Bomb threat directed at 9 Oakville and Burlington schools as police search buildings

A Halton Regional Police vehicle is shown in Oakville, Ont., Wednesday, Jan.18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan

Police in Halton Region are conducting searches of nine schools after they say that an anonymous bomb threat was received by the Halton District School Board and Halton Catholic District School Board.

Officials said the threat was directed at schools in Oakville and Burlington.

The affected schools include Oakville Trafalgar High School, Iroquois Ridge High School, Abbey Park High School, White Oaks Secondary School, Garth Webb Secondary School, Appleby College, Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School, Loyola Catholic Secondary School and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School.

Police said none of the schools have been placed under hold-and-secure orders at this time and there is no word on any evacuations.

Officers remain at each location while searches continue as part of their investigation.

The threats come just days after 16 schools in Toronto received bomb threats, prompting the temporary evacuation of two school buildings.

Toronto police have said that they believe the threats were made by the same individual and were not credible.

This is a developing news story, more details to come...