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Winnipeg police are encouraging parents and guardians to check their children’s Halloween candy after receiving reports of metal objects inside.
Police say they have received two reports of straight pins found in mini chocolate bars, one in southeast Winnipeg, on High Ridge Road in Royalwood, and another in the northwest, on Sinclair Street in Garden City.
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The reports add to other cases in Canada, including in Ontario and Quebec.
Quebec provincial police say they have heard of sharp metal objects found in candy stores in Drummondville, northeast of Montreal, as well as in St-Marcel, east of Quebec City.
Durham Police in Ontario say they are investigating after sewing needles and candy were found in Oshawa.
Winnipeg police say anyone who makes a similar discovery should report it to the service’s non-emergency line at 204-986-6222.
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