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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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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

May 28, 2026

Missing Toronto girl found safe after nearly two weeks, police say

TORONTO — A 14-year-old Toronto girl whose disappearance from North…

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Bangladesh was on target to eliminate measles. Now the disease is killing hundreds of children
Star

May 28, 2026

Bangladesh was on target to eliminate measles. Now the disease is killing hundreds of children

The country — once hailed as a success story in…

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Claude Lemieux, former Canadien and 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dead at 60
Star

May 28, 2026

Claude Lemieux, former Canadien and 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dead at 60

Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion and once one…

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Business, Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Transport

May 28, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario to designate Toronto island airport special economic zone after land takeover

TORONTO — Ontario will soon designate Toronto’s island airport as…

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Ontario/Quebec

May 28, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

Toronto subway station barriers aren’t enough to keep riders safe: transit group

TORONTO — A transit advocacy group says the plan to…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec, Social

May 28, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Little has changed since Kenneth Law’s arrest, says father whose son died by suicide

TORONTO — Years after Kenneth Law’s arrest, a father who…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

May 28, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario Liberal caucus member Rob Cerjanec enters party leadership race

TORONTO — Ontario Liberal caucus member Rob Cerjanec has tossed…

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Sports

May 28, 2026

Larry Fisher

Top NHL prospect Landon DuPont questionable for Memorial Cup semifinal

KELOWNA — All eyes were already on Everett Silvertips defenceman…

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Celebrities are telling women to use more AI or be 'left behind.' Their followers aren't having it
Star

May 28, 2026

Celebrities are telling women to use more AI or be ‘left behind.’ Their followers aren’t having it

Author and podcast host Mel Robbins received heavy backlash earlier…

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