Canadian injured during South Korean stampede
A Canadian was among those injured in a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday evening. Global Affairs Canada confirms that officials are in touch with local authorities to gather more information and provide consular assistance to those affected. South Korean officials say at least 153 people, mostly young people, were trapped and crushed to death after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley. Around 133 were also injured. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says so many in South Korea are shaken up following the tragedy which left so many young people dead.