A mysterious U.S. army barrel washed ashore in Quebec. Why did it drum up anthrax concerns?

CBC News · Jacqueline Newsome, Gaétan Pouliot · 2026-11-06 09:00 UTC

Quebec provincial police have confirmed that a barrel discovered on an uninhabited island in the St-Lawrence River does not contain active anthrax — ruling out the most dangerous possibility in an ongoing mystery.

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A mysterious U.S. army barrel washed ashore in Quebec. Why did it drum up anthrax concerns?

Barrel's discovery spurs talk of anthrax spores, World War II and a top secret project

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