Quebec City Man Charged with ISIS Chemical Weapons Plot Against Canadians
On September 24, RCMP arrested a Quebec City man with no legal immigration status in Canada for allegedly communicating with IS members and researching how to build a chemical weapon to poison Canadian civilians.
Haiti Anthrax Investigation Prompts Dominican Republic Cross-Border Surveillance Response
Haiti is investigating 13 suspected anthrax cases and 2 deaths in Grand'Anse department as of September 11; the Dominican Republic has strengthened cross-border surveillance but reports no confirmed cases, and Haitian authorities have not yet laboratory-confirmed anthrax as the cause of the deaths.
Suspected Ricin Exposure in Hastings Prompts FBI Investigation and Building Evacuation
FBI and Michigan State Police are investigating a suspected ricin exposure at a Hastings, Michigan apartment complex that prompted building evacuation and hospital isolation of a patient whose preliminary test returned positive for the toxin.
OPCW Confirms 70-Plus Undeclared Assad Chemical Weapons Found Across Syria
OPCW inspectors working with Syrian authorities found more than 70 undeclared Assad-era chemical weapons and sarin precursor materials at three sites in May 2026; 18 former regime officials have been arrested.