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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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This group sends Canadians to help the Israeli army. Some say that's illegal
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October 24, 2024

This group sends Canadians to help the Israeli army. Some say that’s illegal

An organization that sends volunteers from Canada — and other…

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The future of abortion is at stake in the U.S. election — and the fight is on in Arizona and Florida
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October 24, 2024

The future of abortion is at stake in the U.S. election — and the fight is on in Arizona and Florida

CBC News travelled to Arizona and Florida, speaking to voters,…

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Scientist scans her own brain 75 times to study the effects of birth control pills | CBC Radio
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October 23, 2024

Scientist scans her own brain 75 times to study the effects of birth control pills | CBC Radio

Carina Heller has found a creative way to donate her…

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Work to prepare for Prairie Green landfill search has started, province says | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Work to prepare for Prairie Green landfill search has started, province says | CBC News

The province says it’s made significant progress toward the search…

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Holt says she'll change gender-identity policy for schools, stop move to dissolve DEC | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Holt says she’ll change gender-identity policy for schools, stop move to dissolve DEC | CBC News

Premier-designate Susan Holt says she will adopt the gender-identity school…

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Montreal man detained in Sudan in the 2000s says Ottawa denied him passport to return home | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Montreal man detained in Sudan in the 2000s says Ottawa denied him passport to return home | CBC News

Abousfian Abdelrazik told a court today about the roller-coaster of…

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Thieves were stealing golf carts around Ontario. Now police have made a bust | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Thieves were stealing golf carts around Ontario. Now police have made a bust | CBC News

The mystery of golf carts disappearing from Ontario courses has…

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Trump's former chief of staff says he's a fascist. Harris says it reveals who Trump 'really is' | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Trump’s former chief of staff says he’s a fascist. Harris says it reveals who Trump ‘really is’ | CBC News

Kamala Harris said Wednesday that recently reported comments Donald Trump…

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University of Waterloo stabber's COVID-19 isolation may have worsened mental state, sentencing court told | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

University of Waterloo stabber’s COVID-19 isolation may have worsened mental state, sentencing court told | CBC News

Defence lawyers at the sentencing hearing for the former student…

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