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Bradford group hosting public forum on human trafficking
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Bradford group hosting public forum on human trafficking

On Thursday, May 4, the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) of the Holy Martyrs of Japan Parish in Bradford, will host an evening on the difficult subject of human trafficking in the area. This talk is a social justice initiative of the CWL. The event will take place in the large parish hall, 167 Essa St.,…

Peterborough has second highest rate of human trafficking cases in Canada
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Peterborough has second highest rate of human trafficking cases in Canada

Peterborough had the second highest rate of human trafficking cases of Canada’s census metropolitan areas in 2021 and the third highest rate of cases for the period of 2011 to 2021, according to Statistics Canada. Peterborough had 14 human trafficking cases alone in 2021 for a rate of 10.9 cases per 100,000 people and had…