Scientists and First Nations are holding out hope that a young killer whale that escaped a North Island tidal lagoon after ...

Early Monday morning, marine biologist Carrie Newell with Whale Research EcoExcursions reported seeing a pod of orcas north ...

The young Bigg's, or transient, orca was first spotted in the eastern Juan de Fuca Strait in Washington state on March 20.

(Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press) The Ehattesaht said the orca's journey will become part of the fabric of Indigenous people across Canada, reinforcing their deep connections between the spirit ...

Rescuers attempted to catch the orca and transport her by sling ... The team, which includes members of Fisheries and Oceans ...

The uncertain future of two killer whales is no closer to being resolved despite the closure of their marine zoo home two months ago. Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo are still being kept at ...

France says no to retiring 2 orcas at proposed N.S. whale sanctuary ... for Nova Scotia, for Canada and for the world," he wrote on Aug. 19. Within the 500 pages of documents released by the ...

Getty Orcas get baby fever too ... Governments have also gotten involved in this issue. In 2019, Canada outright banned the practice of keeping both whales and dolphins in captivity.

Shaking was felt across northwestern Washington early Monday morning as an earthquake struck the San Juan Islands region near the border with Canada ... six miles east of Orcas Island, according ...

The island chain is near the border between the U.S. and Canada. Jennie Joplin, who lives on Orcas Island, told CBS affiliate KIRO-TV the quake was strong enough to wake people up. "I thought a ...

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning near the Orcas Island in northern Washington state. The temblor occurred at about 5 a.m. and was centered near the Washington-Canada border ...