Conservation officers have tranquillized a bear that wandered into Ottawa's downtown ByWard Market neighbourhood after police shut down streets to deal with the furry visitor. Police set up a perimeter around a "full-size black bear" sitting calmly in a tree in the market, around Dalhousie and Murray streets, and were asking people to avoid the area. Video: Up close with the ByWard Market bear #ottnews pic.twitter.com/CQBd7MI8Ip —@GiacomoPanicoThe person who called 911 at about 3:20 a.m. After tranquillizing the bear, conservation officers from the National Capital Commission lowered it out of the tree on a rope with the help of firefighters. A bear that was tranquilized in a tree in Ottawa's downtown ByWard Market was lowered to the ground with a rope and placed in a cage to be taken away.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2018 10:16 UTC