FALUN, Alta. — Police say a 16-year-old student is in stable condition and another teen is in custody after a stabbing at a school in central Alberta.
Mounties say they responded this morning to a call from Pigeon Lake Regional School in Falun, where they helped an air ambulance get the teenage boy to an Edmonton hospital.
RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says another 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charges are pending against him.
Savinkoff says both boys are enrolled at the school.
Some 250 students from Grades 7 to 12 attend the school.
Police say it was under lockdown, but it has since lifted and there is no danger to the public.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 25, 2022.
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