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'I tried to say goodbye and tried to tell him I love him': Canada's last captive whales leave Marineland

CBC Canada · September 1, 2026 at 11:37 a.m.

'I tried to say goodbye and tried to tell him I love him': Canada's last captive whales leave Marineland

Tofino, a massive beluga weighing more than 1,500 kilograms, has made history as the last captive whale in Canada to be plucked out of Marineland's waters.

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'I tried to say goodbye and tried to tell him I love him': Canada's last captive whales leave Marineland

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