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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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Central Alberta town faces uncertain future as it drowns in debt and faces potential insolvency
Star

February 12, 2026

Central Alberta town faces uncertain future as it drowns in debt and faces potential insolvency

The future of the Town of Gibbons is on the…

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Atlantic, Business, National, Oil&Gas, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Transport, Utilities

February 11, 2026

Lyndsay Armstrong and Sharif Hassan

Canadians returning from Cuba amid energy crisis due to U.S. oil blockade

Ryan Profid was enjoying a karaoke night at a resort…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Film

February 11, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

How the ‘Nirvanna the Band’ duo’s troublemaking stunts became a chaotic Toronto film

TORONTO — What started as a throwaway joke between two…

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Business, Construction, Health, Ontario/Quebec, Real Estate, Social

February 11, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario long-term care homes seek more money for home care and supportive housing

TORONTO — The fastest way to get into a long-term…

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Sports

February 11, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber trying to stay patient as his season is delayed

DUNEDIN — Shane Bieber is trying to remind himself that…

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Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48
Star

February 11, 2026

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48

James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for his…

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Disaster, Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Sports

February 11, 2026

Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed former Olympian skater Alexandra Paul

ORANGEVILLE — A truck driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 11, 2026

Child playing with old cellphone called 911 nearly 130 times: Guelph police

GUELPH — Guelph police are asking people to avoid giving…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 11, 2026

Man sought in Brampton, Ont., homicide charged with first-degree murder

BRAMPTON — A man sought on a Canada-wide warrant in…

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