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The parents of an infant and two grandparents killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., last week say they are reeling from their losses. “Our family is reeling from a devastating tragedy following a wrong-way crash involving a police chase,” read a statement from the parents released Sunday by the Special...

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating after four people died, including an infant, after a major crash on Highway 401 that started with a robbery call at an LCBO in Clarington, Ont. and a wrong-way pursuit with officers onto the highway.

The Special Investigations Unit is probing a crash that left four people dead, including a couple and their grandchild, after a police pursuit on Highway 401. As Catherine McDonald reports, one driver who was travelling eastbound on the highway at the time says he narrowly missed crashing into the suspect vehicle.

An Ontario man who suffered a medical emergency in Costa Rica is facing obstacles in getting back home due to unreasonable red tape. While his family has all the necessary paperwork in order, they are struggling to find a hospital in Ontario that is willing to accept him. Meanwhile, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has...

The provincial Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a fatal shooting after a man in Oakville, Ont., was shot by two Halton police officers on Saturday. Plus, hundreds marked International Women’s Day (IWD) in Toronto by marching on the streets of downtown. And, a vigil was held for a Kenyan asylum seeker who died last...

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a fatal shooting after a man in Oakville, Ont., was shot by two Halton police officers in the early morning hours on Saturday. Sean O’Shea has the details.

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said Saturday that a man died after two Halton Regional Police officers fired their weapons following an altercation at a home in Oakville. The SIU said the officers had been called to the home for reports of a stabbing.

On Monday, during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on the Israel-Hamas conflict, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten detailed findings from a recent mission to Israel, aimed at investigating sexual violence related to the Oct. 7 attacks.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia has netted its largest one-time seizure of contraband tobacco in the province’s history. Investigators also confiscated heaps of illegal firearms, drugs and stolen goods across Metro Vancouver, Sgt. Brenda Winpenny said Tues. Feb. 13, 2024.

The Native Women’s Association of Canada is speaking out after Jenna Ostberg, a 21-year-old First Nations woman from Thunder Bay, died after police allegedly failed to respond to a 911 call. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a release on Jan. 3, 2024, that Thunder Bay police received a 911 call about a domestic...

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is looking into the death of a 21-year-old woman at a home in Thunder Bay. The SIU says the police did not respond to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance.

The Special Investigations Unit has been called in after a York Regional Police officer shot a 37-year-old man in an apartment building in Newmarket. YRP were called to the building on Crowder Boulevard around 10:15 p.m. Thursday for a domestic disturbance when the man was involved in the interaction with police. Catherine McDonald reports.

The Special Investigations Unit says a 17-year-old boy has died in hospital nearly a week after he was hit by a vehicle after running from police at Canada’s Wonderland. The SIU said a York Regional Police officer was patrolling the parking lot of the theme park in Vaughan when “he observed a teenager behaving suspiciously...

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has taken charge of a hit-and-run death early on Wednesday morning in Mississauga. As Sean O’Shea reports, the driver crashed his vehicle and fled.

Two vehicle collision sends one person to hospital; Ontario Special Investigations Unit looking into Friday incident that left one man dead; Peterborough Golf and Country Club hosts second annual Gary Dalliday Memorial Caring for our Communities Golf Tournament; Skytracker weather. Tricia Mason has the details.

As Catherine McDonald reports, the Special Investigations Unit says the interaction happened after police responded to a call for a man in distress with a knife. A 25-year-old is in critical condition.

Toronto police lined a funeral procession on Thursday morning for Bingo – a police dog shot and killed in the line of duty while searching for a suspect with a gun on Tuesday night. The suspect involved in the shooting was also shot by a Toronto police officer prompting the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU)...

Toronto Police Special Investigations Unit spokesperson Kristy Denette spoke to media on Wednesday, outlining an incident in which an officer shot at a suspect on Tuesday. During the incident, Denette said, one of their K9 service dogs named Bingo was shot and killed while searching for the armed suspect.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit has been called to investigate after a 58-year-old man died after he fell from a fourth-floor hotel room. Erica Vella reports.

Registered nurses at Campbellford Memorial Hospital ask an independent assessment committee to investigate issues in the hospital’s inpatient medical and special care units; new technology used by Peterborough Police discover almost 20 thousand expired license plates in the last week alone; the Kawartha Wildlife Centre in Ennismore has closed its doors due in part to...