‘Record high’: Calls to human trafficking hotline in Canada surge | Page 864 | Unpublished
Hello!
Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Gabby Rodrigues
Publication Date: February 19, 2026 - 11:36

Stay informed

‘Record high’: Calls to human trafficking hotline in Canada surge

February 19, 2026
Calls to the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline hit more than 5,900 calls nationwide in 2025, a 14 per cent increase from 5,100 calls in 2024, the organization said.


Unpublished Newswire

 
An Ontario man with a history of drug abuse who was found not criminally responsible for murdering his mother by striking her “numerous times on the head, back, neck, and arms with several weapons, including a large bladed knife, a smaller paring knife, a claw hammer and a large pry bar,” has seen his cannabis prohibition removed as a test to see how he handles it. Michael Stewart, now 46, was deemed not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder in May 2003 on a charge of second-degree murder for killing his mom, June Stewart, in Renfrew, Ont., the previous year. “Mr....
March 7, 2026 - 07:30 | Chris Lambie | National Post