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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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Labour, National, Ontario/Quebec, Social

June 1, 2026

Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn’t serve modern workforce

Canada’s employment insurance system no longer serves the broader workforce…

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National

June 1, 2026

Kelly Geraldine Malone

LeBlanc to meet Trump’s trade czar in Washington on Tuesday

WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to…

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Business, Finance, Hardware, Software, Sports, Your Money

June 1, 2026

Ritika Dubey

Set up guardrails before dipping toes in sports betting ahead of FIFA games

As you don your favourite soccer player’s jersey and head…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

June 1, 2026

Maan Alhmidi

Woman, 23, charged after infant found dead in Brampton, Ont., home

A 23-year-old woman from Brampton, Ont., is facing a criminal…

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Sports

June 1, 2026

Gregory Strong

Five Things: Reigning American League champion Blue Jays dealing with inconsistency

TORONTO — The injury-plagued Toronto Blue Jays have been hovering…

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What's behind the growing backlash towards AI data centres?
Star

June 1, 2026

What’s behind the growing backlash towards AI data centres?

As AI data centres rapidly multiply across North America, so…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

June 1, 2026

Maan Alhmidi

Two men charged, third wanted in Vaughan, Ont., double homicide

TORONTO — Police in York Region have charged two men…

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Sports

June 1, 2026

GM Chayka continues Maple Leafs remake with two front-office hires

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs continued to reshape their…

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Retired major calls on Ottawa to keep promise and bring Afghan man to safety in N.L.
Star

June 1, 2026

Retired major calls on Ottawa to keep promise and bring Afghan man to safety in N.L.

Almost five years after Ottawa promised to help people like…

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