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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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Montreal landlords under fire for rent increases as high as 20%
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March 13, 2026

Montreal landlords under fire for rent increases as high as 20%

Ali Kamruzzaman has lived in the same apartment in Montreal’s…

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Tenant who accepted Ontario landlord’s $40K to move out for renos says he’s worse off
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March 13, 2026

Tenant who accepted Ontario landlord’s $40K to move out for renos says he’s worse off

After a months-long fight with his landlord, Shannon Lucas accepted…

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For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows
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March 13, 2026

For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows

Turnover is erasing more than half of the nurse hiring…

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Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?
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March 13, 2026

Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?

Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms….

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Business, Disaster, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec, Travel

March 13, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Canadians turning to March break alternatives amid tensions in Cuba, Mexico

TORONTO — Many Canadian travellers have opted for alternative March…

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Sports

March 13, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs top Ducks to end losing streak; Matthews injured after knee-on-knee hit

TORONTO — William Nylander scored the go-ahead goal on a…

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Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death
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March 13, 2026

Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man’s death

To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms,…

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As war between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, life in Lebanon poised to get 'uglier day by day'
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March 13, 2026

As war between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, life in Lebanon poised to get ‘uglier day by day’

Almost two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the…

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National, Ontario/Quebec

March 12, 2026

Allison Jones

Niagara chair resigns after accusations of owning signed copy of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’

An Ontario government appointee has resigned as chair of the…

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