The flags outside Windsor's Filipino Community Centre fly at half mast Monday following the horrific events that unfolded during Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day Filipino festival.

Community gatherings are taking place in Vancouver and around the region to support those devastated by the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy.

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation's 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.