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Driver arrested after hit-and-run collision with another vehicle in Guelph-Eramosa Township
A 27-year-old driver has been arrested by Ontario Provincial Police in connection with a hit-and-run in Guelph-Eramosa Township. The incident happened Monday night around 10:30 p.m. at the...
Four suspects sought after fleeing multi-vehicle crash scene in Mississauga
Police are looking for four suspects who fled after a three-vehicle crash in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say the collision occurred near Creditview Road and Eglinton Avenue. Following the...
Three-vehicle crash causing diesel spill temporarily shut down Hwy. 401 in Oshawa
Ontario Provincial Police temporarily shut down all westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Courtice Road in Oshawa following a three-vehicle collision that caused a diesel spill. The crash occurred near...
Nobody injured after fire breaks out at commercial property near downtown Windsor
A fire in downtown Windsor caused an estimated $2 million in damage early Wednesday morning, affecting four businesses. The blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. at a commercial property, prompting a...
No injuries after Toronto Humber Yacht Club destroyed by major fire
A large three-alarm fire tore through a building in Etobicoke early Wednesday, drawing a massive emergency response of roughly 100 firefighters and 27 trucks. The structure, previously leased to the...
No injuries reported following rollover crash in North York
A rollover crash in North York late at night left a vehicle overturned but caused no injuries. Emergency crews responded just before 11 p.m. to the intersection of Milvan Drive and Millwick Drive,...
No reported injuries following serious cottage fire on Lake Muskoka
A cottage on an island in Lake Muskoka was destroyed by fire early April 28, prompting a large emergency response. Crews from multiple stations arrived by boat, as access was complicated by flood...
Man dead, woman injured in collision involving two motorcycles and vehicle near Pelham
A fatal crash involving two motorcycles and a minivan occurred Monday night on Highway 20 just west of Maple Street, north of Pelham. Police and emergency crews arrived around 9:10 p.m. and shut...
Police investigate disappeared funds to mother injured in crash near Beaverton
A fundraising campaign created to support an injured mother in Durham Region is now under police investigation after she reported not receiving most of the money raised. Maryanne Mullett, a mother...
Person struck by train near GO station in North York
Service on the Richmond Hill GO line was heavily disrupted Tuesday afternoon after a person was struck by a train south of Oriole GO Station. Police closed the affected section of track while they...
At least one injured after two SUVs collide in Windsor
A crash involving two SUVs on Riverside Drive in the early afternoon of Tuesday led to at least one person being taken to hospital. Emergency crews arrived around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of...
SIU investigate collision involving police cruiser that injured three people in Etobicoke
Three people were hospitalized following a collision involving a Toronto Police Service cruiser, prompting an investigation by the province’s police watchdog. The crash occurred Tuesday morning...
Road temporarily closed, two drivers injured in Barrie crash
Huronia Road in south Barrie was temporarily shut down Tuesday following a two-vehicle crash. Police say the collision happened around 10:10 a.m. between Saunders and Lockhart roads, prompting a...
E-bike rider seriously injured after colliding with vehicle in Toronto’s east end
A 36-year-old man was seriously hurt after an e-bike collided with a vehicle in Toronto’s east end Tuesday morning. The crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. near Woodbine Avenue and Danforth Avenue,...
Pedestrian collision in Etobicoke leaves elderly man critically hurt
A 78-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Dundas Street West and Islington Avenue...
Kitchener two-vehicle crash sends two drivers to the hospital
Two drivers were hospitalized following a crash at a major Kitchener intersection early Tuesday morning. The collision occurred around 5:55 a.m. at Fischer-Hallman Road and University Avenue West,...
No injuries after tractor-trailer ignites on Highway 11
Highway 11 was shut down in both directions early Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer caught fire. Ontario Provincial Police said the closure, between New Liskeard and Temagami, began shortly...
Driver flees after striking and injuring e-bike rider in Midland, Ont
Police are searching for a driver who left the scene after a collision involving an e-bike in Midland on Monday night. Officers responded to the crash at the intersection of William Street and Coral...
Industrial accident leaves worker dead at Hamilton waste transfer facility
A 48-year-old worker has died after a workplace incident at a Hamilton waste transfer facility on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the site on Strathearne Avenue around 4:20 p.m....
No people injured after lithium-ion battery sparks balcony fire in downtown Toronto
A balcony fire at a downtown Toronto high-rise on Monday afternoon has renewed safety concerns about lithium-ion batteries, according to the city’s fire chief. Crews responded to the building near...
