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Two men seriously hurt following collision at Nepean intersection
A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Merivale Road and Meadowlands Drive in Nepean on Sunday afternoon left two men hospitalized and caused major traffic disruptions. Ottawa paramedics...
Two people hospitalized after fiery two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Etobicoke
A driver has been charged with impaired driving and dangerous driving causing bodily harm following a wrong-way collision on Highway 401 near Kipling Avenue in Etobicoke on Sunday morning. Ontario...
One person in critical condition after vehicle crashes into tree in Brampton
One person has been taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Brampton on Saturday night. Peel Regional Police said the collision occurred around 8:45...
2 women dead, man hospitalized following serious 2-vehicle crash in Brampton
Two women have died following a two-vehicle collision in Brampton on Saturday afternoon. Peel Regional Police said the crash occurred just before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Queen Street and...
Nobody hurt following house fire in Etobicoke
No injuries were reported after a house fire broke out in Etobicoke on Friday night. Toronto Fire crews responded to the blaze at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the area of Islington Avenue and The...
Two elderly women struck by vehicle at Burlington intersection
Two elderly women were seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while crossing an intersection in Burlington on Friday night. Halton Regional Police said the collision occurred at...
Windsor collision leaves elderly cyclist in critical condition
An 89-year-old cyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle at an intersection on Friday afternoon. Police responded to the collision shortly after noon at the intersection of...
Ottawa driver charged after stopping for turtle causes crash on Hwy. 60 in North Algona-Wilberforce Township
An Ottawa driver has been charged after a crash on Highway 60 in North Algona-Wilberforce Township that occurred when a vehicle slowed or stopped to allow a turtle to cross the road. Ontario...
CHEO sounds alarm on sharp rise in e-scooters and e-bikes related injuries
New figures from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) show a sharp rise in injuries linked to e-scooters and e-bikes among young people. Data covering the year ending in May 2025 found...
Girl, 9, in serious condition after getting hit by vehicle in North York
A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in North York on Friday evening. Toronto police say the collision happened just after 6 p.m. in the area of Steeles Avenue...
63-year-old motorcyclist killed in south Barrie collision
A 63-year-old motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle collision in south Barrie on Friday afternoon. Barrie Police Service responded to the crash at Big Bay Point Road and Hurst Drive around...
Motorcyclist, 21, dead after colliding with car in Gravenhurst
A 21-year-old man from Brampton has died following a collision involving a motorcycle and a car in Gravenhurst on Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police in Bracebridge responded to the crash at...
13-year-old boy struck and injured by LRT in North York
A 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being struck by an LRT on Toronto's Line 6 Finch West route on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:19 p.m. near the intersection of Finch...
20-year-old motorcyclist taken to trauma centre following two-vehicle collision in Mississauga
A 20-year-old motorcyclist was transported to a trauma centre following a collision with a car in Mississauga on Friday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash near Airport Road and...
Two people hospitalized after fiery crash incident on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
The Gardiner Expressway has fully reopened following a multi-vehicle collision and vehicle fire near the Rees Street off-ramp on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. to...
Four people, including one child, seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in south Ottawa
A young boy was airlifted to hospital following a serious two-vehicle collision in south Ottawa on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded around 7:26 a.m. to the intersection of Nixon Drive and...
Pedestrian collision in Chatham leaves man in critical condition
A 49-year-old man from Chatham remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night. The collision occurred around 10:49 p.m. on Longwoods Road between...
Two people injured after two separate apartment fires in London
London firefighters responded to multiple emergency calls Thursday night, including two separate apartment fires. At approximately 11 p.m., crews were dispatched to an apartment building on Kent...
Two dead, two injured following collision involving ORV in Norfolk County
Two people have died and two others were injured following a collision involving an off-road utility vehicle and an SUV in Norfolk County. The crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday at the...
Ottawa police officer charged following collision incident in Oakville
A senior Ottawa police officer has been charged following an incident in Oakville that occurred on June 12. Halton Regional Police allege that a dispute stemming from a collision between two...
OPP officer seriously injured after being struck on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police are reminding motorists to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles after an officer was injured when a cruiser was struck on Highway 401 near Lansdowne earlier this...
