March 6

Bomb Threats Target 11 Schools in Ontario’s Kenora District; OPP Launch Criminal Investigation

Bomb Threats Target 11 Schools in Ontario’s Kenora District; OPP Launch Criminal Investigation

Kenora (Rajeev Sharma) — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have launched a major investigation after nearly a dozen schools across the Kenora District were targeted by bomb threats early Friday morning, March 6, 2026. The threats, which began surfacing around 7:00 a.m. local time, triggered immediate emergency protocols across the communities of Dryden, Red Lake, and Sioux Lookout, forcing several campuses to close as a precautionary measure before students arrived for the day. The North West Region OPP confirmed that 11 separate schools received the warnings, prompting a coordinated sweep of the affected properties. School staff, supported by OPP detachment…
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