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The first winter storms of the season hampered search and rescue teams looking for 7-year old James Delorey

Just before we went to air, the dog that was believed to have been with a boy lost in the Cape Breton woods for two days showed up at the family home.
Seven-year old James Delorey hadn't been seen since Saturday afternoon, and  snow and bitter cold had hampered search efforts.  
CBC reporter Norma Jean MacPhee gave us an update from the Search Command Post near South Bar, Cape Breton.
And then, Sherry Veinot of the Lunenburg County Ground Search and Rescue explained how searches such as these are organized to keep volunteers from getting exhausted.
Shortly after the show, officials announced that James had been found alive.He was transported to hospital where he was in critical condition and being treated for hypothermia.
On the morning of Tuesday, December 8th, officials at the IWK Health Centre announced that James had died overnight.

For anyone with an Irish background who's tracking down their family tree, there's great news from Ireland.
The country's ongoing project to transcribe and put on line FOR FREE the various church records - county by county - arguably make it a world leader in providing data for genealogical research. of the country.
Terry Punch told us all about it, and also took calls about tracing your family tree.  
If you're intetersted in trying out those Irish resources, here ar ethe links.
For the background story on the Irish project, click here .
To begin a search, click here.
To check the 1911 Irish census, click here.