One review posted on Oct. 4, 2015 reads: “There is nothing more creepy than this clown. The decision to remove the clown decorations from their stores nationally was made last week, according to Stephanie Nadalin, a Canadian Tire spokeswoman, who added the company has “no further comment on the matter.”Canadian Tire has yanked creepy clowns from its stores as reports of bad-hearted bozos escalate . In Oshawa this week, Durham Regional Police charged three teens after reports they were driving recklessly wearing clown masks and attempting to scare bystanders. The incident happened on Friday, October 14 at approximately 3:30 p.m., when police observed a grey Saturn with three occupants, all of whom were wearing clown mask. Earlier this month, Target pulled some menacing clown masks from its shelves and online catalogues.

Source: thestar October 18, 2016 22:14 UTC