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Forced labor? How the U.S. found a brand new rationale for tariffs | About That

Forced labor? How the U.S. found a brand new rationale for tariffs | About That

The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on more than 60 countries to penalize them for importing products that use forced labour. Andrew Chang explains how these ‘stealth tariffs’ may be a new way for the United States to merge a contested economic agenda with moral policy.

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Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show

Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show

When Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited “unsustainable” costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among career college students. Opposition critics say that points to a problem of the government’s own making, and the solution did not have to penalize students at universities and publicly funded colleges.

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Education, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 23, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario legislature resumes, access to Premier Doug Ford’s cellphone records at issue

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cellphone records took centre…

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Business, Environment, Oil&Gas, Ontario/Quebec, Social, Utilities

March 23, 2026

Jordan Omstead

Pipeline leak located more than a week after sheen first reported on Ontario river

A pipeline leak in Sarnia, Ont., has been located more…

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Turns out these sharks can make friends and have social lives, new study finds
Star

March 23, 2026

Turns out these sharks can make friends and have social lives, new study finds

New research is suggesting that not all sharks are the…

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Science, Sports

March 23, 2026

Toronto Blue Jays extend general manager Ross Atkins, manager John Schneider

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays locked in their leadership…

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Sports

March 23, 2026

Eric Olson

Creighton coach Greg McDermott announces retirement after 16 seasons; Alan Huss will succeed him

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After leading the Creighton basketball program…

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Cubans turn to faith and family amid nationwide blackout
Star

March 23, 2026

Cubans turn to faith and family amid nationwide blackout

Cuban authorities said late Sunday that the electrical system in…

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Quebec's secularism law Bill 21 heads to the Supreme Court
Star

March 23, 2026

Quebec’s secularism law Bill 21 heads to the Supreme Court

What’s coming up the rest of this week?Four days have…

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Air traffic controller’s 'I messed up' highlights human limits — but experts urge caution
Star

March 23, 2026

Air traffic controller’s ‘I messed up’ highlights human limits — but experts urge caution

Twenty seconds and a whole world passed between the moment…

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Were 2 enough? Experts question number of air traffic controllers during LaGuardia midnight shift
Star

March 23, 2026

Were 2 enough? Experts question number of air traffic controllers during LaGuardia midnight shift

Were two air traffic controllers enough?Following the deadly collision between…

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