No injuries reported after large fire destroys house in Severn Township
A house fire in Severn Township on Sunday night left a single-family home completely destroyed, though no injuries were reported. Emergency crews were called to Brennan Line shortly after 8 p.m.,...
OPP officer on motorcycle dies after crashing on Hwy. 401 in Cobourg
An Ontario Provincial Police officer has died following a crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg on Monday evening. Police say they were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. to reports of a single-vehicle...
Two teens riding e-bikes injured after colliding with vehicle in Brampton
Two 15-year-olds were hospitalized after a collision involving an e-bike and a vehicle in Brampton on Monday late morning. Peel Regional Police say the crash happened around 11:45 a.m. on Balmoral...
School bus driver charged following two-vehicle collision in Seaforth
A school bus driver has been charged following a collision with an SUV in Seaforth on Monday morning. Police say the crash occurred just after 9 a.m. at the intersection of Kippen Road and Mill...
Kitchener driver facing charges after striking pole and failing to remain
A Kitchener driver is facing charges after a hit-and-run involving a hydro pole on Monday morning. Waterloo Regional Police say officers were called around 8:55 a.m. to the area of Stirling Avenue...
29-year-old woman killed in collision involving motorcycle in Scarborough
A 29-year-old woman from Markham has died after a collision involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in Scarborough early Monday morning. Toronto police say the crash occurred around 7:37 a.m. at...
Two separate crashes snarl morning traffic on Hwy. 401 in Etobicoke
Two separate early-morning crashes on Highway 401 caused significant delays in Etobicoke around 5:30 a.m. Monday. Emergency crews responded to a collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger...
Woman dies from injuries following single-vehicle crash in Sudbury
A 42-year-old Greater Sudbury woman has died following a single-vehicle crash early Monday on Highway 69. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to the collision around 2:50 a.m. The...
Two people treated for smoke inhalation following Etobicoke house fire
Two people were assessed for possible smoke inhalation after an early morning house fire in Etobicoke. Crews were called to a home on The East Mall near Dundas Street West around 12:20 a.m., where...
Oshawa man pleads guilty to fatal Hwy. 48 crash that killed father and injured family members
An Oshawa man has admitted guilt in connection with a fatal crash that killed a father of three and left several family members seriously injured. Jaiwin Kirubananthan pleaded guilty in a Newmarket...
Manotick collision leaves three people injured, one in critical condition
A woman in her 70s is in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash in a rural area of Manotick. Police say the collision occurred Saturday around 6:20 p.m. at the intersection of Barnsdale...
Woman dead following fatal structure fire incident in Chatham
Chatham-Kent police are investigating a fatal fire that occurred Sunday in the area of King Street East in Chatham. In an update Monday, the Chatham-Kent Police Service said there is no evidence of...
No reported injuries after three vehicles collide in Ridgeway Plaza in Mississauga
Police are investigating a three-vehicle collision that took place early Saturday April 25 in a commercial plaza parking lot in Mississauga’s west end. Peel Regional Police say officers were called...
Pedestrian fatally struck by train in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay police are investigating a sudden death after a train struck a pedestrian in the city last week. The incident happened the evening of April 25 near Fort William Road. Officers responding...
One person killed in fatal two-vehicle crash in Norfolk County
A fatal two-vehicle crash in Norfolk County has left one person dead and the investigation ongoing, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision happened around noon on April 24 at the...
Pedestrian collision in North York leaves several injured, including infant
Three pedestrians, including an infant, were seriously injured after being struck by an SUV in North York on Sunday evening. Toronto Police say the collision happened just before 6 p.m. near...
One driver dead, another hospitalized following serious head-on crash near Clarington
An 80-year-old man has died following a head-on crash near Clarington on Sunday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police say two SUVs collided in the northbound lanes of Highway 35/115, south of...
No injuries after car fire incident in Midland Walmart parking lot
An afternoon vehicle fire in Midland spread between two cars but caused no injuries. Emergency crews were called just after noon to a Walmart parking lot on Highway 12, where a parked vehicle had...
Scooter rider seriously injured after colliding with vehicle in Ottawa’s Vanier South
A man riding a scooter was seriously hurt following a collision with a vehicle in Ottawa’s Vanier neighbourhood on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of McArthur and...
