Ottawa mulls upping auto-theft penalties, curbing access to tools used by bandits
Canadian vehicles are turning up in places like Ghana and Nigeria, with one particular family having their SUV stolen on three separate occasions.
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Mazatlán mayor tells Canadian tourists they are safe from cartel violence
The mayor of a Mexican city caught up in a wave of drug cartel violence last week wasted little time reassuring Canadians and other foreign visitors that his city is safe for travellers.
Tourists in Mexico warned by Canadian government to shelter in place as violence erupts
Canadian tourists were trapped inside a Mexican hotel on Thursday, January 5, 2023, as buses that were supposed to take them to an airport and safely home burned outside.
Tobacco market in B.C. is 30 to 50 per cent contraband, retailers, industry fear
At first, Cory Holland thought government anti-smoking measures were working when he noticed tobacco sales at his British Columbia convenience store started to drop.
Why Ottawa is being asked to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs
Last month, British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to make changes to ensure drug users will not be arrested or charged for carrying up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs as of next year.
Money laundering report finds RCMP failure but no corruption
Money laundering in British Columbia reached "staggering" levels due to inadequate efforts by police, politicians and regulators to curtail the crime, but there was no evidence it involved official corruption, a long-awaited public inquiry report has concluded.
Mafia link suspected after man gunned down in Montreal parking lot
Police in Montreal say a man was gunned down on Monday, October 21, 2019, outside a business in the city's west end in a slaying that appears to be linked to organized crime.
Defence lawyer awaiting information from Crown in RCMP secrets case
A lawyer for an RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law says he is awaiting details of the allegations from the Crown.
RCMP commissioner says info in FBI probe led to arrest of intelligence director
An RCMP employee charged with trying to disclose secret information was discovered after a joint probe with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation pointed to a mole in the force, top Mountie Brenda Lucki said on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.
'Naive': Police chiefs say handgun ban wouldn't stop flow of weapons into Canada
The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police won't be supporting a call for a ban on handguns despite concerns about gun violence in a number of major cities including Toronto.
B.C. post-secondary schools at risk of money laundering: minister
Post-secondary institutions in British Columbia were warned on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, to be on the look out for possible student money launderers in the province's ongoing fight against illegal cash.
B.C. introduces law to prevent money laundering, tax evasion in real estate
The British Columbia government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, aimed at preventing tax evasion and money laundering by shining a spotlight on anonymous real estate owners hiding behind shell and numbered companies.
B.C. receives two money laundering reports after reviews of real estate, cars
The British Columbia government is examining two reports on money laundering that it hopes will help stop the flow of dirty money through real estate, luxury cars and horse racing.
B.C.'s plans to expand civil forfeiture program called unconstitutional
Eight years have passed since David Lloydsmith learned British Columbia's Civil Forfeiture Office wanted to seize his modest two-bedroom bungalow, but he says the panic and anger that gripped him that day have not gone away.
Federal government targets B.C. guns and gang violence with $5.3 M fund
The federal government says fighting gun and gang violence in Canada requires collaborative, multi-pronged approaches that involves all levels of government and communities of all sizes.