Canadian Kidnapped
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Haiti kidnapping: Canadian, remaining Americans released, police sayThe leader of gang had said he was seeking $1 million per person in ransom.WorldDec 16, 2021
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Quebec woman returns home after abduction in Burkina FasoÉdith Blais, the Canadian woman who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso in December 2018, has returned home.CanadaMar 27, 2020
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Canadian among 3 kidnapped during armed raid on Nigeria oil rigGlobal Affairs said the family of the Canadian is being provided with consular services.CanadaApr 28, 2019
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Missing Canadian Edith Blais was kidnapped and taken to Mali: Human Rights WatchEdith Blais of Quebec and her travel companion, Luca Taccheto of Italy, went missing in December while travelling in Burkina Faso.CanadaMar 30, 2019
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‘A great guy’: Canadian killed in Burkina Faso mourned by family, friendsA Canadian kidnapped in Burkina Faso on Tuesday has been found dead, a spokesman for the security ministry said Thursday.CanadaJan 17, 2019
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Halifax man kidnapped in Burkina FasoA spokesman for Burkina Faso's security ministry identified the man as Kirk Woodman, who works for the Vancouver-based Progress Mineral Mining Company.CanadaJan 16, 2019
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The Consultant: Ex-intelligence official reveals covert operation to free Boyle family from militantsIn the board room of a suburban office building north of Toronto, the plan to free Joshua Boyle and his family from Haqqani Network militants was plotted on whiteboards on the walls.PoliticsDec 5, 2017
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Kidnapped Canadian who returned from Libya recounts ordealFrank Poccia said he considers himself lucky to have escaped the ordeal and happy to be back home with his family in Montreal.CanadaDec 3, 2016
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Canadian hostage, 2 others released in LibyaItaly's Foreign Ministry says a Canadian citizen and two Italians who were kidnapped in southern Libya in September were freed overnight and brought safely to Italy early Saturday morning.CanadaNov 5, 2016
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