{
  "id": 2882683,
  "title": "Ottawa police investigate after more than 100 unknown pills found scattered in parks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ottawa-police-investigate-after-more-than-100-unknown-pills-found-2882683",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T22:18:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
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    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12032196/ottawa-suspicious-pills-found-parks/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ottawa police are investigating after discovering more than 100 pills of various types scattered in two local parks over the weekend. The first incident occurred at Blue Willow Park in the city's east end on Saturday, when a resident reported the suspicious pills in a seemingly random pattern throughout the park. On Sunday, police found additional pills at a park on Silverbirch Street. Police seized the pills, which are now being analyzed to determine their composition. Authorities are advising the public to avoid touching or handling any unknown substances found in public spaces and to report any such findings to the police immediately.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ottawa Citizen",
        "title": "Ottawa police recover more than 100 'suspicious' pills at two Orléans parks over the weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ottawa-police-recover-more-than-100-suspicious-pills-at-two-orleans",
        "published": "2026-08-23T18:24:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Ottawa police investigate after more than 100 unknown pills found scattered in parks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ottawa-police-investigate-after-more-than-100-unknown-pills-found",
        "published": "2026-08-23T22:18:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}