Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 41-year-old Cambridge woman.
The Special Investigations Unit said Waterloo Regional Police were called to the Satellite Motel on Hespeler Road on Sunday at 3:45 a.m.
READ MORE: OPP union says SIU shouldn’t investigate cops for failed attempts to save overdose victims
When officers arrived, they performed CPR on the woman and administered naloxone, which reduces the effects of an overdose.
Get breaking National news
Paramedics arrived shortly after and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The SIU has assigned two investigators and one forensic investigator to the incident.
The arm’s length agency investigates reports involving police where there has been a death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
- Canadian natural gas exports to non-U.S. markets hit record levels in March
- City of Regina is asking residents for feedback to improve downtown Regina
- Carney to address rising antisemitism, announce new steps against Jewish hate
- Victim of intimate partner violence calls abuser’s sentence a ‘slap in the face’
-
![]()
B.C. investigator reveals gang letter claimed 1,000 foot soldiers linked to extortion network -
![]()
South Korean submarine takes part in joint naval exercises in BC -
![]()
Kingston family speaks out after boy dies following allergic reaction -
![]()
Canada’s World Happiness Report ranking slides to 25th among countries surveyed
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.