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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, Economy, Finance

January 31, 2025

S&P/TSX composite falls on tariff fears, U.S. markets also slip

TORONTO — Stock markets and the Canadian dollar fell Friday…

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Business, Economy, Finance

January 31, 2025

S&P/TSX composite falls on tariff fears, U.S. markets also slip

TORONTO — Stock markets and the Canadian dollar fell Friday…

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Business, Economy, Finance

January 31, 2025

S&P/TSX composite falls on tariff fears, U.S. markets also slip

TORONTO — Stock markets and the Canadian dollar fell Friday…

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Health, Lifestyle, Science

January 31, 2025

Preschoolers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods, study says

MONTREAL — Canadian preschoolers are getting nearly half their calories…

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More bad news for rat-infested cities: Climate change is making it worse
Star

January 31, 2025

More bad news for rat-infested cities: Climate change is making it worse

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is…

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Banks, Business, Finance, Oil&Gas, Utilities

January 31, 2025

RBC quits UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance

TORONTO — RBC has quit the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance,…

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Celebrity-backed home projects leave a trail of unhappy customers
Star

January 31, 2025

Celebrity-backed home projects leave a trail of unhappy customers

Celebrities including Mike Holmes and former CFL player Graeme Bell…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

January 31, 2025

One person dead, two injured after Thunder Bay, Ont., encampment fire

Officials say one person is dead and two people were…

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Sports

January 31, 2025

Bassitt says Scherzer will help Jays on and off the mound in 2025

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt says as good as Max Scherzer…

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