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It’s the fifth threat to a Canadian flight in recent weeks.

On Tuesday, passengers travelling from Toronto to Saskatoon were forced to disembark on the tarmac, and a Monday night flight from Edmonton to Toronto diverted to Winnipeg because of an unspecified threat.

Last Saturday, a bomb threat forced a WestJet flight from Edmonton to Halifax to land in Saskatoon, while last Thursday, St. John’s International Airport was temporarily closed for the same reason.

WestJet spokesperson Robert Palmer declined to comment Wednesday on the recent threats.

“We have said all we can for now and will leave it in the hands of police,” he said in an email.