A 15-year-old boy is facing charges of robbery and assault with a weapon in Prince Albert, Sask. At 12:20 p.m. CT on Wednesday, police were called to the 600-block of 28th Street East for a complaint of bear spray having been deployed inside a school.
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Students were quickly evacuated and classes were cancelled for the rest of the day.
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One person was treated at Victoria Hospital for bear spray contamination.
Police also say a robbery took place before the incident at the school.
The teenager is expected to make his first court appearance in Prince Albert provincial court on March 2.
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