quite a few recent stories of close encounters with bears in Alberta and BC
2 grizzlies follow hikers down trail for 20 minutes in Banff National Park
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...anff-1.6967386
Banff's infamous 'Boss' grizzly bluff charges locals, renewing calls for town fruit tree removal
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ment-1.6981815
21 bears killed in less than 3 weeks in Prince George, B.C.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ears-1.6940046
Parks Canada says bear sightings up as buffalo berries ripen
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ries-1.6914518
Bears relocated in Jasper National Park after group poses for selfie with mother, cub
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...tion-1.6955473