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Some fallout after deadly shooting in Ottawa

Some fallout after deadly shooting in Ottawa | iNFOnews.ca
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. Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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.

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