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Marineland has proposed sending its remaining whales and dolphins to U.S. institutions, including SeaWorld and the Georgia, Shedd, and Mystic aquariums. The park has set a deadline for federal export permits, warning it will otherwise euthanize the animals. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson is reviewing the applications, while the animals remain under care at the Niagara...

A new rescue plan is being floated to move 30 beluga whales and four dolphins from Marineland — we’ve got the details.

Ontario’s Solicitor General claims Marineland‘s 30 beluga whales are “not in Ontario’s jurisdiction” as he amps up the pressure on the Federal government to approve export permits to China and Nova Scotia. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

Kristy Burgess, a beluga whale trainer who was fired from Marineland, has spoken out against the park over dangerous conditions she says are detrimental to the marine animals’ health. Burgess says much of the infrastructure is in desperate need of repair, noting that concrete chunks often fall into animal habitats. The closed park says it’s...

The situation for animals at Marineland has taken another turn as the amusement park works to re-home its remaining marine mammals. After being denied an export permit for its belugas to an aquarium in China, Marineland now says its only options are to relocate the whales or euthanize them due to a lack of resources....

Marineland is threatening to euthanize all of its 30 beluga whales if it doesn’t receive emergency government funding. Eric Sorensen looks at how the defunct amusement park says it’s out of options, and how the Ontario and federal governments are pointing the finger at each other to take action.

Marineland has asked Ottawa for emergency funding to feed and care for the last captive whales in the country, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent and will be a “direct consequence” of the fisheries minister’s decision to deny export permits for the belugas. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was “disappointed” on Wednesday after the federal government wouldn’t sign off on a proposal that would send 30 beluga whales in captivity at Marineland to China. He said he was “encouraging the federal government to allow (Ontario) to make sure these whales survive in a really great atmosphere or...

The optimism after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trade meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Israel marks two years since Hamas’ attacks, as the suffering continues for Palestinians in Gaza. Why Marineland is threatening to euthanize 30 beluga whales. Plus, why an Ontario town could lose its collection of priceless basketball artifacts to the U.S.

The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off its 50th anniversary, bringing stars, movies, and a major economic boost to the city. The family of a Scarborough man stabbed to death is questioning the justice system after learning the accused was recently released on bail for another violent crime. And, another beluga whale and a seal...

Marineland, one of Canada’s most popular aquatic amusement parks, is looking to sell its rides.

Video by animal activist group Tide Breakers shows a pair of orcas and a dozen dolphins that have been trapped for four months at the shuttered Marineland Antibes in France. The marine park announced its closure in January 2025, and since then the orcas have been kept alive by a small crew until they can...

Another beluga whale has died at Marineland and four years into a provincial probe, Ontario’s solicitor general is saying little about the investigation’s progress. Sean O’Shea reports.

Some people in Florida have waited until the last minute to escape Hurricane Milton’s wrath, and those who stay behind are being warned to survival and rescue are likely impossible. The final evacuations and preparations for what’s being called the storm of the century; why the Gulf of Mexico has become the perfect breeding ground...

Deputy Chief Jennifer Bluhm of the Ontario SPCA announced six new animal cruelty charges against Marineland in Niagara Falls, saying that “land mammals” at the park were found in “distress.”

Fri, Nov 25: Charges laid by the OSPCA against Marineland relate to the treatment of peacocks, guinea hens and black bears. Park administration suggest the charges are overblown. Mark Carcasole reports.

‘Kiska’ a Marineland Orca has been isolated for a decade. Animal activist and former mammal trainer Philip Demers advocates for her release and highlights the needs for an animal sanctuary.

Celebrating Canada Day and Pride – ideas for the long holiday weekend. Marineland is back open for the summer season – but lots has changed, what visitors can expect to see this year. And, how parental love for their child helped find and fund a treatment for an ultra-rare disorder.

Deputy Chief Jennifer Bluhm of the OSPCA said Monday that animals at Marineland were not receiving “adequate care,” which resulted in the park being slapped with six new animal cruelty charges.

The Ontario SPCA confirmed on Monday that Marineland can still remain in operation despite facing a total of 11 animal cruelty charges.