First thing: Suspect in Vancouver ramming attack charged with eight counts of murder

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The suspect in a car-ramming attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver yesterday has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder, prosecutors have said.

What has the prime minister, Mark Carney, said? Just two days before a national election, Carney said the attack had left the country “shocked, devastated and heartbroken”. Vancouver’s interim police chief, Steve Rai, described the carnage as “the darkest day” in the city’s history.

What else did Trump say? Despite the comments on Crimea, the US president expressed newfound sympathy for his Ukrainian counterpart yesterday, saying he “wants to do something good for his country” and “is working hard”.

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