A man who “leapt” onto a polar bear when it lunged at his wife during a rare attack earlier this week was seriously injured but is expected to recover, tribal authorities in Canada said.

A man did not hesitate for a second in northern Canada on Tuesday when he saw his wife being attacked by a polar bear. The man pounced on the animal and fought with all his strength to free his ...

A man in Canada's far north leapt on to a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled, police say. The unnamed man suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover, according to the ...