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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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The crime operation Dean Penney worked for was fake. The friendship wasn't
Star

April 14, 2026

The crime operation Dean Penney worked for was fake. The friendship wasn’t

For the undercover RCMP officer tasked with becoming Dean Penney’s…

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How an undercover officer befriended a man accused of murdering his wife after she disappeared
Star

April 14, 2026

How an undercover officer befriended a man accused of murdering his wife after she disappeared

In Dean Penney’s eyes, Vic was a close friend who…

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Liberal majority government will run 'much more efficiently,' says caucus leader
Star

April 14, 2026

Liberal majority government will run ‘much more efficiently,’ says caucus leader

James Maloney doesn’t see anything wrong with the way Prime…

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Their Bermuda cruise was rerouted to New Brunswick. They were told to pack layers
Star

April 14, 2026

Their Bermuda cruise was rerouted to New Brunswick. They were told to pack layers

Bermuda and Saint John, New Brunswick, actually have a lot…

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Education, Health, Ontario/Quebec

April 14, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario to make attendance count for sizable portion of high school final grades

TORONTO — Ontario high school students will soon have their…

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Loved ones rally across B.C. to mark 10 years since toxic drug crisis was declared an emergency
Star

April 14, 2026

Loved ones rally across B.C. to mark 10 years since toxic drug crisis was declared an emergency

First Nations leaders say B.C. hasn’t made much progressI’ve spoken…

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Business, Health, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec

April 14, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Hamilton restaurant temporarily closed due to salmonella outbreak: public health

HAMILTON — A Hamilton restaurant has been temporarily shuttered as…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

April 14, 2026

Teen charged in crash that killed 16-year-old in Lake Erie community last year

SAINT THOMAS — A teenager has been charged in a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

April 14, 2026

Man dead after break-in at Ajax, Ont., home; police say incident was targeted

AJAX — Police say a man has died after a…

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