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Victoria police called to downtown courthouse for bomb threat

Police officers were at the Victoria courthouse on Burdett Avenue responding to a report of a bomb threat Wednesday morning. Victoria police spokesman Const. Cam MacIntyre said the building was evacuated.
Roxanne Egan-Elliott
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A bomb-sniffing police dog exits on Burdett Avenue after sweeping the inside of the Victoria courthouse after a bomb threat on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST

Police officers were at the Victoria courthouse on Burdett Avenue responding to a report of a bomb threat Wednesday morning.

Victoria police spokesman Const. Cam MacIntyre said the building was evacuated. Officers with bomb-detection dogs have conducted an exterior sweep and are investgating inside to ensure there are no suspicious packages, he said.

Police said the building was cleared by about 12:45 p.m., and people could return to work.