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Toronto Sun
11 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
Grizzlies that attacked B.C. couple on e-bikes won't be captured or killed
The wife fended off the two grizzlies using bear spray but her husband was mauled and required surgery for his injuries File photo of a grizzly bear Photo by Elaine Thompson / AP A grizzly bear was acting defensively when it mauled a man on an electric bike near Creston on Saturday, according to B.C. Conservation Service investigators. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account As a result, the two bears involved will not be captured, relocated, or killed. The encounter unfolded Saturday around 4:40 p.m. in the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, where the man and his wife were riding on a trail beside the Kootenay River. Conservation Officer in charge of the Kootenays, Sgt. Ben Beetlestone, said the pair were 'bear aware' and had horns on their bikes as well as bear spray, but startled the two bears as they came around a corner with heavy brush on either side. 'They came around the corner and the bears were right there,' Beetlestone said. 'One bear ran past the man but the other one jumped onto the bike and knocked him off and mauled him.' The man's wife used bear spray to scare both bears off. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The man was taken to East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook, where he had surgery for significant injuries to his torso and arm. He is expected to recover. Beetlestone said the bears were either two juveniles or a sow and an older cub roughly the same size. He said grizzly bears used the trail to travel north or south because it allows them to avoid crossing Highway 3. 'A lot of grizzly bears use the valley,' he said. Beetlestone said there was no evidence to suggest either bear had been stalking or hunting the couple, and there were no reports of bear activity or aggressive bear behaviour in the area prior to the Saturday afternoon attack. Conservation officers spoke with the man and his wife and also assessed the surrounding area as part of the investigation. A regional large carnivore specialist was also consulted and agreed that 'the bear's behaviour appeared to be defensive.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Because the bears active defensively, there will be no efforts made to capture or relocate the bears. Bear expert Michael Proctor said people riding mountain bikes and electric bikes in bear country was an emerging problem in North America. 'Bikes that are quiet and fast travelling in bear habitat is not a good recipe,' he said. Proctor added that making noise in bear country remains the best way to keep bears at bay. 'Always make noise, travel in a group. 99.99 per cent of the time the bears will get out of your way,' he said. On Monday, trails near the Corn Creek marsh and the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre within the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area remained closed. Tours and programs at the discovery centre are temporarily unavailable. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area is a 69 square kilometre wildlife habitat along the Kootenay River west of Creston. Meanwhile, another man was attacked by a cougar on Saturday near Smithers, authorities said. The Conservation Officer Service said the cougar approached the man in the Lake Kathlyn area and took a swipe at him. The man, who was slightly injured, later told officers he punched the cougar in the face and it disengaged. The cougar has not been located and a trap has been set up. dcarrigg@ Read More MLB Ontario Toronto & GTA Golf Editorial Cartoons
CTV News
22-07-2025
- CTV News
Mountain lion bites 4-year-old on popular Olympic National Park trail, injuring child
The Olympic Mountains are seen beyond a forest from Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park, near Port Angeles, Wash, July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompso, File) PORT ANGELES, Wash.— A mountain lion bit a 4-year-old who was walking with their family over the weekend on a popular trail in Olympic National Park in Washington state, park officials said Monday. The child was injured during Sunday's attack and flown to a trauma center in Seattle for treatment, according to a statement from the National Park Service. The attack by a mountain lion fitted with a tracking collar was near an overlook on Hurricane Ridge, a popular mountain area with expansive views. The attack was reported to rangers around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday and paramedics and park staff traveled to the injured child, according to the National Park Service. Rangers immediately started searching for the cougar and by Monday, park staff had 'dispatched the animal,' the statement said using a term that generally refers to killing an animal. 'There are no current threats to the public,' the statement said. Officials said they would not be releasing any identifying information about the child to protect their identity. The Associated Press
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
SuperSonics fans feel no allegiance to the Thunder in these NBA Finals. Go Pacers, the scornful say
