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Father of 2020 Saskatchewan bear attack victim 'heartbroken' over latest fatal encounter
The father of a woman who died in a bear attack in 2020 says his heart goes out to the family and friends of the 27-year-old man who died in a bear encounter northeast of Points North Landing last Fri...
May 13, 2026 Hubert Esquirol, who lost his daughter Stephanie Blais in a bear attack in 2020, says he is “heartbroken” after hearing about the attack on Friday, which claimed the life of a 27-year-old man. (Submitted)
Sask. government, company release new details about fatal bear attack
The Government of Saskatchewan is sharing more details in the northern Saskatchewan bear attack that led to the death of a 27-year-old man over the weekend, only the fourth such fatal attack in Saskat...
May 11, 2026 The Government of Saskatchewan says the province Saskatchewan has a healthy bear population and it is not unusual to see bears on the move, especially young ones. (Government of Saskatchewan/website)
Of two grizzly bears caught in B.C., one will be released, one DNA tested
By Nono Shen Conservation officers say two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia's central coast, and DNA tests are being conducted on one of them to determine if it was ...
Nov 24, 2025 A sign warning of a bear in the area is shown in Squamish, B.C., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amy Smart)
Conservation inspector weighs in on what to do when encountering an aggressive bear
The tragic death of a 44-year-old woman in northern Saskatchewan last week has brought attention to just how dangerous bears can be. Stephanie Blais was attacked and killed by a black bear on Thursday...
Aug 25, 2020
Sask. father describes being on phone with daughter during fatal bear attack
A Saskatchewan family is in mourning after a fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan last week. Stephanie Blais, 44, was killed on Thursday after a black bear attacked her outside the family cabin ...
Aug 24, 2020 Stephanie Blais and her two kids. (Hubert Esquirol/submitted)
Woman dead after bear attack north of Buffalo Narrows
A 44-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a bear while camping in northern Saskatchewan. According to an RCMP release, at about 7:15 p.m. Thursday, it was reported that a man, a woman and t...
Aug 21, 2020
Saskatoon man has run-in with bear
A Saskatoon man had multiple encounters with a bear while camping at Makwa Lake Provincial Park. From July 26 to July 28, Travis Hiebert had three run-ins with the wild animal. Their first meeting was...
Aug 02, 2019 The bear spotted at Stabler Point in Makwa Lake Provincial Park.
(submitted/Travis Hiebert)
Woman survives bear attack in northern Saskatchewan
"Jesus, I'm ready to go home. I'm ready to go."Those were the thoughts running through Casadi Schroeder's mind as she believed her death was imminent as a bear, with its jaw around her leg, began to r...
Jun 21, 2018 Casadi Schroeder, posing here with her husband Brad, narrowly survived a bear attack at Jeanette Lake on June 10, 2018. (Casadi Schroeder/Submitted)
'I'm having bad dreams:' Sask. man speaks five months after bear attack
By Nigel Maxwell The road to recovery has been very long for Jeff Haydukewich of White Fox, Sask., who can still vividly recall the day nearly five months ago when he was attacked by a mother black be...
Feb 01, 2018 Saskatchewan hunter Jeff Haydukewich took a selfie on Sept. 4, 2017 just hours before he was pulled out of the tree by a black bear. (Jeff Haydukewich/Submitted)
'Ain't going to get me': Sask. man speaks after bear attack
The next time Jeff Haydukewich sets out on a hunting expedition, he'll be leaving the bow at home and pack his rifle. But it'll be awhile before he'll be able to venture back into the great outdoors, ...
Sep 08, 2017 Saskatchewan hunter Jeff Haydukewich took a selfie on Sept. 4, 2017 just hours before he was pulled out of the tree by a black bear. (Jeff Haydukewich/Submitted)
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