Lori Poland was abducted by a stranger in broad daylight from her front yard in front of neighbours, friends, and her brother in August of 1983. She was driven 25 miles away and left to die in an abandoned outhouse, but she survived and was reunited with her family. Lori's story shows us that stranger abductions can happen quickly and even with witnesses, the child may never be found. But the information they have is invaluable and in Lori's case, helped locate her abductor q

This post is the second in a series where I will highlight the long-term missing children from each province and territory in Canada. 8 children remain missing in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Please share this post. Awareness is one of the most powerful tools we have to help bring these long term missing children home.

This post marks the beginning of a series where I will highlight the long-term missing children from each province and territory, starting with Newfoundland and Labrador. In this post, I’ll share the key details about the 7 children missing from this province to raise awareness and keep their stories alive. Because there are so many cases to cover, it will take time to research and write more in-depth profiles for each child. Those longer posts will come in the future

We the Missing is the only place where every single name of a child missing long term in Canada is being gathered and stored in one central location. If you’ve ever tried to find a full list of Canada’s long-term missing children and come up empty, you’re not alone. That’s why We the Missing exists. Because these children still matter, and their stories still need to be told.

Even though Sebastien Metivier was only eight years old when he went missing on November 1, 1984, police thought he had runaway. Maybe it was because a twelve-year-old boy, Wilton Lubin, went missing with him. The dozens of calls police received from people saying they had seen the boys, only reinforced their runaway theory. But when Wilton's body was found was found in the St. Lawrence River, near Ile Charron in the early morning of December 2, 1984, the runaway theory was p

On Saturday morning, May 11, 1991, six-year-old Yannick Fortin was last seen playing alone in the backyard of the family home, which overlooks the Saint-Maurice River. The family cat, who followed Yannick around wherever he went, went missing at the same time. Yannick's father, Adrien Fortin, surmised that the cat may have been drinking out of the river and Yannick may have fallen in trying to pick the cat up.

Across Canada, over 250 children under the age of 18 have been missing for more than a year. They are who become called the long-term missing — children whose disappearances have stretched beyond the first search efforts, beyond the news cycle, and far beyond what any family should ever have to endure. Learn how you can help bring them home!

The following timeline of Kenley Matheson's disappearance contains CONFIRMED facts (before investigative information gathered by the police)

In March of 2001, 11-year-old Bethany Markowski went on only her second unsupervised visit with her father, Larry, and was never seen again.

There are 7 children missing long term in Maine - the oldest case is Robert Desmond from 1964 and Ayla Reynolds went missing in 2011.

21 month old Bette-Jean Masters went missing from Red Lake, BC in 1960. It is possible she may be living somewhere without knowing her past.

Kenley Matheson went missing from Acadia University in Wolfville on September 21, 1992. His family is desperate to find him.

On April 7, 1974, ten-year-old Leigh Savoie, left his home on State Road, carrying his shoeshine kit. He has never been seen again.

When 6-year-old Howard Newell went missing from Little River Harbour, Nova Scotia, the search for the little boy made national news and...

One of the oldest missing child cases in the United States. Melvin went missing nearly four years before the Lindbergh baby.

Sofi Ma was abducted by her non-custodial father, Moses Ma. on January 7, 2014 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.