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AP PHOTOS: How Churchill embraces its title as polar bear capital of the world

Sep. 17, 2024 09:58 AM EDT

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — When polar bears started coming to Churchill, tourists did too. And then suddenly, polar bears began to appear everywhere — from artwork to cushion covers and even on beer cans — as residents of this remote Canadian town on Hudson Bay embraced their...

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

Sep. 10, 2024 09:43 AM EDT

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape this remote town where tundra meets forest on the shore of Hudson Bay. The economic base collapsed when the military left town. Rail service and cargo ships — the lifeblood of supplies for a town not...