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.
New Westminster police say Florence Leung's body was pulled from the waters near Bowen Island on Tuesday.
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia dispatched its annual gift of thanks to Boston today, sending a 14-metre white spruce to the city that pitched in 99 years ago after the Halifax Explosion killed or injured 11,000 people.
MARRAKECH, Morocco — Quebec's premier is opposing a developer's controversial proposal to build a Muslim housing community on Montreal's south shore.