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He came to Canada with a dream. RCMP say he became a victim of labour trafficking

He came to Canada with a dream. RCMP say he became a victim of labour trafficking

The RCMP in N.S. have charged a man with a form of human trafficking known as labour trafficking, which they say is of growing concern across Canada. Labour trafficking calls to the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline held steady for an average of 24 cases a year from 2020 to 2022, jumping to 57 calls in 2023, and 100 in 2024, according to a report produced by the Canadian Association to End Human Trafficking.

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Ontario/Quebec

May 12, 2026

TDSB to cut 218 central staff positions, eliminate 91 vacant roles

TORONTO — The Toronto District School Board says it will…

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'Raining down ash': Fast-moving wildfire continues to rage near Whitecourt, Alta.
Star

May 12, 2026

‘Raining down ash’: Fast-moving wildfire continues to rage near Whitecourt, Alta.

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Sports

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Veteran middle linebacker McManis quickly making presence felt with Ticats

HAMILTON — Wynton McManis hasn’t wasted any time making his…

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Business, Disaster, Ontario/Quebec, Transport

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Health, Lifestyle, National, Ontario/Quebec

May 11, 2026

Hannah Alberga and Wolfgang Depner

No Canadians had known direct contact with hantavirus on ship: B.C. health official

None of the Canadians who were on a ship struck…

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Results pour in for New Brunswick's local government elections
Star

May 11, 2026

Results pour in for New Brunswick’s local government elections

Moncton, Saint John races also nailbitersThe mayoral races in Moncton…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

May 11, 2026

Allison Jones

If Erskine-Smith says nomination was unfair, prove it: Interim Ontario Liberal leader

TORONTO — The interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

May 11, 2026

Latest blaze at Toronto condo towers extinguished, fire crews no longer monitoring

TORONTO — Toronto fire officials say they have extinguished a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

May 11, 2026

Teen charged with murder after man dies following fight in Oshawa, Ont.: police

Police in Durham Region say a 16-year-old boy has been…

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