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Oct 5, 2026
Rick HarpHOST
Tiara Wheatley has more.
Tiara WheatleyCORRESPONDENT
Flowers now rest in the place where the two members of the Tsawwassen First Nation died.
Tiara WheatleyCORRESPONDENT
Family members say they are Virginia Splockton and Barb Jobe, both highly regarded community elders.
Tiara WheatleyCORRESPONDENT
Two others hit by the vehicle remain in hospital.
James CousineauHOST
Before we look back into the centuries of history that brought us to Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we must address an immediate and heartbreaking tragedy that struck our community right here in Metro Vancouver yesterday on September the 30th.
James CousineauHOST
Yesterday morning at about 10.25 a.m., hundreds of Tsawwassen First Nation members and community leaders, local residents were gathering to participate in a solemn truth and reconciliation walk on the Tsawwassen First Nations lands.
James CousineauHOST
Near the entrance outside Tsawwassen Mills Mall along Canoe Pass Way, an unimaginable disaster occurred.
James CousineauHOST
A commercial pickup truck towing a trailer branded with a company maintenance sign, which I'm not going to name, they struck four pedestrians on the walkway near the mall entrance.
James CousineauHOST
They were language keepers, knowledge sharers, and foundational figures who held their community together through generations of hardship.
James CousineauHOST
To have their lives cut short on a day meant to honor survival, resilience, and memory has left the entire community in absolute grief.
James CousineauHOST
From all of us here at Primetime Live, Jess TV, and our broader audience across British Columbia and Canada, we extend our deepest prayers, our condolences, and our enduring respect to the families of Virginia Splockton and Barb Jo, also to the entire Tsawwassen First Nation and others impacted by this tragic accident.
James CousineauHOST
There have been rumors online that the driver did attempt to flee the scene.
Jim McMurtryGUEST
And everything that, that people like you and me represent, our ancestors, our laws, our rights and freedoms, our, our, our property, everything, um, um, that, that recog- that, um, that, that we have fought for, that we have achieved, they wanna take that away.
Jim McMurtryGUEST
And I think they wanna create a, quote, "A brave new world." And I don't think it's indigenous people are gonna do it because the moment you give indigenous people, like where I live, um, the Tsawwassen First Nation, they were given all the land.
Jim McMurtryGUEST
Half it, of the city I'm living, was given to a band, unreserved band of 400 people who are now fabulously wealthy.
Jim McMurtryGUEST
They don't, they just sit at home because they, they just rent their land out.
Neil KumarHOST
The Prime Minister also says reconciliation is a journey, not a destination.
Neil KumarHOST
Two people are dead and two others injured after drivers struck pedestrians in Tsawwassen First Nation, a community in Metro Vancouver.
Neil KumarHOST
The crash canceled a Truth and Reconciliation event.
Neil KumarHOST
Police say the incident was not related.
Jessica ChungCORRESPONDENT
Two others were rushed to hospital.
Jessica ChungCORRESPONDENT
Police say they believe the driver involved may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash.
Jessica ChungCORRESPONDENT
The incident disrupted a Truth and Reconciliation walk held by the Tsawwassen First Nation happening at the same time.
Jessica ChungCORRESPONDENT
But police say the two are not related, and there is no risk to public safety.
David EbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
an already challenging day.
David EbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And we send all of our love to the people of Tsawwassen.
Karen RibauxHOST
Prime Minister Carney is expected to announce today that an oil pipeline to the West Coast will be designated as a project of national interest.
Karen RibauxHOST
Carney will be in Fort McMurray, Alberta to deliver the news alongside Premier Danielle Smith.
Nora LoretoHOST
Two Liberals, two Conservatives, one NDP, and one Bloc have all resigned for various reasons, leaving those seats currently open.
Nora LoretoHOST
Next to Tsawwassen First Nation, where two elders were killed by a driver who crashed into them out front of a shopping center.
Nora LoretoHOST
Ian Jacques with The Delta Optimist notes that the elders were beloved, and police say that the crash was triggered by a medical emergency.
Nora LoretoHOST
It happened at the Tsawwassen Mills Shopping Center on the National Day of Action for Truth and Reconciliation.
Viraj DaveHOST
Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his disappointment at Stelco's move this week, saying workers have been betrayed by the company.
Viraj DaveHOST
[outro music] Members of British Columbia's Tsawwassen First Nation lined the road, drummed and chanted as the bodies of two elders were taken away outside a shopping center south of Vancouver.
Viraj DaveHOST
Two elders were killed and two others were injured when they were struck by a pickup truck outside the Tsawwassen Mills mall as others were walking to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Viraj DaveHOST
Delta police believe the tragedy was set off by a medical emergency involving the truck's driver.
Viraj DaveHOST
Premier David Eby extended his sympathies from a separate ceremony in Kamloops.
speaker_2NARRATOR
And thankfully, police have confirmed it was not connected to a National Truth and Reconciliation Day event taking place nearby.
speaker_2NARRATOR
The incident occurred in a parking lot at Tsawwassen Mills on Six First Nation land shortly before ten-thirty AM, striking four pedestrians.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Investigators believe the driver may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Initial concerns arose that the collision was intentional, given it happened during a community walk and ceremony hosted by Tsawwassen First Nation.
speaker_2NARRATOR
But police have stated that is not the case.
speaker_2NARRATOR
The Sox First Nation has issued a statement expressing sadness and asking people to avoid the area, while Delta's mayor and Premier Eby have both offered condolences and support to the community.
speaker_1NARRATOR
In provincial news, a tragic collision near Delta Wednesday has left two people dead and two others injured, and thankfully, police have confirmed it was not connected to a National Truth and Reconciliation Day event taking place nearby.
speaker_1NARRATOR
The incident occurred in a parking lot at Tsawwassen Mills on Tsesocs First Nation land shortly before ten thirty AM, striking four pedestrians.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Investigators believe the driver may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Initial concerns arose that the collision was intentional, given it happened during a community walk and ceremony hosted by Tsawwassen First Nation.
speaker_1NARRATOR
But police have stated that is not the case.
speaker_1NARRATOR
The Tsesocs First Nation has issued a statement expressing sadness and asking people to avoid the area, while Delta's mayor and Premier Eby have both offered condolences and support to the community.
Neil KumarHOST
The Prime Minister also says reconciliation is a journey, not a destination.
Neil KumarHOST
Two people are dead and two others injured after drivers struck pedestrians in Tsawwassen First Nation, a community in Metro Vancouver.
Neil KumarHOST
The crash canceled a Truth and Reconciliation event.
Neil KumarHOST
Police say the incident was not related.
Jessica ChungCORRESPONDENT
Two others were rushed to hospital.
Jessica ChungCORRESPONDENT
Police say they believe the driver involved may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash.
Jessica ChungCORRESPONDENT
The incident disrupted a Truth and Reconciliation walk held by the Tsawwassen First Nation happening at the same time.
Jessica ChungCORRESPONDENT
But police say the two are not related and there is no risk to public safety.
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