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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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When my spouse came out as trans, we had to learn who we were all over again
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February 28, 2026

When my spouse came out as trans, we had to learn who we were all over again

Courtney Bates-Hardy has always been able to talk to her…

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He was hired to fight for Wales's future generations. Does Canada need a job like that?
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February 28, 2026

He was hired to fight for Wales’s future generations. Does Canada need a job like that?

For the last three years, Derek Walker has been advocating…

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She did Quebec’s 1st pediatric bone marrow transplant. At 87, she still has some imposter syndrome
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February 28, 2026

She did Quebec’s 1st pediatric bone marrow transplant. At 87, she still has some imposter syndrome

Dr. Yvette Bonny is featured by the Government of Canada…

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My spouse asked what kind of woman I was. A life and death moment gave me the answer
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February 28, 2026

My spouse asked what kind of woman I was. A life and death moment gave me the answer

After coming out as trans to her partner, Carrie Biner…

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Canadian passports are about to get more expensive
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February 28, 2026

Canadian passports are about to get more expensive

The cost of a Canadian passport is about to rise…

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Trump floats 'friendly takeover' of Cuba. What's his endgame?
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February 27, 2026

Trump floats ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba. What’s his endgame?

U.S. President Donald Trump is musing about a “friendly takeover…

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Artist uses frozen Alberta lake as his canvas
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February 27, 2026

Artist uses frozen Alberta lake as his canvas

Turns out Alberta’s blue lakes freeze into a canvas unlike…

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Mexican Navy say they’ve secured Puerto Vallarta
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February 27, 2026

Mexican Navy say they’ve secured Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta has started to reopen after days of violence…

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Ontario/Quebec

February 27, 2026

U of T dean of dentistry on leave over antisemitic images in course materials: school

TORONTO — The University of Toronto says its dean of…

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