Police say a woman's torso has been recovered from the lower Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Ont., near the Rainbow Bridge.
Passersby spotted the body - without a head or limbs - floating in the river and alerted authorities on Wednesday.
The torso was was sent to Hamilton General Hospital for an autopsy and police say it has been confirmed that the woman was the victim of a homicide.
Investigators and forensic experts say the torso is not related to the Peel police investigation involving the slaying of Toronto woman Guang Hua Liu.
Police say the woman was white, middle-aged, with a pierced navel and at least one caesarean section scar.
