Police detonated a suspicious package that was later found to be a plastic replica grenade near one of the entrances to the Air Canada Centre Friday night. The package was reported to police just before 6 p.m., prompting the immediate closure of Bremner Blvd. at York St. Police would close York St. and Lakeshore northbound an hour later. Just after 8 p.m., onlookers heard a voice shout, “3, 2, 1,” before a loud bang rang through the air. Police detonated the plastic replica grenade “out of an abundance of caution and in interest of public safety,” Sadler added.

Source: thestar March 17, 2018 00:44 UTC