Prank

• 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
  
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• ‘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.

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  Aug 31, 2021
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• 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
• 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.

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  Apr 1, 2021
• 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
• Former World Series flasher arrested in ‘Hollyboob’ sign prank

  Model Julia Rose has claimed credit for changing the Hollywood sign to read 'Hollyboob.'

  Trending

  Feb 2, 2021
• Trudeau pranked into talking Trump, ‘South Park’ with fake Greta Thunberg

  Russian pranksters posed as Thunberg to speak to Trudeau in January, around the same time they pulled a similar stunt on Prince Harry.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2020
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• Vancouver police report wave of bogus calls with recording of woman in apparent distress

  Multiple people have reported getting phone calls with a recording of a woman in apparent distress, according to police.

  Feb 28, 2020
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• ‘Extremely risky behaviour’: Calgary Transit hoping to identify CTrain prankster

  Transit officials are looking for a person seen standing on the back of a moving CTrain in recent weeks, apparently stabilizing himself by hanging on to a windshield wiper.

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  Aug 6, 2018