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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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16-year-old arrested in dramatic Toronto shootout now charged with murder in another case
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November 14, 2024

16-year-old arrested in dramatic Toronto shootout now charged with murder in another case

Toronto police say a 16-year-old arrested in a dramatic incident…

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Proposed class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Indigenous group homes in Canada
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November 14, 2024

Proposed class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Indigenous group homes in Canada

A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous…

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Contentious New Zealand bill leads to Maori protests, including in Parliament
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November 14, 2024

Contentious New Zealand bill leads to Maori protests, including in Parliament

New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori…

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The Onion buys Alex Jones's conspiracy site Infowars at bankruptcy auction
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November 14, 2024

The Onion buys Alex Jones’s conspiracy site Infowars at bankruptcy auction

The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for…

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Taylor Swift gave Vancouver — and the world — what we needed
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November 14, 2024

Taylor Swift gave Vancouver — and the world — what we needed

Taylor Swift has entered her post-Eras era.After five continents and about…

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The Eras Tour has a huge carbon footprint. What's a green Swiftie to do?
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November 14, 2024

The Eras Tour has a huge carbon footprint. What’s a green Swiftie to do?

Can an environmentally minded fan enjoy Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour…

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Not 'sorry aboot it!': Taylor Swift wows in electric Toronto debut
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November 14, 2024

Not ‘sorry aboot it!’: Taylor Swift wows in electric Toronto debut

She landed in the city with more excitement than a…

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Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn, 40, ending her retirement to make a skiing comeback
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November 14, 2024

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn, 40, ending her retirement to make a skiing comeback

Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the…

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Israeli military's 'massive' forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crimes: new report
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November 14, 2024

Israeli military’s ‘massive’ forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crimes: new report

Human Rights Watch says the “massive” and “deliberate” forced displacement…

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