‘Please help us’: Note found in Tesco Christmas card alleges forced prison labour
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Ontario’s evolving explanation for how it accidentally released 150 inmates
04:12 | April 18, 2026
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‘Has to be accountability’: Ford says after 150+ inmates released from Ontario jails in last 5 years
01:57 | April 16, 2026
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Someone left a snapping turtle outside a reptile zoo in Vaughan, Ont.
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Second complainant testifies at the Frank Stronach sex assault trial
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First complainant takes stand at businessman Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial
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Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout
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Arrested Western University students were making bombs, firearms, police allege
02:48 | February 6, 2026
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Toronto man arrested for theft after chop shop discovered north of Peterborough
00:49 | February 4, 2026
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Search for missing Whitby skier continues a year since Mont Tremblant disappearance
01:59 | February 2, 2026
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‘They didn’t sound like fireworks’: Neighbours recall police-involved shooting in Oshawa
01:53 | January 19, 2026
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Man who stabbed another rider on subway train in July 2023 given 5 year sentence, 3 years probation
02:12 | January 13, 2026
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Man accused in Ryan Wedding case seeks to protect IDs of sureties, citing safety risk
01:55 | January 9, 2026
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02:44 | January 8, 2026
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‘Please help us’: Note found in Tesco Christmas card alleges forced prison labour
Description
December 22, 2019
British supermarket giant Tesco suspended a Chinese supplier of Christmas cards on Sunday after a six-year-old girl and her family in London found a message written inside saying it had been packed by foreign prisoners who were victims of forced labour. The message also asked the reader to “contact Mr. Peter Humphrey," a British former corporate investigator who was jailed in 2014
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‘Please help us’: Note found in Tesco Christmas card alleges forced prison labour02:37 | December 22, 2019 -
Teen charged in Brockville’s first triple homicide02:11 | May 16, 2026 -
‘We need people held accountable’: Canadian pushes for Mohamed Al-Fayed inquiry in U.K.02:11 | May 14, 2026 -
Police arrest 2 in fake licence plate investigation linked to Canada-wide crimes01:23 | May 13, 2026 -
2 Ottawa murder suspects may be hiding in B.C., RCMP say00:41 | May 11, 2026 -
Teen charged with triple murder in intimate partner violence case in Brockville01:51 | May 8, 2026 -
UK’s Starmer vows to combat antisemitism after stabbing of 2 Jewish men01:51 | April 30, 2026 -
Stabbings of 2 Jewish men in London called terrorist attack01:35 | April 29, 2026 -
Ontario’s evolving explanation for how it accidentally released 150 inmates04:12 | April 18, 2026 -
‘Has to be accountability’: Ford says after 150+ inmates released from Ontario jails in last 5 years01:57 | April 16, 2026 -
Someone left a snapping turtle outside a reptile zoo in Vaughan, Ont.02:04 | April 6, 2026 -
4 ambulances set on fire in suspected antisemitic attack in London03:18 | March 23, 2026 -
No evidence of police collusion after Const. Jeffery Northrup’s death: OPP01:17 | March 17, 2026 -
‘How about Charter Rights for victims’: Doug Ford slams Canada’s bail reform laws01:55 | March 16, 2026 -
Ford defends proposing sweeping changes to Freedom of Information laws00:43 | March 16, 2026 -
Global News at 6 Toronto: March 10, 202623:30 | March 10, 2026 -
‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Ford condemns shooting of Toronto synagogues, US consulate03:55 | March 10, 2026 -
Epstein files: Investigation continues at ex-Prince Andrew’s former home following arrest, release01:59 | February 20, 2026 -
Second complainant testifies at the Frank Stronach sex assault trial02:16 | February 17, 2026 -
First complainant takes stand at businessman Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial03:05 | February 12, 2026 -
Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout03:44 | February 9, 2026 -
Arrested Western University students were making bombs, firearms, police allege02:48 | February 6, 2026 -
Toronto man arrested for theft after chop shop discovered north of Peterborough00:49 | February 4, 2026 -
Search for missing Whitby skier continues a year since Mont Tremblant disappearance01:59 | February 2, 2026 -
‘They didn’t sound like fireworks’: Neighbours recall police-involved shooting in Oshawa01:53 | January 19, 2026 -
Man who stabbed another rider on subway train in July 2023 given 5 year sentence, 3 years probation02:12 | January 13, 2026 -
Man accused in Ryan Wedding case seeks to protect IDs of sureties, citing safety risk01:55 | January 9, 2026 -
