Authorities are investigating a suspicious letter filled with a “white powder” substance sent to U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft.
“An email sent to all embassy staff say the incident happened around 10:30 yesterday morning after an off-site mailroom supervisor ‘encountered white powder while screening a letter addressed to the Ambassador,’ Kelly Craft,” CTV News
reports.
The package, sent to Craft’s residence in Ottawa, included a letter threatening to kill the 56-year-old unless she stepped down as Ambassador. The letter also included an expletive-filled rant against President Donald Trump.
The letter may have been sent from Quebec, the host province of the G7 Summit in Charlevoix held last week.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Canada says the white powder tested non-harmful.
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