I don’t have live access to current news right now. Here’s what I can tell you based on recent publicly known information about FLDS in Canada up to my last update:
- The FLDS presence has historically been centered in Bountiful, British Columbia, near the U.S. border, with long-running investigations and legal cases in Canada related to polygamy and child-welfare concerns. Multiple reports over the years have covered Canadian authorities pursuing or declining charges in various FLDS-related matters in Bountiful.[3][7]
- Canadian authorities have conducted probes into cross-border marriages and related abuses, with some prosecutions in the past, and at times prosecutors have declined further charges or focused on different aspects of the cases; these developments have been reported by Canadian and U.S. outlets over the past decade.[9][3]
- Coverage has also included international reactions and public discussions about stigma, religious freedom, and the impact on FLDS members in Canada, with ongoing attention from regional outlets and national outlets at various times.[10][3]
If you’d like, I can perform a quick update search and pull the latest headlines from reliable outlets, then summarize the current status and any notable legal or community developments in Canada. I can also compile a brief timeline of major FLDS-related events in Canada to help you see how the situation has evolved. Would you like me to proceed with that?
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www.ksl.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
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news3lv.com"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.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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