Life slowly resumes in Ottawa under heavy police presence | Al Jazeera

After weeks of blaring truck horns and crowds of protesters denouncing coronavirus measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, the streets in the heart of Canada’s capital have gone quiet.

Protest action against lockdown measures continues in Ottawa - report - TASS

The protest action against the coronavirus lockdown measures initiated by Canadian long-haul truck drivers continues in Ottawa for the fifteenth day in a row.

Ottawa Mayor Declares State of Emergency to Deal with Trucking Blockade - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ statement on the terrorist attack in Ottawa

Hellenic MFA, Thursday, 23 October 2014:

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos made the following statement regarding yesterday’s terrorist attack in Ottawa:

“We unequivocally condemn the terrorist action that took place yesterday in the Canadian capital, Ottawa. We express our undivided support for the victims’ loved ones, for our friends the Canadian people and for the Canadian authorities.

Soldier shot, wounded near Canada parliament (shooter not yet caught)

A Canadian soldier was shot at Ottawa's Canadian War Memorial and the shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports on Wednesday.

The buildings were put on lockdown as police and tactical teams converged on the area. The wounded soldier was taken into an ambulance where medical personnel were seen giving him cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.