The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, March 22
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CANADA OFFERS BRITAIN HELP AFTER TERROR ATTACK: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Wednesday’s apparent terrorist incident outside the British Parliament is a “cowardly attack” on democracy around the world. And he says Canada stands ready to help Britain in any way it can after the attack, which left at least four dead in London. Police say the dead include the attacker and a police officer, and some 20 more have been wounded in the incident, which occurred on the grounds of the Parliament Buildings and the nearby Westminster Bridge. Parliament remains in a lock-down while police continue to search the area to ensure there are no other attackers. In Canada’s House of Commons, Trudeau said the scene unfolding in London is “all too familiar” to MPs who were on Parliament Hill in October 2014 when a gun-toting Michael Zehaf-Bibeau stormed into Centre Block after killing a soldier standing on guard at the nearby National War Memorial. Zehaf-Bibeau was killed outside the Library of Parliament in a shoot-out with police and parliamentary security officers. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said he called British Home Secretary Amber Rudd to offer Canada’s assistance in the aftermath of Wednesday’s carnage.
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