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Halton Regional Police are investigating after a brazen break-in at a high-end car dealership in Oakville, Ont. Security cameras show a number of suspects breaking into the showroom before making off with eight vehicles. Sean O’Shea reports.

Twenty people are facing more than 130 charges in connection with a massive auto theft ring operating out of Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed Wednesday. The investigation, dubbed “Project Chickadee,” officers recovered 306 stolen vehicles worth $25-million dollars in the operation – intercepting them at ports in...

How the OPP and Canada Border Services busted an international vehicle theft ring. 

A Toronto man was arrested Friday following the discovery of a vehicle chop shop in Buckhorn, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police seized parts from at least 13 stolen vehicles, along with a forklift, assorted tools and other items believed to belong to victims of the thefts.

Ontario Provincial Police and the Canada Border Services Agency recovered more than 300 stolen vehicles in what was called Project Chickadee.  As Sean O’Shea reports, authorities say they’ve successfully dismantled an auto theft criminal organization.

Équité Association releases its latest list of the most stolen vehicles in Canada, and once again, SUVs and pickup trucks dominate the top spots. Bryan Gast, the organization’s National VP of Investigative Services, joins Miranda Anthistle to break down which models are most targeted, what’s being done to tackle auto theft nationwide and the steps...

RCMP allege the suspects steal vehicles and register them under the names of innocent people using fake VINs allowing the criminals to disguise stolen vehicles as legitimate. As Sarak Konadina explains, the scheme has unveiled a loophole in Alberta’s registry system.

As we head into the second half of 2025, a new report by Equite shows that auto-thefts are down just more than 19 per cent during the first part of the year, compared to the same period for 2024. Despite this decrease, the nature of auto-thefts in Canada appears to be evolving. Bryan Gast, National...

Winnipeg’s firefighters union is concerned about wait times after a home was destroyed by a blaze over the weekend. Vehicle break ins and thefts are on the decline in Winnipeg, but the odds of catching perpetrators is unlikely. These stories and more on Global News Winnipeg at 6.

RCMP bust an organized crime vehicle theft ring that exploited a loophole in Alberta’s registry system. South Edmonton residents have concerns with an affordable housing project in the Keheewin neighbourhood. Statistics Canada said Canadian return trips from the U.S. fell nearly 32 per cent in May.

Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown on Tuesday commented on “Project Ghost”, a year-long investigation into an organized crime group. Brown said “it was just not a policing victory, it’s a community safety milestone for Brampton, Peel Region and the broader GTA. This investigation involved more than a dozen incidents, home invasions, stabbings, shootings and coordinated...

The National Action Plan aimed at reducing auto theft in Canada is yielding promising results, as evidenced by recent data from the Canada Border Services Agency. The agency has reported a decline in the number of stolen vehicles intercepted while being smuggled out of the country. Kyle Benning reports.

A Wetaskiwin man was hit by his own truck in a brazen vehicle theft. An Edmonton man is charged for his alleged role in the sexual assault of a child in Vietnam. Andrew Knack enters Edmonton’s mayoral race. Edmonton police charges several towing company owners with fraud.

A suspected motorcycle thief in Florida was caught with the help of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office helicopter in the early hours of March 22. Guillermo Garcia Bofill was arrested and charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle, resisting an officer without violence, possession of burglary tools, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal mischief.

Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld discusses the challenges posed by extreme cold, including a spike in collisions and the risks faced by officers and stranded motorists. He also highlights rising traffic fatalities, the dangers of thefts of idling vehicles and urges Calgarians to prioritize road safety by avoiding speeding, distraction and aggressive driving.

A 23-year-old Winnipeg man is facing 68 charges after police busted a major auto theft ring responsible for trafficking high-end vehicles from Ontario to Manitoba. Hersh Singh reports.

An Edmonton woman made an unpleasant discovery after her shift at work inside West Edmonton Mall. All four of her wheels had been taken off her car in the parkade and random ones left behind, propping the vehicle up. And as Jasmine King reports, the theft has unfortunately become a trend in our city.

One Calgary family is without their vehicle after it was stolen from the Calgary International Airport. As Drew Stremick reports overall numbers are decreasing, but January is a busy month for car thefts.

A Calgary family is without their vehicle after a theft at the Calgary International airport. A community in the deep southwest of Calgary has an ongoing, annoying problem. Residents say someone is constantly dumping their dog waste on a public boulevard.

Homicide investigators are called to Abbotsford after a person’s body is found in a burned vehicle in a remote park. A business speaks out about the increasingly brazen thefts happening at their store on Vancouver’s West 4th Avenue. An elder who found himself homeless and living in the White Rock Hospital has now found a...