On May 1, 2016, a local state of emergency was declared in northern Alberta as wildfires began to spread south-west of Fort McMurray, the fourth largest city in Alberta. Two days later, the approximately 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray were ordered to evacuate as the fire entered the city. With almost no advance warning, many fled with only the clothes on their back.
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On the morning of October 22, 2014, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot and killed while standing guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. The gunman shot Cirillo from behind in an act of utmost cowardice before storming Parliament Hill, where he was confronted and killed by Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers.

Two days earlier on October 20, a car driven by a suspected homegrown terrorist intentionally ran down Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and another soldier in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Vincent died the following day from his injuries. Continue reading →