An RCMP intervention team run next to a Parliament building in Ottawa Wednesday Oct.22, 2014. A Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa has been shot by an unknown gunman and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
October 22, 2014 - 2:58 PM
A gunman shot and killed a soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday before being shot dead in Parliament Hill's Center Block. Some immediate fallout:
— Events in Toronto involving Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his wife Laureen, and Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Malala cancelled.
— New Brunswick shuts its legislature for the day; Quebec closes its national assembly to the public; security beefed up at other legislatures.
— Off-duty Canadian soldiers told not to wear uniforms in public; military bases across the country locked down or put on alert.
— NHL game between Senators and Maple Leafs in Ottawa postponed.
— Numerous buildings in Ottawa locked down.
— Toronto police beef up presence at some public facilities.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2014