The Mass Casualty Commission is putting pressure on the Nova Scotia government to come up with a plan to improve mental health services in the areas most affected by the 2020 mass shooting.
Posted: Feb 23, 2021 5:17 PM AT | Last Updated: February 23
A new report by the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking details how human traffickers use transportation corridors on a regular basis to exploit victims, who are often young women and girls. (Robert Short/CBC)
For the first time, advocates have a better understanding of how human traffickers use transportation routes across the country, including between Halifax and Moncton, N.B., to evade police and confuse and isolate their victims.
A national study released Monday by the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking details how trafficking corridors between cities are being used to exploit young women and girls. Many are forced to work as escorts or in strip clubs.