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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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Sports

March 9, 2026

Daniel Salloi scores late and Toronto FC holds on to edge FC Cincinnati 1-0

CINCINNATI — Toronto FC’s rebuilt roster, still a work in…

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Pulsing wristbands, military jet and foreign dignitaries add electricity to Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse
Star

March 9, 2026

Pulsing wristbands, military jet and foreign dignitaries add electricity to Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse

Team Nunavut’s cheer squad travels from Whale Cove I’m at…

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Sports

March 9, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

RJ Barrett’s season-high 31 points leads Raptors past Mavericks 122-92

TORONTO — RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had a season-high…

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Justice, National

March 8, 2026

23 fishermen rescued when ice shelf broke from Georgian Bay shore: police

OWEN SOUND — Police said nearly two-dozen people who were…

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Sports

March 8, 2026

Reds select All-Star lefty Andrew Abbott as their opening day starter against the Red Sox

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds will start left-hander…

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Ontario/Quebec, Weather

March 8, 2026

Temperature records fall in Ontario as low-pressure system brings warmth, and rain

TORONTO — Record-breaking warm temperatures in parts of Ontario over…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec, Religion, Social

March 8, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

‘A threat to all’: Community leaders call for more support after synagogue shootings

TORONTO — Jewish community leaders in Toronto are calling for…

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Sports

March 8, 2026

Myles Dichter

Pannek scores overtime winner to give Frost a 3-2 victory over Sceptres

TORONTO — Kelly Pannek scored the overtime winner as the…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 8, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

23-year-old shot, injured by police during traffic stop in Burlington: SIU

The province’s police watchdog is investigating after they say police…

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