Canada will not be intimidated: Harper

OTTAWA: Canada's prime minister vowed to redouble the nation's fight against "terrorist organisations" after a soldier was gunned down in the capital and parliament was stormed by an assailant.
"Canada will never be intimidated," Stephen Harper told the nation in a televised address.
In Wednesday's attack, the gunman fired shots near where Harper was speaking, and the soldier was killed at a nearby War Memorial, stunning the Canadian capital.
The gunman was shot dead, and Harper was safely removed, officials said. The killing of the Canadian soldier was the second this week with a possible link to Islamic militants. The shooting followed an attack on two soldiers in Quebec on Monday.
US officials said they had been advised the dead gunman in Wednesday's shootings was also a Canadian convert to Islam.
Canada announced this month it was joining the battle against Islamic State fighters who have taken over parts of Iraq and Syria.
The attacks in Ottawa and Quebec took place as the Canadian government prepared to boost the powers of its spy agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Public Safety Minister Stephen Blaney said last week the new legislation would let the agency track and investigate potential terrorists when they travel abroad and ultimately prosecute them. – AFP