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title: "Multiple people allegedly poisoned at music festival"
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date: "2026-07-30T21:15:20+00:00"
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#  Multiple people allegedly poisoned at music festival

 Written on 15 August 2025.

Montreal police have opened a criminal investigation into reports that people at a music festival were allegedly poisoned without their knowledge.

People reported being pricked, possibly by needles, during ÎleSoniq, an electronic dance music festival. In a media release on Friday August 15, police said they had received six reports of people, both women and men, who said they felt a sharp sting while they were in the crowd during the nights of Aug. 9 and 10.

Some of the victims reported feeling dizzy after being pricked. Following the festival, some festivalgoers took to social media, saying they suspected they had been pricked.

CBC reached out to the Montreal police force earlier this week to inquire about the ÎleSoniq incidents. In response to the query, a police spokesperson shared details of one police report involving a 22-year-old woman who told officers she felt a pinch while standing near one of the stages on Aug. 9. She reported feeling dizzy but declined going to the hospital, preferring to return to the festival, according to police.

Pamela Binette, director of GRIP, a harm reduction and prevention group, was at ÎleSoniq with her team over the weekend. She said they assisted three people who reported being pricked and that they exhibited symptoms of fear and anxiety.

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