VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 1 (UPI) -- A British Columbia man living in a polygamist sect has 25 wives and 101 children with brides as young as 15, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police allege.

BOUNTIFUL, British Columbia, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian religious leader charged with polygamy said the government is targeting his religion for political purposes.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Two rival religious sect leaders in British Columbia were arrested and charged with 21 counts of polygamy by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, June 7 (UPI) -- The attorney general of British Columbia has appointed a special prosecutor to decide on possible criminal charges for the leaders of a polygamous community.

CRANBROOK, British Columbia, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian polygamist tells Larry King that none of his wives is under 16 now.

BOUNTIFUL, British Columbia, May 17 (UPI) -- Polygamists in Bountiful, British Columbia, say they are being persecuted by Canadian immigration officials and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.