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Six drivers charged after driving through barricaded highway, collision scene
Six motorists are now facing Highway Traffic Act charges after driving through a closed section of County Road 31 in South Dundas. The closure was put in place Friday night following a fatal crash...
Woman, 83, killed in South Dundas crash
An 83-year-old woman from Morrisburg has died after a crash in South Dundas Township. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday on County Road 31,...
Toronto woman charged after fleeing police and crashing into large boulder in Oshawa
Durham police have charged a 39-year-old Toronto woman after she fled from a traffic stop in Oshawa and later crashed into a large boulder. The incident began just after midnight on November 21,...
Three people sent to hospital following Highway 11 collision in Severn Township
Three people were taken to hospital as a precaution after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 in Severn Township on Saturday night. The crash occurred around 9 p.m. in the northbound lanes between...
Calstock driver facing charges after crashing on Hwy. 11 in Hanlan Township
A 37-year-old Calstock resident is facing charges after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Hanlan Township on Nov. 15. Provincial police determined the individual was already prohibited from...
Woman hospitalized, gunfire evidence found at scene of crash in North York intersection
Toronto police are examining a multi-vehicle crash in North York early Sunday that left a woman in the hospital. The collision occurred around 6:24 a.m. near Steeles Avenue West and Islington...
One person hospitalized following vehicle rollover in Essa Township
Emergency crews were called to a single-vehicle rollover in Essa Township early Sunday, prompting the temporary closure of 8th Line between Highway 89 and 5th Sideroad near Cookstown. One person was...
Man, 30s, in critical condition following residential blaze in Ottawa’s Centretown West area
A late-night fire on Eccles Street in Centretown West sent a man in his 30s to hospital in critical condition on Saturday. Ottawa firefighters responded just before 9 p.m. to a blaze on the main...
Driver flees, another injured following 2-vehicle collision incident in Barrie
Barrie police temporarily shut down part of Yonge Street on Saturday evening after a two-vehicle collision in the city’s south end, where one driver allegedly ran from the scene. Officers were...
No injuries after house fire in Kasabonika Lake First Nation
The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is looking into a house fire that broke out early Saturday morning in Kasabonika Lake First Nation, a remote Oji-Cree community northeast of Sioux Lookout. The...
Alarming number of dog attacks being reported across Huron County
Huron County OPP is urging residents to take responsible pet ownership seriously after a series of troubling incidents involving aggressive dogs across multiple communities. Police say recent months...
Inclement winter weather leads to multiple crashes, closures on Hwy. 17 in northwestern Ontario
Hazardous winter weather forced a major shutdown of Highway 17 on Saturday, with both directions closed for several hours after multiple collisions near the Ontario–Manitoba border. The Ontario...
No injuries after shelter blaze in Toronto’s Cabbagetown area
Emergency responders are looking into the cause of a fire that broke out Thursday morning at a downtown shelter near Cabbagetown. The alarm was raised shortly after 8:25 a.m. in the Sherbourne and...
18-year-old driver arrested after crashing into car and downing hydro pole in Windsor
An 18-year-old man is facing charges after a high-speed collision in Windsor’s east end late Friday caused significant damage and a brief blackout. Police responded around 11:30 p.m. to a crash at...
Driver and passengers flee collision scene in Springwater Township
Emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle collision in Springwater Township on Friday night, where several people from one of the cars allegedly ran off before officers arrived. According to the...
Scarborough collision leaves man with serious injuries
A man was left with serious injuries after a vehicle hit him in Scarborough on Friday evening. Emergency responders arrived on Warden Avenue, just north of Bridletown Circle, shortly after 5:30 p.m....
Car crashes into hair salon in Drayton
A car slammed into the entrance of Carol’s Hair Salon in Drayton on Friday morning, causing major damage to the storefront. A witness said the vehicle drove straight through the front door,...
Large spreading fire damages two homes in London, no injuries reported
A major fire in London’s southwest end caused an estimated $900,000 in damage Friday after flames tore through a home on Thistleridge Crescent and spread to a neighbouring house. The blaze started...
Minor injuries reported in Kitchener crash involving WRP police cruiser
Waterloo Regional Police are looking into a two-vehicle crash that involved one of their own cruisers. The collision happened around 11:10 a.m. Friday at Ottawa Street South and Dundas Avenue in...
No injuries after early morning fire at Brampton sports bar
A business in Brampton caught fire early Friday morning, prompting a response from emergency crews just before 5 a.m. in the area of Eastern Avenue and Hansen Road North, according to Peel police....
