Ottawa·NewOttawa police are investigating yet another suspicious fire at a magic mushroom shop, the fourth in less than six weeks.Police have confirmed 4 arson investigations in under 6 weeksCBC News · Posted: Oct 15, 2025 12:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 29 minutes agoA magic mushroom store on Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa caught fire on Thursday morning. Arson investigators are probing the cause. (Maxim Saavedra-Ducharme/Radio-Canada)Ottawa police are investigating yet another suspicious fire at a magic mushroom shop, the fourth in less than six weeks.First responders were called to the business on the north side of Rideau Street, just west of Dalhousie Street, around 3:15 a.m. Thursday.No injuries have been reported. The arson unit is investigating, police said. The latest fire broke out directly across Rideau Street from another magic mushroom shop that caught fire last month after a vehicle crashed into it.Police did not comment on any links between the recent fires. The other businesses that burned were in Little Italy and Centretown.Ottawa police are asking anyone with information about the latest fire to contact the arson unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 4587, or by email. 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.
Another magic mushroom shop burns in downtown Ottawa
