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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, Politics

January 29, 2025

Most Canadian business leaders support dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs: KPMG

TORONTO — The vast majority of Canadian business leaders want…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

January 29, 2025

Ontario party leaders hit campaign trail as snap winter election begins

Ontario’s political party leaders are fanning out across the province…

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Business, Health, Justice, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec, Social, Travel

January 29, 2025

Family files lawsuit after Toronto mother, son die on vacation in Dominican Republic

TORONTO — The family of a Toronto mother and son…

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Trump's threat of mass deportations opens up old wounds for a Mississippi community
Star

January 29, 2025

Trump’s threat of mass deportations opens up old wounds for a Mississippi community

Hundreds of undocumented migrants were arrested in workplace raids in…

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CBC's new CEO says cutting government funding would 'cripple' English and French services
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January 29, 2025

CBC’s new CEO says cutting government funding would ‘cripple’ English and French services

The new CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s…

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'It's not who I am now': Sexual abuse victim of former Nunavut priest speaks out
Star

January 29, 2025

‘It’s not who I am now’: Sexual abuse victim of former Nunavut priest speaks out

Last week’s guilty plea from a former Catholic priest who…

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Parents really do have a favourite child, new study suggests. And it's probably who you think it is
Star

January 29, 2025

Parents really do have a favourite child, new study suggests. And it’s probably who you think it is

AÂ new study suggests parents really do have a favourite…

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#TheMoment a ballerina danced on a ship's bow in the Antarctic Ocean
Star

January 29, 2025

#TheMoment a ballerina danced on a ship’s bow in the Antarctic Ocean

Mathieu Forget and Victoria Dauberville recount the moment they collaborated…

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'Gulf of America' shift won't be the first time Google Maps has changed names depending on your location
Star

January 29, 2025

‘Gulf of America’ shift won’t be the first time Google Maps has changed names depending on your location

Google Maps has a history of changing place names and…

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