Canada: Multiple shots inside parliament, manhunt in area (Video)

October 22, 2014 By administrator

OTTAWA – A manhunt is on for armed assailants after several rounds of gunfire tore through Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada and other city locations. Local police stations and military bases nationwide are on lockdown as police attempt to locate the culprits.
Three separate incidents began with the shooting of a soldier at a war memorial. The assailants apparently wreaked havoc at other city locations – including the main government building. Police confirmed one on Parliament Hill, one at the war memorial, and one near a local shopping mall. “So I’m locked down in Center Block on Parliament Hill after at least one shooter burst in and opened fire,” local reporter Josh Wingrove stated. “I heard dozens of gunshots and the smell of gunpowder is heavy in the hallways right now.” Wingrove also reported seeing a motionless body inside the parliament building,

which he could not confirm to be either dead or alive. Some 30 shots were fired inside the building, an eyewitness told Reuters. The gunman was subsequently chased by police into the center block of the building. Prime Minister Stephen Harper managed to exit the building safely. Canadian Armed Forces bases across the country are in lockdown and all Ottawa Police stations are currently closed to the public as gunmen remain at large.

There are reports that more than one assailant is active in the area. “There are multiple assailants,” police reportedly told local columnist John Invision, adding “move back, they’re targeting first responders.” Ottawa Police Constable Marc Soucy told Reuters that they “are actively looking for suspects right now, so we don’t know if it is suspect one or suspects plural”. One shooter has been confirmed dead, according to senior CBC news reporter Aaron Saltzman.

Ottowa police have confirmed that two or three gunmen were involved in the incident. Associated Press Television News journalist Jorge Barrera reported that police are in possession of a photograph of the gunman, who reportedly has dark skin and long black hair. Barrera also tweeted that police have the suspect’s cellphone. There are reports that more than one assailant is active in the area. “There are multiple assailants,” police reportedly told local columnist John Invision, adding “move back, they’re targeting first responders.”

Armenians are good citizens of Canada – minister

July 29, 2014 By administrator

YEREVAN. – The Armenians are good citizens of Canada. With their diligence and high intellect, they contribute to the development of the country.

Jason Kenney, who is the Canada’s Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism and also member of the Canadian House of Commons, stated the aforesaid Tuesday in Armenia’s capital city Yerevan, and at his meeting with Armenia Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan.

The Armenian minister, for her part, underscored the Canadian government’s hospitable and warm disposition towards the Canadian-Armenian community.

She appreciated the fact that, in 2002, the Senate of Canada had adopted a resolution on recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Hakobyan added that a high-level Canadian representation is expected in Armenia, and in connection with next year’s centennial commemoration events of the genocide.

The minister also briefed the Canadian official on the programs and activities of the Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia.

Furthermore, the diaspora minister presented to Kenney a picture book on the Armenian Genocide, and a collection of articles which The New York Times daily had run on the genocide.

In addition, the interlocutors discussed the activities toward rendering assistance to Syrian Armenians, and construction of the New Aleppo district in Armenia.

Canada to host conference on Genocide & mass crimes in October 1-3

May 22, 2014 By administrator

May 22, 2014 – 15:06 AMT

University of Moncton in Canada will host an international conference on Armenian Genocide and mass crimes timed to the centenary of the 1915 massacres on October 1-3, Fabula said.

The event will focus on the collective memory of the Genocide and mass crimes, as well as Genocide-related historical, cultural, social and political issues.

The conference will also discuss the role of the Ottoman Empire in the World War I and the Genocide, international assistance, charity missions and organizations.

With Armenian Genocide issue as the focus of the conference, the discussions may also have a comparative aspect.

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The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres, and deportations involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.

The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.

Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.

The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, the Italian Chamber of Deputies, majority of U.S. states, parliaments of Greece, Cyprus, Argentina, Belgium and Wales, National Council of Switzerland, Chamber of Commons of Canada, Polish Sejm, Vatican, European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.