Why solving cold case killings just got much harder for police | Page 849 | Unpublished
Hello!
Source Feed: CBC News - Canada
Publication Date: January 28, 2026 - 04:00

Stay informed

Why solving cold case killings just got much harder for police

January 28, 2026

Police cold-case units face a new challenge in solving decades-old killings. With the world's largest storehouse of genealogy information, Ancestry.com, now banning law enforcement from using its data without obtaining a court order, it is much harder for police to build family trees based on crime-scene DNA and zone in on suspects via their distant relatives.



Unpublished Newswire

 
February 8, 2026 - 20:53 | Alex Bozikovic | The Globe and Mail
The Ottawa 67's should be moving on up in the Canadian Hockey League rankings after completing a two-game sweep at TD Place. Read More
February 8, 2026 - 20:25 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen