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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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Business, Construction, Ontario/Quebec, Real Estate, Social

February 27, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Another rent strike brewing in Toronto as landlord seeks retroactive increase

TORONTO — Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say…

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Sports

February 27, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Raptors looking for more consistency after close losses to Thunder, Spurs

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are well aware that they…

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Trump directs all federal agencies to stop using AI company Anthropic's technology
Star

February 27, 2026

Trump directs all federal agencies to stop using AI company Anthropic’s technology

The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to…

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Pakistan and Afghanistan: How we got here and what might happen next
Star

February 27, 2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan: How we got here and what might happen next

The Pakistan defence minister’s declaration of “open war” between his…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 27, 2026

Allison Jones

Niagara councillors vote to slow regional chair’s governance consultations

A move by the Niagara regional chair to review municipal…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Social

February 27, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Toronto-area drug dealers’ push north leads to ‘tragedy’ in First Nation communities

First Nations leaders and police in northern Ontario say they…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 27, 2026

Seven people charged in Ontario drug trafficking investigation: police

Ontario Provincial Police say seven people are facing multiple charges…

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Sports

February 27, 2026

Canada blanks Italy 4-0 in para hockey tune-up before Paralympics

VARESE — Canada’s para hockey team wrapped up its pre-Paralympic…

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Why putting spit hoods on people is risky — and can be deadly
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February 27, 2026

Why putting spit hoods on people is risky — and can be deadly

On Christmas Eve 2022, Sarafina Dennie was preparing a holiday…

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