Canada’s parliament on lockdown after man barricades himself inside, authorities urge public to ‘hide’

The Canadian Parliament was put on lockdown Saturday after a man barricaded himself inside — prompting authorities to urge the public to “hide.”

The East Block has since been evacuated and Parliament Hill remains under a shelter-in-place order since police responded to the startling incident just before 3 p.m. local time, Ottawa Police said in a X post. -- More...

BREAKING: Major police operation underway at Parliament Hill.

Parliament is locked down and the entire area around the hill and the PMO is cordoned off.

A bomb disposal robot has been spotted but I have no confirmation as to the reason for the lockdown.

Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/CHt7XHkcu0

— Dacey Media (@chrisdacey) April 5, 2025