Winnipeg Police's bomb unit responded to a volatile substance at St. Boniface Hospital's research center, leading to evacuation; no bomb threat, substance has legitimate use.

The Winnipeg Police Service's bomb unit responded to a volatile chemical substance at St. Boniface Hospital's Albrechtsen Research Centre, leading to an evacuation of the research building and an MRI facility. The substance was found during a routine laboratory decommissioning, and it has a legitimate research usage. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority stated there was no bomb threat, and the situation was under control.