3 Missing Quebec Girls Found in Ontario, 2 Suspects Charged With Human Trafficking Offences: Police

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Police in Ontario say they have found three missing Quebec girls and arrested and charged a 23-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy with human trafficking-related offences.

York Regional Police said they received information on Jan. 27 that three missing girls from Quebec were believed to be in York Region. There were concerns girls were being sexually exploited, police said.

“Within hours, investigators identified and attended a Richmond Hill residence where the females were believed to be,” police said in a Jan. 30 news release.

Police said two of the girls were seen leaving the home with a man in a vehicle. The vehicle was stopped and the man was taken into custody.

Police said they entered the home looking for the third girl and after finding her arrested the teenage boy.

Police believe there may be more victims and have released the man’s photo, asking anyone with information to come forward. Continue…

Toronto Man Pleads Guilty to Online Exploitation of More than 100 Girls in US

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A Toronto man has pleaded guilty to online sexual exploitation of more than 100 girls in the United States, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

The man, 40-year-old, Ramanan Pathmanathan, admitted to creating a fake online persona and targeting the children through social media, according to justice officials.

Pathmanathan previously pleaded guilty to similar crimes in Canada in 2022 and was given a 12-year jail sentence.

He was arrested by U.S. law enforcement on Dec. 3, 2025 after the U.S. officials secured a “temporary surrender” of Pathmanathan from Canada, according to a Jan. 30 Justice Department news release. Following his arrest in the U.S., Pathmanathan remained incarcerated while awaiting trial.

Under Canada’s Extradition Act, someone in custody in Canada can be surrendered for trial in another country. Continue…

Canadian Warship HMCS Charlottetown Deploys for 6-month Mission in Indo-Pacific

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HMCS Charlottetown set sail from its home port of Halifax this weekend, beginning a six-month deployment to “promote peace and stability” in the Indo-Pacific region, the department of national defence says.

The Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate left port on Feb. 1 with a crew of 240 sailors and aviators to take part in two specific missions, National Defence said in a Feb. 1 press release.

The deployment is part of Operation Neon, a United Nations Security Council initiative to enforce sanctions against North Korea. The goal of the surveillance mission is to prevent illegal maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers of fuel and other commodities banned by the United Nations Security Council Resolutions, National Defence said.

But it is also part of Operation Horizon, a Canadian Armed Forces initiative to strengthen cooperation between allies and bolster military presence in a region that is central to global security, the department said. The operation is a bid to strengthen military-to-military cooperation and will see the crew participate in “multilateral exercises.” Continue…

7 Toronto men arrested after violent home invasion left homeowner dead: Peel police

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Peel Regional Police have announced that seven Toronto men have been arrested and charged in connection with a 2024 crime that began as a home invasion and ended up with one man dead.

On Oct. 1, 2024, at approximately 3:40 a.m., officers responded to shots fired at a residence in the area of Central Parkway West and Confederation Parkway in Mississauga, Ont. It is alleged that four masked individuals entered the home and confronted the occupants, demanding money and valuables.

During the confrontation, one of the homeowners, 55-year-old Ruo Zhou Wei, was shot and later died of his injuries in hospital. The suspects then fled in a vehicle later identified as a white Volkswagen Atlas. Continue…