A nine-year-old Ontario girl, who was the subject of an Amber Alert a week ago, has been located and her mother has been charged with child abduction.
Niagara Regional Police say both were found in good health in Hamilton, Ont., early Monday and the child was returned to the care of her grandparents.
Allana Haist was arrested and charged with abduction in contravention of a custody order and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing on Monday.
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Police said the mother and child were last seen in the area of 6 King Street in Welland, Ont., 130 kilometres southwest of Toronto around 6 p.m. on Dec. 1.
A Canada-wide warrant was issued for Haist on Dec. 6.
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