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The Calgary police are warning vehicle owners after seeing the 369 reported catalytic coverter thefts so far this year, which is more than double all of last year’s numbers. Craig Momney reports.

A Toronto officer was taken to hospital Monday after being hit by a vehicle police attempted to stop by shooting at it.

A Saskatoon business owner says repeated acts of vandalism is costing him tens of thousands of dollars. From break-ins to vehicle thefts, to suspected arson, the incidents are piling up for Nas Motive Auto on Idylwyld drive. And the financial toll is only part of the problem.

A Toronto man accused of a string of GTA home invasions and car thefts is on trial, as jurors hear evidence linking him to multiple luxury vehicle thefts in 2023.

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.

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.

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. 

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...

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 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...

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.

Edmonton police are reminding drivers to never leave garage door openers in their vehicles as there has been an increase in thefts. With garage break-ins up 73 per cent in the past five years, Chris Chacon has a look at ways homeowners can protect themselves.

Winnipeg police hope new anti-theft cards will keep thieves out of vehicles, Global News’ Joe Scarpelli reports