Funeral held for five children killed in tragic fatal Mapleton crash
A funeral service for five children from the Doerksen family who died in a tragic two-vehicle crash in rural southern Ontario is scheduled for Saturday, one week after the collision. Peter, 12,...
Elderly man dies from injuries after vehicle strikes tree in North York
Toronto police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision in North York that claimed the life of a 90-year-old driver on Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the area of...
No injuries reported after property blaze in east Windsor
Fire crews in Windsor responded to a blaze in the city’s east end on Thursday afternoon, where heavy smoke was seen rising from the area. Emergency services were called to the 6700 block of Tecumseh...
Truck driver sought after fleeing collision that knocked out power in Kitchener’s Sportsworld Drive
A hit-and-run involving a transport truck caused a power outage and traffic disruptions in Kitchener’s Sportsworld Drive area on Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported around 1 p.m. after a...
Boy airlifted to trauma centre after getting struck by falling tree near school in Oshawa
A young boy has been airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre after being struck by a falling tree branch at a school in south Oshawa on Thursday afternoon. Durham Regional Police say emergency crews...
Girl, 15, struck by vehicle in front of high school in Etobicoke
A 15-year-old girl was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke on Thursday morning. The collision occurred shortly after 11:15...
Employee fatally struck by vehicle at Waypoint Centre in Penetanguishene
A 61-year-old employee of the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care has died after being struck by a vehicle on the facility’s property in Penetanguishene. Emergency crews, including firefighters,...
Dump truck driver killed in fatal Hwy. 407 rollover crash in Oshawa
A dump truck driver has died following a single-vehicle rollover crash in Oshawa on Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred shortly before 8:15 a.m. on the eastbound...
Heavy rain blamed for multiple highway accidents in the GTA
Heavy rainfall continued to cause major transportation disruptions across the Greater Toronto Area on Thursday morning, with multiple collisions, flooding, and significant traffic delays affecting...
Driver uninjured after vehicle plunges into lake in Scarborough Bluffs
A driver was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a vehicle was found submerged in the water at Bluffer’s Park in Scarborough early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the...
Four people, including child, injured in Etobicoke crash
Four people were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash in Etobicoke early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the area of Islington Avenue and Finch Avenue West just before 1 a.m....
Four people hospitalized, G1 driver charged following serious crash in North York
Four people were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in North York early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to Finch Avenue West...
Woman, 63, struck and seriously injured by vehicle in Scarborough
A 63-year-old woman was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough late Wednesday night. Emergency crews responded to the area of Birchmount and Comstock roads shortly after 11...
Two overnight fires in Ottawa, one person suffers serious burns
Ottawa firefighters responded to two separate overnight fires on Thursday, with one person suffering serious burn injuries and several residents displaced. The first fire broke out in a townhouse on...
Residents uninjured, eight pets dead following serious house fire in Hamilton
A devastating fire in Hamilton's North End on Wednesday evening destroyed much of a two-storey home, killed eight family pets, and displaced a family of six. Firefighters responded to Gertrude...
Nobody inured after garage blaze in Chatham
A garage fire in Chatham on Wednesday evening caused an estimated $250,000 in damage. Emergency crews from Stations 1 and 2 were dispatched to a property on Grande River Lane at approximately 6:30...
Three injured, including toddler, after vehicle collides into pedestrians in York
A 48-year-old Richmond Hill man has been charged following a midweek crash in York that seriously injured a toddler and an adult pedestrian. The collision occurred at approximately 3:57 p.m....
72-year-old motorcyclist killed in Hwy. 6 collision on Manitoulin Island
A 72-year-old man from Thunder Bay has died following a motorcycle collision on Manitoulin Island. Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 6 near White's...
No injuries reported after school bus with students struck by vehicle on Highway 17
A school bus carrying 26 students was struck from behind by a commercial vehicle on Highway 17 in Spanish, Ontario, on Wednesday morning. The collision occurred shortly after 8 a.m. while the bus...
Two men taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash in Scarborough
A multi-vehicle collision in Scarborough during the early morning hours of Wednesday left two men injured and caused significant traffic disruptions. Emergency crews responded to the crash at the...