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton celebrates after a teammate made a 3-pointer during the second half of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the New York Knicks in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) reacts during the second half of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips) FILE - A skateboarder leaps onto a platform in front of KeyArena, a sports and entertainment venue and former home of the Seattle SuperSonics NBA basketball tean, Dec. 4, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) FILE - Stacks of Seattle SuperSonics caps are displayed in a shop, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Seattle, near where a proposed basketball arena is to be built. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) FILE - Stacks of Seattle SuperSonics caps are displayed in a shop, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Seattle, near where a proposed basketball arena is to be built. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton celebrates after a teammate made a 3-pointer during the second half of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the New York Knicks in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) reacts during the second half of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips) FILE - A skateboarder leaps onto a platform in front of KeyArena, a sports and entertainment venue and former home of the Seattle SuperSonics NBA basketball tean, Dec. 4, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) FILE - Stacks of Seattle SuperSonics caps are displayed in a shop, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Seattle, near where a proposed basketball arena is to be built. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) SEATTLE (AP) — It's logical to think someone like Danny Ball is a fair representation of Seattle these days. Ball, a hoops fan who runs an Instagram account called 'Iconic Sonics,' is pulling for the Indiana Pacers over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. Advertisement There are no deep ties between Seattle and Indianapolis. The Seahawks play the Colts this December, so the cities will be foes that weekend. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever probably won't be warmly welcomed when they visit the Emerald City later this month to play the Seattle Storm. But right now, Seattle may as well be an Indy suburb. Seattle fans lost their NBA franchise, the SuperSonics, in 2008 when it was stolen from them and rebranded in Oklahoma City. For the scornful, that means one thing: Go Pacers. 'I'd love to see the Pacers pull it off in six games,' Ball said. The NBA Finals begin Thursday night. For some in Seattle, it'll be a heaping helping of fresh salt on the wounds that opened when the Sonics were taken away. And people like Ball, who grew up in Seattle hearing stories of Sonics legends like Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton, aren't exactly rooting for Oklahoma City right now. Advertisement The Thunder are heavy favorites to beat the Pacers. Should they pull it off, the Thunder would claim their first NBA title in Oklahoma City, but technically their second as a franchise after Seattle won the title in 1979. It's no secret the city wants the league to come back. Expansion is on the NBA's to-do list, and it's likely that talks — the first of many, many steps in this process — could start in earnest with interested cities in the next few months. Commissioner Adam Silver, however, hasn't fully committed to adding new teams. 'The issue I would not have anticipated at the time I sort of began talking about the timeline is how much unknown there is about local media right now,' Silver said earlier this year. 'Having said that, though, I would just say again to our many fans in Seattle, and I hear from them often, and the legacy of the Sonics is still very strong and it's a fantastic basketball market, is that we are very focused on it. … We don't take those fans for granted. We're thankful that the interest has remained over all these years.' Any mention of expansion sends fans into a tizzy. Steve Ballmer, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, spoke to the crowd before a preseason game in Seattle — his hometown — in 2023, and made a thinly veiled reference to how fans need to remind the league's New York office how much the city loves the game. Advertisement 'All night long, it better be loud enough in this building to hear us all the way back in New York, if you get me,' Ballmer told the crowd. 'Let's make sure we're loud tonight.' And then came the Ballmer bellow: 'Go Seattle,' he screamed. It's something Seattle takes seriously, as Mayor Bruce Harrell learned earlier this year in his address to the city. 'Right now, at this moment, I have an announcement to make,' Harrell said, reaching into the lectern where he was standing and pulling out a basketball, spinning it in his hands as he displayed it to the crowd — which began roaring. 'Ah, I'm just kidding.' Advertisement The crowd wasn't amused. Harrell later was interviewed by Seattle's KOMO News and apologized for the attempt at humor, getting reminded that residents of the city aren't happy that the NBA hasn't returned yet. 'Count me among them,' Harrell said. A very real void has been left in the SuperSonics' absence. The NHL's Seattle Kraken entering the fold has helped, as has the success of the WNBA's Seattle Storm, both of whom play at Climate Pledge Arena, which sits on the site of the SuperSonics' former home. That same arena received a significant remodel ahead of the Kraken arriving, which could make it suitable for NBA games. That would ultimately be up to the association to decide one day, but Ball hopes it would be the Sonics' former home in the Queen Anne neighborhood they get to triumphantly return to one day. Advertisement 'A lot of Sonics fans that I know I'm sure never got over the wounds of what happened here 17 years ago with them leaving (for) Oklahoma City,' SuperSonics fan Eric Phan said. 