Morning Update: A U.S. consulate bomb threat | Unpublished
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Author: Sebastian Leck
Publication Date: August 11, 2026 - 06:40

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Morning Update: A U.S. consulate bomb threat

August 11, 2026

Good morning. Police have arrested a man alleged to have made a bomb threat against the U.S. consulate in Halifax, the third recent incident targeting a U.S. consulate building in Canada. More on that below, along with an update on B.C. wildfires and a ghost resort on Prince Edward Island.



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