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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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Business, Construction, Economy, Real Estate

March 5, 2026

Sammy Hudes

Greater Toronto home sales fall in February as buyers, sellers both sidelined: board

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area fell…

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Sports

March 5, 2026

Neil Davidson

Toronto FC bolsters defence by signing Chilean international Benjamin Kuscevic

TORONTO — One day after introducing star striker Josh Sargent,…

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Ex-provincial prosecutor rips former colleagues’ handling of his own extortion case
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March 5, 2026

Ex-provincial prosecutor rips former colleagues’ handling of his own extortion case

Former provincial Crown prosecutor Tim O’Brien says he was kept…

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Canada's Mark Arendz, Brittany Hudak each claim bronze in cross-country skiing at Milano-Cortina Paralympics
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March 5, 2026

Canada’s Mark Arendz, Brittany Hudak each claim bronze in cross-country skiing at Milano-Cortina Paralympics

Follow Winter Paralympic SportsPersonalize Your FeedaddPara BiathlonCanada’s Mark Arendz collected…

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'Red flag' gun laws under scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting
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March 5, 2026

‘Red flag’ gun laws under scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

Red flag orders were a key part of the federal…

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'Scientifically not a good idea,' says researcher whose work informed B.C.'s daylight-time decision
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March 5, 2026

‘Scientifically not a good idea,’ says researcher whose work informed B.C.’s daylight-time decision

Scientists who study sleep are warning B.C.’s decision to adopt…

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Indigenous ancestral remains found on Ontario property could cost this couple $319K
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March 5, 2026

Indigenous ancestral remains found on Ontario property could cost this couple $319K

An Ontario couple was concerned to discover Indigenous ancestral remains…

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Who bombed a girls' school in Iran? A visual investigation
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March 5, 2026

Who bombed a girls’ school in Iran? A visual investigation

The CBC’s visual investigations team analyzes satellite images and video…

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Quebec’s language watchdog to send undercover inspectors into businesses
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March 4, 2026

Quebec’s language watchdog to send undercover inspectors into businesses

For the first time in three years, the Office québécois…

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