The authorities had been negotiating with a man inside an office building in Bakersfield, Calif., that included a Chase Bank branch. It was unclear how many people he held hostage.
After a musician fell ill during a live performance of the score from “La La Land,” the composer Justin Hurwitz asked for a sight reader. A 21-year-old student stepped up.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments followed calls for action from Jewish organizations and after a government report found that antisemitism had surged in Canada in recent years.