Art Heist

• Art heist: Thieves steal four pricey statues from Kelowna, B.C. gallery

  Surveillance shows the suspects separating, going to four specific locations in the gallery, and taking the statues.

  Crime

  Mar 1, 2023
  
• ‘Chronic offender’ busted with $40,000 in stolen art: Vancouver police

  Police say the accused has previously been convicted of more than 115 offences. He was arrested Saturday for the theft of two artworks from a Vancouver gallery.

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2023
  
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• Churchill portrait art heist: expert says Canada is a ‘soft target’

  When Winston Churchill made a wartime speech to Canada's Parliament in 1941, Yousuf Karsh was asked by then-prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to take his portrait.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2022
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• Famous portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Ottawa hotel

  It sounds like a caper from a movie: a thief seems to have swapped out the famous portrait of a scowling Winston Churchill, photographed in 1941, with a signed copy.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2022
• B.C. cops seize fine art worth ‘tens of millions of dollars’ from alleged fraudster

  Police say a Saanich art dealer promised to sell paintings for their owners but then cut off communication. Seized pieces include paintings by Emily Carr and David Blackwood.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2022
• Thieves caught on surveillance video stealing 11 sculptures from Kelowna gallery

  Surveillance footage shows two masked men breaking in to Gallery 421 on Raymer Avenue in Kelowna — stealing valuable art and running away.

  Crime

  Jan 15, 2022
• B.C. artist in disbelief after 46 paintings, hundreds of custom ties stolen

  Osoyoos RCMP are seeking public help in locating the stolen art, which they say can be sold across Canada or internationally.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2021
• Video captures Vancouver thief making off with 113-kg bronze sculpture worth $24K

  "It would be a horrible idea to take it for scrap. It's a unique piece, and there will never be another one made like that."

  Nov 4, 2019
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• Banksy frenzy hits Canada: How and why the legendary street artist remains anonymous

  Banky's appeal is not only attributed to his subversive stencil art but also the fact that his identity remains a mystery.

  Entertainment

  Jul 8, 2018
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• Van Gogh paintings go on display 14 years after being stolen by the Mafia

  Two priceless paintings by Vincent Van Gogh were unveiled at an Amsterdam museum on Tuesday, 14 years after they were stolen in an audacious Mafia heist.

  Crime

  Mar 21, 2017