The Centre for Whale Research says the newborn was spotted swimming alongside a whale known as J40 near Victoria on Sunday.

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species, according to the Center for Whale Research.

An orphaned killer whale calf that had been trapped for weeks ... over the orca calf they named "Brave Little Hunter" after her pregnant mother died on a rocky beach in late March.

“Even if we know a whale is pregnant, their pregnancy failure rate ... Here's why Southern Resident killer whales have struggled to rebound as their population has dipped to the lowest levels ...