Bureau Des Enquêtes Indépendantes

• Fatal Quebec police chase ends with car in river, watchdog investigation underway

  The police watchdog says the car lost control about a minute into the chase and crashed into the Yamaska River in St-Hyacinthe, Que.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2025
  
• Quebec police watchdog investigating after head on collision on provincial highway

  The agency says police received multiple calls around 10 p.m. reporting a vehicle travelling in the wrong lane on Highway 55 near Trois-Rivières, Que., northeast of Montreal.

  Crime

  Apr 9, 2023
  
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• Quebec police watchdog investigating death of man who fled police hours after stop

  Quebec's police watchdog says it has opened an investigation after a man died several hours after being stopped by police for impaired driving.

  Crime

  Oct 9, 2022
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• Investigation opened after Nunavik woman dies in police custody

  This marks the second woman to die in the custody of Nunavik police this year. In March a 33-year-old woman died in a police station in the village of Akulivik.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2022
• Quebec police watchdog probes man’s death involving Montreal police officer

  Quebec's police watchdog says the fatal incident involving a Montreal police officer occurred about 12:30 p.m. today on Nuns' Island, which is part of Montreal's Verdun borough.

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2022
• RCMP officer shot dead by Quebec police; woman and teen seriously injured in home

  Quebec's bureau of investigations (BEI) is looking into an incident that left one man dead and two others injured in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2022
• N.B. RCMP officer charged in 2021 arrest following Quebec police watchdog probe

  The allegation stems from an incident in July 2021, when officers responded "a report of a man wielding a stick and entering local businesses,” according to RCMP.

  Crime

  Jul 6, 2022
• Quebec police officer who killed teen holding weapon says he feared for safety

  The 2018 shooting of Riley Fairholm by police was investigated by Quebec's independent police watchdog, and the Crown decided not to lay charges.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2022
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• Inquest to begin in N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman during wellness check

  A coroner's jury will be chosen Monday morning, and five days have been set aside for the inquest.

  Canada

  May 15, 2022
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• Quebec police watchdog investigating death of man struck by train after police stop

  The agency says the victim was a 27-year-old man who had been stopped by Montreal police officers for public drunkenness around 20 minutes earlier.

  Crime

  Apr 30, 2022