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The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader

Multiple Jewish organizations, hospitals across Canada receive identical bomb threats

The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader
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67% Informative

NEW: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's "disgusted" by the news about the threatening emails.

Police in Ottawa , Toronto , Montreal and Calgary were among those responding to threats.

The threats included threats of death and physical harm and indicated the goal was to cause "terror" The threats come amid a significant rise in antisemitism in Canada following the Hamas attack on Israel last fall .

In December , RCMP arrested an Ottawa teenager and charged him with terrorism activities that targeted Jews , including communicating instructions about an explosive substance and instructing someone to carry out a terrorist activity against Jewish persons. A second youth was arrested and charged with terrorism offences in the same case in February . This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 21, 2024 . Mia Rabson and Laura Osman , The Canadian Press .

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70

Informative language

69

Neutral language

72

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

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short-lived

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