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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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Boeing's U.S. factory workers on strike after rejecting pay increases of 25% over 4 years | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

Boeing’s U.S. factory workers on strike after rejecting pay increases of 25% over 4 years | CBC News

Boeing’s U.S. West Coast factory workers walked off the jobÂ…

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Sask. hockey player, 90, honoured for co-founding seniors league that's 'the envy of any league in Canada' | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

Sask. hockey player, 90, honoured for co-founding seniors league that’s ‘the envy of any league in Canada’ | CBC News

Stan Halliwell, a co-founder of Saskatoon’s 60+ hockey league, was…

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Sask. private school connected to abuse allegations changes its name again | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

Sask. private school connected to abuse allegations changes its name again | CBC News

The school was once called Christian Centre Academy, and changed…

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ANALYSIS | The government's stance on military exports to Israel is anything but clear-cut | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

ANALYSIS | The government’s stance on military exports to Israel is anything but clear-cut | CBC News

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s announcement Tuesday that Canada’s suspended…

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Japanese documents reveal 21 horses died after export from Canada | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

Japanese documents reveal 21 horses died after export from Canada | CBC News

Newly released access to information documents from the Japanese government…

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ANALYSIS | How Russia uses race and migration to divide the West | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

ANALYSIS | How Russia uses race and migration to divide the West | CBC News

It makes sense for Russian propaganda to boost Russia or…

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Fed up with Trump, some Republicans say they'll vote for Harris. Others say that's a step too far | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

Fed up with Trump, some Republicans say they’ll vote for Harris. Others say that’s a step too far | CBC News

There appears to be a shift happening among some U.S….

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Climb, fall, learn, repeat — in defence of monkey bars | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

Climb, fall, learn, repeat — in defence of monkey bars | CBC News

A new report from a team of anthropologists argues that…

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Acclaimed Montreal circus troupe suffers millions in losses after massive water main break | CBC News
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September 13, 2024

Acclaimed Montreal circus troupe suffers millions in losses after massive water main break | CBC News

A Montreal-based circus company, Cirque Éloize, lost millions of dollars…

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