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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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Coke Canada Bottling terminates worker injured on the job, says keeping him would be too hard on the company
Star

March 23, 2026

Coke Canada Bottling terminates worker injured on the job, says keeping him would be too hard on the company

A longtime worker for Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited in Calgary…

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Ontario/Quebec

March 23, 2026

Ontario man charged after GO bus crash sends six, including baby, to hospital

ST. CATHARINES — Six people, including a baby, were taken…

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Ontario/Quebec

March 22, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

Rain triggers water safety warning in Toronto

Toronto residents are being warned to stay away from waterways…

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Education, Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 22, 2026

Allison Jones

Queen’s Park resumes sitting after 14-week break, straight into budget season

TORONTO — Ontario’s legislature is set to resume sitting Monday…

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Ontario/Quebec

March 22, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

Suspect surrenders after shelter-in-place lifted in Sauble Falls, Ont.

Provincial police say a suspect who was on the loose…

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Amid the ex-prince Andrew scandal, scrutiny falls on daughters Beatrice and Eugenie
Star

March 22, 2026

Amid the ex-prince Andrew scandal, scrutiny falls on daughters Beatrice and Eugenie

As scandal has swirled around former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, there…

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At 90, David Suzuki says he has done everything he could to protect the Earth, but fears he has fallen short
Star

March 22, 2026

At 90, David Suzuki says he has done everything he could to protect the Earth, but fears he has fallen short

With ninety laps around the sun, David Suzuki reflects on…

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Sports

March 21, 2026

Hannah, Jared Schmidt capture silver medals in World Cup ski cross event

CRAIGLEITH — Ottawa siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt captured silver…

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Robert Mueller, 9/11-era FBI chief who later probed alleged Trump-Russia ties, dead at 81
Star

March 21, 2026

Robert Mueller, 9/11-era FBI chief who later probed alleged Trump-Russia ties, dead at 81

Robert Mueller, the FBI director who transformed the premier law…

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