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Woman charged after suspicious package left at Toronto office building: policeToronto police said on Feb. 23, officers received a report of a suspicious package in the area of Bay and Harbour streets. A woman has now been charged in connection with the hoax.CrimeJun 16, 2023
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Indian Head RCMP investigate hoax callPolice say the identity of the caller is unknown.CrimeMay 5, 2023
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OPP warn of ‘serial killer or abductor’ hoax in Essex CountyEssex County OPP are warning the public about an online hoax saying that "a serial killer or abductor is currently hunting in Leamington."CrimeAug 12, 2022
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Real or hoax? Quebec scholars probe mystery letter allegedly from Titanic passengerThe letter was purportedly written by a 12-year-old schoolgirl from northern France who was a passenger in third class and among the poorer people on the ill-fated passenger liner.CanadaMay 15, 2021
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Why QAnon believers hoped March 4 would bring a Trump comebackSome believers in the QAnon hoax expected Donald Trump to make a dramatic return to the White House on March 4, based on false information.TrendingMar 4, 2021
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Man faked his own kidnapping ‘because he didn’t want to go to work’An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to fabricating a dramatic kidnapping story, after police found that things didn't add up.CrimeFeb 25, 2021
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GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene regrets being ‘allowed’ to believe hoaxesEmbattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disavowed some of her past conspiracy-theory beliefs amid calls for her to be censured in the U.S. House of Representatives.TrendingFeb 4, 2021
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Sister of accused N.B. shooter testifies that he spoke of hoaxes prior to murdersThe defence admits Raymond shot the four victims but says he should be found not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder.CrimeOct 21, 2020
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Montreal police arrest 3 men in connection with kidnapping hoaxThree men could face charges of public mischief.CanadaOct 12, 2020
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Coronavirus: Man accused in North Vancouver care home hoax call appears in courtTaymour Aghati, 26, appeared in a Richmond courtroom by video link Wednesday, though details of the proceedings cannot be reported due to publication bans.CrimeOct 7, 2020
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