Saskatoon woman calls for change after string of bear spray attacks on transit [Video]

A Saskatoon woman is calling for improvements to safety on public transit following a string of bear spray attacks on city buses.

Ezra Whitfield said she was riding the bus home last week when a bear spray attack caused passengers to evacuate.

“It was a fully packed bus. Everyone was off and everyone’s freaking out and panicking. People are screaming ‘someone call 911,’” Whitfield said.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with possession of a weapon and concealing a weapon in connection with the incident.

It marks the third time the noxious and irritating substance was sprayed on a city bus in recent weeks.

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On Oct. 12, a man was hospitalized after a bear spray attack on a city bus, according to the Saskatoon Police Service. Two days later, officers responded to another similar incident on a different bus.

The union representing transit workers told CTV News the incidents …