Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
77/100
CBC News's corrections and
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Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Man arrested after threatening U.S. consulate in Halifax
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Man → arrest → Halifax
Part of downtown Halifax evacuated for nearly 5 hours on Monday due to suspicious vehicle
Police arrested a man on Monday morning following a bomb threat against the U.S. consulate in downtown Halifax.
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Police → evacuate → Halifax
Halifax Regional Police say the U.S. consulate received the threat on Sunday and contacted police shortly after 6 p.m.
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consulate → say → p.m.
Police identified the man who made the threat and began searching for him on Sunday evening, Sgt. Michelle Dooks told reporters.
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Dooks → identify → reporters
Police located the man's car around 8:10 a.m. inside the parkade by the Purdy's Wharf towers, where the consulate is located.
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consulate → locate → towers
Police said the vehicle had a propane tank inside and several containers that appeared to contain flammable liquid, and the Explosive Disposal Unit was called in.
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Unit → say → liquid
A suspicious bag was also located nearby, police said.
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police → locate → ?
Police issued an alert about a bomb threat in the area of Upper Water Street and evacuated the surrounding area in downtown Halifax, which included two large office towers, a hotel and the Halifax casino.
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which → issue → towers
Police said the 54-year-old man was located on Thomas Raddall Drive in the Clayton Park area of Halifax around 8:35 a.m. and taken into custody.
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man → say → custody
"Given the concern that he may be in possession of explosives, road closures were in place for much of the day on Thomas Raddall Drive and surrounding areas while his belongings were searched with the support of the RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit," police said in a news release.
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police → give → release
The nearby Canada Games Centre was closed as a result but was scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m.
At 2 p.m., police confirmed that the vehicle and its contents did not pose a risk to public safety and all streets were reopened.
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streets → close → safety
Sgt. Dooks said police are currently interviewing the man and the ongoing investigation is being led by the combined RCMP-Halifax Regional Police Major Crimes Unit.
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investigation → say → Unit
Thomas Shull was one of the tourists evacuated from the hotel in the downtown zone on Monday morning.
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Shull → evacuate → morning
He said he was in the shower when the alarm went off and a voice over the speaker urged everyone in the hotel to leave.
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voice → say → hotel
He said he didn't know why he had to evacuate until he searched online.
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he → say → ?
Amy Schwarz, who had a flight scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon back to New York, said she couldn't get past the police barriers to get her luggage and rental car in the hotel, but she understands why the safety precautions are necessary.
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precautions → have → hotel
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