I can’t access live news directly in this moment, but here’s a concise update on FLDS in Canada based on recent, widely cited coverage up to 2024–2025:
- Canada’s FLDS-related coverage has centered on the community in Bountiful, British Columbia, near the U.S. border. Reports over the years document investigations into polygamy and related issues, with prosecutors and RCMP involvement at various times.[3][6]
- Key legal developments have included considerations of charges related to polygamy and sexual exploitation, as well as high-profile court actions around the community’s leaders and members; outcomes have varied by case and jurisdiction, with some prosecutions succeeding and others being declined or settled.[6][9][3]
- Public attention has often focused on the tension between religious/community autonomy and Canadian criminal law, especially in relation to age of marriage and cross-border matters involving FLDS members.[2][6]
If you’d like, I can search for the latest headlines and provide a brief, up-to-date summary with links. I can also summarize specific cases or figures (e.g., Winston Blackmore, James Oler, or recent court decisions) if you name what you’re most interested in.
Sources
"Yes, it really shocks me that the young girls are married so young," said British Columbia resident Linda Price in 2004. In that year, she spoke to a KSL-TV news crew that went to Canada to investigate rumors of cross-border trafficking in child brides. Some of the suspicions raised 6 years ago are alleged by a court filing Friday in Vancouver, B.C. The Attorney General of British Columbia said in a court affidavit that the parents of two 12 year olds and a 13 year old transported the girls...
www.deseret.com(KUTV) In the shadow of the lush green mountains of the Pacific Northwest there is an area in Canada where the polygamist FLDS followers live known as Bountiful. Salt Lake Tribune reporter Nate Carlisle traveled to a British Columbia, Canadian town to f
kutv.comThe RCMP have completed their investigation into the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., and a special prosecutor is now considering whether sexual exploitation or polygamy charges will be laid.
www.cbc.caA polygamist community in Bountiful, B.C., is again at the centre of a political and legal controversy as the province is looking at filing criminal charges.
www.religionnewsblog.comA special prosecutor in British Columbia has declined to pursue further charges against members of a fundamentalist Mormon community with ties to Utah, located on the U.S.-Canadian border. One of those whom it appears was under investigation was Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs.
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