Jason Viau

Journalist

Jason Viau is reporter for CBC News based in Windsor, Ont. He has an interest in telling stories related to accountability, policing, court, crime and municipal affairs. You can email story ideas and tips to jason.viau@cbc.ca.

Latest from Jason Viau

MPP questions if UWindsor board of governors is 'handicap from doing its job'

Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie says the University of Windsor Board of Governors contravened provincial legislation when it did not allow a member's motion to be debated at the board level.

Retailers question Windsor, Ont., police decision to stop taking some retail theft reports

Windsor's police chief says the service will no longer accept retail theft reports from companies that won't co-operate with a criminal investigation, raising concerns by the Retail Council of Canada. Other police services take different approaches to handling theft reports.
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Why some Canadian municipalities fund home security for elected officials while others are secretive about it

With threats and harassment against elected officials intensifying in recent years, some Canadian municipalities of the 21 contacted by CBC are using taxpayer dollars to fund politicians' home security systems.

Domestic violence victims now get real-time help from social workers with new police partnership

When Windsor police officers respond to an intimate partner violence (IPV) call and a charge is laid, a social worker will arrive on scene to assist the victim in real-time.

Vessel-tracking tech helps keep boaters safe, assist with crime along Canada-U.S. border

The Windsor Port Authority is the only agency in this southwestern Ontario region with an Accipiter radar. It tracks the movement of boats other radars cannot see for the safety of people on the water and to assist with criminal investigations.
In Depth

Inside Windsor's most dangerous neighbourhood — and efforts to make it safer

A community garden, in the midst of Windsor's most dangerous neighbourhood, is described as a point of pride that "means everything" to some of the most vulnerable people in the city.

Memorial honours man killed by Windsor, Ont., police outside Beer Store

Stones, flowers, a feather and tobacco mark a small memorial in front of the Beer Store to honour an Indigenous man shot and killed by Windsor, Ont., police.
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'He was always smiling:' Friend reflects on man killed by Windsor police as SIU investigates

Two Windsor police officers fired weapons at a man who later died in hospital last week, says Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), noting two knives were involved in the incident outside The Beer Store. A friend of the man, whose name isn't being released, says he performed an Indigenous song in his honour, next to where he was killed.

Deputy police chief won't face internal discipline for stunt driving charge, board chair says

Windsor police Deputy Chief Jason Crowley will not face any internal discipline after being charged with stunt driving last year, CBC News has learned.

Windsor's mayor asks community to be 'sensible' as it waits for police chief allegations probe to end

Windsor's mayor and police board chair Drew Dilkens is asking for the community to be "sensible enough" to wait for an investigation to finish, into racially derogatory allegations against chief Jason Bellaire, before rushing to judgment.