Some residents and business owners in Oakville are breathing a little easier today.
The Halton police bomb squad was called to Hampshire Gate, near Highway 5 and Winston Churchill Monday afternoon after a suspicious item was found in a dumpster.
Some area businesses were evacuated as a precaution after officers investigated.
Police say the item turned out to be a Canadian military training round. Military personnel were contacted and safely removed the device.
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It is not clear how it ended up in the dumpster.
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