Circumstances leading to UVic student's fatal overdose 'shocking,' says drug squad investigator

Quebec became the first Canadian province to enact legislation stipulating that recommended tip amounts on payment terminals must be calculated using the subtotal — the price before the GST (five per cent) and the province’s sales tax (9.975 per cent) are applied. In most Canadian retail and service settings, when a consumer is presented with a digital debit machine displaying suggested tip percentages, that figure is calculated using the post-tax total. It should be common knowledge, but it’s not, and it often results in people paying an added gratuity on money ultimately paid to...