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Cochrane RCMP have laid human trafficking charges against a local man in an investigation that dates back more than a decade. The arrest has officers and advocates hoping it will help bring more awareness to the issue. Meghan Cobb has more.

A 46-year-old man faces more than 15 charges following a raid on a Winnipeg home when police were contacted about potential human trafficking earlier this month.

A new initiative has been launched by the RCMP to help school bus drivers in Halifax recognize the signs of human trafficking. As Skye Bryden-Blom reports, it’s expected 300 drivers will be trained this fall.

Coercive debt and financial abuse are a systematic part of how sex traffickers operate in Canada with at least a quarter of all survivors dealing with fraudulent debt. Julia Drydyk, executive director of the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking says that research they did on human trafficking corridors in Canada found that traffickers were...

A 34-year-old Winnipeg woman is facing human trafficking charges after she is alleged to have groomed a woman in her 20s.

Winnipeg Police are trying to curb human and sex trafficking in our city, with a number of investigations last year resulting in charges.

A Nova Scotia man who was allegedly fleeing to Mexico is charged with the first-degree murder of a missing woman, Halifax bus drivers are being trained by RCMP for awareness on human trafficking, and a petition to proclaim the Coastal Protection Act was tabled in the legislature.

A three-day human trafficking operation during one of San Diego’s most popular events resulted in more than a dozen arrests at Comic-Con. Led by the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force, the sting resulted in the arrests of 14 “sex buyers” and the recovery of 10 victims, including a 16-year-old girl.

For World Day Against Trafficking, Commissionaires Nova Scotia has shared a new initiative to train all 1,300 commissionaires on how to spot human trafficking. Global’s Megan King finds out how important programs like these really are.

Police have raided the Romanian residence of Andrew Tate, who is a self-proclaimed “misogynist” and controversial social media influencer. This comes as part of a new investigation into allegations of human trafficking, sexual intercourse with a minor, and money laundering.

In Manitoba, RCMP have arrested seven adults in connection with a child sex trafficking ring involving at least three teenage girls in Portage la Prairie, a community of just 13,000 near Winnipeg. The integrated child exploitation unit believes there are other victims and warns crimes like this are happening almost everywhere. Melissa Ridgen has the...

Manitoba RCMP say an investigation into child exploitation and human trafficking that has led to the arrest of seven people, who face 65 charges between them. Marney Blunt reports.

UPS Canada delivers on promise to fight human trafficking. The company says it can do its part to protect neighbourhoods and families. Doug Vaessen reports.

Police have laid charges and closed three Calgary massage parlours linked to human trafficking. Ina Sidhu reports.

Victim Services of Durham Region has launched a new, preventative and anti-human trafficking program. It’s the first of it’s kind program, and uses immersive learning to teach students how to navigate the digital world safely. Lexy Benedict reports.

A suspect is in custody facing human trafficking charges after he was arrested by Winnipeg police at a short-term rental property on Hargrave Street Thursday

Some service providers in the Peterborough, Ont., area are reporting a growing number of human trafficking cases. As Germain Ma reports, the most recent data from Statistics Canada doesn’t necessarily paint the full picture.

Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. CEO of Peel Children’s Aid Society, Mary Beth Moellenkamp, joins Candace Daniel with how to spot signs of human trafficking and how we can protect young people.

The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking says knowledge about the issue is “abysmally low”, especially among Atlantic Canadians. Vanessa Wright spoke with a Nova Scotia mother who is calling for more education on the issue following the loss of her daughter.

A plane carrying 276 Indian passengers was grounded in France for four days amid a human trafficking investigation, authorities said. The flight had been en route from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua when it was detained at an airport in France following a tip-off that its passengers may be victims of trafficking. French authorities...