Overview

• Bomb disposal and tactical teams began repeated controlled explosions Wednesday and warned the loud bangs could continue for 24 hours or longer.
• The city reports a safe transport method is now in place and the remaining picric acid is being relocated to a secure site for further detonations.
• Detonations paused overnight and are set to resume Thursday morning, with no committed end time until the material is rendered safe.
• The package, mislabelled and left by a moving company for about 10 days, was found Tuesday in a south-end industrial area near a Canadian Pacific Railway line.
• Investigators are examining possible criminal involvement and emphasize that picric acid becomes highly explosive and movement-sensitive when improperly stored.