Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says eight people die on the province’s roads and waterways during the 2026 Civic Holiday long weekend, which the force describes as the deadliest weekend of the year so far. According to the OPP, five people die in road crashes during the period. In addition, the OPP reports three deaths on waterways. The fatalities are attributed to separate incidents across Ontario over the long weekend, spanning both land and water activities. Both outlets describe the same overall toll and the same breakdown between road and water deaths, while not detailing specific locations or the causes beyond the crash and water-related incidents. The OPP statement frames the weekend as the most deadly of 2026 to date and provides the counts as the primary information publicly reported so far.