Another beluga whale and a harbour seal have died at Marineland, and those deaths have caught the attention of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, The Canadian Press has learned.

The beluga death marks the 20th whale — 19 belugas and one killer whale — to die at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction since 2019. The province said in mid-August that the deaths had occurred recently, but on different days.

Marineland has not opened its doors to the public since last summer, has not said when or if it will reopen and is in the midst of trying to sell the park, though nothing has yet been announced.

Two sources with knowledge of the latest beluga death say it happened after trespassers broke into the park in mid-August.

One of the sources works at Marineland and the other for the provincial go

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