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

Windsor police officer not guilty of 4 counts of sexual assault

The "frailty" of some of the complainant's testimony and the lack of witnesses in the trial were two reasons the judge said she could not find Staff Sgt. Ken Price committed sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt.

Toronto man in $36M cross-border drug operation sentenced in Windsor to 16 years in prison

A Toronto man sentenced Tuesday for his involvement in a $36-million cross-border cocaine and meth operation told Windsor, Ont., court he needed to get arrested as a way out of the criminal activity.

Windsor police officer sentenced for criminal harassment, indecent phone calls

Windsor police Const. Joshua Smith will face two years of probation for repeatedly calling a female co-worker to moan and breathe heavily without saying any words.

Judge wonders why other officers didn't testify in sexual assault trial of Windsor cop

The Windsor police officers said to have witnessed alleged sexual assaults did not testify in a trial of another cop, and the presiding judge is wondering why.

Windsor cop on trial for sexual assault says he's 'never had any physical contact with her'

"Never happened" is a phrase Windsor police Staff. Sgt Ken Price repeated several times when asked or was told that he sexually assaulted a female co-worker by lawyers on both sides.

Complainant in trial of Windsor police officer says alleged assaults were too painful to document

A Windsor police staff sergeant has pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual assault. Tuesday was day two of his trial.

'I felt helpless,' complainant says in Windsor police officer sexual assault trial

The female Windsor, Ont., police employee who says she was sexually assaulted by Staff Sgt. Ken Price testified Monday on the first day of his trial.
Exclusive

Windsor police chief's discipline for racist remarks 'doesn't amount to anything': Social justice activist

Windsor, Ont., police Chief Jason Bellaire must take equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) training as a consequence for racist remarks that he made , CBC News has learned.

Windsor man sentenced to jail for 'random, violent' attacks on two Black homeless men

In what Justice Scott Pratt described as "random, violent" attacks on two Black homeless men, the 21-year-old ringleader behind those beatings has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.
In Depth

RCMP changes operations, patrols border for 1st time after Trump pushes for heightened security

RCMP in the Windsor, Ont., detachment have been patrolling the Canada-U.S. border in ways they've never done before since President Donald Trump pushed for increased security between the countries. "We're looking for anything suspicious in regards to people or contraband, drugs, commodities coming into Canada or leaving Canada illegally," says Const. Ian Smith.