Ontario’s police oversight agency says an officer who fatally shot a man who had killed five people at a condominium building should not face criminal charges. In a news release Monday, the Special Investigations Unit says director Joseph Martino has determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe the York Regional Police officer committed a…

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the York Regional Police (YRP) are investigating a deadly shooting at a condominium in Vaughan, Ontario, where six have been pronounced dead, including the suspect. Police arrived at the condo at 9235 Jane Street, near Rutherford Road, at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 18, in response report of a…

An Ontario police watchdog said two Vancouver police officers didn’t commit a criminal offence when they shot less-lethal rounds at Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa earlier this year. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said no serious injuries were reported after two protesters–a 36-year-old man and a 41-year-old man–were shot by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) officers…

An Ontario police oversight agency said it is investigating two cases of police operations during the protest against COVID-19 mandates in the nation’s capital on Feb. 18 and 19, including one incident where a civilian was seriously injured. In a news release issued Feb. 20, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said a 49-year-old woman “has a reported…

An Ontario police oversight agency said it is investigating two cases of police operations during the protest against COVID-19 mandates in the nation’s capital on Feb. 18 and 19, including one incident where a civilian was seriously injured. In a news release issued Feb. 20, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said a 49-year-old woman “has a reported…