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World Service,23 Oct 2014,55 mins

Canada Shootings: Ottawa In Lockdown

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In Canada a gunman has been shot dead after killing a soldier who was guarding a war memorial. Laura Payton from the Candadian Broadcasting Corporation gives us the details. And, Elizabeth May, leader of Canada's Green Party, gives us the latest from inside the parliament precint which has been in lockdown after the gunman opened fire there. Plus, as Microsoft ditches the Nokia brand, we hear why it is such a loss to Nokia's home, Finland. We go to Switzerland where coffee creamer cartons with pictures of Hitler and Mussolini on their lids have caused an outcry. Diccon Bewes tells us about the country's uneasy relationship with its World War Two role. And we hear from traders in Calcutta who are reporting massive increases in sales ahead of the festival of light, Diwali.

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