RCMP officer injured after being hit by vehicle in Ottawa
Ottawa police are leading an investigation after an on-duty RCMP officer was hit and injured by a vehicle Thursday evening on the George Etienne Cartier Parkway. The officer, who had been responding...
Several injured after impaired driver crashes on County Road 50 in Adjala-Tosorontio
A New Tecumseth man has been charged after an early-morning crash on County Road 50 in Adjala-Tosorontio that injured several people. Provincial police report that one vehicle struck another from...
Man and teen boy in critical condition after being hit by 2 vehicles in Mississauga
A man in his 60s and a teenage boy were critically injured Thursday evening in Mississauga after being struck by two vehicles. Peel Regional Police say the incident occurred just before 5:30 p.m. on...
Two dead, four injured, three missing following devastating townhouse blaze in Brampton
A deadly fire tore through a Brampton townhouse complex early Thursday morning, killing two people, injuring four others—including a 5-year-old child—and leaving three more unaccounted for....
Five pedestrians injured after multi-vehicle crash at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport
Several pedestrians were injured Thursday morning in a multi-vehicle crash at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, which police say may have been linked to a medical episode. The collision...
QEW lanes closed in Mississauga following crash
Lanes on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Erin Mills Parkway in Mississauga were closed Thursday afternoon following a crash involving a transport truck. The collision occurred around 3:45 p.m. in the...
34-year-old woman struck and killed by vehicle in Cambridge
A 34-year-old woman was killed in Cambridge Thursday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle at Langs Drive and Industrial Road. Waterloo Regional Police were called around 12:05 p.m., and the...
Two cyclists injured after being struck by car door in Windsor
Two cyclists were injured after being struck by a car door at Wyandotte Street East and Parent Avenue in Windsor, prompting the closure of eastbound lanes. Police say the injuries are not believed...
Two hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash in Vaughan
Two people were taken to hospital as a precaution following a four-vehicle collision in Vaughan Thursday morning. The crash occurred just before 10:30 a.m. at Langstaff Road and Highway 7. Police...
Senior man fatally struck by vehicle while walking dog in Hamilton
An 83-year-old man walking his dog was killed in Hamilton Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle. The collision occurred shortly before 10 a.m. at Upper Ottawa Street and Anson Avenue....
No injuries after collision involving GO Train and dump truck in Markham
GO Transit has resumed normal service on its Stouffville line following a morning collision involving a train and a dump truck. The incident occurred just after 8:30 a.m. on Kennedy Road between...
Man struck and killed by vehicle in Niagara Falls
A man was killed in Niagara Falls Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle. The collision occurred around 8:20 a.m. near Thorold Stone Road and Carroll Avenue. The pedestrian was taken to a...
No injuries after transport truck hits business property in Galt
A road closure in Galt, Cambridge, has been lifted following a collision involving a transport truck and a building. The incident occurred just after 8 a.m. Thursday, prompting detours on Grand...
Brantford woman facing charges after getting into two separate collisions in stolen vehicles
A Brantford woman is facing multiple charges after two stolen vehicles were involved in separate crashes on Thursday. Police say the first vehicle was stolen around 6:40 a.m. from the Harris Avenue...
Multi-vehicle crash slows traffic on Highway 400 in North York
The southbound lanes of Highway 400 in North York have reopened after a multi-vehicle crash early this morning. Traffic is moving again, but only two lanes are open past Sheppard Avenue. Police have...
Driver killed in three-vehicle crash near Smiths Falls
A three-vehicle crash south of Smiths Falls early Thursday morning left one driver dead. The collision happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. on County Road 29 near Kitley South Elmsley Townline Road. A...
Lengthy closure on northbound Red Hill Valley Parkway after messy tractor-trailer rollover
A tractor-trailer rollover early Thursday morning shut down part of the Red Hill Valley Parkway in Hamilton for most of the day. Police were called just after 12:30 a.m. to a northbound transport...
Woman fatally struck by vehicle in Collingwood
OPP are investigating a fatal collision in Collingwood after a woman was struck and killed on Mountain Road late Wednesday night. Emergency crews responded just before 10 p.m. The incident occurred...
No injuries after large blaze destroys two camper trailers in Gravenhurst
A Wednesday evening fire in Gravenhurst caused an estimated $100,000 to $150,000 in damage after spreading through two camper trailers. Firefighters were called just before 6:30 p.m. and arrived to...
Fatal crash in Beaverton leaves two dead, one in critical condition
Two people were killed in a crash in Beaverton on Wednesday night. The collision happened around 8 p.m. on Regional Road 15, between Simcoe Street and Thorah Side Road. Police say a tractor trailer...
