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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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'Raining down ash': Fast-moving wildfire continues to rage near Whitecourt, Alta.
Star

May 12, 2026

‘Raining down ash’: Fast-moving wildfire continues to rage near Whitecourt, Alta.

A wildfire threatening homes near Whitecourt continues to rage a…

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Sports

May 12, 2026

Veteran middle linebacker McManis quickly making presence felt with Ticats

HAMILTON — Wynton McManis hasn’t wasted any time making his…

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Business, Disaster, Ontario/Quebec, Transport

May 12, 2026

Bodies of child, adult pulled from Lake Erie after being reported overdue: OPP

NORFOLK COUNTY — Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of…

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Health, Lifestyle, National, Ontario/Quebec

May 11, 2026

Hannah Alberga and Wolfgang Depner

No Canadians had known direct contact with hantavirus on ship: B.C. health official

None of the Canadians who were on a ship struck…

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Results pour in for New Brunswick's local government elections
Star

May 11, 2026

Results pour in for New Brunswick’s local government elections

Moncton, Saint John races also nailbitersThe mayoral races in Moncton…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

May 11, 2026

Allison Jones

If Erskine-Smith says nomination was unfair, prove it: Interim Ontario Liberal leader

TORONTO — The interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

May 11, 2026

Latest blaze at Toronto condo towers extinguished, fire crews no longer monitoring

TORONTO — Toronto fire officials say they have extinguished a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

May 11, 2026

Teen charged with murder after man dies following fight in Oshawa, Ont.: police

Police in Durham Region say a 16-year-old boy has been…

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Business, Economy, Ontario/Quebec, Transport

May 11, 2026

Christopher Reynolds

Pearson airport CEO defends current ownership model as feds explore privatization

As talk of privatization swirls, the head of Toronto’s Pearson…

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