A Canmore, Alta., woman's encounter with a grizzly bear last Saturday has officials at Banff National Park reminding people that bears are awake and to be cautious. Upon seeing the bear, the woman gave the signal for her dogs — which hadn't noticed the bear — to speed up. The woman and her dogs were around 600 metres from the parking lot when she first saw the bear. The woman was carrying bear spray with her, but she never got close enough to the bear to have to use it. Hunt said the bear was collared and parks staff believe it was bear #148, a female bear who lives in the area.

Source: CBC News April 20, 2017 22:07 UTC