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Searching for orcas in B.C.'s Saanich Inlet
CBC’s Justin McElroy goes looking for B.C.’s iconic orcas in the province’s Saanich Inlet.
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The Orca has been crowned as B.C.'s best symbol (PART 3)
After 400,000 votes and stiff competition from 63 other provincial symbols, the CBC audience has voted in the orca as B.C.'s best symbol.
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Orca wins The Search for British Columbia's Best Symbol
After five weeks and around 500,000 votes, British Columbians have selected the orca over 63 other symbols in our summer competition to find which of them represents our province best. Justin McElroy explains why it won.
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The final matchup for the Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol: Totem Pole vs. Orca
We're close to finding out what British Columbians think B.C.'s best symbol is. The current favourites: the Totem Pole and the Orca. CBC's bracket master Justin McElroy has more on those two symbols.
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Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol Semifinals: Orca vs. Western Red Cedar
After four weeks the Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol has left us with four winners for the four sections of the competition — Orca (for animals), Western Red Cedar (for nature), Totem Poles (coastal symbols), and the B.C. Flag (provincial...
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Race to save sick orca brings scientists together
Officials are desperately trying to figure out how to help the four-year-old killer whale because she’s a young female who needs to reach maturity in order to be able to have a calf of her own.
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Endangered orca keeping dead calf afloat
Scientists aren't sure how the calf died. While they try to determine the cause, they're also focused on keeping the orca safe.
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SeaWorld San Diego's final killer whale show
Tim Zimmermann, co-writer and associate producer of the documentary Blackfish, discusses the public's changing perception of keeping whales in captivity
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Oldest known killer whale missing
The death of an orca known as 'J-2' or 'Granny' is considered more bad news for the endangered population
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Marine scientists capture video of whales feasting on herring
Orcas and humpbacks dine on school of fish off Norwegian coast
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Blackfish doc writer on SeaWorld's orca-breeding program
Tim Zimmerman, associate producer and co-writer of the documentary Blackfish, discusses SeaWorld's decision to stop breeding orcas in captivity
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Researchers race to track freed baby orca, reunite her with her pod
Days after a trapped baby orca known as Brave Little Hunter freed itself from a B.C. lagoon, researchers are hoping AI technology can help them track her movements and reunite her with her family pod.
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Researchers use AI tool to try and locate family of freed orca
Days after a trapped baby orca known as Brave Little Hunter freed itself from a B.C. lagoon, researchers are hoping AI technology can help them track her movements and reunite her with her family pod.
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Killer whale swims out of lagoon after being trapped for 5 weeks
The orca calf named Brave Little Hunter by the Ehattesaht First Nation is finally free. She had been stuck in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon for more than a month. But as Jon Hernandez reports, last night, she made her great escape.
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Baby orca swims free after weeks trapped in B.C. lagoon
After weeks of rescue attempts, the Ehattesaht First Nation says the orca calf known as Brave Little Hunter has finally freed herself from a remote Vancouver Island tidal lagoon and is now in open water.
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Orca calf swims out of lagoon after being trapped for a month
The Ehattesaht First Nation says the killer whale calf known as kʷiisaḥiʔis, or Brave Little Hunter, swam over the sandbar and out into open water on its own after weeks of being trapped.
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Up close with orca rescue team in B.C.
As plans develop for a daring rescue of a stranded orca calf on northern Vancouver Island, CBC News got an up-close look at the efforts. The whale has been stuck in a lagoon and orphaned, since its pregnant mother became trapped by a low...
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Rescue of trapped killer whale calf underway
The Ehattesaht First Nation says efforts are being made to airlift an orphaned orca calf so it can be reunited with its pod. CBC reporter Joel Ballard tells BC Today host Michelle Eliot about Friday's rescue operation near Zeballos, B.C.
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Complex operation to rescue trapped orca could happen next week
Time is running out to save a killer whale calf off Vancouver island. For nearly three weeks, it has been stuck in a remote lagoon. Crews are working around the clock to prepare for a complex rescue operation that will hopefully reunite...
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Efforts ramp up to help baby orca stranded off Vancouver Island
For nearly three weeks, an orca calf has been stuck in a remote lagoon off Vancouver Island. Crews are working around the clock to prepare for a complex rescue operation that will hopefully reunite the whale with her pod.
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Killer whale calf stranded after mother dies
The race to save an orca calf is underway off Northern Vancouver Island. The calf's mother became beached Saturday and drowned, despite an effort to save her. Stephanie Mercier reports.
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Community races to save orca calf after mother drowns
A race to save an orphaned orca calf was underway Sunday on northern Vancouver Island. The calf's mother became beached and drowned despite efforts to save her.
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#TheMoment a rare baby orca sighting brought people to tears
Spectators in B.C. got a surprise visit this weekend when a pod of orcas swam unusually close to a local fishing pier — and with them — a little calf. Liz Lagos says that the experience brought her to tears.
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Some good news from across North America on Wednesday
With much of the world struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some good-news stories to report. Here's a brief roundup.