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2-vehicle crash temporarily closes highway ramp in Mississauga
A collision involving two vehicles temporarily shut down a highway on-ramp in Mississauga Wednesday evening. The crash occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on the northbound Cawthra Road ramp leading to...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after colliding with vehicle in Brampton
A serious collision involving a motorcycle and another vehicle has prompted road closures in Brampton as police investigate. The crash happened shortly after 1:30 p.m. near Mississauga Road and...
No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into Windsor pharmacy
Police are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a pharmacy on Tecumseh Road East in Windsor on Wednesday. Officers responded to the 1100 block near Benjamin Avenue just before 1 p.m., where...
Police investigate crash involving stolen vehicle in Kitchener
Police are investigating a single-vehicle rollover in Kitchener after a stolen vehicle crashed into a brick monument sign early Wednesday morning. The collision occurred around 5:55 a.m. on Autumn...
Minivan crash causes large power outage in Oshawa
A vehicle collision caused a significant power outage in Oshawa early Wednesday morning, leaving approximately 600 Oshawa Power customers without electricity. The incident occurred around 5 a.m....
Man, 25, dies after multi-vehicle collision in Greater Sudbury
A 25-year-old man has died following a four-vehicle collision in Greater Sudbury Tuesday afternoon. Police were called to Big Nickel Mine Road near Dynamic Earth around 4:45 p.m. after a commercial...
One driver dead, another critical following head-on crash in Kingston
A 37-year-old driver was killed and another driver suffered life-threatening injuries following a head-on collision in Kingston Tuesday morning. Kingston police responded to the crash on Battersea...
92-year-old dead after seniors apartment fire in Fort Frances
A 92-year-old resident has died following an early morning fire at a seniors residence in Fort Frances on Tuesday. Emergency crews were called to Rose Manor on Sixth Street East around 5:22 a.m. on...
Woman, 50, found dead after Simcoe house fire
A woman has died following a house fire in Simcoe on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a residence on Orchard Avenue around 1 p.m. after a fire was reported. Firefighters entered the...
No reported injuries after serious blaze damages two Scarborough homes
Six people have been forced out of their homes after a fire spread from one Scarborough residence to another Tuesday evening. Toronto firefighters were called to the area of Haddon and Edgely...
Two men hospitalized after SUV reverses into Vanier barber shop
Two men were injured Tuesday evening after an SUV reversed into a barber shop in Ottawa’s Vanier neighbourhood, leaving one victim in critical condition. Emergency crews were called to CuTzz Barber...
72-year-old woman dies after crashing vehicle in Leamington
A 72-year-old Kingsville woman has died following a single-vehicle collision in the area between Kingsville and Leamington. Emergency crews were called to County Road 31, between County Roads 20 and...
Police investigate fiery collision in Middlesex Centre
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash in Middlesex Centre on Tuesday morning, where one of the vehicles caught fire and traffic was disrupted. The collision occurred at Richmond Street...
Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash in northwest London
A fatal crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle is under investigation in London after the rider died in hospital Monday night. Police and paramedics were sent to the Sarnia Road and...
Child injured by dog bite in New Tecumseth
A child was treated in hospital Monday after being bitten by a leashed dog in a public area of New Tecumseth. Ontario Provincial Police were notified of the incident around 4:20 p.m. The child was...
St. Thomas house fire leaves pet cat dead, occupants uninjured
A basement fire at a St. Thomas home early Monday left a cat dead but resulted in no reported injuries to the occupants or responding firefighters. St. Thomas Fire Services were called to a First...
Orangeville woman pleads guilty to fatal multi-vehicle crash on Highway 400
A 40-year-old Orangeville woman has admitted responsibility for a fatal collision on Highway 400 that followed a high-speed road-rage confrontation. Alicia Beerdat pleaded guilty to dangerous...
Two treated by paramedics following Hwy. 400 ramp collision in Barrie
A two-vehicle collision caused traffic delays on a Highway 400 ramp in Barrie during Monday evening’s rush hour. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash involving two passenger vehicles happened...
One person injured following two-vehicle crash in North York
One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries following a two-vehicle collision in North York late Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Islington Avenue and...
Early morning collision closes stretch of road in east Kitchener
A section of Ottawa Street in Kitchener’s Stanley Park neighbourhood was closed Monday morning following a crash near the expressway. Waterloo Regional Police reported the collision around 5 a.m.,...
