A lockdown at a North York high school has been lifted after police searched the building following reports of a person with a gun on Monday afternoon.
PERSON WITH A GUN:(UPDATE)
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) December 1, 2025
James McGuigan Catholic High School
Finch Ave W & Keele St
- Officers have completed their search
- no firearm was located and no evidence of gunfire
- lockdown has been lifted
- no injuries were reported#GO2511481
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The lockdown was put into place at James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School near Finch Avenue and Keele Street at around 3:20 p.m. but investigators lifted the order at around 4:30 p.m.
Police say that a search of the building was carried out and no firearm or evidence of gunfire was located.
Aerial footage from the scene showed more than a dozen police cruisers parked outside of the school on Monday afternoon.


