A highrise building at 311 Hargrave St. in downtown Winnipeg.Shannon VanRaes/The Globe and Mail
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A court case in Winnipeg has offered a rare glimpse into the mechanics of how human trafficking can work. And it showed that short-term rentals, like Airbnb and Vrbo, can be used by traffickers while on the move with their victims. But some cities, like Winnipeg, are taking action.
Temur Durrani is a reporter for The Globe based in Winnipeg. He explains the story of a Quebec teenager who survived being trafficked and the regulations Winnipeg has put in place to try and combat human traffickers from using short-term rentals.
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