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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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Sports

January 23, 2026

Jim Morris

Nurse, last-place Goldeneyes confident in ability to make PWHL playoffs

VANCOUVER — They may be at the bottom of the…

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Black boys missing from the Greater Toronto Area are being groomed by gangs to deal drugs far from home
Star

January 23, 2026

Black boys missing from the Greater Toronto Area are being groomed by gangs to deal drugs far from home

1. A killing in the NorthWhen the guns fell silent,…

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Automotive, Business, Economy, Manufacturing, National

January 23, 2026

Dylan Robertson

Chinese ambassador pitches new EVs as first step to new Canadian jobs, cheaper cars

OTTAWA — As critics attack Ottawa’s agreement last week to…

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Texts between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift made public in ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni
Star

January 23, 2026

Texts between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift made public in ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni

Court documents unsealed ahead of Thursday’s arguments before a U.S….

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Facing layoffs, B.C. workers rally to save feral cats before pulp mill's closure
Star

January 22, 2026

Facing layoffs, B.C. workers rally to save feral cats before pulp mill’s closure

When Tawni Marcil found out the pulp mill she works…

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Marineland issues new threat to euthanize 30 belugas at Niagara Falls, Ont., park
Star

January 22, 2026

Marineland issues new threat to euthanize 30 belugas at Niagara Falls, Ont., park

Marineland, the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., has…

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Ontario/Quebec, Weather

January 22, 2026

Jordan Omstead

Toronto braces for coldest night in years from outbreak of arctic air

Toronto could see one of its coldest nights in years…

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Business, Forestry, Manufacturing

January 22, 2026

Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper to end newsprint operations, up to 150 people affected

THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper says it’s…

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Lifestyle, Sports

January 22, 2026

Dan Ralph

Canadian angler Chris Johnston eager to chase third straight Elite Series title

Chris Johnston is getting that itch again. Johnston, of Peterborough,…

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