Woman, 27, critically hurt following head-on collision in Wellesley Township
A 27-year-old woman is in critical condition after a head-on collision in Wellesley Township on Tuesday evening. Emergency crews responded to Gerber Road around 6:30 p.m., where two vehicles had...
Witnesses sought to Ottawa collision that left 81-year-old man injured
Ottawa Police are looking for witnesses to a crash in the city’s rural west end that left an 81-year-old man injured. The man was struck by a vehicle near Cameron Harvey Drive and Dunrobin Road...
Three youths escaped house fire in Brantford, arson suspect sought
Brantford Police are seeking help to identify a person suspected of setting a house fire on Darling Street near Drummond Street early Monday morning. Three youths managed to get out safely after the...
Two blazes break out few blocks apart in Windsor
Windsor Fire crews are managing two separate incidents only a few blocks apart. The first incident happened on the 1300 block of Victoria Avenue, where firefighters encountered heavy smoke on...
Two injured, one critical following head-on crash in Wellesley Township
A head-on crash in Wellesley Township sent two people to hospital on Tuesday evening. Emergency crews responded to Gerber Road at about 6:32 p.m. A 27-year-old woman driving a Honda was airlifted...
Body found inside burning vehicle in Adjala-Tosorontio Township
Ontario Provincial Police are looking into a fatal vehicle fire in Adjala-Tosorontio Township. Emergency responders arrived on County Road 50 shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and discovered one...
Two-vehicle crash causes traffic delays on Highway 404 in Markham
A two-vehicle crash on northbound Highway 404 at Highway 407 in Markham on Wednesday morning has blocked the three right lanes, causing traffic delays. Ontario Provincial Police have not disclosed...
Two men hospitalized, one in critical condition following Uxbridge crash
Two men were hospitalized following a high-speed single-vehicle crash in Uxbridge Wednesday morning, with one in critical condition. Durham police and paramedics responded around 7:40 a.m. to York...
No injuries after industrial fire in Toronto’s west end
An industrial fire broke out Wednesday morning in Toronto’s west end, but no injuries were reported. The blaze occurred at a woodworking facility on Primrose Avenue, near Lansdowne and Dupont...
SUV crashes into backyard in Scarborough, no injuries reported
An SUV crashed into the backyard of a Scarborough home early Wednesday morning, but no injuries or arrests were reported. The incident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. in the area of Warden Avenue and...
17-year-old impaired driver charged after crashing in Portland, Ont
A 17-year-old from Portland, Ont., has been charged with impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash shortly after midnight on Wednesday. Police say the teen was trapped in the vehicle and...
Kitchen fire leaves 18 residents displaced in Windsor
A kitchen fire in a multi-unit home on Marentette Avenue in Windsor displaced 18 people Tuesday afternoon. The blaze, blamed on unattended cooking, caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to the...
Body found after Rockland apartment fire
Emergency responders discovered a body inside a Rockland apartment after a fire over the weekend, Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday. The blaze began around 7 p.m. Sunday in a seniors’...
43-year-old man facing charges after crashing into home in Bourget
A 43-year-old Rockwood man is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving a vehicle into a home in Bourget. Police were called to the scene around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, where the driver had...
One driver seriously injured after two dump trucks collide on Hwy. 48 in Brock Township
Highway 48 has been shut down west of Highway 12 in Brock Township after a collision involving two dump trucks early Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred shortly after noon, when an eastbound dump...
Driver seriously hurt following single-vehicle crash on Highway 11B
A single-vehicle crash led to a lengthy closure of Highway 11B near Bass Lake Road on Tuesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened around 8:15 a.m., prompting officers to...
Osgoode bungalow destroyed by fire for the second time, no reported injuries
A rural Ottawa bungalow was completely destroyed in an early morning fire Tuesday. Fire crews rushed to the 6000 block of Snake Island Road in Osgoode around 4:15 a.m. after several 911 callers...
Ottawa woman facing multiple charges after spinout collision and leaving scene on Highway 417
An Ottawa woman is facing multiple charges after a late-night collision on Highway 417. Police say the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Monday, when a vehicle travelling eastbound near Carling...
Driver charged after hitting road sign and hydro pole near Kingston
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a driver following a collision north of Kingston Monday night. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Perth Road, just beyond Perth Road Village, roughly 23...
Bradford man charged after crashing into ditch in Essa Township
A Bradford man is facing impaired driving charges after crashing his vehicle into a ditch in Essa Township. Provincial police were called to 5th Sideroad, between the 9th and 10th Line, on Sunday...