Two people hospitalized following townhouse fire in east Ottawa
An early morning townhouse fire in east Ottawa sent two people to hospital and displaced a family of four. Emergency crews responded to a two-storey home on Belisle Street at approximately 4:30 a.m....
No injuries after garbage truck catches fire on Hwy. 11 south of Gravenhurst
A garbage truck fire caused heavy smoke and traffic disruptions along Highway 11 in Kilworthy early Wednesday morning. Police were called to the scene shortly after 3 a.m. after reports of a truck...
Man, 27, in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in Waterloo
A 27-year-old man from Kitchener suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Waterloo late Tuesday night. Police say the collision occurred around 11:20 p.m. at the...
2 people dead, 1 injured following serious 2-vehicle collision in Amaranth Township
Two people from Grand Valley lost their lives in a late-night two-vehicle collision in Amaranth Township. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash near County Road 109 and Grandview Road at...
79-year-old woman facing impaired charges after veering into ditch near Thunder Bay
A 79-year-old woman is facing impaired driving-related charges after police responded to a report of a suspected intoxicated driver near Thunder Bay. Ontario Provincial Police say they received a...
One occupant hospitalized following serious apartment fire in downtown Ottawa
One person was hospitalized and two pets died following an apartment fire in downtown Ottawa Tuesday evening. Ottawa Fire Services responded around 5:55 p.m. to reports of alarms and smoke at a...
Woman suffers critical injuries after being hit by vehicle in North York
A 55-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by an SUV in North York on Tuesday evening. The collision occurred around 6:15 p.m. near Leslie Street and Bannatyne Drive....
Child riding bike injured in Mississauga collision
A child was taken to hospital with minor injuries following a collision involving a bicycle in Mississauga Tuesday afternoon. Peel Regional Police said the crash occurred around 3:24 p.m. near...
Two women hospitalized after vehicle crashes into retirement home in Orléans
Two women were taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed into a retirement residence in Orléans Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to the Chapel Hill Retirement...
Pedestrian fatally struck by Via Rail train near Kingston
Via Rail passengers travelling between Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal experienced several hours of delays Tuesday afternoon after a person was struck and killed by a train near Kingston. The incident...
E-bike rider critically hurt after colliding with cube van at Barrhaven intersection
An e-bike rider in his 20s remains in critical condition following a serious collision with a commercial vehicle in Ottawa’s Barrhaven area Tuesday morning. Ottawa police said the crash involved a...
Medical episode blamed for serious collision that sends one vehicle into North York building
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle collision in North York on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to Finch Avenue West and Alness Street shortly...
Man seriously hurt following rollover collision in Toronto’s west end
A man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Toronto’s west end on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded shortly after 7:30 a.m. to the area of Old...
Two separate morning crashes snarl DVP traffic, one reported minor injury
Two separate collisions on the Don Valley Parkway caused significant traffic disruptions during Tuesday morning’s commute. The first crash occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes...
One person injured, highway closed after five-vehicle crash on Hwy. 6 in Morriston
A five-vehicle collision involving two transport trucks and three passenger vehicles forced the closure of Highway 6 in Morriston on Tuesday morning. Wellington County OPP responded to the crash...
One driver injured after two transport trucks collide on Hwy. 402 in Lambton County
A section of Highway 402 was closed for much of Tuesday after a collision involving two transport trucks in the westbound lanes near Nauvoo Road. Emergency crews responded to the crash shortly after...
Woman, 46, arrested for impaired driving after hitting two vehicles in Windsor
A 46-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving following a hit-and-run incident in Windsor early Tuesday morning. Police responded shortly before 3 a.m. to reports of a suspected...
Two people taken to hospital following collision involving e-scooter in Scarborough
Two people were taken to hospital following a collision between an e-scooter and an SUV in Scarborough Monday night. Police said the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on McCowan Road, south of...
No injuries after hit-and-run collision destroys bus shelter in Brampton
Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after a two-vehicle collision in Brampton that destroyed a bus shelter and damaged a nearby light pole. The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m....
29-year-old man dead after crashing into tree in Carling
A 29-year-old man from Beeton has died following a single-vehicle collision in Carling on the night of June 11. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the vehicle struck a tree on Shebeshekong...
