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Two beluga whales and four dolphins were transferred from Ontario’s shuttered Marineland to an aquarium in Valencia, Spain. The six animals were relocated as part of an international effort to rehome former Marineland animals and avoid euthanasia.

One of two dozen beluga whales moved from Marineland to other aquariums has died. Officials at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago received the 23-year-old female named Peekachu two weeks ago. They say she was suffering from dehydration and, despite best efforts, died Tuesday night.

After an unprecedented rescue from Marineland earlier this week, six beluga whales are now settling into their new homes. Dr. Karissa Tang, from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium which is now the home of four of the whales, joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln for a closer look at the unprecedented operation to move them, and how they’re adjusting to...

Six beluga whales have been successfully relocated from Ontario’s defunct Marineland amusement park to aquariums in Chicago and San Antonio. But as Eric Sorensen explains, animal welfare advocates are not celebrating the moves.

Marineland has begun the transport of six beluga whales to two marine parks in the U.S. The move comes after months of the former theme park trying to figure out what to do with the 30 whales it has. A consortium of international aquariums and marine parks that includes the U.S. and Spain, stepped up...

What Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers are signalling about their response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariff threat. What could complicate B.C.’s escalating wildfire fight. Six belugas from Ontario’s Marineland are relocated to new homes in the U.S. Plus, remembering Montreal jazz legend Oliver Jones.

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...

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...

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.