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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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'Like lamb to a slaughter': Woman tells court details of alleged sexual assault by Frank Stronach
Star

February 19, 2026

‘Like lamb to a slaughter’: Woman tells court details of alleged sexual assault by Frank Stronach

A woman said it’s hard to live with the fact…

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Business, Retail

February 19, 2026

Tara Deschamps

7-Eleven Canada looks to franchising, restaurant model and egg sandwiches for growth

TORONTO — 7-Eleven Canada says the big competition it’s facing…

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Some employers using foreign worker program facing bigger fines for violations
Star

February 19, 2026

Some employers using foreign worker program facing bigger fines for violations

Amid increasing scrutiny on the use of Canada’s temporary foreign…

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Non-binary client wins discrimination case against Montreal-area hair salon
Star

February 19, 2026

Non-binary client wins discrimination case against Montreal-area hair salon

Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a Montreal-area hair salon…

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Were you an Anne Geddes baby in the '90s? The photographer wants to hear from you
Star

February 18, 2026

Were you an Anne Geddes baby in the ’90s? The photographer wants to hear from you

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Down in the…

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Business, National, Ontario/Quebec, Weather

February 18, 2026

Jordan Omstead

Winter mix delivers Ontario freezing rain, blowing Prairie snow and East Coast wallop

Old Man Winter doled out a medley of punishment across…

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National, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Social

February 18, 2026

Kelly Geraldine Malone

Democrats say they’re escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle

WASHINGTON — Democrats are demanding correspondence between a billionaire bridge…

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Sports

February 18, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Arjun Nimmala to get big-league reps with Blue Jays during World Baseball Classic

It took a full season of baseball, but Arjun Nimmala…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

February 18, 2026

Paola Loriggio

‘It was a betrayal’: Woman tells sex assault trial Frank Stronach tried to rape her

TORONTO — One moment, the woman was standing in Frank…

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