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WORLD NEWS Monday 20 april 2020

In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 file photo, President Donald
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers prepare to take a suspect into custody at a gas station Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip
in Enfield, Nova Scotia on Sunday April 19, 2020. Erdogan after a news conference in the East Room of the White
Associated Press. House, in Washington.
Associated Press.
Police officer dead, another injured in Erdogan, Trump agree on

Canada shooting 'close cooperation'

ENFIELD, Nova Scotia (AP) “I never imagined when I somebody has lost their in virus crisis

— A Canadian police of- went to bed last night that mind and is going to beat
ficer is dead and another I would wake up to the hor- in your front door.” ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish new deaths in the last 24
injured after a shooting rific news that an active Tom Taggart, a lawmaker President Recep Tayyip Er- hours.
rampage Sunday in Nova shooter was on the loose in who represents the Por- dogan and U.S. President Fahrettin Koca, in figures
Scotia, a senior police offi- Nova Scotia,” Nova Scotia tapique area in the Munici- Donald Trump have spoken tweeted Sunday, said
cial said. Premier Stephen McNeil. pality of Colchester, said on the phone, discussing 3,977 new infections were
Brian Sauvé, President of He said it was an additional the quiet community has the coronavirus pandemic, confirmed in the past day,
National Police Federation, “heavy burden” amid ef- been shaken. bilateral relations and re- bringing the total number
confirmed the death the forts to contain the new “This is just an absolutely gional developments. to 86,306.
injured officer. coronavirus, and that po- wonderful, peaceful quiet According to an account Confirmed cases in Turkey
The suspect in the active lice will announce further community and the idea of the phone call shared have surpassed the rates in
shooter investigation was details later. that this could happen in by the Turkish presidency's neighboring Iran, accord-
arrested Sunday at a gas Police stated earlier Sun- our community is unbe- office on Sunday, the two ing to John Hopkins Univer-
station in Nova Scotia af- day the suspect was driv- lievable,” Taggart said by leaders agreed to con- sity's data.
ter shootings rampage left ing a car that looked like a phone from his home in tinue their "close coopera- The minister also said 11,976
“multiple victims,” police police vehicle and wearing Bass River, near the lock- tion" against the threats people have recovered
said. At least one person a police uniform, but later down area. posed by the coronavirus so far in Turkey, including
was killed, according to said he was “believed to RCMP Cpl. Lisa Croteau on public health and the 1,523 in the past 24 hours.
witnesses. be driving a small, silver confirmed a tweet saying economy. This would be A weekend lockdown in 31
A man identified by po- Chevrolet SUV,” travelling there are “multiple victims” a "necessity of the spirit of Turkish provinces is nearing
lice as 51-year-old Gabriel southbound on a highway. but could not provide a solidarity required by being its end, after which people
Wortman was arrested They said he is not an RCMP number or say whether any NATO allies," the message between the ages of 20
by the Royal Canadian employee or officer. people had been killed. said. and 65 can move around.
Mounted Police at the En- Cpl. Lisa Croteau, a spokes- The RCMP posted an up- The two leaders also spoke But the government has
field, Nova Scotia, gas sta- woman with the provincial date on Twitter just after on the phone at the end of urged people to stay at
tion, northwest of down- force, said police received 10:15 a.m., warning that March. home and hopes the rate
town Halifax. a call about “a person with the male suspect was in The U.S. has the highest of infections will reach its
By late morning, there were firearms” at around 10:30 the Debert and Central number of COVID-19 in- peak in the coming days.
half a dozen police ve- p.m. Saturday and the in- Oslow area and may be fections in the world and For most people, the new
hicles at the scene. Yellow vestigation “evolved into dressed as a police officer Turkey now ranks seventh, coronavirus causes mild or
police tape surrounded the an active shooting investi- in a vehicle resembling a according to Johns Hop- moderate symptoms, such
gas pumps, and a large sil- gation.” police car. kins University's data on as fever and cough, that
ver-colored SUV was being “My heart goes out to ev- A Gabriel Wortman is listed the coronavirus pandemic. clear up in two to three
investigated by police. eryone affected in what is as a denturist in Dartmouth, They have both surpassed weeks.
Witnesses saw a body lying a terrible situation,” Prime according to the Dentur- China, where COVID-19 For some, especially older
at the gas station. Police Minister Justin Trudeau said. ist Society of Nova Scotia emerged, the figures show. adults and people with
did not immediately com- Christine Mills, a resident of website. A suspect photo Turkey's health minister said existing health problems, it
ment on the identity. the town, said it had been issued by the RCMP match- that a total of 2,017 people can cause more severe ill-
The incident started in the a frightening night for the es video footage of a man have died of the coronavi- ness, including pneumonia,
small, rural town of Por- small town, with armed of- being interviewed about rus in the country, with 127 and could lead to death.q
tapique, with police advis- ficers patrolling the streets. dentures by CTV Atlantic in
ing residents to lock their In the morning, helicopters 2014.
homes and stay in their flew overhead searching Mills also said that Wort-
basements. for the suspect. man was known locally as
Several building fires were “I feel better now to know a denturist who divided his
reported by residents as he’s in custody,” Mills said. time between a residence
well, but police didn’t im- “It’s nerve-wracking be- in Halifax and a residence
mediately confirm details. cause you don’t know if in Portapique. q linda.reijnders@cspnv.com