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Online poll for name of orphaned polar bear cub at Winnipeg zoo to close at midnight

The 10-month-old cub arrived from Churchill in August after his mother died, and voters must choose among four names before midnight.

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Today is the final day to vote on a name for an orphaned polar bear cub at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo. Zoo spokeswoman Lindsay Hughes says voters have until midnight to select in an online poll whether the 10-month-old cub should be called Duke, Marly, Fletcher or Mantayo. Hughes says all the names are related to a place in Churchill, Man., where the cub arrived to the zoo from in August after his mother's death. Duke and Marly, for example…

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The poll-ar bear results are in, Winnipeg zoo reveals cub’s new name - Winnipeg

After a record-setting number of votes, the Assiniboine Park Zoo said it has determined its new polar bear cub's name. His name is an homage to where he was found, Churchill, Man.

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Online poll for name of orphaned polar bear cub at Winnipeg zoo to close at midnight

WINNIPEG - Today is the final day to vote on a name for an orphaned polar bear cub at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo.

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Winnipeg zoo announces new name for polar bear cub after record votes

The Assiniboine Park Zoo announced the naming of its polar bear cub after receiving a record number of votes, with the cub named Churchill in tribute to the location of his discovery in Churchill, Manitoba.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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