A confrontation with a grizzly bear has left students and a teacher in B.C. seriously hurt. They were on an outing from an independent school run by the Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola. Officials say a teacher took the brunt of it trying to fight off the bear.

And: Ukraine’s president says his country faces a hard choice. Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to Ukrainians in a national address about a U.S. proposal to end the war with Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump has given Zelenskyy until Thursday to respond to a plan that includes many of Russia’s longstanding demands, while offering limited security guarantees to Ukraine.

Also: Why are more kids missing school? We have a look at absenteeism numbers across the country, and what might be behind them.

Plus: JD Vance criticizes Canada’s political leadership and immigration system; Mexico City exhumes bodies to search for missing people; Trump and Mamdani meet, and more.