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No injuries after destructive basement fire in east London
A basement fire in London caused more than $200,000 in damage to a home on Tweedsmuir Avenue Sunday afternoon. London Fire Department crews were called to the residence and encountered heavy black...
Man, 67, airlifted to trauma centre following collision in Mono
A 67-year-old man was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Mono on Sunday afternoon. Dufferin OPP officers responded to the...
1 dead, 5 others hospitalized following catastrophic head-on crash in Kemptville
A head-on collision between two passenger vehicles in Kemptville left one person dead and five others injured Sunday morning, including three people in critical condition. The crash occurred on...
Man dead, several others injured in serious Brampton crash
A man in his 60s has died following a two-vehicle collision in Brampton that sent one vehicle into a ravine early Sunday morning. Peel Regional Police and emergency crews were called to Queen Street...
No reported injuries after serious house fire in Kitchener
A morning house fire in Kitchener caused extensive damage to a detached home and forced its occupants from the property Sunday. Kitchener Fire crews responded to a home on Village Road around 8 a.m....
Fatal collision leaves motorcyclist dead in Toronto’s west end
A 34-year-old motorcyclist died after crashing in Toronto’s west end early Sunday morning. Police were called to the area of Lake Shore Boulevard West and British Columbia Road around 5 a.m. after...
2 in critical condition after vehicle hits parked car and house in Toronto’s Parkdale area
Two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following an early-morning collision in Toronto’s Parkdale Sunday. Toronto police responded to the area of King Street West and...
Three teens hospitalized following serious crash in Kitchener
Three teenagers were seriously injured after a vehicle crashed into a hydro pole in Kitchener early Sunday morning. Waterloo Regional Police responded to New Dundee Road near Reichert Drive at...
Male pedestrian suffers critical injuries following collision in Ottawa’s south end
A pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Ottawa’s South Keys neighbourhood Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the Bank Street and Albion Road area...
Woman seriously injured in motorcycle collision in Toronto’s Little Jamaica
A woman in her 20s was hospitalized Saturday afternoon after a motorcycle collision in Toronto’s Little Jamaica neighbourhood. Toronto police were called to Eglinton Avenue West near Scott Road,...
Occupants uninjured following house fire in Toronto’s east end
A residential fire in Toronto’s east end prompted an early-morning emergency response Saturday. Firefighters were called to a home near Gerrard Street East and Jones Avenue shortly before 8 a.m. The...
Driver sought after seriously injuring cyclist in hit-and-run collision
Owen Sound police are searching for a driver following a hit-and-run that left a cyclist seriously injured Saturday morning. Officers were called to the intersection of 10th Street East and 1st...
No injuries reported after fiery truck crash on Hwy. 417 near Ottawa
A transport truck caught fire following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 417 in Russell, east of Ottawa, early Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident shortly before 5...
One driver dead following Hwy. 17 collision near Arnprior
A 49-year-old Golden Lake-area resident was killed in an early-morning collision west of Arnprior on Saturday. Ontario Provincial Police responded to Highway 17 near Calabogie Road shortly before...
Woman, 77, killed in two-vehicle crash in Haldimand County
A 77-year-old woman from Haldimand County has died following a fatal crash Friday afternoon. The collision occurred around 3:30 p.m. at Haldimand Road 20 and Kohler Road, where an SUV and passenger...
1 person hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 400 in Barrie
A multi-vehicle crash involving a transport truck and two other vehicles caused major delays on Highway 400 southbound Friday evening. The collision happened shortly after 7 p.m. near the Anne...
Man taken to hospital after e-motorcycle and vehicle collide in Cambridge
A 31-year-old Cambridge man suffered serious injuries Friday evening after an e-motorcycle collided with a vehicle in the city. Emergency services were called to the area of Franklin Boulevard and...
No injuries reported after fire at Cambridge railway yard
Firefighters responded to a blaze at a railway yard in Cambridge on Friday morning. The Cambridge Fire Department was called to the Samuelson Street facility after a stack of railway ties caught...
Pedestrian seriously injured by vehicle in Aurora
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Aurora Friday morning. York Regional Police responded to the collision around 8:55 a.m. at St. John’s Side Road and Trent...
