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Some photos from Sunday’s van attack vigil

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On Sunday night, thousands of people gathered at Mel Lastman Square, in North York, for a vigil to commemorate the victims of last week’s Yonge Street van attack. The evening’s musical performances and speeches from interfaith community leaders were intended to provide a moment of healing for a city rattled by random violence. Here’s what it looked like:

The evening’s hashtag was on the marquee at the Toronto Centre for the Arts:

There was a strong turnout at Mel Lastman Squaure:

Flowers and trinkets brought by attendees became a colourful shrine:

The evening’s service was interfaith:

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John Tory was there, along with Justin Trudeau and governor general Julie Payette:

Here’s Justin Trudeau adding to the memorial pile:

Premier Kathleen Wynne was there, as well:

And here’s an aerial view:

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