'All of the Sonics fanbase (is) rooting for the Indiana Pacers.' Seattle seemed to have a chance at getting a team back in 2013 when the Maloof family put the Sacramento Kings up for sale. But investor Chris Hansen's bid to relocate the team to Seattle was rejected by the NBA's Board of Governors. For fans like Ball and Phan, hope lives on. Ball recognizes that's partially because he is an inherently positive person, and he's hoping for a Hollywood ending. 'It would be poetic if the year that OKC wins the finals — if that occurs — is in the same summer that the league comes out and says, 'Hey, we're forming an expansion committee to start really exploring this process,'' Ball said. 'I think that would help damper or therapize the feelings and emotions that would come along with seeing the Thunder hoist the Larry O'Brien.' Advertisement Phan pointed out that just because the Sonics don't play in Seattle, it doesn't mean the team is truly gone. 'You can see people walking the sidewalks and streets of Seattle, and even the suburbs,' Phan said. 'People are wearing Sonics gear like they never really left.' ___ AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds in Oklahoma City contributed. ___ AP NBA:
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
With Kananaskis set to lock down for the G7, officials map out security zone
With the 51st G7 leaders' summit this June in Kananaskis, just west of Calgary, officials are outlining the first details of what will be a massive security effort. Leaders from the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada, as well as the European Union, will participate in the June 15-17 gathering. Summit venues in Kananaskis, a popular wilderness destination, will be locked down from June 10 to 18. Entry will be restricted to authorized personnel, residents and businesses, while select trails, day-use areas and local businesses will be closed. "The public is asked to try their best to stay away from these high security points. Specific details on access points and credentials will be shared closer to the event," reads a notice from the Integrated Safety and Security Group (ISSG). A map of Kananaskis where the controlled access zone will be established. (CBC) The ISSG is co-ordinating security at the event, led by the RCMP and including the Calgary Police Service, the Alberta Sheriffs Branch, Alberta Conservation officers and the Canadian Armed Forces. Security checkpoints along Highway 40 will screen vehicles, and temporary airspace restrictions will be put in place, barring unauthorized aircraft, including drones. Kananaskis hosted summit in 2002 Kananaskis also hosted the annual gathering in 2002, when it was known as the G8 summit. The name was changed after Russia was suspended and then withdrew following its annexation of Crimea in 2014. At that time, the summit brought what officials called an unprecedented security operation, with estimates of more than 5,000 soldiers, 1,500 RCMP officers and jet fighters patrolling a no-fly zone. The summit came in the wake of violent protests at the 27th G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, the year prior, as well as high anxiety tied to the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001. Police officers on bikes watch as protesters rally in downtown Calgary in 2002. A coalition of various organizations held a peaceful march in Calgary during the 27th G8 summit, calling attention to various issues from the environment to global economy. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press) John Kirton, director of the G7 Research Group, noted this year's controlled access zone covers a large territory. But he said that was understandable given how threats have expanded over the past several years. "Because it's such a remote location, it does, of course, reduce the security threats and the security costs on many other fronts," Kirton said. Given the number of hiking trails in Kananaskis, Kirton said security forces will need more personnel on the ground to prevent unauthorized access, especially from those who might avoid trails and move through the woods. Trump tariff threats The summit is approaching amid a period marked by economic uncertainty. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump paused a plan to levy tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada's next prime minister will be charged with setting the focus for the G7. Trudeau's focus had been set around inclusive economic growth, climate change and managing rapidly developing technologies, including artificial intelligence. Trudeau announced his resignation last month, starting a race to replace him as both Liberal Party leader and prime minister in March. President Donald Trump listens after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Trump is expected to attend this year's G7 summit in Kananaskis in June. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo) Summit watchers like Kirton expect the economic discussion to be front-and-centre at this year's gathering. "So many of the G7 leaders have trade-dependent economies that are under threat from many fronts," he said. "[Trump] has already threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union. So it is a broadly shared concern. And trade means not only tariffs but, of course, supply chains in the highly integrated economies that all of the G7 countries have."
