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SIU probing man’s fatal fall from condo balcony near Sherway GardensAs Catherine McDonald reports, the Special Investigation Unit says York Regional Police officers were there to execute a search warrant.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoSep 16
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1 dead, 1 injured after being shot at by 4 police officers outside home in Innisfil, Ont.The Special Investigations Unit says a 19-year-old man is dead and another is injured after a police-involved shooting at an Innisfil, Ont. home following a call for a family dispute. The agency said there were reports of a family dispute and when officers arrived there was an “interaction” involving the two men outside of the...CanadaAug 16
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SIU investigates crash in Havelock after vehicle flees from Peterborough County OPPOntario’s Special Investigations Unit is probing a crash in Havelock on July 8 after a vehicle reportedly fled from Peterborough County OPP. OPP say the driver failed to stop for an officer and fled. A short time later it crashed into a hydro pole at a hydro station on Belmont 6th Line. Hydro One says...CrimeJul 10
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Police watchdog investigating after man falls from balcony in TorontoThe Special Investigations Unit has been called into investigate after man in distress fell from a balcony during an interaction with Toronto police. According to neighbours, the man in his 30s was the tenant of a third-floor apartment in a building on Dawes Road near St. Clair Avenue.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoJun 13
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Global News at 6 Toronto: May 5, 2024The 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...May 5
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SIU called in after fatal police pursuit involving death of infant, grandparents on Highway 401The 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.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoApr 30
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SIU investigating Highway 401 crash that left 4 dead, including infantThe 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.CrimeApr 30
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Global News at 6 Toronto: April 13, 2024An 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...Apr 13
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Global News at 6 Toronto: March 2, 2024The 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...Apr 2
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Ontario SIU investigates fatal shooting after man in Oakville shot by Halton policeOntario’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.CanadaMar 2
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Man dies after 2 officers fire shots following altercation at Oakville homeOntario’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.CanadaMar 2
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Israel-Hamas: UN report finds ‘reasonable grounds’ of sexual violence in Oct. 7 attackOn 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.Mar 11
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Anti-gang agency seizes weapons, vehicles, drugs in B.C. bustThe 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.CrimeFeb 13
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Native Women’s Association of Canada calls out lack of police response in death of Ontario womanThe 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...CanadaJan 9
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Woman dead after Thunder Bay police don’t respond to call: Ontario SIUOntario’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.Global NationalJan 4
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Man killed by police in Newmarket after domestic disturbance call: SIUThe 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.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoDec 8, 2023
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Teen dies days after hit by vehicle while fleeing police at Canada’s Wonderland: SIUThe 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...Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoOct 20, 2023
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Cyclist killed by hit-and-run driver in MississaugaOntario’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.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoAug 23, 2023
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Global News Peterborough Update 2: Aug. 14, 2023Two 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.TrafficAug 14, 2023
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Man in critical condition after shooting involving police in ScarboroughAs 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.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoAug 1, 2023