District issues warning after bear swipes at people walking dog in Squamish Estuary
CTV
The District of Squamish is warning residents and visitors after a black bear charged and swatted at two people walking their dog Thursday afternoon.
The District of Squamish is warning residents and visitors after a black bear charged and swatted at two people walking their dog Thursday afternoon.
The incident occurred on a trail in the Squamish Estuary, the district said in a social media post Friday, adding that "no physical contact was made and no one was injured."
The dog was leashed at the time, according to the district.
"Please take precautions in case of wildlife encounters, including travelling in groups and carrying bear spray," the district's post reads.
"People are urged to consider alternative areas to walk your dog at this time."
The district said conservation officers are placing additional signage in the area.
Thursday's incident is the second bear attack in Squamish in the last month.
London fire crews and police are on scene of a house fire in east London. Crews were called to the 1800 block of Culver Drive, east of Third Street and south of Oxford Street, around 11:30 a.m.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of 17-year-old Tyson MacDonald on Prince Edward Island last year has been sentenced to two years in custody.
An additional 160,000 students in Ontario will get access to free meals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a Brampton, Ont. school Friday.
The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people's pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers.
A jury has found two men guilty on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.
Calgary is under a snowfall warning with total amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres expected.
Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.
An 81-year-old was killed in a dog attack this week in Bonfield, Ont. Police believe three dogs were involved.
An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer's disease.
Another windstorm is headed to B.C.’s South Coast Friday, though Environment Canada says it will be weaker than the bomb cyclone event earlier this week.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of another teen on Prince Edward Island last year will be sentenced Friday.