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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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X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI models | CBC News
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October 18, 2024

X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI models | CBC News

Starting Nov. 15, X will share user data — includingÂ…

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Driving ban not valid sentence for criminal negligence causing death, Supreme Court says in Sask. case | CBC News
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October 18, 2024

Driving ban not valid sentence for criminal negligence causing death, Supreme Court says in Sask. case | CBC News

Canada’s top court says a legal quirk inserted into Criminal…

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Canadian linked to 4 murders, accused of co-leading a drug ring to plead not guilty: lawyer
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October 18, 2024

Canadian linked to 4 murders, accused of co-leading a drug ring to plead not guilty: lawyer

The alleged crime boss known as “The Dictator” — accused…

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Canadian fugitive ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding likely still has 'network of hitmen,' prosecutors warn
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October 18, 2024

Canadian fugitive ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding likely still has ‘network of hitmen,’ prosecutors warn

While the FBI hunts Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, U.S. authorities…

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Montreal landlord accused of shipping meth to repay Canadian fugitive ex-Olympian
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October 18, 2024

Montreal landlord accused of shipping meth to repay Canadian fugitive ex-Olympian

A Montreal landlord arrested last month in a pre-dawn raid…

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Fugitive ex-Olympian accused of running deadly drug ring was found — but not arrested — this year, docs show
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October 18, 2024

Fugitive ex-Olympian accused of running deadly drug ring was found — but not arrested — this year, docs show

After Ryan Wedding evaded the RCMP for nearly a decade, U.S….

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Shooter still unidentified in Caledon murders allegedly linked to ex-Olympic snowboarder | CBC News
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October 18, 2024

Shooter still unidentified in Caledon murders allegedly linked to ex-Olympic snowboarder | CBC News

Amid a recent string of arrests targeting a transnational criminal…

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How Big Tobacco's payout to Canadian provinces, smokers will work — if it goes ahead | CBC News
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October 18, 2024

How Big Tobacco’s payout to Canadian provinces, smokers will work — if it goes ahead | CBC News

A plan for Canada’s three biggest tobacco companies to pay out…

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Man, teen charged after shots fired at Toronto Jewish girls school | CBC News
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October 18, 2024

Man, teen charged after shots fired at Toronto Jewish girls school | CBC News

Two people are facing a host of charges in connection…

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