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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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Trump responds to Supreme Court loss with new 10% tariff, leaving Canada to wait for fine print
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January 31, 2026

Trump responds to Supreme Court loss with new 10% tariff, leaving Canada to wait for fine print

If you thought Trump was going to accept the Supreme…

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Health, Lifestyle, National, Ontario/Quebec, Weather

January 31, 2026

Nicole Ireland

Seniors struggle with cold and loneliness in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall

TORONTO — Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the…

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Xi Jinping’s purge of China's top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military
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January 31, 2026

Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military

China’s highest-ranked military general’s purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost…

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Xi Jinping’s purge of China's top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military
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January 31, 2026

Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military

China’s highest-ranked military general’s purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost…

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Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning
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January 31, 2026

Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning

In some classrooms in the Twin Cities, more than half…

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Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning
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January 31, 2026

Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning

In some classrooms in the Twin Cities, more than half…

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A Mexican influencer is kidnapped on camera, a sign that social media is another battlefront in cartel wars
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January 31, 2026

A Mexican influencer is kidnapped on camera, a sign that social media is another battlefront in cartel wars

Nicole Pardo Molina’s kidnapping added to a grim tally that’s…

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A Mexican influencer is kidnapped on camera, a sign that social media is another battlefront in cartel wars
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January 31, 2026

A Mexican influencer is kidnapped on camera, a sign that social media is another battlefront in cartel wars

Nicole Pardo Molina’s kidnapping added to a grim tally that’s…

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We’ve already been to the moon, so why are we going again?
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January 31, 2026

We’ve already been to the moon, so why are we going again?

Artemis II is set to blast off to the moon…

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