and says an investigation is ongoing to understand how and why the attack happened.

Image source, Reuters

The Canadian prime minister begins his address to the nation by first expressing his shock, saying that he is "devastated" and "heartbroken" by the incident that unfolded in Vancouver that left nine people dead and more than 20 others injured.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is now speaking in Hamilton, Ontario, following an incident in Vancouver on Saturday night where a man drove his car at a high-speed into a crowd and killed nine people.

We'll bring you key lines from his statement here, or you can follow along by pressing watch live above.

Faisal Islam
Reporting from Hamilton

I’m here at a hotel in Hamilton in Ontario where the PM and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney is just about to make a statement on the tragedy in Vancouver.

He cancelled his morning election event here, and it appears he will continue with an adjusted last day tour of the country that had been planned.

His main rival, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, appears to be continuing with a schedule of election engagements in this province, including in his own riding.

The PM had already planned to visit Vancouver today, but it seems that while he is likely to go there, it will be so as prime minister at a time of horrifying tragedy, rather than campaigner.

As we wait to hear from the prime minister, here's a look at how other political party leaders in Canada are reacting to the news of the deadly incident that unfolded in Vancouver on Saturday night:

• Yves-François Blanchet, who leads the Bloc Québécois, writing in French on X, says: "In British Columbia, another act of terrible violence at the heart of a community who came to live there in peace." He sends his condolences to those close to the victims

• NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, whoattended the Lapu Lapu Day event before the incident took place, said he was "horrified" to hear what happened. He added that his thoughts were with the victims, their families and Vancouver’s Filipino community
• Elizabeth May, co-leader of Canada's Green Party, also expressed her condolences, and said: "I’m horrified and heartbroken that such an attack could occur, and on an occasion celebrating Filipino culture, resilience, and resistance"
• Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre spoke of his shock, and said his "thoughts are with the Filipino community and all the victims targeted by this senseless attack"

Image source, Pool

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to make a statement soon, in which it is likely he will address the deadly incident that unfolded at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver overnight.

The BBC understands his comments will be made from the city of Hamilton in Ontario.

We'll bring you the latest lines here on this page, but you also follow by pressing watch live above.

The organisers of the Vancouver Sun Run - Canada's largest 10km road race - say the event will go ahead as planned on Sunday morning.

Thousands of people are due to attend in just a few hours - more than 40,000 people took part last year, according to the race's organisers.

The route is in a different part of the city to where the incident at the Lapu Lapu festival took place.

Speaking earlier, acting police chief Steve Rai said a "lone male" was suspected to have driven a vehicle into a crowd at the block party, but he stressed that "there is no further danger to the public".

In a post on social media, the Vancouver Sun Run says that police and city officials have given "their assurance that this was an isolated incident", adding the run will go ahead as planned "with an increased police presence".

Faisal Islam
Reporting from Hamilton, Ontario

The first event Prime Minister Mark Carney was due to attend here in Hamilton (meeting volunteers) has been cancelled.

Carney's campaign team is now making decisions about how to proceed with a day that had been packed with a back-to-back schedule of eve-of-election rallies spanning the whole of Canada.

The PM is expected to give a statement soon, but the plans for the rest of the day, which had included visiting Vancouver at 20:30 PDT (04:30 BST Monday), are unclear.

Image source, Reuters

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was scheduled to hold a campaign event in Hamilton, Ontario, at 08:00 local time (13:00 BST, 12:00 GMT), but local media and Reuters news agency are now reporting that it's been delayed.

Sunday is the last chance that candidates have to make their final pitches to voters ahead of the federal election on Monday, which will decide who becomes the next prime minister of Canada.

Find out more about who's who in the election here.

As we have been reporting, a man drove an SUV into crowds at the Lapu Lapu Day festival, near East 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street in south-east Vancouver.

Earlier, the BBC spoke to Vancouver City Councillor Peter Fry, who said the area is more residential and has fewer tourists than the central city. As a result of this, he said, the layout of the event was more "porous" - a potential factor in the severity of the incident.

It’s now the middle of the night in Vancouver - here is what we now know about what happened at the Lapu Lapu Day festival.

• At least nine people have been killed after a man drove an SUV into a crowd at an event put on by the city's Filipino community. The number of those injured is still unknown

• The incident happened shortly after 20:00 local time on Saturday (03:00 GMT, 04:00 BST on Sunday)
• The suspect, a 30-year-old man from Vancouver, is in custody
• Police say they are confident this was not an act of terrorism

We are expecting the next update from police on the situation at 10:00 local time.

Stay with us as we bring you all the key developments.

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King Charles says he and Queen Camilla are "profoundly saddened" to learn of the "dreadful attack" in Vancouver.

In a statement posted on the Royal Family X account, the King says: "Our hearts and prayers go out to all those whose lives have been shattered by such a desperate tragedy and we send our deepest possible sympathy at a most agonising time for so many in Canada."

Image source, Reuters

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr says he is "shattered to hear about the terrible incident" at a Filipino community event in Canada, Reuters reports.

As we've been reporting, Vancouver police say nine people have died after a car drove into the crowd at a festival marking Lapu Lapu Day - a day that is considered one of the biggest celebrations in the Philippines.

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We're going to take a closer look now at one particular detail provided by Vancouver Police at a news conference earlier - that the suspect was caught at the scene by people in the crowd.

Acting police chief Steve Rai said the suspect is a "lone male" in his thirties.

"That male was taken into custody at the scene by the crowd," and people in the crowd then immediately called the police, he said.

"We then took custody of the subject," he added.

Rai said he would not speculate on how people in the crowd managed to catch and hold the suspect, but added it was his understanding they did so "prior to police arrival", but that officers arrived "shortly thereafter and took custody of him".

Regional health authority Vancouver Coastal Health has confirmed a "code orange" mass casualty event, according to Canadian Press.

This code is part of a policy set by the British Columbia Ministry of Health Services. It comes into effect after a large-scale event means extra support is needed.

The code colour doesn't indicate how serious the event is, but rather the type of event.