Saskatoon police make arrest in Exhibition bear spray incident

Saskatoon police have made an arrest in connection with the use of bear spray in a crowd at the Exhibition Grandstand on Aug. 13.

The Saskatoon Police Service said Thursday that a 26-year-old man is facing 13 charges of assault with a weapon.

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The bear spray was used in the evening during a concert.

Saskatoon’s Exhibition had several incidents of bear spray this year, with one incident seeing a one-year-old baby getting sprayed.

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