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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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Think you're buying Canadian at the grocery store? That product may actually be from the U.S.
Star

January 30, 2026

Think you’re buying Canadian at the grocery store? That product may actually be from the U.S.

Dave Lawson is a proud Canadian who has bumper stickers…

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Think you're buying Canadian at the grocery store? That product may actually be from the U.S.
Star

January 30, 2026

Think you’re buying Canadian at the grocery store? That product may actually be from the U.S.

Dave Lawson is a proud Canadian who has bumper stickers…

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National, Politics

January 30, 2026

Sarah Ritchie

Conservatives converge on downtown Calgary, eager to hear from party leader Poilievre

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to address…

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He was a high school math whiz. Now he’s a Canadian crypto fugitive trying to hide from the world
Star

January 30, 2026

He was a high school math whiz. Now he’s a Canadian crypto fugitive trying to hide from the world

Documents from extradition proceedings at the Belgrade Higher Court obtained…

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He was a high school math whiz. Now he’s a Canadian crypto fugitive trying to hide from the world
Star

January 30, 2026

He was a high school math whiz. Now he’s a Canadian crypto fugitive trying to hide from the world

Documents from extradition proceedings at the Belgrade Higher Court obtained…

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So long, frozen juice from concentrate. The once-popular canned drink leaves shelves this year
Star

January 30, 2026

So long, frozen juice from concentrate. The once-popular canned drink leaves shelves this year

Attention, lemonade stand vendors: You’ll have to squeeze the fresh…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Man charged in U.S. with smuggling people across the border from Canada

A federal grand jury charged an Indian man with smuggling…

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#TheMoment a snowplow inspired a winter protest song
Star

January 30, 2026

#TheMoment a snowplow inspired a winter protest song

Danny MacNeil tells The National about the moment he wrote…

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Former Illinois deputy sentenced to 20 years for killing woman who reported prowler in her home
Star

January 30, 2026

Former Illinois deputy sentenced to 20 years for killing woman who reported prowler in her home

Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was sentenced Thursday to…

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