Toronto police keep having to take people’s drones away at the World Cup
Six have been confiscated since festivities began
Toronto police have issued a reminder that the use of drones is prohibited in the vicinity of FIFA World Cup events.
In a social media post, police said another unauthorized drone device had been “detected and intercepted” by officers, the sixth seized since festivities began less than a week ago. It was located yesterday morning, near Fort York Boulevard and Fleet Street.
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One person has been charged with operating a drone during an advertised event, under Canadian Aviation Regulations.
This follows numerous other charges laid in recent days after people operated drones near Toronto’s World Cup events. Air space is restricted, with Centennial Park, Downsview Park and Fort York having been made no-fly zones during the tournament.
“This restriction applies even when there is no game being played and/or Fan Fest is not open,” police said.
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Carly Lewis is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Wired, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, Elle, and Maclean’s, where she is a contributing editor. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards. She reports on city life, culture—including what people do online—politics, art and crime. She received the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth,” an investigative feature about a Canadian teenager who was killed by a man she met on social media, published by Maclean’s.
