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Saskatoon police seek help investigating three Wednesday bear spray incidents

Three separate bear spray incidents were attended by police on Wednesday. They're asking for help from the public as they investigate.

by · Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Saskatoon police are investigating three separate bear spray reports they received on Wednesday.

Around 3:20 p.m., officers responded to a call about an injured person in the 2100 block of 22nd Street West. The caller reported the person had been bear sprayed, police said in a Thursday news release.

They arrived to find a man “suffering from the effects of bear spray,” the release said. He was treated by paramedics at the scene.

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