Black bear killed, cubs captured after repeated conflicts in B.C. provincial park

A sign warning of a bear in the area is shown in Squamish, B.C. on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amy Smart

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MISSION, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says conservation officers are investigating after a man was swatted by a bear on the back porch of his home. 

The ministry says in a statement that the man was alerted to the black bear at his home in Mission, B.C., by his barking dog around 4 a.m. on Monday, and he tried scaring it off by making noise. 

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