Mayne Devine News Today

Victim Services of Peel is pairing counsellors with Peel Regional Police's human trafficking unit, marking the first time victims will be met with crisis supports at the time of police response. The campaign comes as other organizations across Ontario mark Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

In a region where intimate partner and family violence has for years been the cause of more citizen-initiated calls to police than any other crime, funding to service providers that

The recent tragic deaths of women in Brampton and Mississauga have compelled the city to take immediate action.

At a meeting Thursday, the region also unanimously voted to ask the Ontario government to do the same and draft legislation that addresses family violence.