VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder on allegations he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, as hundreds attended vigils across the city for the victims and the Canadian prime minister visited the site on the eve of a federal election.

At least 11 people were killed when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver on Saturday evening, Canadian police said.

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.