City of Ottawa cancels public ceremony for Israeli flag-raising, citing security concerns
May 8, 2024
City officials say they’ve cancelled plans to host a flag-raising ceremony at Ottawa City Hall marking the establishment of Israel because of security concerns.The Israeli flag will be raised next Tuesday to mark Yom Ha’atzmaut, but a ceremony involving the mayor, diplomats and members of the Jewish community will not go ahead.The city said it has intelligence that suggests the event would pose “a substantial risk to public safety.” It did not offer details about the nature of that concern.
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A mall in central Alberta was locked down while police say they responded to reports that two people were displaying a handgun.RCMP say in a news release they arrived Bower Place shopping center on Saturday evening after receiving two separate complaints about weapons, and with the help of mall security, they locked down the centre and secured the public in various stores.Officers arrested two youths without incident.
May 19, 2024 - 20:50 | | The Globe and Mail
The speed at which this year’s fire near Fort McMurray chewed through the path of the 2016 inferno as it approached the city surprised those fighting the blaze, according to a senior official managing the emergency.Gavin Hojka, an Alberta Wildfire incident commander assigned to this year’s Fort McMurray crisis, said the fire was more raucous than anticipated, given that it is burning in the same area its predecessor mowed through eight years prior. The extended drought made up for the lack of fuel available to the fire, known as MWF-017.
May 19, 2024 - 20:30 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
The driver of a vehicle upside down in a field Sunday evening had to be extricated by Ottawa firefighters. Read More
May 19, 2024 - 20:07 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
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