Canada: Punjabi-origin YouTuber Nancy Grewal fatally stabbed in LaSalle, probe underway
She was known on social media as a YouTuber and had gained attention for her outspoken views
PTC web Desk: A 45-year-old woman of Punjabi origin, identified as Nancy Grewal from Windsor, was killed in a stabbing incident in LaSalle on Tuesday night, leaving the local community in shock.
According to the LaSalle police service, emergency crews were called to the 2400 block of Todd Lane shortly before 9.30 pm after receiving reports of a stabbing. When officials and paramedics reached the scene, they found Nancy Grewal with serious stab injuries.
She was immediately taken to hospital by Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services, but doctors were unable to save her and she later died from her injuries.
She was known on social media as a YouTuber and had gained attention for her outspoken views. She frequently commented on the ongoing tensions between India and Canada and had openly criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as Khalistani extremists. She had also voiced strong opinions on certain political and religious figures in Punjab.
In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the LaSalle Police Service expressed condolences to Nancy Grewal’s family and friends. Authorities said investigators currently believe the attack was an isolated incident and assured the public that there is no immediate threat to the community.
The police have not yet disclosed whether any suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing.
On Wednesday, investigators sealed off two homes on Todd Lane between Canada Street and Bishop Street as part of the probe. Several evidence markers were placed along a concrete pathway and on the steps leading to the entrance of one of the houses.
A wooded area roughly one km away on Todd Lane, near the walking trails by Herb Gray Parkway, was also taped off while officials searched the area for possible evidence related to the case.
The fatal stabbing occurred just weeks after the region recorded its first homicide of 2026. On February 18, a 44-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound was found unconscious in the parking lot of Windsor Regional Hospital’s Metropolitan campus. Despite attempts to save him, he was later declared dead.
The police said the case also had links to LaSalle, and a suspect was taken into custody the same day at a residence on Broderick Road.
Investigators are appealing to the public for any information related to the latest homicide. Anyone who may have details or surveillance footage from the area has been urged to contact Det. Sgt. Jamie Nestor of the LaSalle Police Service.