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Toronto police have found five-year-old Alana Livas, who has been missing for nearly five months.
The child was found, along with her parents, in Montreal. According to police she appears to be in good health and will be back in Toronto Monday night.
Vivene and Peter Livas, with Alana
(Toronto Police Service)
"This morning I received the information that the Livas family may be located in Montreal," said Toronto police Det. Const. Rosemarie Pengelly. "I followed up with this information and through investigation I came up with an address in Montreal. I contacted Montreal police and they attended this address and found the Livas family living there."
Peter and Vivene Livas are facing charges, including the parental abduction of their daughter.
The child went missing from the parking lot of the Children's Aid Society in Scarborough last November.
There were concerns over the little girl's health since Alana has rickets, a softening of the bones. It's a rare condition caused by vitamin D and calcium deficiencies. There are only about 50 cases reported across Canada each year.
At the time of her abduction she had two months' worth of vitamins in her body to combat the effects of rickets and there were continuing concerns over the possibility that her health might suffer without proper medical treatment.
Pengelly told a news conference in Toronto on Monday afternoon that she doesn't know if the girl had been receiving her daily medication.
The child's parents lost custody of the girl in March 2007.
She was being cared for by her aunt, Jean Chin, but her parents were still allowed visits.
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Vivene and Peter Livas, with Alana 
