OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Canada to offer condolences and express solidarity with the country following last week’s terrorist attacks.
Kerry arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday on his first trip to Canada since taking office and was headed to the National War Memorial to lay a wreath in honor of the Canadian soldier who was slain there by a gunman believed to have been inspired by the Islamic State group. The attack on Wednesday was the second in three days in Canada, after an earlier incident in Quebec.
During his brief visit, Kerry will also see Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Foreign Minister John Baird and meet with members of Parliament.