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:
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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