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Six adults and two young children are murdered in Edmonton, Canada in the city’s worst mass killing since 1956.
Kylie Morris
Canada’s prime minister didn’t mention the shooter by name, but he did use the “T” word – he called the shooter who put Ottawa’s parliament buildings on lockdown and killed a soldier, a terrorist.
He’s the ceremonial sergeant at arms who shot and killed the gunman after he stormed the parliament building. He received a hero’s welcome there as the government vowed never to give in to terrorism.
The main suspect in the Canada parliament shoot-out, in which a soldier was killed, is named by police as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, a Muslim convert with a police record.
As a rule, the UK does not take much notice of Canada – so it comes as a pleasant surprise that for once, thanks to the Scottish referendum, recent Canadian history is now being discussed.
As a manhunt is under way in the Canadian city of Moncton after three officers were shot dead and two wounded – one resident tells Channel 4 News that the history is repeating itself.
The Atlantic coast of Canada has been hit by a spring blizzard, with heavy snowfall and strong winds. The wintry weather has led to treacherous travel, as well as closing many schools and businesses.
Think it’s bad in the UK? Spare a thought for north east America and Canada, parts of which have been hit by temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius, after snowfall of up to 60cms in some places.
As Canada boycotts the Commonwealth conference in Sri Lanka over the host country’s human rights record, C4 News asks Canada High Commissioner Gordon Campbell whether the move will achieve anything.
Jonathan Miller
It’s been on the cards for months, now it’s official. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said he will boycott next month’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka over serious human rights concerns.
Britain is not alone in waiting with baited breath for a visit from the royal stork. Baby mania has hit the US, with the prospect of the Niagara Falls being lit up when the birth is announced.
An oil explosion on a freight train destroys several buildings in the centre of a Canadian town raising fears for dozens of missing citizens.
The Canadian foreign minister tells Channel 4 News he is “appalled” the Commonwealth heads of government meeting will still take place in Sri Lanka despite concerns over human rights in the country.
The last western detainee held at the Guantanamo Bay military base, home to hundreds of suspected terrorists captured by the United States, has been returned to Canada.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers went back to business as usual, however commuter services remained chaotic still in the wake of Hurricane Irene.