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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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Sports

March 4, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Toronto Raptors keep learning hard lessons against NBA’s top 10 teams

TORONTO — Every time the Toronto Raptors suffer another loss…

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Time running out in Canada for man who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash
Star

March 4, 2026

Time running out in Canada for man who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the man responsible for the 2018 Humboldt…

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Sports

March 4, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Brunson and Towns’s double-doubles power Knicks past Raptors 111-95

TORONTO — Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns each had a…

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National

March 4, 2026

Commandant of Canadian Army Command and Staff College removed from post

KINGSTON — The commandant of a Canadian Army college in…

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Sports

March 4, 2026

Diana Mussina

Soccer fans in Toronto mark 100 days until the FIFA World Cup kickoff

TORONTO — Thousands of soccer fans in Toronto, donning their…

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Live Nation's antitrust trial is underway in the U.S. What could it mean for Canada
Star

March 4, 2026

Live Nation’s antitrust trial is underway in the U.S. What could it mean for Canada

The antitrust trial between Ticketmaster’s parent company and the U.S….

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3 children dead in winter activity incidents are a reminder of the dangers involved
Star

March 3, 2026

3 children dead in winter activity incidents are a reminder of the dangers involved

Since early February, at least three children have died in…

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Canadians in Persian Gulf say they are living by the grace of missile defence systems
Star

March 3, 2026

Canadians in Persian Gulf say they are living by the grace of missile defence systems

Canadian expats and those trying to get back home from…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

March 3, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Frank Stronach’s lawyer suggests final complainant was ‘excited’ to go home with him

TORONTO — A woman’s encounter with Frank Stronach decades ago…

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