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Halifax police are now treating the disappearance of a local university student as a homicide. Her body was found on a median off Route 2 of the Trans-Canada Highway in New Brunswick.

Loretta Saunders, 26, a pregnant student who was studying missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada, was last seen on February 13. Her roommates were arrested in Ontario in possession of her car last week.

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“At approximately 4:30 p.m. [on Wednesday] investigators located Loretta’s body in the median off Route 2 of the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Salisbury, New Brunswick,” Cst. Pierre Bourdages said in a release. “Forensic investigators from both Halifax Regional Police and RCMP in New Brunswick are in the process of retrieving her remains.

“We continue to extend our sincere sympathies to Loretta’s loved ones.”

Police say they have identified suspects in the case and are not looking for any other suspects. Charges are anticipated, police added.