OttawaTwo people suffered minor injuries after bear spray was reportedly fired into a crowd at the Kingston Memorial Centre grounds Saturday evening, police say.Pair were treated on fairgrounds for minor injuriesCBC News · Posted: Sep 14, 2025 1:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoKingston police say they responded to the Memorial Centre grounds shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday for multiple events that required their intervention, including reports that bear spray had been fired into a crowd. (Kingston Police Service)The Kingston Fall Fair shut down early Saturday evening after someone reportedly fired bear spray into a crowd of people, police say.Emergency responders were called to the annual fair at the Kingston Memorial Centre grounds at about 10:05 p.m., police said in a news release late Sunday morning.Once there, officers found two people who’d been been sprayed. The pair received treatment from Frontenac paramedics at the scene and suffered only minor injuries that did not require further medical attention, according to Kingston police.Officers were unable to identify a suspect due to a lack of video surveillance and witnesses, police said, though the investigation is ongoing.In two other unrelated incidents at the fair, Kingston police said they arrested a 15-year-old for weapons offences and breach of release conditions and a 17-year-old for breach of release conditions.”As a result of these incidents the fair was shut down at approximately 10:30 p.m.,” police said.The Kingston Fall Fair normally runs until 11 p.m. It is celebrating its 193rd year.
2 injured after being hit with bear spray at Kingston fair
