DNA

• DNA technology helps identify New Brunswick woman decades after death

  A New Brunswick woman whose remains were discovered in Ontario has been identified decades after her death through advances in DNA technology, giving investigators new leads in a homicide case and highlighting the growing role of genetic genealogy in solving cold cases. Niagara Regional Police announced that Brenda Marie LeBlanc was identified in 2025 after...

  Crime

  Aug 19
  
• Calgary police say DNA evidence used to charge man in large industrial theft

  Calgary police have charged a 54-year-old man with stealing more than $250,000 worth of copper wire and industrial equipment during a recent break and enter.

  Crime

  Jul 6
  
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• Man found dead in Lake Ontario in 1992 identified as Saskatchewan man: police

  A DNA profile led police to people believed to be the man's relatives in Western Canada, allowing them to collect a sample from a close relative to confirm his identity.

  Canada

  Apr 14
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• Take-home DNA test reunites Quebec man with long-lost Dutch brother after 80 years

  An at-home DNA test given as a birthday gift solved an 80-year family mystery by revealing that a man in Quebec and a man in the Netherlands were long-lost brothers.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2025
• Bullets from 1994 B.C. murder case to be tested for DNA

  Wade Skiffington was accused of murdering Wanda Martin in Richmond, B.C., soon after the couple moved to the province, and was convicted of second-degree murder in 2001.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2024
• Daughter of Holocaust survivor uses genealogy website to find family

  'My mother was a survivor from Ghetto Warsaw, and she managed to hide herself with a fake ID for the rest of the the war,' she said.

  Features

  Jul 5, 2024
• DNA leads Guelph police to break-and-enter suspect

  Investigators say a suspect cut himself while breaking into a Fife Road business on Sept. 1, 2023. DNA from Blood taken at the scene matched an individual in a national database.

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2024
• Quebec cold case murder suspect chooses not to testify or present defence: lawyers

  Marc-André Grenon has pleaded not guilty to killing Guylaine Potvin, who was found dead in April 2000 in her apartment in Jonquière, Que., some 215 kilometres north of Quebec City.

  Feb 12, 2024
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• Calgary researchers develop new tool to diagnose genetic mutations within hours

  Some University of Calgary researchers have developed a new tool that can detect the presence of genetic mutations within hours instead of weeks.

  Science

  Feb 6, 2024
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• Experts debate ethical use of genealogy tests by police

  The debate was highlighted in an investigation that revealed this week undercover police in Burnaby, B.C., disguised themselves as tea marketers to secretly collect DNA.

  Science

  Jan 18, 2024