In the days after a motorist drove into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver, killing 11, Toronto's Filipino community has banded together in solidarity and grief, including two people who left the festival just before the incident.

The Philippine consulate warned against donating to unverified fundraisers that may be exploiting the tragedy in Canada.

Police in Canada said they have ruled out terrorism as a motivator after a man drove into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver on Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others.