Author Steven Galloway finishes testifying at defamation trial - CBC

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When Steven Galloway's wife tried to tell the courtroom how the children of the household have been affected by their father's (and stepfather's) decade of living under unproven sexual assault allegations, her words turned into sobs. Katie Wagner testified that, since they and the rest of the public learned of the allegations, Galloway hasn't been able to attend events at the kids' schools knowing that other parents had read all the stories about him. And of course, the kids know, too. "There are newspaper reports that say something bad happened, and he was fired, and then that's being qualitatively rewritten on platforms kids can see," like their phones, she said. Wagner was the first witness to take the stand Monday in the defamation trial that Galloway embarked upon to clear his name. The once-renowned UBC professor and novelist went from being a star in his department to a pariah overnight when a former grad student in his faculty, married and senior to him in age, accused him of rape. He and the student, known to the public only as A. B., had an affair from 2011 to sometime in 2013.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has asked a judge to order US President Donald Trump to set a firm date to give sworn testimony in his $10-billion (€8.6 billion) defamation lawsuit against the network, court filings showed. "Nearly eight months into discovery, after seven depositions of BBC witnesses, and with only two months of discovery remaining, the BBC still has not been able to depose, and does not even have a schedule to depose, the most central figure in this case: Plaintiff himself," the BBC's lawyers wrote.

Open this photo in gallery:Author and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway leaves B. Supreme Court during a lunch break at his defamation lawsuit, Vancouver, Oct. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian PressBoth Steven Galloway and the former University of British Columbia student who accused the bestselling author of sexual assault and harassment worked behind-the-scenes to curry sympathy amid a national firestorm over the allegations, B. Galloway, who is suing the woman known as A.

Open this photo in gallery:Author and former UBC professor Steven Galloway, back second right, and his wife Katie Wagner, front left, leave B. Supreme Court in Vancouver with two unidentified people during a lunch break at his defamation lawsuit on Oct. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian PressBestselling author Steven Galloway accused the administration of the University of British Columbia of making up excuses to fire him in order to protect the school’s reputation after a former student accused him of sexual assault and harassment.

ManitobaThe People's Party of Canada is partially on the hook for defamatory statements a campaign staffer wrote about a Winnipeg activist in 2019, Manitoba's highest court has ruled. Activist Omar Kinnarath was described as a terrorist by a party official on social media in 2019Arturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: Oct 05, 2026 4:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 5Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Omar Kinnarath, seen in a 2022 photo, appealed a decision that awarded him $10,000 in damages over comments made on social media in 2019 by the CEO of a People's Party of Canada district association. (Trevor Brine/CBC)The People's Party of Canada is partially on the hook for defamatory statements a campaign staffer wrote about a Winnipeg activist in 2019, Manitoba's highest court has ruled.