Two separate Hwy. 401 collisions in Pickering leaves one driver dead, two officers and another driver injured
A fatal wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Pickering early Sunday morning led to a second serious collision hours later, injuring two police officers and another driver. Ontario Provincial Police say...
One dead, four injured following serious crash in East Gwillimbury
A fatal early-morning crash in East Gwillimbury has left one person dead and four others hospitalized. Police say the single-vehicle collision occurred around 12:35 a.m. at the intersection of Doane...
One person dead following boating accident in St. Lawrence River
A fatal boating incident on the St. Lawrence River is under investigation after a vessel overturned Saturday night. Provincial police say several people were aboard a 15-foot aluminum boat when it...
Four injured, one critical following serious two-vehicle crash in Ottawa
A serious two-vehicle collision in Ottawa’s south end on Saturday evening left an elderly woman fighting for her life and sent two others to hospital. Emergency crews responded around 6:12 p.m. to...
Two drivers sustain minor injuries after crash in Ottawa’s west end
Two drivers were taken to hospital following a collision in Ottawa’s west end on Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews were called around 2:42 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash at Eagleson Road and Hope...
Motorcyclist rushed to hospital after colliding with car in Mississauga
A motorcyclist has been seriously injured following a collision with a car in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say the crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. near Eglinton Avenue West and Terry Fox...
No reported injuries, road closures in effect following crash in Brampton
Peel Regional Police are warning motorists about traffic disruptions following a crash in Brampton on Saturday. The collision occurred shortly before noon near Queen Street and Hansen Road. No...
Woman seriously hurt after vehicle strikes bus shelter in Etobicoke
Toronto police are investigating a crash in Etobicoke after a vehicle struck a bus shelter Saturday morning, injuring a woman. Emergency crews were called to the area of The West Mall and Rathburn...
Two people taken to hospital following multi-vehicle crash in Dufferin County
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a late-night crash in Dufferin County that sent two people to hospital. Emergency crews were called around 11:55 p.m. to a three-vehicle collision on...
Male pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car in Brampton
Police in Peel Region are investigating a late-night collision in Brampton that left a pedestrian critically injured. The incident occurred shortly before 11:20 p.m. along Queen Street East, just...
Motorcycle accident on Ottawa Hwy. 417 ramp leaves man seriously hurt
A man in his 20s was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash on Highway 417 near Nicholas Street in Ottawa on Friday night. Paramedics arrived at the scene around 9:46 p.m. and determined the rider...
Driver sought after youth injured in Orillia hit-and-run collision
Provincial police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run that injured a young pedestrian in Orillia. The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Highway 12...
41-year-old driver facing charges after pedestrian seriously injured in Huron County
A 41-year-old driver from Huron East is facing several charges after a pedestrian was struck at an intersection in Clinton, Huron County, on April 22. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m....
Family mourns teen daughter killed in Sudbury collision
Grace Ranger died in a collision on April 16 in Greater Sudbury, just days before her 17th birthday, which she had planned to celebrate with family on Manitoulin Island. The crash happened on a...
Two injured in Toronto’s Parkdale apartment fire
A fire in a Parkdale apartment building sent two people to hospital and prompted the rescue of two dogs on Friday afternoon. Toronto emergency crews were called shortly before 5 p.m. to the area of...
Elderly driver dead after colliding with school bus in Caledon
A fatal collision involving a school bus and a passenger vehicle in Caledon has left one man dead and temporarily closed a major roadway. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred around...
Woman seriously injured following workplace accident in Brampton
A workplace incident in Brampton left a woman seriously injured on Friday, according to Peel police. The accident occurred on Highway 50 near Major Mackenzie Drive. Emergency responders were called...
Serious property fire in Kincardine Township leaves one person killed
A fatal house fire in Kincardine Township has left one man dead and prompted a multi-agency investigation. South Bruce OPP, along with fire crews and paramedics, responded shortly after 4 a.m....
No reported injuries after housing shelter fire in Kitchener
Fire crews in Kitchener are investigating an early morning blaze at A Better Tent City housing shelter on Ardelt Avenue. Emergency responders were called just after 5:30 a.m. on Friday to reports of...
No injuries after tractor-trailer accident on Hwy. 400 in Georgian Bay
A tractor-trailer rollover has led to a major highway closure in the Georgian Bay area, though no injuries were reported. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Friday,...
