Hospitals, synagogues and Jewish organizations in Ottawa were among the more than a hundred across Canada who received identical bomb threats on Wednesday morning.
A spokesperson for B’nai Brith Canada says the threats were sent from one email to institutions across the country shortly after 5 a.m. EDT.
About a dozen synagogues and Jewish community centres in Ottawa were sent the email, which contained violent language.
The Ottawa Hospital, the Queensway Carleton Hospital and the Montfort Hospital confirmed to CTV News they received the threat.
Police determined the threat to be low risk, but hospitals conducted a full sweep and investigation of their campuses.
“We take all threats extremely seriously and police were called in right away to assess the situation,” read a statement from an Ottawa Hospital spokesperson.
“We will continue working closely with the police.”
Normal operations continue at all hospitals and scheduled appointments are continuing as planned.
A Montfort Hospital spokesperson says a search of the hospital was inconclusive and police “expressed their satisfaction.”
The RCMP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ottawa police said in a post on social media site X that it was assisting the RCMP with the investigation.
“Police are taking pre-cautionary measures to ensure public safety while the investigation continues,” Ottawa police say.
“Please follow police direction on site.”
The Ottawa Police Service did not provide more information and directed all inquiries to the RCMP.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted to social media Wednesday afternoon to say he was “disgusted” by the threats.
“This is blatant antisemitism. The RCMP is in contact with local law enforcement to investigate, and we’re working with them to keep Jewish Canadians safe,” he said.
With files from CTV News Ottawa’s Austin Lee