The armed forces and the press. After canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper announced the canadian aircraft and personnel would be taking part in the Coalition Air campaign against isis militants in iraq, the Defense Department subsequently announced new restrictions on how the media would be allowed to cover Canadian Military personnel deploying to that fight. This is how a clearly frustrated toronto Sun Newspaper wrote up the new media restrictions. This is that article from the sun. They explained for the first time although they, as the press, were being allowed to show that there were some canadian troops leaving to go fight isis in iraq, the new restrictions on them included news photographers not being allowed to show any of the soldiers faces too closely and News Reporters and photographers not being allowed to reveal the names of any of the men and women who were being deployed to iraq. The Defense Department also banned the Canadian Media from interviewing any members of thos
This is where it all began, where police say a gunman shot and killed a soldier who was standing guard there. A ceremonial soldier a reservist, walked up to him and shot him in the chest. Then as the Police Reports go, the gunman entered parliament across the street and opened fire. We have many accounts from police that this was a walk across. It was described earlier today as a slow, methodical walk up to the soldier here, and then a walk from here to the Parliament Building. Im told this is about 200 yards once you make the zigzag thats necessary. There were other reports that he may have been in a car. Police are downplaying that. Officers shot the gunman dead here inside the Parliament Building, but not before there was a lot of shooting that went on. Police now say there was no shooting at the Shopping Mall. Remember we were saying earlier that up there at the centre, this Shopping Mall there were reports of it, a number of 911 calls, but it never actually happened. And another p
Just happened in canada leading up to this. Last week, canadas version of the pentagon, their department of National Defense instituted a new policy related to members of the armed forces and the press. After canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper announced the canadian aircraft and personnel would be taking part in the Coalition Air campaign against isis militants in iraq, the Defense Department subsequently announced new restrictions on how the media would be allowed to cover Canadian Military personnel deploying to that fight. This is how a clearly frustrated toronto Sun Newspaper wrote up the new media restrictions. This is that article from the sun. They explained for the first time although they, as the press, were being allowed to show that there were some canadian troops leaving to go fight isis in iraq, the new restrictions on them included news photographers not being allowed to show any of the soldiers faces too closely and News Reporters and photographers not being allowed t
That was the the scene inside Canadas Parliament today, those heartstopping pops, more than 30 of them echoing throughout the sandstone hall sending govern am employees and bystanders sprinting for their lives. The crazy barrage of gun fire shut down downtown ottawa and left a canadian soldier dead. The soldier was standing guard at one of canadas most hallowed sites when a gunman apparently opened fire on him. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital according to Canadian Police. Officials did not say how many people had been shot, but an ottawa hospital says they have released two other victims and people remain on lockdown throughout parliament and ottawas downtown tower. As police scour the area for possible additional gunmen, shutting down bridges and clearing the capital corridor, office by office. A senior u. S. Official tells cnn that canadian authorities have passed along a name of the suspect, and if its a name, and theyre combing through databases and signals intelli
Individual or series of individuals. Well go live to canada for the very latest. Then, new details from ferguson. We now have the official autopsy for michael brown, and a cascade of leaks from the grand jury. What is going on . Plus, midterm turn around. Democratic funding heads back to kentucky as the race tightens up. We take an indepth look at the republican governors in blue states up for reelection. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Were awaiting an address from the Prime Minister of canada tonight as that country reels in the wake of a deadly shooting in the Nations Capital of ottawa. At this hour the shooter has been identified as michael zehafbibeau, formerly michael hall, a 32yearold canadian who is a convert to islam. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported he had a criminal record. Including drug related offenses. The lone victim has been identified as 24yearold Corporal Nathan cirillo, guarding the war memorial, seen here on the le