Man, 70, succumb to injuries after being hit by vehicle in Georgina
A 70-year-old man has died following a pedestrian collision in Georgina late last week. The incident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. Friday on Warden Avenue near Pollock Road. When police arrived,...
23-year-old man facing impaired charges after crashing ATV into hydro pole
A 23-year-old man from Elliot Lake is facing impaired driving charges after an August ATV crash that left the vehicle wrapped in hydro lines. According to the OPP, the collision happened around 6:15...
Car flips over on QEW in Mississauga after being hit by another fleeing vehicle
Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that sideswiped a car on the eastbound QEW near Mississauga Road on Monday afternoon, causing the struck car to flip onto its roof and land in a...
Nobody hurt after fire breaks out in London house
London fire crews responded to a house fire Monday afternoon in the 1900 block of Bloom Crescent. On arrival, heavy smoke was visible coming from the home. Damage is estimated at $400,000....
Fire At Moosonee Lodge under investigation, no reported injuries
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fire at the Moosonee Lodge on Revillon Road that occurred Monday morning. Emergency crews, including the Moosonee Fire Department and Weeneebayko Area...
Two trucks and SUV collide on Highway 4 near Lucan
A section of Highway 4 north of Lucan has been shut down after a multi-vehicle collision involving two commercial trucks and an SUV. According to OPP, one of the trucks leaked diesel fuel, prompting...
No injuries after large house fire in Tecumseh
A house fire in Tecumseh caused more than $250,000 in damage Saturday night. Fire crews were called to a home on the 4400 block of 11th Concession Road, south of Baseline Road, around 9 p.m. and...
TTC bus driver and two passengers injured after bus hits pole
A TTC bus driver and two passengers were injured Sunday night after a bus crashed into a pole in the tunnel leading to St. Clair West subway station. Police were called to the scene around 10 p.m....
Fatal Clarington crash leaves man dead, woman seriously hurt
A 62-year-old man from Clarington has died following a single-vehicle crash Sunday night. Police say the collision happened around 9:20 p.m. near Newtonville Road and Clarington Concession 4. A...
Two firefighters hospitalized after being struck by vehicle on Hwy. 47 in Uxbridge
Two Uxbridge firefighters remain hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle while attending a separate collision on Highway 47. Durham Regional Police say the incident occurred around 7:40 p.m. near...
One person dead, two other injured following 2-vehicle collision in Oxford County
A London resident has died following a two-vehicle collision in Oxford County on Sunday evening. Emergency crews were called to 19th Line near Medina around 6:15 p.m., where two SUVs had crashed. A...
Driver seriously injured in Central Huron crash
Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash late Sunday morning in Central Huron that left one person with life-altering but non-life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred around 11...
Toronto man facing numerous charges after crashing into vehicle and stealing it near Pearson Airport
A 22-year-old Toronto man is facing a long list of charges after allegedly stealing the very vehicle he crashed into during an early-morning collision near Toronto Pearson Airport. According to...
23-year-old driver dead following fiery collision near railway tracks in Windsor
Windsor police are seeking witnesses to a fatal fiery crash on the city’s quiet east side to come forward. According to investigators, a 23-year-old driver died Friday night when his vehicle struck...
Dirt bike rider sought after fleeing scene of collision in Kawartha Lakes
Provincial police are seeking help from the public to identify a dirt bike rider who took off after a crash on October 29. Officers responded to a collision on Highway 35 around 5:20 p.m., where a...
No injuries after serious blaze rips through Brampton home
A two-alarm fire caused significant damage to a home in Brampton on Sunday, though no injuries were reported. The blaze started near Castlemore Road and Goreway Drive, north of Queen Street East,...
Woman hurt after hydro pole falls onto vehicle in Toronto’s Earlscourt neighbourhood
A woman in her 50s was hurt Sunday afternoon after a hydro pole collapsed onto a vehicle in Toronto’s west end. The incident occurred around 1:22 p.m. in the Earlscourt area, near St. Clair Avenue...
Crash in St. Thomas involving grain truck leaves teen girl fighting for her life
A devastating crash in St. Thomas has left a teenager fighting for her life. Hadley, a Grade 12 student, was riding with her best friend Friday when their vehicle collided with a grain truck at...
No injuries after fire breaks out at Scarborough kickboxing gym
A two-alarm fire broke out Sunday morning at a business under construction on Danforth Avenue in Scarborough. Fire crews arrived shortly after 8:30 a.m. to find heavy smoke coming from the former...
