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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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Wife unable to receive survivor's pension without death certificate after husband's disappearance
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December 22, 2024

Wife unable to receive survivor’s pension without death certificate after husband’s disappearance

The wife of a man with dementia who disappeared a…

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Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture
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December 22, 2024

Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture

An annual Christmas concert in St. John’s celebrates Inuit culture,…

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Every day a 'journey of torment': Syrian Canadian describes 20 years in Assad regime prisons
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December 22, 2024

Every day a ‘journey of torment’: Syrian Canadian describes 20 years in Assad regime prisons

WARNING: This story includes graphic descriptions of torture.Nabil Hawara painfully…

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This Hamilton-led group's ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidays
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December 22, 2024

This Hamilton-led group’s ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidays

During one recent Christmas, this Hamilton woman was looking for…

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Body of 2nd missing person found after B.C. highway landslide
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December 22, 2024

Body of 2nd missing person found after B.C. highway landslide

The recovery of the body means three people are now…

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Blake Lively accuses It Ends With Us director of harassment and smear campaign
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December 22, 2024

Blake Lively accuses It Ends With Us director of harassment and smear campaign

In a legal complaint, actor Blake Lively has accused her…

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Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's stolen base king and 1-time Blue Jay, dead at 65
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December 21, 2024

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king and 1-time Blue Jay, dead at 65

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has…

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Taylor brand oysters distributed in 3 provinces recalled over possible norovirus contamination
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December 21, 2024

Taylor brand oysters distributed in 3 provinces recalled over possible norovirus contamination

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall covers certain…

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Manitoban who's made everything from moose antler guitars to cookie tin ukuleles selling part of collection
Star

December 21, 2024

Manitoban who’s made everything from moose antler guitars to cookie tin ukuleles selling part of collection

Lorne Collie, 88, has been making musical instruments for more…

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