As many Canadians choose to stay north of the border this summer, Postmedia Travel will be publishing a series of stories highlighting the best places to visit in Canada. This week, we celebrate the ...

A dramatic video captured a man fleeing a charging polar bear in Norway after dropping his gun and hopping onto a snowmobile. The incident reportedly unfolded in Pyramiden – an Arctic town in ...

Unveiled in 2021, the 245-passenger vessel — named after a famed French polar explorer — is made for the ice like no other. It is a true icebreaker of the sort that only governments have built until ...

During this period, the polar bear population in this region has declined by nearly 50 per cent. The monitoring data shows the average size of polar bears is also in decline.

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

A polar bear lunged at a woman in rural Ontario. (Sergio Pitamitz/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Police said the fast-moving man jumped onto the mammal to prevent the attack.

Between 1870 and 2014, 73 polar bear attacks on humans were reported, leading to 20 deaths. "If you're attacked by a polar bear, definitely do not play dead. That is a myth," McCall said.

In Churchill, Manitoba, polar bear season is generally from July to November of each year, when visitors can have the best views. Video Courtesy Travel Manitoba By Maryellen Kennedy Duckett ...

This handout photo shows a polar bear that was shot by the police after being considered a threat to people nearby, authorities said, in Westfjords, Iceland, Thursday Sept. 19, 2024.