Elderly woman killed in Toronto house fire
An 84-year-old woman has died following a house fire in Toronto. Emergency crews were called to a two-storey home near Avenue Road and Boswell Avenue around 11 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found the...
Two teens seriously hurt following collision involving motorcycle in Mississauga
Two teenage boys were hospitalized after a late-night crash involving a motorcycle in Mississauga. Emergency crews were called to Alpha Mills Road and Mississauga Road at 10:51 p.m. Saturday....
91-year-old pedestrian dead after being hit by vehicle in Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie police are investigating a Saturday evening collision that fatally injured a 91-year-old pedestrian. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. near Dacey Road and Terry Fox Place. The...
Woman, 42, fatally struck by pickup truck in Ancaster
A 42-year-old woman died after being struck by a pickup truck in Ancaster on Saturday evening, according to Hamilton police. The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. on Wilson Street West near McClure...
One person injured after multiple transport trucks collide on Highway 11
A major multi-vehicle crash involving several transport trucks shut down a stretch of Highway 11 in northern Ontario early Saturday. Police closed the section between Highways 65 and 64 near...
One person dead after two planes collide in eastern Ontario
A mid-air collision in South Glengarry Township, Ont., left one person dead Saturday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The crash occurred around 10:50 a.m. while two planes, both...
Firefighters extinguish Ottawa high-rise blaze, no injuries reported
Ottawa Fire Services tackled a Saturday morning blaze in a commercial high-rise on Elgin Street. Crews were called shortly after 10 a.m. and declared a working fire at 10:35. Firefighters contained...
No reported injuries after structure fire in Windsor industrial building
Windsor Fire crews responded to a structure fire Friday morning in the 3300 block of Marentette Avenue. When firefighters arrived, smoke was pouring from an industrial building. The fire was brought...
Smoke alarms credited for saving residents following London apartment basement fire
Fire crews say functioning smoke alarms likely prevented a tragedy at a London apartment building early Sunday. Multiple units responded just after 2 a.m. to a report of smoke in the basement of a...
One person hospitalized after fiery two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Scarborough
A fiery two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Scarborough caused major delays Friday night. The crash happened just before 9 p.m. in the eastbound express lanes at McCowan Road, leaving one of the...
Driver, 23, dead following fatal fiery crash in east Windsor
A 23-year-old man was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle crash in east Windsor. Emergency crews were called just after 8 p.m. to the 3100 block of Pillette Road, where a vehicle had struck...
Brampton man arrested following road rage hit-and-run incident that left victim seriously injured
A Brampton man is facing multiple charges after what Peel police describe as a hate-motivated road rage incident that turned into a hit-and-run. According to investigators, the confrontation began...
Three people hospitalized after three vehicles collide in Lucan
A section of Denfield Road in Lucan is open again after a late-night crash involving three vehicles shut it down between Chriselle Place and Maple Lodge Drive. The closure lasted until about 3:45...
Pedestrian fatally struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Mississauga
Peel police say a 56-year-old Mississauga man died Friday night after being hit by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene. Emergency crews were called around 9:05 p.m. to the area of Eglinton Avenue...
Pickup truck crashes into house in Windsor, medical episode suspected
A pickup truck crashed into a home on Riverside Drive near Pierre Avenue on Friday evening. Police were called to the 1100 block near Langlois Avenue shortly after 6:30 p.m. A westbound driver...
Youth riding scooter injured after being struck by vehicle in Cambridge
A youth was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Cambridge on Friday evening. Waterloo regional police were called to Chalmers Street around 5:15...
Motorcyclist hospitalized following serious 2-vehicle crash in Cambridge
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a serious two-vehicle collision on Hespeler Road in Cambridge Friday afternoon. Waterloo regional police closed the southbound lanes between the...
Two injured, one critical after sedan and tractor trailer collide in Elgin County
Two people were taken to hospital after a collision involving a sedan and a tractor trailer in Elgin County early Friday afternoon, with one victim suffering life-threatening injuries. Elgin County...
Two firefighters hurt in Richmond Hill townhouse blaze
A townhouse under renovation on Rideau Drive caught fire Thursday night, sending two Richmond Hill firefighters to hospital. Crews arrived to find significant smoke and flames and switched to aerial...
Gravenhurst driver charged after hitting construction equipment and leaving scene
A suspended driver is facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing into construction equipment on Evans Avenue East and then leaving the scene. Bracebridge OPP were alerted around 6:50 p.m....
Woman, 48, seriously hurt after being hit by teen driver in Wallenstein
A 48-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in Wallenstein. Waterloo regional police say the collision occurred around 6:45 p.m. at the...