Two teachers were stabbed on Monday at Charles P. Allen High School in Canada’s Province of Nova Scotia by a student, who was taken into custody as confirmed by the Halifax Regional Police.

Police officers were dispatched to the area following calls of "weapon complaints" and the student was taken to the hospital and now remains in police custody.
 
In its statement, the regional police said, "We can confirm that of the three people who were taken to the hospital with stab wounds, one was the suspect. We can also confirm that the three individuals were members of the school. Beyond these details, we are not able to provide further specifics at this time out of respect for privacy and investigative considerations,"

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As a result of the incident, the school was locked down for the rest of the day, which gave police space to investigate and search the school premises. Students and staff were later released from the school safely.

An investigation remains open and ongoing with further details and updates to follow.

Stabbings or incidents of the likes in schools are a rare occurrence in Canada, as opposed to those in the US. The deadliest mass shooting that took place in Canada was in Nova Scotia in 2020, which left 22 dead and sparked national outrage into how the gunman escaped the police for more than 12 hours while he went on his rampage across the province.

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