SAANICH, B.C. -- Vancouver Island police have investigated another Internet posting advertising of a baby for sale.
The ad appeared on the popular classifieds website Craigslist on Friday.
Police say the posting was traced to a Saanich, B.C., home.
They say the computers at the house were checked and it appears someone had hijacked the Internet address at the residence.
Police say no child is in danger and the posting was a hoax.
The posting follows another that was made to Craigslist in the Vancouver area earlier this week.
The parents in that case admitted to posting the ad, but said it was done as a joke.
The parents were initially arrested and later released, though police say they are still contemplating charges. The baby was removed from the home.
A couple from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has been arrested on charges of public mischief after listing their seven day old baby girl on the popular Internet classified ads website Craigslist.

The listing claimed that the baby was unexpected, "healthy and very cute". It asked CAN 10 000 for the baby. It also listed a phone number belonging to a stolen cellphone, which was used to find the couple.

It was first noticed by a 62-year old grandmother browsing the website for furniture, who said "I was shaking, and I thought, 'Come on, how did this even get through?'" The couple claimed that the listing, which has since been removed, was a hoax.

The father, Jeremy Pete, had a history of car thefts and evasion of police, while the mother, 23-year-old Bethany Granholm, had convictions of property theft, fraud and impersonation. The parents have now been released, but charges are still being considered. The baby has been placed in provincial care.

A suspected copycat incident occurred just four days later, also offering a seven-day-old baby girl for CAN 10 000 on Craigslist. This incident turned out to be a hoax, and no child was in danger.

Last week saw a similar incident in Germany, where a couple listed a seven month old baby on eBay. In this case the police have launched a child trafficking investigation, despite the parents' assertion that the listing was a joke.