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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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ANALYSIS | Caught in an aggressive hunt for documents, Parliament is getting nowhere fast | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

ANALYSIS | Caught in an aggressive hunt for documents, Parliament is getting nowhere fast | CBC News

Some amount of parliamentary gamesmanship is to be expected whenever…

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At least 2 killed, 6 injured in Israel from rockets launched from Lebanon | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

At least 2 killed, 6 injured in Israel from rockets launched from Lebanon | CBC News

Rocket sirens sounded constantly across northern Israel on Wednesday, with…

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At least 400,000 people trapped, UN says, as Israeli forces continue raid in northern Gaza | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

At least 400,000 people trapped, UN says, as Israeli forces continue raid in northern Gaza | CBC News

At least 45 people were killed in Israeli military strikes…

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Nobel chemistry award goes to trio of scientists researching protein structure | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

Nobel chemistry award goes to trio of scientists researching protein structure | CBC News

Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the…

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FIRST PERSON | When I missed my son's hockey registration deadline, I faced off with my mom guilt | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

FIRST PERSON | When I missed my son’s hockey registration deadline, I faced off with my mom guilt | CBC News

Jill Barber is as passionate about being an artist as…

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'It means the world': Canadian swimming star McIntosh honoured to be included in TIME100 Next list | CBC Sports
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October 9, 2024

‘It means the world’: Canadian swimming star McIntosh honoured to be included in TIME100 Next list | CBC Sports

Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh’s resume has yet another eye-popping…

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Homes damaged by floods could be renovated to withstand future flooding. So why aren't they? | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

Homes damaged by floods could be renovated to withstand future flooding. So why aren’t they? | CBC News

Traditionally, after floods and other disasters, homes have been restored…

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'It's like a horror film': Rat infestation has residents fleeing Kanata row houses | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

‘It’s like a horror film’: Rat infestation has residents fleeing Kanata row houses | CBC News

Some residents of a four-unit row house in Kanata South…

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We asked parents what causes them the most stress. There was... a lot | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

We asked parents what causes them the most stress. There was… a lot | CBC News

Last weekend, in response to recent CBC News stories on…

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