{"id":34520,"date":"2026-05-06T17:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/34520\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:39:05","slug":"toronto-police-investigating-after-several-schools-receive-bomb-threat-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/34520\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto police investigating after several schools receive bomb threat calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to know<\/p>\n<p>Toronto police say \u201ca number\u201d of schools received bomb threat voicemails early Tuesday, believed to be from the same caller.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jr. Public School and St. Augustine Seminary were evacuated and later cleared, with no injuries reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto District School Board says it is taking the threats seriously and following established safety protocols while police continue investigating.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto police are running an investigation after several schools in the city received bomb threats on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for police tells Now Toronto \u201ca number\u201d of schools received voicemails with bomb threats in the early morning hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police found no evidence that the threats were credible, but said they \u201ccan\u2019t go into details on that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, minutes after the threat was revealed in a social media post, police said Bruce Jr. Public School in Leslieville and St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough were both evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Students and staff returned to the schools after they were cleared by police, with no injuries reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BOMB THREATS:<br \/>\u2013 a number of schools throughout Toronto have received bomb threats by phone<br \/>\u2013 threats are believed to be from the same individual <br \/>\u2013 Toronto Police are actively investigating <br \/>\u2013 at this time, there is no evidence to suggest these threats are credible<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GO922380?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">#GO922380<\/a><br \/>^se<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPSOperations\/status\/2051653442339225760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The calls are believed to have come from the same person, and police are still investigating the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says it takes threats very seriously, despite police suggesting they weren\u2019t credible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to support our schools and are sharing updates with parents at directly impacted schools as needed,\u201d the spokesperson wrote in an email to Now Toronto.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to TDSB\u2019s Threats to School Safety Procedure shared by the spokesperson, protocols to deal with bomb threats over the phone include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Keep the caller on the phone as long as possible and record details of the call, including date, wording of the threat, caller\u2019s name, and background noise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Notify the school\u2019s principal as soon as possible of the call, or a representative of the principal, if they are not available.<\/p>\n<p>Notify the police and fire services of the threat.<\/p>\n<p>Attempt to trace the call if possible.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to know Toronto police say \u201ca number\u201d of schools received bomb threat voicemails early Tuesday, believed 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