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Vancouver suspect in 1996 cold case homicide identified through DNA analysis

The revelation of a breakthrough in a cold case homicide investigation from 1996 has left retired Ottawa police investigator Randy…

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Nova Scotia

‘It’s in our DNA’: Charity organization names N.S. the most generous province

The Generosity of Nova Scotians Continues to Shine Once again, the giving nature of Nova Scotians has been recognized as…

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Tech

How cold case DNA technique came to Ottawa from California — and where it’s headed next

Family tree enthusiasts and the websites that cater to them are playing a crucial role in helping police solve decades-old…

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Tech

This Laurentian University researcher is collecting DNA from the air inside beehives

A professor at Laurentian University in Sudbury is embarking on an innovative project to study the impact of climate change…

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Canada

Toronto DNA lab trashed some prenatal paternity samples without testing them, ex-employee alleges

A former employee of a Toronto DNA laboratory says he saw a Viaguard Accu-Metrics manager — who is now a…

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Tech

Living on through DNA: Another crew member identified from the 1845 Franklin expedition

The skeletal remains of a crew member from Sir John Franklin’s failed 1845 Northwest Passage expedition has been given a name:…

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Canada

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says a DNA test backs her ancestry claims. CBC asked experts to weigh in

In an agreed-upon statement issued late last week, the Law Society of B.C. reprimanded Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and fined her…

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Tech

Jerky-like skin of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth could change what we know about ancient DNA

The leathery strip of skin from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sporting a mullet-like hairdo isn’t much to look at, says geneticist Olga Dudchenko…

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Health

Ontario man guilty of allergy testing fraud in U.S. was key employee of DNA lab in paternity controversy

An Ontario man currently in a U.S. jail awaiting sentencing for running a fraudulent allergy testing company was also a…

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Health

Canadian DNA lab knew its paternity tests identified the wrong dads, but it kept selling them

A Canadian DNA laboratory knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out…

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