Amazon agrees to province's request to halt sales of machetes to Manitobans

Steve Lambert · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 11, 2025 5:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Online retail outlet Amazon says it has halted each shipments of machetes and different long-bladed weapons to Manitoba addresses.

The determination comes aft the Manitoba authorities enacted caller rules successful December to bounds in-store income of specified items to minors, aft a bid of assaults involving machetes.

The caller instrumentality besides requires retail outlets successful the state to support the instruments retired of scope of the wide public and to support records of income for 2 years.

Justice Minister Matt Wiebe wrote to online retailers specified arsenic Amazon and Walmart Canada to inquire them to travel the intent of the law.

He said he's gladsome Amazon has acted and helium hopes different online retailers travel suit.

A spokesperson for Amazon says controls are present successful spot to forestall customers with a Manitoba shipping code — some adults and minors — from purchasing long-bladed weapons.