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Woman found dead in Lake Ontario identified years later through family in SwitzerlandToronto police say they have solved the case of a woman found dead in Humber Bay Shores Park in 2017 through genetic genealogy, linking her to family in Switzerland.CanadaMay 22, 2024
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Newfoundland and Labrador police review homicide evidence after DNA mix-upLloyd Strickland, the province's assistant director of public prosecutions, says the chief medical examiner's office was notified by the RCMP on Sept. 30 that DNA from one homicide victim had surfaced in another case.CrimeJan 27, 2020
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Pentagon warns U.S. military not to take DNA tests due to potential ‘risks’The U.S. military is warning its members to stay away from genetic ancestry tests this holiday season.TrendingDec 24, 2019
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Longtime friends learn they’re actually brothers after one beats cancerThe men's mothers also sang in the same choir for over a decade, not knowing their sons were related.LifestyleApr 24, 2019
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Government using ancestry websites to deport immigrants: lawyer, court documentsThe Canadian Border Services Agency is collecting the DNA of immigrants and using ancestry websites to find long-lost family members in order to establish nationalities.InvestigationsNov 1, 2018
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‘It’s indescribable:’ Sisters reunited after 54 years apart through a DNA testAfter years of missing birthdays together, the joys of learning to share toys and important life moments, the two sisters were finally able to find each other.TrendingMay 10, 2018
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RCMP investigate switched at birth cases in northern ManitobaThe Manitoba RCMP launched an investigation into the case surrounding two cases of babies switched at birth in Norway House, Man., 41-years-ago.CanadaOct 7, 2016
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Health Canada offers DNA tests after 2 switched-at-birth cases in ManitobaHealth Canada says it will offer free DNA tests following the case of two men in northern Manitoba who learned they were switched at birth more than 40 years ago.CanadaAug 30, 2016
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Alberta man charged with murder of common-law wife a decade ago denied bailÂDuane Redelback was arrested in the fall of 2015 and charged with the second-degree murder of 40-year-old Ruth Degayo.CrimeAug 24, 2016
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