18 people hospitalized after suspicious apartment blaze in Mississauga
Eighteen people, including a police officer, were taken to hospital following an apartment fire in Mississauga early Monday morning. Emergency crews were called to a building near Inverhouse Drive...
Woman hospitalized after being trapped in Barrie apartment fire
An investigation is underway after a woman was trapped inside her apartment during a fire in north Barrie Sunday night. Barrie Fire and Emergency Services responded to the Duckworth Street building...
Woman, 83, critically injured after being hit by vehicle in Kanata
An 83-year-old woman was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Kanata Sunday evening. Ottawa police responded to Hazeldean Road near Tillage Street at approximately 5:18 p.m....
Woman critically injured after e-scooter accident on train tracks in Toronto’s west end
A woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from an e-scooter on railway tracks in Toronto’s west end Sunday afternoon, police say. Toronto police responded to a...
Man, 36, facing impaired charges after Essex collision
A 36-year-old Essex man is facing multiple charges following a two-vehicle collision Sunday afternoon. Essex County OPP responded to a crash on South Malden Road near Gesto Side Road at...
Stouffville woman sentenced in fatal 2024 impaired Markham collision
A 43-year-old Stouffville woman has been sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison for impaired driving that killed a Markham man and seriously injured his wife. Carolyn Nielsen was convicted...
2 people taken to hospital after 2 vehicles crash near Toronto’s Yorkdale Mall
Two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision near Yorkdale Mall on Sunday night. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Dufferin...
1 dead, 4 others hospitalized following devastating 2-vehicle crash in Vaughan
One person has died and two others were injured following a two-vehicle collision in Vaughan on Sunday evening. Police responded to a crash near Jane Street and Brandon Gate Drive at approximately...
One person hospitalized after two vehicles collide in North York
A two-vehicle collision in North York on Sunday evening damaged a light pole and temporarily disrupted traffic in the area. Toronto police responded to the crash near Churchill Avenue and Beecroft...
Firefighters rescue man seriously injured in Ottawa west apartment fire
A man in his 50s is in critical condition after firefighters rescued him from an apartment fire in Ottawa’s west end Sunday evening. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a two-storey residential...
Motorcyclist in critical condition following collision in south Ottawa
A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with critical injuries following a collision involving another vehicle in south Ottawa on Sunday afternoon. Ottawa police said the crash occurred near Hunt Club...
Man, 29, killed in fatal overnight crash in Severn
A fatal collision in Severn Township claimed the life of a 29-year-old man early Sunday, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Emergency crews were called to the area of Town Line and Upper Big...
Several injured after multiple vehicles collide at Aurora intersection
Several people were injured following a multi-vehicle collision in Aurora on Saturday evening. York Regional Police say the crash occurred near the intersection of Wellington Street West and...
Two people hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway
A multi-vehicle collision on Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway sent two people to hospital and caused extensive congestion Saturday evening. Police say five vehicles collided in the northbound lanes near...
Teen fatally struck by minivan in Centre Wellington
A 16-year-old boy from Puslinch Township has died after being struck by a minivan in Centre Wellington early Saturday. Wellington County OPP and paramedics were called to Wellington Road 29, south...
No reported injuries after large residential blaze in Ottawa’s Sandy Hill
A home in Ottawa’s Sandy Hill neighbourhood was heavily damaged by a fire that kept firefighters at the scene for several hours overnight Friday. Crews were called to a single-family home on Wilbrod...
Rider killed in motorcycle crash on Hwy. 407 in Vaughan
A 74-year-old motorcyclist has died after a crash on Highway 407 in Vaughan Friday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said the rider lost control on the eastbound exit ramp to Highway 400 at around...
Catastrophic Osgoode collision leaves motorcyclist dead, another airlifted to hospital
A motorcycle rider has died and another person was seriously injured after a crash in Ottawa’s Osgoode area Friday evening. Emergency crews were called to Cabin Road and Blanchfield Road shortly...
Motorist killed in collision with dump truck in Caledon
A 61-year-old driver has died after a collision involving a dump truck and a sedan in Caledon. The crash happened around 6 a.m. Friday at King Street and Dixie Road. Ontario Provincial Police said...
Several people taken to hospital after serious apartment blaze in east Ottawa
An overnight apartment fire in Ottawa’s Overbrook neighbourhood has left several residents facing displacement and sent three people to hospital with minor injuries. The blaze broke out around 2:30...
