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Feds order ships to slow down to prevent North Atlantic right whale deaths
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August 11, 2017
The federal government says ships of 20 metres or more in length will be ordered to slow down in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in an effort to protect right whales. Global’s Alexa MacLean has more.
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Feds order ships to slow down to prevent North Atlantic right whale deaths
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