Prank

• Prank prompts backlash from Squamish First Nation, climbing community

  Along the Sea to Sky Highway, hanging from the rockface of The Papoose near Shannon Falls, a hollowed-out red Volkswagen Beetle is hanging on the cliff face.

  Canada

  Apr 6
  
• Georgia teacher dies after high school toilet paper prank: U.S. reports

  Jason Hughes, a Georgia high school teacher, allegedly 'tripped and fell into the road and was run over by the vehicle' after students attempted to toss toilet paper in his yard.

  U.S. News

  Mar 9
  
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• Nicky nicky nine doors: Surrey prank ‘frenzy’ damages multiple properties, RCMP say

  Police say there have been a surge of recent incidents involving the 'decades-old prank known as "Nicky Nicky nine doors" or "ding dong ditch."'

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2024
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• Students smear peanut butter on Toronto school playground in ‘misguided’ prank attempt

  A spokesperson for the Toronto District School Board said the "isolated incident" happened Thursday evening at RH McGregor Elementary School in East York, Ont.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2024
• Lawn ornament causes $1,500 in damages to a Guelph home

  A 16-year-old boy will have to put money aside after Guelph police say a home on Kortright Road sustained $1,500 in damages. Police said they'll not lay criminal charges.

  Crime

  Sep 8, 2023
• Stratford, Ont. police investigate smoke bomb set off as end of school year prank

  On June 22, police say two individuals from Stratford District Secondary School (SDSS) activated a commercial smoke bomb in the hallway of the school.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2022
• ‘Wayne Kerr?’: School board falls for ‘Bart Simpson’ prank names

  A Virginia school board chair unwittingly read out names that sound like dirty phrases in a prank broadcast to parents.

  Trending

  Aug 31, 2021
• Police not amused by fake reports of monkey on the loose in P.E.I. capital

  The Charlottetown Police says while everyone appreciates a good joke, especially during the pandemic, such hoaxes can put a strain on the emergency 911 system.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2021
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• Tom Brady vows to bring back the Montreal Expos on April Fool’s Day

  Tom Brady pledged to bring back the Montreal Expos as a player, coach and owner in a tweet on April Fool's Day.

  Trending

  Apr 1, 2021
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• Man shot dead while filming robbery ‘prank’ for YouTube, police say

  The victim and a friend approached a group of strangers while holding butcher knives late Friday, police in Tennessee say.

  Trending

  Feb 6, 2021