12-year-old cyclist struck by vehicle near Mitchell Park in Windsor
A 12-year-old cyclist suffered minor injuries after a collision with a vehicle on Clinton Street in Windsor Monday evening. According to police, the boy entered the roadway from an alley in the 400...
Three people injured in Pickering multi-vehicle collision
Three people were transported to hospital after a multi-vehicle collision in Pickering on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred near the intersection of Valley Farm Road and Kingston Road, located...
Man and woman seriously injured after head-on collision in Ottawa’s south end
A man in his 40s remains in critical condition following a head-on collision in Ottawa’s south end on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash at the intersection of Hawthorne and...
One person hospitalized following two-vehicle crash in Windsor
One person was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and Lauzon Parkway. Emergency crews responded to the crash, which involved two vehicles....
One taken to hospital following collision involving stolen vehicle and police cruiser in North York
A Toronto police cruiser was involved in a collision in North York while officers were responding to a stolen vehicle investigation on Monday. Police were called to the area of Sheppard Avenue West...
51-year-old man killed in two-vehicle collision involving lawn tractor in North Dumfries
A 51-year-old North Dumfries man has died following a collision involving a lawn tractor and a vehicle on Monday morning. Emergency crews were called to Clyde Road at approximately 10:10 a.m. after...
One person suffers smoke inhalation after e-bike fire in London apartment
A resident was treated for smoke inhalation after an e-bike battery caught fire inside an apartment building in north London on Monday morning. London Fire Department crews responded to a...
One person airlifted to hospital following serious two-vehicle crash near Arthur
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that resulted in serious injuries Monday morning near Arthur. The crash occurred at approximately 8 a.m. at the intersection of...
Boy, 12, and police officer seriously injured after collision incident involving stolen vehicle in East York
A 12-year-old boy is facing multiple charges after a Toronto police officer was seriously injured during an incident involving a stolen vehicle in East York early Monday morning. Police were called...
57-year-old man in critical condition following serious crash in Chatham-Kent
A 57-year-old Wheatley man suffered life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Romney Township on June 12. Chatham-Kent police responded to the collision on Erie Street South at...
Brampton man facing numerous charges after fleeing and striking several police vehicles in Thunder Bay
A 41-year-old Brampton man is facing numerous charges, including four counts of attempted murder, following a police pursuit in the Thunder Bay area. The incident began on June 10 at approximately...
Driver, 48, arrested for switching seats following Guelph collision
A 48-year-old Brampton man has been charged with obstructing a peace officer following an investigation into a reported collision in Guelph. The case began on June 1 when a man attended the...
Man riding scooter hospitalized after colliding with vehicle near Ottawa’s Carlingwood Shopping Centre
An e-scooter rider was seriously injured following a collision with a SUV near Carlingwood Shopping Centre on Sunday evening. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Carling Avenue near Fairlawn...
Nobody injured following house fire in Ottawa’s south end
Fire crews spent more than an hour battling a residential fire in Ottawa’s rural south end on Sunday afternoon. Ottawa Fire Services say they received multiple 911 calls just before 1:45 p.m....
One patient suffers burn injuries after fire at Pembroke Regional Hospital
A fire at Pembroke Regional Hospital on Sunday morning left one patient injured and prompted a swift evacuation of part of the facility. Pembroke fire crews responded just before 8 a.m. after...
Hit-and-run driver sought after fatally striking man following large fight in North York
Toronto police are investigating a fatal incident in the city’s west end that left one person dead early Sunday morning after what officers believe was a targeted attack. Emergency crews were called...
Two riders critically injured following Brampton motorcycle crash
Two men were rushed to a trauma centre with critical injuries after a motorcycle crash in Brampton early Sunday morning. Peel Regional Police responded to reports of the collision on Hansen Road,...
Passenger dead, driver seriously hurt in Whitby Highway 412 crash
A fatal crash on a Highway 412 ramp in Whitby early Sunday morning claimed the life of a 24-year-old passenger. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision near the Highway 401 and Highway...
Multiple people injured after several vehicles crash in Scarborough
A multi-vehicle collision in Scarborough early Sunday morning left at least six people injured, including one person with serious injuries. Emergency crews responded to reports of a crash involving...
