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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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Why Heated Rivalry isn't eligible for the Emmys
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January 10, 2026

Why Heated Rivalry isn’t eligible for the Emmys

The meteoric success of Canadian series Heated Rivalry is unlike…

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The U.S. wants Venezuelan oil. Does that undercut Canada's leverage in trade talks?
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January 10, 2026

The U.S. wants Venezuelan oil. Does that undercut Canada’s leverage in trade talks?

As Ottawa gears up to review the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement, do the…

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What are prediction markets, and how did one user make $400K betting on Maduro?
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January 10, 2026

What are prediction markets, and how did one user make $400K betting on Maduro?

The huge sums of money swapped over the dramatic capture…

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How an old word like ‘snollygoster’ can give people power over politics
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January 10, 2026

How an old word like ‘snollygoster’ can give people power over politics

Susie Dent says labelling the “snollygosters” and “mumpsimus” and other…

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Russia is using its hypersonic missile to send a political message. How dangerous is the Oresnik?
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January 9, 2026

Russia is using its hypersonic missile to send a political message. How dangerous is the Oresnik?

Russia didn’t just use a hypersonic missile to target a…

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U.S. man extradited to Canada decades after brutal slaying of senior citizen at B.C. rest stop
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January 9, 2026

U.S. man extradited to Canada decades after brutal slaying of senior citizen at B.C. rest stop

The victim was a great-grandfather driving through Canada. The accused…

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Tapping out: Why Calgarians might not be cutting water use during latest crisis
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January 9, 2026

Tapping out: Why Calgarians might not be cutting water use during latest crisis

It’s an all-too-familiar ask of a city likely weary of…

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Canada's women's hockey team for Milano-Cortina Olympics heavy on veterans from 2022 gold squad
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January 9, 2026

Canada’s women’s hockey team for Milano-Cortina Olympics heavy on veterans from 2022 gold squad

16 veterans from 2022 team headline Olympic rosterThe roster is…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 9, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Man accused in Ryan Wedding case seeks to protect IDs of sureties, citing safety risk

TORONTO — An Ontario man arrested in a sweep targeting…

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