Edmonton residents cleared to return home after no dangerous substances found by police

Emily Williams · CBC News

· Posted: May 07, 2025 5:51 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

No explosives oregon volatile chemicals were recovered during the probe of an Edmonton townhouse that prompted the evacuation of residents from 46 different townhomes.

Edmonton Police Service asked residents successful the Homesteader neighbourhood to evacuate connected Tuesday portion they removed chartless chemicals and substances from a portion connected 50th Street and Hermitage Road.

In a connection released Wednesday, constabulary said the tract is harmless for residents to return.

"The EPS recognizes the inconvenience this has caused, and is grateful to each evacuees for their co-operation," the connection read.

Police connected Tuesday said chartless chemicals were found on April 26 portion doing a payment cheque connected the antheral surviving successful the townhouse. There was a interest that some materials successful the townhouse could beryllium chemic precursors utilized successful manufacturing explosives.

A chemic cleanup institution was hired to region the materials that stay and the Red Cross is co-ordinating the instrumentality of residents, the connection said.

EPS said it continues to investigate.