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By Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ninah Hermiston, Rochelle Becker, Investigative Journalism Foundation Terry Chase was 54 years old when he met his biological father for the first time. He\u2019d always known he was adopted and had been searching for his birth parents since he was a teenager. But each time he tried to find out more information, the Penticton, B.C., man would come to a dead end. That all changed in 2023, when his adoptive sister came up with an idea \u2014 she decided to post on Facebook about his search. Within two hours, Chase was connected with a man who appeared to be his biological father. \u201cThe power of the internet, right? It’s crazy,\u201d Chase told the IJF. DNA testing would later confirm that his father was… <\/p>\n

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By Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ninah Hermiston, Rochelle Becker, Investigative Journalism Foundation Terry Chase was 54 years old when he met his biological father for the first time. He\u2019d always known he was adopted and had been searching for his birth parents since he was a teenager. But each time he tried to find out more information, the Penticton, B.C., man would come to a dead end. That all changed in 2023, when his adoptive sister came up with an idea \u2014 she decided to post on Facebook about his search. Within two hours, Chase was connected with a man who appeared to be his biological father. \u201cThe power of the internet, right? It’s crazy,\u201d Chase told the IJF. DNA testing would later confirm that his father was... <\/p>\n

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