3 dead, 2 hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash in South Glengarry Township
Three people have died following a three-vehicle collision in South Glengarry Township. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. Thursday on County Road 17 near County Road 27 in the Williamstown area....
44-year-old Ottawa driver killed in North Grenville crash
A 44-year-old Ottawa resident has died following a single-vehicle crash in North Grenville. Ontario Provincial Police, North Grenville firefighters and paramedics responded to the collision on...
Driver sought after crashing stolen SUV in Guelph
Guelph police are searching for a man accused of stealing an SUV and crashing it into a hydro pole. The white Nissan Rogue was reportedly stolen Thursday from the parking lot at Stone Road Mall....
Guelph driver arrested following hit-and-run collision
A 46-year-old Guelph woman has been arrested in connection with an alleged hit-and-run more than a week after the crash. The collision occurred Sept. 8 at Edinburgh Road North and London Road....
One person hospitalized following 3-vehicle crash on Hwy. 400 south of Barrie
One person was taken to hospital following a three-vehicle collision on Highway 400 Thursday afternoon. The crash happened around 4 p.m. on the off-ramp to Innisfil Beach Road and involved two...
Separate collisions cause traffic disruptions on Highway 11, no injuries reported
Drivers on Highway 11 faced two separate disruptions in the Orillia area Thursday afternoon, although no injuries were reported. Southbound lanes at Memorial Avenue were temporarily shut down around...
Cyclist seriously hurt after being struck by truck in Toronto’s Dovercourt Village
A cyclist was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a collision involving a truck in Toronto’s Dovercourt Village. The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. at Bloor Street West and Rusholme Road,...
No injuries reported after two vehicles collide on Kitchener’s Freeport Bridge
Morning traffic was disrupted in Kitchener on Thursday after a two-vehicle collision forced the temporary closure of the Freeport Bridge. The crash happened around 7:20 a.m. on King Street East near...
Youth arrested after fleeing fiery two-vehicle crash in Vaughan
A youth has been arrested and charged after allegedly fleeing the scene of a fiery two-vehicle crash in Vaughan late Wednesday night. York Regional Police were called to the area near Embassy Drive...
One person in serious condition after Ottawa apartment balcony fire
One person was hospitalized after a balcony fire broke out at a high-rise near Billings Bridge in Ottawa on Wednesday night. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a building on Clementine Boulevard at...
Cyclist injured in collision involving police cruiser in downtown Toronto
A cyclist was taken to hospital after a collision involving a Toronto police cruiser in the downtown core Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. near the intersection of King...
Serious collision involving cyclist and truck in downtown London
A male cyclist is fighting for his life after being struck by a truck in downtown London on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Dundas Street and Maitland Street around 4 p.m....
Driver arrested following collision near Stratford
A driver has been arrested following a collision south of Stratford Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a crash on Road 119 at Highway 7, at around 2 p.m. Stratford police say one...
Worker fatally struck by industrial vehicle in Brampton
A 33-year-old worker has died following a collision involving an industrial truck at a Brampton road repair site Wednesday afternoon. Peel Regional Police and emergency crews were called to...
Driver taken to hospital after car crashes into Guelph Lake
A driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries Wednesday after their sedan crashed through a guard rail and ended up in Guelph Lake. Wellington County OPP and emergency crews were called to...
Employees uninjured after major overnight fire at Chatham ethanol facility
Fire crews spent several hours battling a major fire at an ethanol facility in Chatham early Wednesday after a storage tank holding roughly 700,000 litres of alcohol caught fire. Chatham-Kent Fire...
Motorcyclist injured after being hit by vehicle at Waterloo intersection
One person was injured after a motorcycle and vehicle collided at a Waterloo intersection Tuesday evening. Waterloo Regional Police responded to Bridgeport Road and King Street at about 8:30 p.m....
Cyclist struck and injured by car in Barrie
A cyclist was hospitalized Tuesday evening following a collision with a vehicle in Barrie. The crash occurred around 8:15 p.m. on Essa Road, between Burton Avenue and Gowan Street. Barrie police say...
Driver hospitalized after school bus carrying two teens overturns in Mono
A school bus carrying two teenagers crashed and overturned in Mono Tuesday afternoon, injuring the driver and sending her to a Toronto-area trauma centre. Dufferin OPP responded to the collision on...
