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Marineland's belugas are alive after euthanasia deadline passes, Ontario says

Published Oct 10, 2025 at 11:18am

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Marineland's belugas are alive after euthanasia deadline passes, Ontario says

Beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday, June 9, 2023. Another beluga whale has died Marineland, bringing the number of dead whales at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction to 15 over the past four years.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young CHY

Marineland's belugas are alive, Ontario's Solicitor General said Thursday.

The Niagara Falls, Ont., park had threatened to euthanize its 30 remaining beluga whales if the federal government didn't inject emergency funds for their care.

Marineland's threats carried a Tuesday deadline that came and went after Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson last week denied its request for an export permit to move the whales to an aquarium in China.

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