Thanksgiving is rearing its turkey head in the US as families and friends are preparing to join hands in prayers at the decorated table to thank their God or lucky star for all the blessings afforded to them during the year.

At 10 a.m. on the morning of October 22, 2014, a lone shooter killed a Canadian soldier who had volunteered to stand guard at the National War Memorial, just a few blocks away from Parliament Hill in Ottawa.