Driver seriously injured after striking multiple cars and home in Huntsville
Provincial police in Huntsville are investigating a crash that caused significant property damage and left one person seriously injured. Officers responded around midnight on April 24 to Main Street...
Two people injured in late-night Brampton house fire
Two people were taken to hospital following a late-night house fire in Brampton. Emergency crews responded around 11 p.m. on April 23 to a home on Huntspoint Drive, near Cottrelle Boulevard and...
Ottawa motorist killed in two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11-17 in Nipigon
A fatal crash near the Nipigon River Bridge has claimed the life of a 37-year-old Ottawa resident. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision around 8:45 p.m. on April 23 along Highway...
Youth riding electric-scooter seriously hurt in collision in Greater Sudbury
A youth in Sudbury was hospitalized after a collision involving an electric scooter and a pickup truck in Copper Cliff on April 23. Police say the crash happened around 5 p.m. at the intersection of...
Woman, 25, suffers critical injuries after being hit by vehicle in Alexandria
A 25-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Alexandria. Provincial police say the incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Kenyon...
Teen girl struck and seriously injured by vehicle in Ajax
A teenage pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Ajax on Thursday afternoon, according to Durham police. The incident occurred around 2:25 p.m. at the intersection of...
Quebec man facing multiple charges after colliding into police cruisers in eastern Ontario
A 42-year-old man from Quebec is facing multiple charges after an incident involving police vehicles on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario. Provincial police say the situation began when officers tried...
One driver charged following fatal head-on collision in Huron East
A fatal crash in Huron East earlier this year has led to charges against a local driver. Emergency crews were called just before 9 a.m. on Feb. 17 to North Line, north of Hydro Line Road, after...
Man, 56, dead after crashing vehicle on Hwy. 417 in west Ottawa
A fatal single-vehicle crash in rural west Ottawa has left a 56-year-old man dead and led to several hours of highway closures. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred around 6 a.m....
Man dies from injuries following house fire in North York
A house fire in North York has left a 74-year-old man and his dog dead on Thursday evening, according to Toronto police. Emergency crews responded around 7:05 p.m. to reports of smoke coming from a...
No injuries after industrial field blaze in Vaughan
Emergency crews responded to a field fire in Vaughan on Thursday afternoon, prompting traffic disruptions in the area. According to York Regional Police, the fire broke out shortly after noon in an...
Brampton motorcyclist killed in crash near Loyalist Township
A 27-year-old motorcyclist from Brampton has died following a crash in eastern Ontario in the early hours of Thursday. Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police responded shortly after midnight to...
Two young pedestrians injured after being struck by vehicle in Mississauga
Police are investigating a late-night collision in Mississauga that left two teenage pedestrians injured. The incident occurred around 10:35 p.m. near the intersection of Lakeshore Road and...
No injuries reported after fire breaks out at high-rise building in Mississauga
A fire in Mississauga sent thick black smoke into the sky Wednesday night, prompting a large emergency response. Crews were called around 8:30 p.m. after multiple reports of heavy smoke coming from...
Two people rescued from submerged pickup truck near Sault Ste. Marie
Two people had to be rescued after their pickup truck became stranded in floodwaters near Sault Ste. Marie earlier this week. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the incident happened on...
Appeals tossed for man who killed Karolina Ciasullo and three daughters in fatal 2020 Brampton crash
An Ontario appeal court has upheld both the conviction and 17-year sentence of Brady Robertson for the 2020 crash in Brampton that killed Karolina Ciasullo and her three young daughters. Robertson...
Man seriously injured following two-vehicle crash in Toronto’s Upper Beach
A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Toronto’s east end on Wednesday night. Police say the collision occurred shortly after 9 p.m. in the Upper Beach...
One person sent to hospital after house fire in Elliot Lake
A house fire in Elliot Lake on Wednesday morning sent one person to hospital and caused significant smoke damage. Firefighters were called to a residence on Westhill Road just before 11 a.m., where...
One person treated for minor injuries after fire spreads to house in Ottawa
Ottawa firefighters responded Wednesday afternoon to a residential blaze in the city’s west end that caused significant damage to a home but resulted in only minor injuries. Emergency crews were...
Driver airlifted to hospital following serious Hwy. 407 crash in Whitby
A single-vehicle crash on Highway 407 in Whitby sent an elderly driver to hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police say the vehicle struck a guardrail and rolled onto its side near...
