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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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Ontario/Quebec

January 3, 2026

Police say 50-year-old man dead after snowmobile crash west of Ottawa

BECKWITH TOWNSHIP — Provincial police in eastern Ontario say a…

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Vance, most Republicans block U.S. Senate resolution to curb Trump's Venezuela efforts
Star

January 3, 2026

Vance, most Republicans block U.S. Senate resolution to curb Trump’s Venezuela efforts

U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would…

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Drug probe wiretaps revealed Venezuelan military’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ is real, says ex-Colombian agent
Star

January 3, 2026

Drug probe wiretaps revealed Venezuelan military’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ is real, says ex-Colombian agent

The broker told his client he had a relative in…

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Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to drugs, weapons charges as he tells U.S. court, 'I am a decent man'
Star

January 3, 2026

Venezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty to drugs, weapons charges as he tells U.S. court, ‘I am a decent man’

Venezuelan government could become ‘instrument of Trump,’ scholar fearsA Venezuelan…

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Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
Star

January 3, 2026

Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United…

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Trump says U.S. is 'going to run' Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place
Star

January 3, 2026

Trump says U.S. is ‘going to run’ Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place

LatestThe United States says it captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro…

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Environment, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec

January 3, 2026

Giraffe dies after being caught in opening habitat door at Toronto Zoo

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says a 13-year-old giraffe has…

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Ontario/Quebec

January 2, 2026

Dog dead, pedestrian wounded in collision: Toronto police

Toronto police say a dog died and pedestrian was seriously…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 2, 2026

Child critically injured in Markham, Ont., house fire: police

MARKHAM — Police in York Region say a child was…

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