VANCOUVER — A rift in Canada's literary community has deepened after dozens of prominent authors called for an independent investigation into the University of British Columbia's firing of Steven Galloway.
The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal was charged Wednesday with three new counts of sexual assault.
BC Coroners Service released figures Wednesday showing there were 622 fatal overdoses from illicit drugs between January and October compared with 397 during the same period last year.
The tax, which is the first of its kind in Canada, will apply to non-principal residences that are left empty for six months of the year or longer.
An official with the Canadian government is confirming that a Canadian has been killed in Mexico.
Police say the investigation, named Project Links, was launched in early May after the force receiving a tip from the Catholic Children's Aid Society in Hamilton.