Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating two cases where police tried to clear protesters from Ottawa streets on Friday and Saturday.
In a media release Sunday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said a 49-year-old woman reported being seriously injured after an “interaction” with a Toronto Police Service officer on a horse at roughly 5:14 p.m. Friday.
The incident is related to false rumours of a woman being trampled to death by a police horse that same day.
The SIU said it is currently in the process of interviewing the woman and confirming her injuries.
Then on Saturday, at approximately 7:18 p.m., the SIU said officers from the Vancouver Police Department discharged Anti-Riot Weapon Enfields —
