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(CNN) -- The Build-A-Bear Workshop company is recalling nearly 300,000 Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears sold in the United States and Canada due to risks of choking, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced. The agency warned that while no injuries have been reported, the "teddy...

A bear and a cub were found walking through the parking lot of Dr. A.T. Leatherbarrow Primary School in Hampton on Monday. "The kindergarten children in Mrs. Landry's class were thrilled. They were very excited," said the school's principal, Lisa Jardine. The school kept students inside for...

A female grizzly bear has been struck and killed by a Canadian Pacific train in Banff National Park. It happened near Lake Louise on Saturday evening, Parks Canada officials said in a written release. The adult bear's two yearling cubs were found nearby the following day, officials said. The...

The Chicago Bears roughed up Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre before clinching the NFC North Division with a 40-14 rout of the Vikings in a chilly Monday Night Football clash. The Bears (10-4) ignored the steady snowfall to dominate every phase of the game at the University of Minnesota's TCF...

MINNEAPOLIS – Bundled up on the sideline in a heavy, gray coat, Brett Favre could only watch as Devin Hester and the Chicago Bears sped through the snow to the NFC North title. Favre's surprise start ended with a concussion, perhaps putting him out for good, and the Bears spoiled Minnesota's...

CHICAGO – Julius Peppers doesn't have a ton of sacks this season to go along with his $91 million contract with the Bears. It would be hard to find anyone who doesn't think he's been worth the money. Peppers had only two sacks going into Thursday's game at Miami, but came up with three in the...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – While teammates are leaving town for the weekend, Chicago Bears Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs will spend much of it rehabilitating his injured left ankle. Not exactly fun, but then again, these aren't exactly the best of times. Briggs hopes to be ready to play against...

By David Nowak, The Associated Press, thecanadianpress.com, Updated: October 28, 2010 9:12 AM Russia's hungry bears dig up graves for food MOSCOW - Famished bears in northern Russia have resorted to digging up graves in cemeteries — and reportedly eating at least one body — after a scorching...

Police encounter mellow bears at pot farm VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canadian police investigating a British Columbia marijuana farm said they were greeted by 10 to 15 docile black bears. Police Sgt. Fred Mansveld said officers investigating the marijuana growing operation, which included...

A woman meets a man in a bar. They talk; they connect; they end up leaving together. They get back to his place, and as he shows her around his apartment. She notices that one wall of his bedroom is completely filled with soft, sweet, cuddly teddy bears. There are three shelves in the...