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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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Liberals say no changes coming for leadership race, despite risk of foreign interference
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October 12, 2024

Liberals say no changes coming for leadership race, despite risk of foreign interference

The Liberal Party of Canada will be the first federal…

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Some Liberal MPs are mounting a new effort to oust Justin Trudeau | CBC News
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October 12, 2024

Some Liberal MPs are mounting a new effort to oust Justin Trudeau | CBC News

Pressure is building on the prime minister and his office…

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Suspended lawyer must pay $235K for 'staggering' breach of trust in sex-for-services proposal | CBC News
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October 12, 2024

Suspended lawyer must pay $235K for ‘staggering’ breach of trust in sex-for-services proposal | CBC News

Suspended Ottawa lawyer James Bowie has been ordered to pay…

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Scientists have finally seen the face of the world's largest bug | CBC Radio
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October 11, 2024

Scientists have finally seen the face of the world’s largest bug | CBC Radio

What’s as big as an alligator, with the body of…

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RCMP seized 'tell-all book' written by Robert Pickton after serial killer's death | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

RCMP seized ‘tell-all book’ written by Robert Pickton after serial killer’s death | CBC News

RCMP seized what they believed to be a 200-page handwritten…

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Toronto police officer who stole from dead people violated bail when attempting to leave Canada, court rules | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

Toronto police officer who stole from dead people violated bail when attempting to leave Canada, court rules | CBC News

An Ontario court found Boris Borissov guilty Friday of violating…

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Why steamy hockey romance books are having a breakaway moment | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

Why steamy hockey romance books are having a breakaway moment | CBC News

Hockey romance books — a genre-within-a-genre-within-a-genre — are having their…

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Hidden camera, internal memo reveal how unqualified truck drivers are getting onto Canada's roads | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

Hidden camera, internal memo reveal how unqualified truck drivers are getting onto Canada’s roads | CBC News

The system for testing truck drivers in Ontario has been…

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Woman accused of throwing boiling water on 10-year-old boy faces aggravated assault charge | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

Woman accused of throwing boiling water on 10-year-old boy faces aggravated assault charge | CBC News

A 46-year-old woman from Longueuil, Que., who allegedly threw boiling…

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