OttawaArson investigators are probing another fire at an illegal magic mushroom store in Ottawa, this time on Bank Street in Centretown.Fire at Fun Guyz on Bank Street on Wednesday follows 2 others earlier this monthCBC News · Posted: Sep 24, 2025 1:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoOttawa police investigating a fire at a mushroom dispensary on Bank StreetPolice say the fire has been deemed suspicious and the arson and explosion unit is investigating. It is the third mushroom shop damaged by fire in recent weeks. Arson investigators are probing another fire at an illegal magic mushroom store in Ottawa, this time on Bank Street in Centretown.Ottawa police said they were called to a business fire on Bank near Nepean Street around 4:20 a.m. Late Wednesday morning, an Ottawa police vehicle remained parked in front of the Fun Guyz dispensary at 200 Bank St., which was cordoned off with yellow tape.Police told CBC they had no information about a potential link to two earlier fires at magic mushroom shops in Ottawa on Sept. 8, nor did police have any updates on those investigations.The production, sale and possession of psilocybin mushrooms is against the law in Canada, but the shops have been sprouting up across the country regardless.Some shops in Toronto have also caught fire and had vehicles crash into them in recent months.With files from Joseph Tunney and Simon Smith
Arson unit investigating after another magic mushroom shop burns in Ottawa
