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SaltWire Network 🏢 Postmedia (ex-SaltWire, 2024) 📍 NS Oct 27, 2026 · 6 min read Quick Score ○ Unverifiable View full audit trail → C.R.E.E.D. audited

Pilot whale found on Cape Breton harbour shore

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          Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeAtlantic CanadaCape BretonNewsNova Scotia Pilot whale found on Cape Breton harbour shore 'I thought it was a rock. A very odd-looking rock' Author of the article: By Nicole Sullivan Published Oct 27, 2026 A pilot whale washed up on a beach in Cheticamp last week. Susan Beaton saw it while on a walk along the beach with her dogs and took this photo. SUPPLIED Susan Beaton didn’t know it was pilot whale on the shore in the Chéticamp area when she saw it on Oct. 21. It was mid-morning and on a beach on the south side of Chéticamp harbour.…

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