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Hi everyone,

There is so much news tonight it will be a challenge to get it all on the show! Out of the U.S., everything from the guilty verdict in the Conrad Murray trial, fresh allegations against presidential hopeful Herman Cain and the shocking scandal at Penn State University. The big news in this country: the Occupy movement is on shaky ground.

Vancouver has ordered the protesters to dismantle their camp after the death of 23-year-old Ashlie Gough over the weekend and the drug overdose of another man last week. The activists are determined to stay put.

Tonight, B.C. Bureau Chief Sarah Galashan is looking at the escalating tensions between the protesters and the city. Sarah and CTV B.C. reporter Jon Woodward emailed some images from the camp today, including this striking one of a notice from the City of Vancouver -- a shot across the bow.

Jon Woodward / CTV

No cause of death for Gough has been given, but occupiers argue that if it was a fatal drug overdose as is widely suspected, it had nothing to do with the Occupy movement.

• @AMcKie: Do I have this right? A woman ODs at Occupy Vancouver and it's game over, but 100s dying on the Downtown Eastside is business as usual?

Mayor Gregor Robertson had posted a message on Twitter this past weekend saying the protest "can and should continue" but the "tent city is unsafe and cannot." He said steps to remove the camp were not based solely on Gough's death, but "an accumulation of safety standards."

The camp, now into day 23, is right outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. Here's a picture Sarah took to give you some perspective:

Sarah Galashan / CTV

There are Occupy protests across Canada, each one facing different issues, and each one focused on different causes.

In Calgary, the Calgary Homeless Foundation made a deal with protesters that if they packed up their tents at the city's St. Patrick's Island location, the agency would eventually move some of the homeless into affordable housing.

Here's a tweet from Tim Richter, president of the Calgary Homeless Foundation:

• @timrichter: Just left St. Patrick's Island where the last of the tents were coming down. People will be safe for winter. #yyc

There's news out of Occupy Quebec and Halifax also. Is it time to evict them or leave the camps alone?

See you tonight,

Lisa