Prominent Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook has been identified as the woman whose body was found in Ottawa's Rideau River earlier this week. (Annie Pootoogook/National Gallery of Canada/Dorset Fine Arts)Her work is part of the collection at the National Gallery of Canada and was recently part of an exhibition at Ottawa's SAW Gallery. Major crimes unit investigatingAnnie Pootoogook created contemporary images of the North, winning the Sobey Award in 2006. (CNW Group)Ottawa police say they are not treating it as a homicide, but the major crimes unit is investigating. Anyone who saw Pootoogook in the days leading up to Sept. 19 is asked to contact the major crimes unit at 613-236-1222 ext.

Source: CBC News September 23, 2016 19:36 UTC