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Package ‘leaking white powder’ forces evacuation of Airdrie post office

FILE: A mail box is seen outside a Canada Post office. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

A Canada Post office in Airdrie was evacuated on Monday after a suspicious package was discovered.

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The package, which RCMP said was “leaking white powder,” was found just after 11 a.m.

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EMS attended the scene to assess Canada Post employees who may have been exposed to the powder.

Investigators eventually determined the substance to be non’toxic material, the RCMP said in an update.

Officers at the scene told Global News the white powder was protein powder.

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