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Interested in Canada ? Add Canada as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Canada news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act makes exceptions for cetaceans that are rescued or are in rehabilitation and for researchers who obtain a
In a huge win for animal rights activists, Canada overwhelmingly passed a bill Monday making it illegal to hold dolphins , orcas and other whales in captivity . Those who violate the rule could face fines of up to 0,000. The legislation, known as the " Free Willy " bill

Canada is making strides to help protect marine life.
The country's House of Commons passed a bill Monday that makes it illegal to keep a whale, dolphin or porpoise in captivity.
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Bill S-203, nicknamed the "Free Willy" bill after the iconic 1993 movie that portrayed a boy freeing an Orca whale from an amusement park, applies to those who own or have custody or control of a cetacean in captivity. People who breed or impregnate a cetacean or possess/seek to obtain reproductive materials of cetaceans, including sperm or an embryo, were also included in the bill.
2 more dead gray whales are found in Alaska, bringing the year's toll to 75 along the US West Coast
Two more gray whales were found dead this week in Alaska amid the mysterious surge of deaths within the species this year along the US West Coast, CNN affiliate KTUU reports. That makes seven in Alaska and at least 75 total, in what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls an "unusual mortality event," the station reports. One of the two found near Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska showed signs of killer whale "predation," KTUU reports. Two more were discovered this week off Washington state. Last month, ocean scientists said they were worried about the death rate, the highest in almost two decades.
OTTAWA — A federal bill banning the keeping of whales and dolphins in captivity jumped its last parliamentary hoop, and will become The bill, which originated in the Senate, amends the Criminal Code to make it illegal to keep a cetacean ( whales , dolphins , and porpoises) in captivity , and to
Canada ’s House of Commons passed a bill Monday to make it illegal to hold a whale , dolphin or porpoise captive , punishable by fines up to 0,000 USD. It ’s known colloquially as the “ Free Willy ” bill, named after the 1993 movie in which a young boy frees a killer whale from a US amusement park.

Offenders can be fined up to $200,000.
The Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act makes exceptions for cetaceans that are rescued or are in rehabilitation and for researchers who obtain a license from the government.
"A person may move a live cetacean from its immediate vicinity when the cetacean is injured or in distress and is in need of assistance," the bill states.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that the country will ban single-use plastics, such as bags and straws, as early as 2021, according to The Associated Press.
Canada bans keeping whales and dolphins in captivity with 'Free Willy' bill
The bill will ban them from performing for entertainment. Lawbreakers will be fined over $150,000. The bill will also prohibit the import and export of these animals, though it will permit cetaceans who are already in captivity to be kept by their keepers. They can also be kept captive for rehabilitative or scientific purposes. © Provided by USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
It will ban keeping whales , dolphins or porpoises in captivity , as well as ban them from performing for entertainment. Lawbreakers will be fined over 0 Marineland, located in Niagara Falls, is Canada 's last marine park to keep these animals in captivity — and says that it remains unaffected by the
Canada 's House of Commons has passed a bill which will make it illegal to hold a whale , dolphin or porpoise in captivity . Bill S-203, known as the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act (also referred to as the ' Free Willy ' bill

The specific items to be banned will be determined based on a scientific review, Trudeau said.
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Canada drew inspiration from the European Union's decision in March to impose a ban on single-use plastics to counter pollution in waterways and fields, Trudeau said.

"Many other countries are doing that and Canada will be one of them," Trudeau said. "This is a big step but we know can do this for 2021."
Russia to release 100 illegally captured whales.
Russian officials have launched an operation to release nearly 100 illegally captured whales whose confinement in Russia's far east has become a rallying cry for environmentalists. A state TV reporter made the announcement during President Vladimir Putin's live Q&A show on Thursday, saying that by "coincidence" the operation began just before the start of the show. Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeyev said during the show that the operation to fully re-introduce the mammals back into the wild would take at least four months.
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Interested in Canada ? Add Canada as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Canada news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act makes exceptions for cetaceans that are rescued or are in rehabilitation and for researchers who obtain a
Canada 's " Free Willy " bill bans keeping orcas and dolphins in captivityIn a huge win for animal rights activists, Canada overwhelmingly passed a bill Monday making it illegal to hold dolphins , orcas and other whales in captivity . Those who violate the rule could face fines of up to $150,000. The legislation, known as the " Free Willy " bill
Canada Bans Keeping Whales , Dolphins In Captivity | HuffPostOTTAWA — A federal bill banning the keeping of whales and dolphins in captivity jumped its last parliamentary hoop, and will become The bill, which originated in the Senate, amends the Criminal Code to make it illegal to keep a cetacean ( whales , dolphins , and porpoises) in captivity , and to
Canada passes ‘ Free Willy ’ bill banning whale and dolphin captivityCanada ’s House of Commons passed a bill Monday to make it illegal to hold a whale , dolphin or porpoise captive , punishable by fines up to $150,000 USD. It ’s known colloquially as the “ Free Willy ” bill, named after the 1993 movie in which a young boy frees a killer whale from a US amusement park.
Canada bans keeping whales , dolphins captive with ' Free Willy ' billIt will ban keeping whales , dolphins or porpoises in captivity , as well as ban them from performing for entertainment. Lawbreakers will be fined over $150 Marineland, located in Niagara Falls, is Canada 's last marine park to keep these animals in captivity — and says that it remains unaffected by the
Canada Passes ' Free Willy ' Bill Banning Whale And Dolphin CaptivityCanada 's House of Commons has passed a bill which will make it illegal to hold a whale , dolphin or porpoise in captivity . Bill S-203, known as the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act (also referred to as the ' Free Willy ' bill
" Canada passes " Free Willy " ban , making it illegal to hold dolphinsIf we have no facilities to help, house and rehab and release these animals due to this kind of virtue signal politics? PS what happened to Willy ? I've always hated paying for " willy " and appreciate the Government making it " free ".
Canada passes ' Free Willy ' bill banning whale and dolphin captivityCanada 's House of Commons passed a bill Monday to make it illegal to hold a whale , dolphin or porpoise captive , punishable by fines up to $150,000 USD. It 's known colloquially as the " Free Willy " bill, named after the 1993 movie in which a young boy frees a killer whale from a US amusement park.
Canada Passes A Bill That Bans The Captivity Of Dolphins AndCetaceans like dolphins and whales will no longer be kept in Canadian aquariums after the government moved one step closer to passing a bill that prohibits their captivity . The bill, S-203, was first proposed in 2015, and it has finally made it to the House of Commons after three years of intense
Canada bans the captivity of whales , dolphins - UPI.comCanada made it illegal on Monday for dolphins or whales to be held in captivity , a law that opponents have criticised for being anti-science. photo by June 10 (UPI) -- Following years of debate since the bill was submitted to parliament, Canada on Monday banned whale and dolphin captivity .