Alleged drunk driver smashes into Brampton home02:44 | January 8, 2026 -
10-year-old found dead in presence of mother after wellness check in Barrie01:46 | January 1, 2026 -
Global News at 6 Toronto: December 30, 202521:25 | December 30, 2025 -
Crime Stoppers unveils 2026 police K-9 calendar05:33 | December 22, 2025 -
Global News at 6:00 Toronto: Dec. 19, 202522:51 | December 19, 2025
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‘Please help us’: Note found in Tesco Christmas card alleges forced prison labour02:37 | December 22, 2019
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Teen charged in Brockville’s first triple homicide02:11 | May 16, 2026
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‘We need people held accountable’: Canadian pushes for Mohamed Al-Fayed inquiry in U.K.02:11 | May 14, 2026
-
Police arrest 2 in fake licence plate investigation linked to Canada-wide crimes01:23 | May 13, 2026
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2 Ottawa murder suspects may be hiding in B.C., RCMP say00:41 | May 11, 2026
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Teen charged with triple murder in intimate partner violence case in Brockville01:51 | May 8, 2026
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UK’s Starmer vows to combat antisemitism after stabbing of 2 Jewish men01:51 | April 30, 2026
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Stabbings of 2 Jewish men in London called terrorist attack01:35 | April 29, 2026
-
Ontario’s evolving explanation for how it accidentally released 150 inmates04:12 | April 18, 2026
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‘Has to be accountability’: Ford says after 150+ inmates released from Ontario jails in last 5 years01:57 | April 16, 2026
-
Someone left a snapping turtle outside a reptile zoo in Vaughan, Ont.02:04 | April 6, 2026
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4 ambulances set on fire in suspected antisemitic attack in London03:18 | March 23, 2026
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No evidence of police collusion after Const. Jeffery Northrup’s death: OPP01:17 | March 17, 2026
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‘How about Charter Rights for victims’: Doug Ford slams Canada’s bail reform laws01:55 | March 16, 2026
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Ford defends proposing sweeping changes to Freedom of Information laws00:43 | March 16, 2026
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Global News at 6 Toronto: March 10, 202623:30 | March 10, 2026
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‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Ford condemns shooting of Toronto synagogues, US consulate03:55 | March 10, 2026
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Epstein files: Investigation continues at ex-Prince Andrew’s former home following arrest, release01:59 | February 20, 2026
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Second complainant testifies at the Frank Stronach sex assault trial02:16 | February 17, 2026
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First complainant takes stand at businessman Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial03:05 | February 12, 2026
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Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout03:44 | February 9, 2026
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Arrested Western University students were making bombs, firearms, police allege02:48 | February 6, 2026
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Toronto man arrested for theft after chop shop discovered north of Peterborough00:49 | February 4, 2026
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Search for missing Whitby skier continues a year since Mont Tremblant disappearance01:59 | February 2, 2026
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‘They didn’t sound like fireworks’: Neighbours recall police-involved shooting in Oshawa01:53 | January 19, 2026
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Man who stabbed another rider on subway train in July 2023 given 5 year sentence, 3 years probation02:12 | January 13, 2026
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Man accused in Ryan Wedding case seeks to protect IDs of sureties, citing safety risk01:55 | January 9, 2026
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Global News at 6 Toronto: December 30, 202521:25 | December 30, 2025
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Crime Stoppers unveils 2026 police K-9 calendar05:33 | December 22, 2025
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Global News at 6:00 Toronto: Dec. 19, 202522:51 | December 19, 2025
‘Please help us’: Note found in Tesco Christmas card alleges forced prison labour
Description
December 22, 2019
British supermarket giant Tesco suspended a Chinese supplier of Christmas cards on Sunday after a six-year-old girl and her family in London found a message written inside saying it had been packed by foreign prisoners who were victims of forced labour. The message also asked the reader to “contact Mr. Peter Humphrey," a British former corporate investigator who was jailed in 2014
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