Students and staff at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, B.C., have been given the all-clear, after being asked to shelter in place on Thursday afternoon.
In a message posted to Twitter, the university said Surrey RCMP resolved a “potential threat,” and that classes would resume at 4 p.m.
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In its own tweet, Surrey RCMP said it had determined the threat to the university’s Newton campus was unfounded with no risk to public safety.
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Earlier in the day, Mounties had said officers received “information of a potential imminent threat” to the campus.
Police did not elaborate on the nature of the threat.
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