Motorcyclist injured in two-vehicle crash in St. Marys
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital Tuesday after a collision involving another vehicle in St. Marys. The crash occurred around noon at the intersection of James Street South and Queen Street East,...
Owen sound driver charged after crashing into ditch off Highway 6
A 58-year-old Owen Sound man is facing impaired driving charges after his vehicle overturned in a ditch along Highway 6 early Sunday morning. Grey Bruce OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision...
Man, 31, charged with impaired driving in 2024 Sault Ste. Marie crash
Halton Regional Police have charged a 31-year-old man from West Burlington in connection with a December 2024 vehicle collision in Sault Ste. Marie. The crash happened on Dec. 10 near Allens...
Uninsured Cambridge driver facing charges after crashing through school fence
A 19-year-old Cambridge man is facing several charges after a vehicle crashed through a fence surrounding a school property Tuesday afternoon. Waterloo Regional Police were called around 2 p.m....
Three-vehicle crash in Waterloo leaves one driver dead, another hospitalized
A 78-year-old Waterloo man has died following a three-vehicle collision Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 10:50 a.m. at Fischer-Hallman Road North and Columbia Street West, prompting...
28-year-old dead, another injured following 2-vehicle crash in Springwater Township
A 28-year-old Wasaga Beach resident was killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a dump truck in Springwater Township. Ontario Provincial Police responded...
Nobody injured after truck fire on Blue Water Bridge
The Blue Water Bridge was temporarily shut down Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer caught fire, disrupting traffic at the Canada-U.S. border for more than three hours. Ontario Provincial Police...
Man critically hurt after apartment unit fire in Toronto’s Junction-Wallace Emerson
A 51-year-old man is in life-threatening condition after a fire broke out inside an eighth-floor apartment in Toronto’s Junction-Wallace Emerson neighbourhood. Firefighters were called to a...
No injuries after serious apartment blaze in Orillia
A residential building in Orillia suffered extensive damage after a fire broke out overnight, forcing all occupants to evacuate. Firefighters were called to the three-storey building on 265 Barrie...
Youth riding e-scooter injured after colliding with vehicle in Kitchener
A youth suffered minor injuries after an e-scooter collided with a vehicle in Kitchener on Monday evening. Emergency crews were called to Westmount Road West and Brybeck Crescent around 7:40 p.m.,...
Passenger on wheelchair accessible taxi killed in Ajax collision
A 65-year-old man has died after being seriously injured in a collision involving a wheelchair accessible taxi in Ajax on Monday afternoon. Durham police responded to the crash around 4:35 p.m. near...
Child riding bike pinned under SUV after being struck in Innisfil
A 10-year-old child was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in Innisfil on Monday afternoon. South Simcoe police responded to the collision at Webster Boulevard and...
Elderly man on mobility scooter seriously injured in Whitby collision
A 91-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Whitby on Monday morning. Durham police responded to the collision around 8:35 a.m. near Taunton Road...
Two overnight residential fires in Greely, residents uninjured
Two separate house fires kept Greely firefighters busy overnight, with crews battling a basement fire Sunday evening before returning to the area Monday morning for a garage blaze. The first fire...
Residents safely escape house fire in London
Firefighters are working to fully extinguish a house fire on Lorne Avenue in London after multiple 911 calls reported heavy black smoke in the area. London Fire Department crews were dispatched to...
Motorist injured in south Ottawa crash involving dump truck
A driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a dump truck collided with a car in south Ottawa Monday afternoon. The crash happened around 3:25 p.m. at Bankfield Road and...
E-bike rider hospitalized following collision in Etobicoke
A man in his 60s was taken to a trauma centre Monday afternoon after an e-bike and vehicle collided in Etobicoke. Emergency crews were called to The Queensway and Grand Avenue, west of Park Lawn...
No injuries reported after fiery two-vehicle crash on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
A fiery collision brought traffic to a standstill on westbound Gardiner Expressway Monday afternoon. Toronto police said two vehicles were involved in a collision near Park Lawn Road shortly after 3...
Delivery truck driver killed in fatal Hwy. 401 crash in Scarborough
A 62-year-old man has died after the delivery truck he was driving crashed on Highway 401 in Scarborough Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to the eastbound express...
Woman rushed to trauma centre after two-vehicle crash in Brampton
A woman was rushed to a trauma centre with critical injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Brampton on Monday morning. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Chinguacousy Road and...
