A New Westminster school counsellor and a family of three have been identified as four of the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver on Saturday.

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.

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