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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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The Golden Dome is where Canada's F-35 debate and Trump's Greenland threat meet
Star

January 31, 2026

The Golden Dome is where Canada’s F-35 debate and Trump’s Greenland threat meet

Two of the loudest and most important defence policy issues…

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Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say
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January 31, 2026

Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say

Chronic Lyme disease isn’t recognized by conventional medicine. It’s a…

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Was Mark Carney's Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?
Star

January 31, 2026

Was Mark Carney’s Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?

It’s not unreasonable to think about how any action by…

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The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105
Star

January 30, 2026

The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of…

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The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105
Star

January 30, 2026

The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of…

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Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 30, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Slow snow removal irks residents in Toronto neighbourhoods hit hardest by storm

TORONTO — Susan Cook was holding a shovel in her…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

Ontario man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges seeks lighter sentence

TORONTO — An Ontario man who was a member of…

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Business, Education, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Allison Jones

Peel school board supervision a ‘smokescreen’ for underfunding, chair says

The chair of a school board recently taken over by…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Officers’ alleged assault on lawyer at Oshawa courthouse referred to York police

Durham regional police say they have referred allegations that officers…

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