Two motorists injured in collision near St. Thomas
A two-vehicle collision near St. Thomas sent both drivers to hospital Monday and temporarily shut down a section of Sunset Road. Police were called to the crash around 10:40 a.m. after a pickup...
Cyclist critically injured after being hit by vehicle in Ottawa’s Lowertown
A cyclist was taken to hospital with critical injuries following a morning collision in Ottawa’s Lowertown area. The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. near Sussex Drive and Bruyère Street, where...
Two people hospitalized after apartment fire in downtown Toronto
Two people were taken to hospital Monday morning after a fire broke out inside an apartment in downtown Toronto. Emergency crews were called to the building shortly after 7:15 a.m. after reports of...
Male pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in London
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in London early Monday morning. Police and paramedics were dispatched to Hale Street shortly after 7 a.m. following reports of a collision...
Driver arrested after 2-vehicle collision in York leaves 4 people hospitalized
Four people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Toronto’s Oakwood Village late Sunday night. Toronto police responded to Dufferin Street and Rogers Road...
American man dead after vessel capsized in Georgian Bay
A 67-year-old California man has died after his vessel capsized on Georgian Bay over the weekend. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 following reports of a capsized...
Impaired hit-and-run driver arrested at McDonald’s drive-thru in Guelph
A 49-year-old Elmira man is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after allegedly fleeing a collision and later entering a Guelph McDonald’s drive-thru through the exit. Guelph police were...
Cyclist hospitalized following two-vehicle crash in south Barrie
A 61-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a vehicle in south Barrie on Saturday afternoon. Barrie police said the crash happened around 4:20 p.m. near Big Bay Point Road,...
36-year-old impaired driver charged after crashing in Elora
A Waterloo man has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle crash in Elora. Wellington County OPP and emergency crews responded to a collision on Middlebrook Road at...
Man facing charges after hitting multiple vehicles, injuring two people in stolen TTC pickup truck in downtown Toronto
A 39-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a marked TTC pickup truck in downtown Toronto, crashing into several vehicles while fleeing police and injuring two people....
Motorcyclist dead following fatal collision with car in Scarborough
A motorcyclist has died after a collision involving a car in Scarborough on Sunday evening. Toronto police say the crash happened around 5:50 p.m. at Eglinton Avenue and McCowan Road. Investigators...
No injuries after truck crashes and spills watermelons on Hwy. 401 in Halton Hills
Several Highway 401 lanes are closed in Halton Hills after a transport truck crashed and spilled its load of watermelons across the westbound lanes Sunday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police say...
No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into hydro pole in North York
A 38-year-old man is facing a careless driving charge after a vehicle crashed into a hydro pole in North York early Sunday. The collision happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the Armour Heights area...
Pedestrian fatally struck by SUV in Walpole Island First Nation
A 48-year-old Walpole Island First Nation resident has died after being struck by an SUV late Friday night. Emergency crews were called to Chiefs Road, between Tecumseh Road and Austin Road, at...
Occupants uninjured after condo fire in south Barrie
A Saturday evening fire at a condominium complex in south Barrie damaged four apartment units and part of the building’s roof, prompting an evacuation of residents. Barrie fire crews were called to...
Two people killed in collision involving motorcycle and car in Welland
Two people have died following a motorcycle collision with a sedan in Welland on Saturday morning. Niagara Regional Police Service said officers responded to the crash near Ontario Road and Hobson...
Child seriously injured in Goderich collision
A 5-year-old child was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Goderich on Saturday afternoon. Huron County OPP and Huron County EMS responded to the collision on Quebec Street shortly...
One person injured in two-vehicle crash near Tillsonburg
One person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision north of Tillsonburg. Emergency crews responded to the crash as authorities temporarily shut down...
No reported injuries after house fire in east Ottawa
Ottawa firefighters responded to a house fire in Manor Park on Saturday morning, successfully containing the blaze before it spread to nearby properties. Crews were called to a home on Martin...
One person assessed by paramedics after residential fire in Toronto’s Davisville Village
An elderly man was rescued following a residential fire in Toronto’s Davisville Village on Saturday morning. Toronto police and fire crews were called to a detached two-storey home on Millwood Road...
Woman struck and injured by vehicle at Brampton intersection
A woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton on Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to the collision at Latania Boulevard and Bloomsbury Avenue, near Goreway...