Filipina Maritess Flor and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, who is also a permanent resident of Canada, have also been held hostage after being kidnapped last fall.
Sources confirmed to the The Globe and Mail, Al Jazeera, and CBC News that it was Hall who was executed.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Monday that while the federal government is trying to formally confirm Hall's death, there is every reason to believe the reports are true. He said Philippine president Benigno Aquino has already expressed his "profound condolences and regret" to all Canadians.
"The Hall family has shown great strength of character in their resilience and are admirable in the face of this terrible situation," Trudeau said. "This is a grievous loss for them and their country mourns with them."
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