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The Ontario government plans "higher standards of care" for marine animals in new rules that would also include banning the acquisition and sale of killer whales. The new standards, which would also ...

TORONTO - The Ontario government says it plans to beef up regulations to protect animals kept in zoos and aquariums, including Marineland. Community Safety Minister Madeleine Meilleur made the ...

Statement by Massimo Bergamini, Executive Director of Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) on the 'animal welfare' announcement today by Madeleine Meilleur, Ontario Minister of Community ...

TORONTO — The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from ...

TORONTO Visitors to Toronto may not be able to swim with the sharks on Bay Street, but they’ll have an up-close view of the ocean predators in a new indoor aquarium. After two years of construction, ...

TORONTO – Ontario needs regulations to protect animals at zoos and aquariums, former workers at Marineland in Niagara Falls said Monday as they delivered a petition with 77,000 signatures urging the ...

TORONTO – The Ontario government vowed Wednesday to strengthen its animal welfare laws following allegations of mistreatment of animals at one of the province’s amusement parks. Community Safety ...

The Ontario government vowed Wednesday to strengthen its animal welfare laws following allegations of mistreatment of animals at one of the province's amusement parks. Community Safety Minister ...