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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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Charges pending after health-care worker assaulted at Edmonton hospital
Star

January 2, 2026

Charges pending after health-care worker assaulted at Edmonton hospital

Union officials say a violent assault on a health-care worker…

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Business, Labour, National, Politics

January 2, 2026

Catherine Morrison

Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026

OTTAWA — The new year will bring some big changes…

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Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba battling burst pipes, other problems as power restored
Star

January 2, 2026

Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba battling burst pipes, other problems as power restored

A local plumber in Pimicikamak Cree Nation says it may…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 2, 2026

Peel police could not have prevented teen’s fatal fall in mall parking garage: SIU

MISSISSAUGA — Ontario’s police watchdog says it is no longer…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 2, 2026

Police investigation continues into death of 10-year-old child in Barrie, Ont.

BARRIE — Police in Barrie, Ont., say they will have…

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Sports

January 2, 2026

Neil Davidson

Toronto FC bolsters backline by signing veteran centre back Walker Zimmerman

TORONTO — Toronto FC bolstered its backline Friday by signing…

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Thousands of public, private sector workers will be working from the office again in 2026
Star

January 2, 2026

Thousands of public, private sector workers will be working from the office again in 2026

The new year will bring some big changes to the…

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Something to prove: How Blayre Turnbull became the ‘glue’ of the Canadian women’s hockey team
Star

January 2, 2026

Something to prove: How Blayre Turnbull became the ‘glue’ of the Canadian women’s hockey team

Blayre Turnbull, the captain of the Toronto Sceptres is looking…

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Hudson's Bay is gone but legacy of company that birthed Winnipeg is hidden in plain view
Star

January 2, 2026

Hudson’s Bay is gone but legacy of company that birthed Winnipeg is hidden in plain view

The Hudson’s Bay Company faded away in June when the…

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