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Eight people died on Ontario roads and waterways over the Civic Holiday long weekend, making it the deadliest long weekend the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seen so far this year.

Five people died in road crashes, while three others died in separate marine incidents, OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in a video posted to social media Thursday.

Two of the boating deaths happened after a canoe capsized. The third happened in a powerboat collision.

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