"It was something very dear to the people of Ottawa's heart, the Karsh Winston Churchill portrait. WATCH | Château Laurier appeals for public's help in case of missing Winston Churchill portraitPeople love an art heist, and have been sharing ideas of where the portrait might be. Marinello said it's also wrong to imagine the thief as a lover of Winston Churchill or portrait photography. Story continuesAnother print of the Churchill portrait sold two years ago at Sotheby's for $81,000, Marinello said, and it doesn't boast the same history as the hotel print. Unlike other countries, she said Canada doesn't have a dedicated task force — such as the FBI's art crime unit — focused solely on finding stolen art.

Source: CBC News August 24, 2022 17:41 UTC