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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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Is anyone still drinking? Booze sales in Canada just saw their largest annual drop
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March 7, 2026

Is anyone still drinking? Booze sales in Canada just saw their largest annual drop

Canadians are buying less alcohol, leading to the largest annual…

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Is anyone still drinking? Booze sales in Canada just saw their largest annual drop
Star

March 7, 2026

Is anyone still drinking? Booze sales in Canada just saw their largest annual drop

Canadians are buying less alcohol, leading to the largest annual…

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Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died
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March 7, 2026

Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died

Less than a week before she died, a woman stabbed…

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Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died
Star

March 7, 2026

Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died

Less than a week before she died, a woman stabbed…

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Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died
Star

March 7, 2026

Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died

Less than a week before she died, a woman stabbed…

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Sports

March 7, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs deal McMann to Kraken, Laughton to Kings ahead of NHL trade deadline

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs are used to adding at…

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Sports

March 7, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs deal McMann to Kraken, Laughton to Kings ahead of NHL trade deadline

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs are used to adding at…

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Sports

March 7, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs deal McMann to Kraken, Laughton to Kings ahead of NHL trade deadline

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs are used to adding at…

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Ontario/Quebec

March 6, 2026

Shelter-in-place lifted after one suspect was found dead, another one arrested

Police say a shelter-in-place order has been lifted in a…

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