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Greater Sudbury Police said in a tweet this afternoon that two suspicious packages have been removed from Canada Revenue Agency by Greater Sudbury Fire Services.

In a follow-up tweet, police said that two employees had handled contents of 1 of the packages & experienced burning sensation on hands. They were medically cleared by paramedics & the burning subsided. The second package was opened by an employee who located paper and a rock. Employees deemed both incidents suspicious and alerted police.

Packages will be secured and transported by waste disposal company for further examination.

There was a heavy police presence and the area had been contained but the area has since cleared.

The investigation is ongoing.