WINNIPEG, Man. - The Winnipeg Police Service has received two reports of straight pins embedded inside Halloween chocolate, and it is asking parents and guardians to carefully check their children’s candy before any of it is eaten.
In a public advisory released on November 2, 2026, police said one report came from a complainant in the 900 block of Sinclair Street in the Garden City neighbourhood, in the city’s northwest, where a straight pin was found inside a mini Twix bar. The second report came from a complainant on High Ridge Road in the Royalwood neighbourhood, in the southeast, where a pin was found inside a Kit Kat bar.
What police are asking
Check every piece of Halloween candy carefully before it is eaten. Mini bars can be eaten in a single bite, which is why police want the check done first. Anyone who finds a similar object in Halloween candy is asked to report it on the Winnipeg Police Service non-emergency line at 204-986-6222, so police can provide timely public updates.
Part of a wider Halloween pattern
Winnipeg’s advisory is one of several issued across Canada after Halloween 2026. On November 3, the Ottawa Police Service said it was investigating a report of a sewing needle found inside a chocolate bar collected during trick-or-treating in the Prince of Wales and Chinatown areas of Ottawa. No injuries were reported in the Ottawa case.
About the Winnipeg Police Service
The Winnipeg Police Service is the municipal police service for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city in Manitoba, with headquarters at 245 Smith Street. Its non-emergency line, 204-986-6222, is the number residents use to report incidents that do not need a 911 response. Halloween candy stays in Winnipeg homes for weeks after October 31, so police say the check still matters even days later.
Source: Winnipeg Police Service, Public Advisory – Halloween candy, released November 2, 2026.
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