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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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Disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets
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April 14, 2026

Disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets

Lebanon is at a breaking point. On one side, a brutal…

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Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is 'in name only'
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April 14, 2026

Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is ‘in name only’

Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and…

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Trump claims victory as Lebanon braces for the unknown
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April 14, 2026

Trump claims victory as Lebanon braces for the unknown

Donald Trump is in a hurry to pivot away from…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec, Weather

April 14, 2026

Heavy rain and thunderstorms drench large stretch of Ontario, bringing flooding risk

A round of heavy spring showers and thunderstorms is set…

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Sports

April 14, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs close out home schedule in lost season with another defeat

TORONTO — John Tavares and his teammates opened the NHL…

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Saint John police chief accused of misconduct in Ontario, lawsuits reveal
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April 14, 2026

Saint John police chief accused of misconduct in Ontario, lawsuits reveal

The widow of an OPP officer who died by suicide…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

April 14, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario plans massive jail expansion, internal government documents show

TORONTO — Ontario is planning a massive expansion of jails…

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'He's going to kill me': Ex-partner of Ont. politician Mike Strange testifies at ex-Olympian's assault trial
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April 14, 2026

‘He’s going to kill me’: Ex-partner of Ont. politician Mike Strange testifies at ex-Olympian’s assault trial

Niagara Falls, Ont., city Coun. Mike Strange pleaded not guilty…

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Sports

April 14, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Mavrik Bourque’s first NHL hat trick powers Stars’ comeback win over Maple Leafs 6-5

TORONTO — Mavrik Bourque registered his first NHL hat trick…

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