Nearly three years after heist, stolen Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa hotel – with extra security
The portrait was unveiled to the public once again after it was stolen from the Fairmont Château Laurier and recovered in Genoa, Italy this year
Stolen Churchill portrait which was swapped with forgery returns to Canada
Police said The Roaring Lion was stolen from a hotel in Ottawa sometime between Christmas Day 2021 and January 6 2022 and replaced with a forgery.
Recovered portrait of Winston Churchill unveiled in Ottawa nearly 3 years after brazen theft
Nearly three years after its brazen theft, an iconic photo of the late former British prime minister Winston Churchill — grimace and all — is finally back where it belongs on the wall of the Fairmont Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa.
Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place.
Sir Winston Churchill 'Roaring Lion' portrait returns to Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel today
The 'Roaring Lion' will return to the walls of Ottawa's Fairmont Château Laurier today, nearly three years after the historic portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was stolen.
Stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with forgery returned to Canadian hotel
The Roaring Lion - which appears on the UK's £5 note - was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic and ended up in Italy.
Yousuf Karsh's iconic Winston Churchill portrait returns to the Château Laurier
The Roaring Lion' returns to the Château Laurier after it was swapped with a fake nearly two years ago, setting off an international art theft investigation.
Famous Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a dodgy forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place, after two Ottawa police detectives travelled to Rome to retrieve it.
Recovered photo of Winston Churchill unveiled in ceremony in Ottawa
The Roaring Lion was stolen nearly three years ago. The CBC's Paul Hunter has more.
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Sir Winston Churchill 'Roaring Lion' portrait returns to Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel
The "Roaring Lion" returned to the walls of Ottawa's Fairmont Château Laurier, nearly three years after the historic portrait ...