Mother and baby bear wander into B.C. pharmacy in now viral video

ENVIRONMENT Mother and baby bear wander into B.C. pharmacy in now viral video By Amy Judd Global News Posted September 21, 2026 8:18 pm Updated September 21, 2026 8:24 pm 1 min read Staff at a Pharmasave in Hope were stunned on Sunday when a mother bear and her cub wandered into the store. Staff said they looked around for a while before leaving. LEAVE A COMMENT SHARE THIS ITEM ON FACEBOOK SHARE THIS ITEM ON X SEND THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE VIA EMAIL SEE MORE SHARING OPTIONS DESCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE INCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE Staff at a B.C. pharmacy on Sunday were stunned to discover their latest customers were a mother bear and her cub. Video posted to social media show the two bears wandering through the Pharmasave in Hope. The bears can be seen inspecting some items while the staff were figuring out how to respond. Employee Kara Kelso told Global News that when someone yelled ‘bear!’ in the store she worked to get the customers to safety first. “I have video of them coming straight into the store,” said Kim Glentworth, who was not working on Sunday, adding that her staff handled the incident perfectly. Get daily Montreal news Get daily Montreal news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. SIGN UP FOR DAILY MONTREAL NEWSLETTER GET STARTED BY PROVIDING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO GLOBAL NEWS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY. “They actually crossed from across the street.” She added that the bears did some loops in the cosmetics section. STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT “They figured they could possibly get the bear-necessities,” Kelso quipped. 1:06 Bear rescued from Okanagan Lake Stick to the Facts Add Global News as a Preferred Source on Google to see more of our stories in your search results. MORE ON ENVIRONMENT MORE VIDEOS Massive 30-foot basking shark stuns onlookers in Nova Scotia Tropical Storm Polo expected to become a major hurricane this week B.C. family rescues exhausted baby bear swimming in Okanagan Lake This invasive species has just been found in Canada for the 1st time Glentworth said the bears wandered for about five minutes, checked out the pharmacy consulting desk and eventually left after about five minutes. “They were quite peaceful and so was I,” Kelso added. She posted the video to TikTok where it has received 111,000 views and counting. JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS COMMENT REPORT AN ERROR © 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Sponsored…