A routine call to a conservation office led to a rare and emotional rescue this week after a pod of beluga whales became stranded in a shallow tidal pool near Churchill, Man.

Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.

The New York City mayor never endorsed, but several of his top aides have played leading roles on the progressive oysterman’s campaign.