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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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14 students, driver taken to hospital after Manitoba school bus crash: police
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January 13, 2026

14 students, driver taken to hospital after Manitoba school bus crash: police

Some patients being flown to Winnipeg Four people in stable…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, International

January 13, 2026

Mark Kennedy

Scott Adams, whose comic strip ‘Dilbert’ ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68

Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip “Dilbert” captured the frustration…

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Social, Sports

January 13, 2026

Neil Davidson

Canadian midfielder Emma Regan leaves the NSL’s AFC Toronto to join a NWSL team

TORONTO — Midfielder Emma Regan’s breakthrough year with Canada and…

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Ontario couple found guilty of boy’s murder, brother’s torture
Star

January 13, 2026

Ontario couple found guilty of boy’s murder, brother’s torture

What to know about the judge’s guilty decisionsOntario Justice Clayton…

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Boy 'willing' participant to having feet zip-tied, co-accused says in video shown at Ontario murder trial
Star

January 13, 2026

Boy ‘willing’ participant to having feet zip-tied, co-accused says in video shown at Ontario murder trial

What to know about today’s trial proceedingsDuring often tense cross-examination,…

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'It's not fair. I'm hungry,' boy sobs in video shown at murder trial of couple caring for him, brother
Star

January 13, 2026

‘It’s not fair. I’m hungry,’ boy sobs in video shown at murder trial of couple caring for him, brother

What to know about Hamber’s testimony todayIn her fourth day…

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What Becky Hamber told Ontario murder trial in her 3rd day in the witness box
Star

January 13, 2026

What Becky Hamber told Ontario murder trial in her 3rd day in the witness box

What to know about Hamber’s testimony todayOver the course of…

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What Becky Hamber told court about using zip-ties to control boys she and spouse aimed to adopt
Star

January 13, 2026

What Becky Hamber told court about using zip-ties to control boys she and spouse aimed to adopt

What to know about Hamber’s testimony todayAnswering questions from her…

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Millions of temporary residents will have to leave Canada when their permits expire. But will they?
Star

January 13, 2026

Millions of temporary residents will have to leave Canada when their permits expire. But will they?

Abhishek Parmar has spent more than six years making Windsor-Essex…

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