Child Abduction

• Newfoundland girl’s disappearance prompts calls for tougher laws to stop abductions

  The girl’s disappearance underscores long-standing concerns about the ease with which a parent can take a child to another country without the other parent’s knowledge or consent. 

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2025
  
• Woman arrested at Toronto airport after child abduction investigation: police

  Police say a woman was charged in a child abduction investigation after she allegedly tried to leave the country with her young child from Toronto's Pearson airport.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2025
  
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• Police in Ontario search for man suspected of using candy to lure child

  Hamilton police are investigating after a man tried to lure an eight-year-old child into his van with promises of candy before attempting to grab the child.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2025
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• Ontario mother pleads for return of child, allegedly taken to India by estranged husband

  Camila Vilas Boas, whose three-year-old son Valentino has been away since August, said she never leaves her cellphone, hoping the screen will finally light up with news of her boy.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2025
• Ontario woman wanted for child abduction arrested in Manitoba while trying to enter U.S.: Durham police

  An Ontario woman wanted for child abduction-related offences has been arrested in Manitoba while attempting to enter the United States, Durham police say. 

  Crime

  Jun 18, 2024
• Edmonton police investigate attempted child abduction in Mill Woods

  Edmonton police are investigating after two women reportedly approached a 12-year-old boy near 38th Avenue and 55th Street on Thursday night and told him to get into their van.

  Crime

  Jun 9, 2024
• Toronto police search for woman after attempted child abduction

  Police say they are searching for a middle-aged woman who allegedly tried to abduct a small child on Saturday afternoon in north Toronto.

  Crime

  Feb 18, 2024
• Tsuut’ina Nation police lead child abduction investigation, mother arrested in B.C.

  In a Wednesday afternoon release, the TNPS said it was first called on Aug. 6 to investigate a breach of a parental court order in the community of Redwood Meadows.

  Crime

  Aug 16, 2023
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• Fort Saskatchewan RCMP arrest delivery driver after unaccompanied child driven to convenience store

  Police said investigators believe the driver took the child to the store and bought several items before bringing the child back to their home.

  Crime

  Jul 18, 2023
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• Nova Scotia man charged with abduction of baby in connection with Quebec Amber Alert

  The RCMP say a man was seen travelling with a baby in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, east of Montreal Thursday, prompting an Amber Alert. He was arrested and transferred to Nova Scotia.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2023