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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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Couple from northwestern Ontario wave their First Nations' flags at Mount Everest's base camp | CBC News
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October 7, 2024

Couple from northwestern Ontario wave their First Nations’ flags at Mount Everest’s base camp | CBC News

A couple from northwestern Ontario say they’re breathing a little…

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Homelessness isn't unique to big cities. Rural Sask. communities say they need help too | CBC News
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October 7, 2024

Homelessness isn’t unique to big cities. Rural Sask. communities say they need help too | CBC News

The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is providing funding for smaller communities to…

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Man who broke into girl's room will soon be able to live next door, in case raising concerns about plea deals | CBC News
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October 7, 2024

Man who broke into girl’s room will soon be able to live next door, in case raising concerns about plea deals | CBC News

A man who broke into a teen’s bedroom and rubbed…

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Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy | CBC News
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October 7, 2024

Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy | CBC News

Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of…

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New planetary defence mission blasts off to double asteroid system | CBC News
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October 7, 2024

New planetary defence mission blasts off to double asteroid system | CBC News

Despite iffy weather conditions, the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft…

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Overwhelmed by workload, public sector integrity commissioner asks for more money | CBC News
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October 7, 2024

Overwhelmed by workload, public sector integrity commissioner asks for more money | CBC News

Canada’s public service integrity watchdog says it’s so overwhelmed with…

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Toronto Airbnb host says he's out almost $40K after guest arrested, apartment searched in drug investigation | CBC News
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October 7, 2024

Toronto Airbnb host says he’s out almost $40K after guest arrested, apartment searched in drug investigation | CBC News

A lucrative Airbnb rental has turned into a nightmare for…

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She weighed less than 500 grams at birth. This P.E.I. micro-preemie is now 6 and thriving | CBC News
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October 6, 2024

She weighed less than 500 grams at birth. This P.E.I. micro-preemie is now 6 and thriving | CBC News

Paizlee Rose Adams looks like most kids in her Grade…

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Clarence Woodhouse exonerated in 1973 Winnipeg killing | CBC News
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October 3, 2024

Clarence Woodhouse exonerated in 1973 Winnipeg killing | CBC News

Clarence Woodhouse, who was sent to prison 50 years ago…

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