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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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Drivers told to stay off highways as blizzard leads to crashes across southern Manitoba, massive Fermor pileup
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January 17, 2025

Drivers told to stay off highways as blizzard leads to crashes across southern Manitoba, massive Fermor pileup

An emergency alert urged drivers to stay off highways Friday,…

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Even Quebec City no longer relying on cold to keep outdoor rinks open
Star

January 17, 2025

Even Quebec City no longer relying on cold to keep outdoor rinks open

Quebec City is hoping to see the introduction of more…

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U.K. restaurant selling $177 pineapple pizza says that's the price for 'terrible judgment'
Star

January 16, 2025

U.K. restaurant selling $177 pineapple pizza says that’s the price for ‘terrible judgment’

People who prefer their pizza peppered with pineapples will have…

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Lack of interpreter leads Alberta judge to throw deaf man's sex charges out of court
Star

January 16, 2025

Lack of interpreter leads Alberta judge to throw deaf man’s sex charges out of court

An Alberta judge has stayed sex charges against a deaf…

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114 'unmarked burial features' detected on former McIntosh residential school property in northwestern Ontario
Star

January 16, 2025

114 ‘unmarked burial features’ detected on former McIntosh residential school property in northwestern Ontario

An investigation has detected 114 “unmarked burial features” on the…

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It Ends with Us fight heats up as Justin Baldoni sues co-star Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
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January 16, 2025

It Ends with Us fight heats up as Justin Baldoni sues co-star Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

It Ends With Us actor and director Justin Baldoni sued…

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Regional gain in new housing construction in 2024 amid declines in major cities
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January 16, 2025

Regional gain in new housing construction in 2024 amid declines in major cities

Canada’s housing market saw a two per cent increase in…

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Filmmaker David Lynch, director of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, dead at 78, family says
Star

January 16, 2025

Filmmaker David Lynch, director of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, dead at 78, family says

David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored…

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Have Sex and the City fans stooped too low? Iconic NYC brownstone, and stoop, to be gated off
Star

January 16, 2025

Have Sex and the City fans stooped too low? Iconic NYC brownstone, and stoop, to be gated off

Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment was almost its own character in the…

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