Cyclist injured in east Ottawa collision
A cyclist was hospitalized Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Ottawa’s Blackburn Hamlet. The collision happened around 8:15 a.m. near the intersection of Innes and Bearbrook roads....
Quebec man killed in collision involving tractor-trailer in Hawkesbury
A 45-year-old Quebec man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle in Hawkesbury on Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to McGill Street shortly after 8...
84-year-old driver seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in Windsor
An 84-year-old driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision in east Windsor early Friday morning. Windsor police were called to Wyandotte Street East and...
Two-vehicle crash in Zorra Township sends two drivers to the hospital
An early morning crash in Zorra Township sent two people to hospital and temporarily shut down a section of roadway Friday. The collision, involving a transport truck and an SUV, happened around...
GO service disrupted after alleged pedestrian collision near Exhibition Station
Lakeshore West GO service returned to normal Friday morning after an incident near Exhibition GO caused major delays and a temporary service suspension. GO Transit initially reported that a person...
Woman struck and seriously injured by truck in Pickering
A woman suffered serious injuries after being struck by a transport truck in Pickering early Friday. The incident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. in the Glen Grove area, around Bayly Street and...
Cyclist taken to hospital after being hit by vehicle in downtown Toronto
A cyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto late Thursday night. The collision occurred near Queen Street East and Jarvis Street shortly before 10:30 p.m. Police...
Pedestrian critically injured in Mississauga collision
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck in Mississauga Thursday evening. The collision happened around 5:26 p.m. near Dundas Street and Tomken Road....
Multi-vehicle crash in Essa Township sends three to the hospital
Three people were taken to hospital following a serious three-vehicle collision in Essa Township on Thursday evening. The crash, involving two pickup trucks and a passenger vehicle, happened around...
Two people hospitalized after residential fire in Greater Sudbury
Two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation following a residential fire in the basement of a home on Elm Street West in Greater Sudbury on Thursday afternoon. Greater Sudbury Fire...
One firefighter taken to hospital after explosion incident in Sault Ste. Marie
A firefighter was taken to hospital as a precaution after emergency crews responded to reports of an explosion and fire at a building on Gore Street in Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday. Police,...
Two pedestrians seriously injured in separate Richmond Hill collisions
Two pedestrians were taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by vehicles in separate incidents in Richmond Hill Thursday morning. The first collision happened shortly before 7:50...
No injuries reported after truck crashes on Hwy. 410 ramp in Mississauga
A ramp connecting southbound Highway 410 to westbound Highway 401 in Mississauga was temporarily closed Thursday morning following a single-vehicle collision. The crash, involving a transport truck,...
One person in critical condition after being rescued from Don River
A person was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after being rescued from the Don River in North York on Thursday morning. Emergency crews were called to the Flemingdon Park area near...
Two officers, one suspect injured in collision following Rexdale vehicle break-in
A man and two Toronto police officers were injured following a collision early Thursday morning while officers were responding to a reported vehicle break-in in Rexdale. Police were called to the...
No injuries, one person displaced after Windsor residential fire
A fire on Dominion Boulevard in Windsor has displaced one person and caused an estimated $350,000 in damage. Windsor fire crews were called to the 1700 block of Dominion Boulevard, near Totten...
24-year-old motorcycle rider killed in collision near Cornwall
A 24-year-old Cornwall man has died after a collision involving a motorcycle and a transport truck north of Cornwall on Wednesday evening. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash at the...
One driver injured in two-vehicle crash at Mississauga intersection
A two-vehicle collision has disrupted traffic at a busy Mississauga intersection, with traffic signals temporarily out of service. Peel Regional Police responded to the crash at Dixie Road and...
No occupants injured after fire destroys Timmins home
A home on Kraft Creek Road in Timmins was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon, keeping firefighters from four stations busy. The Timmins Fire Department was called to the residence around 4:38...
1 dead, 2 seriously injured in head-on collision on Highway 28
One person has died and two others were seriously injured following a head-on collision on Highway 28 near Denbigh on Wednesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash around 4...
Sudbury driver dies after colliding with moose on Highway 17
A 20-year-old Sudbury man has died following a single-vehicle collision involving a moose on Highway 17. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 17,...
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,...