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Nova Scotia

‘A great day’: Young North Atlantic right whale freed from fishing gear by crews in St. Lawrence

A team of whale rescuers were hollering, screaming and high-fiving Wednesday afternoon when they freed a young whale caught in…

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Nova Scotia

Crews face ‘complex case’ rescuing entangled North Atlantic right whale in St. Lawrence

Mackie Greene is hoping that by Wednesday, a one-and-a-half-year-old female right whale that’s been stuck in fishing gear for weeks…

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Canada

Thar she blows! Visitors flock to St. Vincent’s for whale spectacular

Can’t get to St. Vincent’s to see the whales? Watch them right here The only thing more plentiful than whales…

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Nova Scotia

Death of humpback whale in Nova Scotia river raises climate change questions

The death of a humpback whale found in the Stewiacke River on Thursday and other recent whale sightings are raising questions…

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Tech

Search is on for entangled humpback whale off B.C. coast

Federal rescuers are looking for an entangled humpback whale in the Salish Sea, which experts say is the latest incident…

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Nova Scotia

Group of N.S. river rafters help rescue beached whale

Some people who wanted to ride the tidal bore of a Nova Scotia river got more than they bargained for on…

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Politics

N.B. Liberal MP calls for loosened right whale protection measures to help fishermen

A northeast New Brunswick Liberal MP is joining the Maritime Fishermen’s Union in calling for a better balance between protecting…

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Nova Scotia

Entangled North Atlantic right whale prompts fishing closure in Gulf of St. Lawrence

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has temporarily shut down part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to non-tended, fixed-gear fishing after…

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Tech

Cruise ship sails into New York with dead endangered whale across its bow

A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 13-metre dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said.…

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Canada

Rescue of trapped killer whale calf underway, First Nation says

Members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Vancouver Aquarium have begun a rescue operation…

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