Two taken to hospital after two trucks collide near Woodstock
A collision involving a pickup truck and a transport truck carrying diesel fuel led to injuries and a temporary highway closure near Woodstock on Wednesday morning. Emergency responders were called...
Vehicle with unknown number of occupants plunges into lake prompts SIU investigation
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a traffic stop west of Kingston ended with a vehicle submerged in Lake Ontario. The incident occurred around 10:55 p.m. on April 21 along Bath Road...
Woman, 58, succumb to injuries following head-on crash on Highway 17
A 58-year-old woman from Hanmer has died following a head-on crash involving a commercial vehicle on Highway 17. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision around 1:30 p.m. on April 21....
No injuries reported after blaze damages Sault Ste. Marie home
A house fire in Sault Ste. Marie caused major damage but no injuries earlier this week. Fire crews were called to a home on Aubin Road just before 10:30 p.m. on April 20, where they encountered...
Beaverton driver connected to 2025 hit-and-run crash facing multiple charges
A routine traffic stop in Bradford West Gwillimbury led to a broader investigation after police discovered fraudulent licence plates and linked a driver to multiple past incidents. The situation...
Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Vaughan
A pedestrian was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Vaughan. York Regional Police say the collision occurred around 6:44 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 7 and Pine Valley...
Serious crash involving two vehicles leaves one dead, three injured in south Ottawa
One person has died and three others were injured following a serious two-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s south end near the Nepean Sportsplex. Emergency crews responded around 5:20 p.m. to the...
One person hospitalized following two-vehicle crash near Schomberg
A two-vehicle crash has led to a road closure at the intersection of Highway 9 and 10 Sideroad. Emergency crews were called to the scene shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities say both...
Person dead after getting struck by GO train in Guelph
A person has died after being struck by a GO train near Guelph Central Station on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after 3:00 p.m. Guelph police confirmed the individual died from their injuries....
Pedestrian suffers critical injuries in Pickering collision
A woman is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Pickering on Tuesday afternoon. Durham police responded to the scene at Brock Road and Dellbrook Avenue around 1:25 p.m....
Serious two-vehicle crash shuts down Hwy. 17 in Greater Sudbury
A serious two-vehicle crash shut down a stretch of Highway 17 in Greater Sudbury for several hours on Tuesday. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened on the bypass shortly before 2...
Highway 6 near Morriston temporarily closed after two trucks collide
A collision involving two commercial trucks shut down Highway 6 South near Morriston for several hours on Tuesday. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the scene near Mountsberg Road shortly...
Barrie workplace accident leaves man critically injured
A man in his 20s is in hospital with critical injuries after a workplace incident in Barrie. Air ambulance service Ornge said he was flown to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto following the industrial...
No injuries after woman crashes into London property and fail to remain
A London woman has been charged after a vehicle crashed into property in a residential neighbourhood. Police say the incident happened around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, when a southbound vehicle on Chesley...
Two children injured, two drivers charged following Cambridge collision
Two drivers are facing charges after a weekend crash in Cambridge involving an Audi SUV and a Honda sedan. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Elgin Street North and Ferguson Avenue...
Woman, 39, charged with impaired driving after crashing on Hwy. 17
A 39-year-old woman from Serpent River First Nation is facing an impaired driving charge after a weekend crash on Highway 17. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called around 8:30 a.m. on April...
Brampton driver facing charges after crashing truck with defects into Peterborough home
A Brampton truck driver is facing multiple charges after a tractor-trailer ended up in the front yard of a home in Peterborough. Police say the crash happened April 16 near North Monaghan Parkway...
Cambridge driver charged after crashing stolen vehicle and fleeing in Guelph
A 20-year-old man from Cambridge has been charged after a hit-and-run crash in Guelph earlier this month. Around 3:30 a.m. on April 3, emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle collision at the...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing on Hwy. 85 in Kitchener
A motorcyclist was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a collision on Highway 85 in Kitchener. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred around 5:35 p.m. in...
Two seriously hurt after vehicle strikes tree in Etobicoke
Two people were taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Etobicoke early Monday morning. The collision occurred just before 2 a.m. near Kipling Avenue and The Westway, where the car...
SIU investigate police interaction that led to man getting seriously hurt in Vaughan motorcycle crash
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a late-night incident involving a motorcyclist in Vaughan. Officers were called to Purcell Crescent near Drummond Drive and Keele Street around...