One person in critical condition following Kingsville collision
A 47-year-old Windsor man is facing multiple charges following a two-vehicle collision in Kingsville that left another driver with life-threatening injuries. Essex County OPP responded to the crash...
One driver taken to hospital after two vehicles collide in Tiny Township
One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision in Tiny Township late Saturday night. Ontario Provincial Police say a car and an SUV crashed at the intersection of Highway 93 and Stamp...
Five people injured following two-vehicle collision in Waterloo
Five people were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Waterloo Saturday afternoon. Police responded to the crash at the intersection of University Avenue East and Lincoln Road...
Woman, 40, critically hurt after being hit by vehicle in Windsor
A 40-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Ouellette Avenue in Windsor early Sunday morning. Police say the collision occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the 1100...
Serious collision in Barrie sends three women to the hospital
Three women were seriously injured in a collision in Barrie on Saturday, prompting a lengthy road closure and emergency response. The crash occurred around 11 a.m. near the intersection of Dunlop...
One person in critical condition following Norfolk County crash
A person has sustained life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Norfolk County. Police say the collision involved a passenger vehicle and occurred on Bell Mill Sideroad between...
Driver taken to hospital after crashing into hydro pole in London
A section of Wharncliffe Road South was closed Saturday morning after an SUV crashed into a hydro pole, causing significant vehicle damage and disrupting traffic. Emergency crews responded to the...
SUV driver sought following hit-and-run collision in Guelph
Guelph Police are searching for the driver of an SUV involved in a hit-and-run collision on Saturday morning. Officers responded to the intersection of Suffolk Street East and Woolwich Street around...
Three people injured, one arrested after six vehicles collide in East York
A late-night six-vehicle collision in East York sent three people to hospital and resulted in the arrest of one individual. Toronto police say the crash occurred shortly after 11 p.m. near the...
Pedestrian fatally struck by train in downtown Greater Sudbury
A male pedestrian has died after being struck by a train in downtown Greater Sudbury, leading to significant traffic disruptions on Friday evening. The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on...
5 children dead, 6 others hospitalized following catastrophic 2-vehicle crash in Mapleton Township
A devastating two-vehicle collision in Mapleton Township on Friday evening claimed the lives of five children and left six others seriously injured. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Guelph hit-and-run collision
Guelph Police are seeking public assistance as they investigate a hit-and-run collision that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. Friday at the intersection of...
Three hospitalized, one critical following serious two-vehicle crash in Brampton
A man is in critical condition after a two-vehicle collision in Brampton shortly after midnight on Friday. Peel Regional Police responded to the crash near Castlemore Road and McVean Drive just...
Seven people hospitalized after vehicle crashes into fitness studio in London mall
Seven people were hospitalized after a Jeep Wrangler crashed through the exterior wall of a shopping mall and into a fitness centre in north London on Friday morning. The collision occurred around...
Motorcyclist killed in fatal South Frontenac collision
A 71-year-old motorcyclist has died following a single-vehicle crash in South Frontenac on Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the scene on Burnt Hills Road, between Carrying...
Elderly man found dead after house fire in Greater Sudbury
A 79-year-old man was found deceased following a house fire in Levack early Friday morning. Greater Sudbury Fire Services responded to a residential fire on Second Avenue and, after extinguishing...
Suspect arrested for domestic violence and dangerous driving after crashing pickup truck in East Ferris
A 59-year-old is facing multiple charges following an alleged intimate partner violence incident in East Ferris early Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to a residence shortly after...
Two teens hospitalized following serious fiery crash in Whitby
A 16-year-old boy was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre after a serious single-vehicle crash in Whitby on Thursday evening. Durham Regional Police said an Audi sedan was travelling north on Duffs...
Boy, 14, injured after being hit by GO bus in Mississauga
A 14-year-old boy riding a scooter suffered minor injuries after being struck by a GO bus in Mississauga City Centre on Thursday afternoon. According to Peel Regional Police, the collision occurred...
Kitchener driver facing charges following hit-and-run collision in Guelph
A 19-year-old Kitchener man is facing multiple charges after an alleged hit-and-run collision in Guelph on Thursday afternoon. Guelph Police were called around 4 p.m. after a woman reported that her...