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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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Health, Ontario/Quebec

March 25, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario health minister ‘disappointed’ in feds’ approach to nurse practitioner rules

TORONTO — Ontario’s health minister said Wednesday she is “disappointed”…

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Business, Construction, Finance, Justice

March 25, 2026

Welltower to sell four retirement homes in deal with Competition Bureau

GATINEAU — The Competition Bureau says it has reached an…

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Air Canada CEO regrets inability to speak French following fatal plane crash
Star

March 25, 2026

Air Canada CEO regrets inability to speak French following fatal plane crash

Premier François Legault called for Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau…

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North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees
Star

March 25, 2026

North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees

The first major comedy series filmed in Nunavut, a sci-fi…

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Sports

March 25, 2026

Donna Spencer

Canada’s Winter Games results draw attention to sport commission report

How athletes competing on the world stage are funded was…

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N.B.'s new AI chatbot gives tourists wrong info, like suggesting they leave province to find seafood
Star

March 25, 2026

N.B.’s new AI chatbot gives tourists wrong info, like suggesting they leave province to find seafood

Experimenting with Explora in its first few days of operation,…

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U.S. offers plan for a ceasefire, but Iran says Washington in no position to negotiate
Star

March 25, 2026

U.S. offers plan for a ceasefire, but Iran says Washington in no position to negotiate

Iran has received an American 15-point plan for a ceasefire…

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Montreal saw record 12 frostbite amputations in 2025, but none this year. Here's why
Star

March 25, 2026

Montreal saw record 12 frostbite amputations in 2025, but none this year. Here’s why

Despite a long and cold winter, no frostbite amputations have…

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Canada is pitching its energy ambitions in Texas — can the oil and gas industry be convinced?
Star

March 25, 2026

Canada is pitching its energy ambitions in Texas — can the oil and gas industry be convinced?

Though oil and gas industry executives at CERAWeek, a global…

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