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Pickup truck collision leaves man critically hurt in Midtown Toronto
A 49-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck early Wednesday morning in Toronto. Police say the collision happened just before 6:45 a.m. on...
Two pedestrians killed in separate collision incidents in Sudbury
Greater Sudbury police are investigating two separate fatal incidents involving pedestrians that occurred Wednesday morning. The first happened around 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of Lasalle...
Collision temporarily closes westbound Hwy. 401 lanes in Pickering
The westbound express lanes of Highway 401 in Pickering have reopened following a police investigation into a collision. Ontario Provincial Police reported around 8 a.m. Wednesday that the lanes...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing in Washago
A 57-year-old motorcyclist from Ramara Township suffered critical injuries after losing control and crashing on Muskoka Street in Washago on Tuesday night. Police say it was a single-vehicle...
22-year-old driver charged after hitting pedestrian in Elora parking lot
A 22-year-old driver from Mount Forest is facing charges after a pickup truck struck a pedestrian in a parking lot in Elora. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident on Margaret Street...
Port Dover man arrested after hitting 17-year-old girl and fleeing scene in Guelph
A 22-year-old man from Port Dover has been arrested following an incident in which a 17-year-old girl was struck while crossing a street in Guelph. The collision occurred around 1 p.m. on Monday in...
Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by city bus in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Police Service is looking into a collision involving a pedestrian and a city transit bus that occurred on Sunday evening, leaving one person hospitalized. The incident took place around...
No reported injuries following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
Police temporarily closed westbound express lanes on Highway 401 in Mississauga after a multi-vehicle crash east of Mississauga Road. Peel paramedics were initially called but later stood down, and...
Two men taken to hospital following 2-vehicle collision in Rexdale
Two men were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision in Rexdale on Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police say the crash, involving a car and a motorcycle, occurred just after 5 p.m. near Kipling...
Hit-and-run collision leaves man seriously hurt in Mississauga
A man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in Mississauga on Tuesday afternoon. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened around 2:45 p.m. at Cambrett Drive and Joliffe Avenue, near...
One person hospitalized after SUV flips over in east London
One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after an SUV rolled onto its roof in east London on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle crash near Clarke Road and...
Vehicle fire temporarily shuts several lanes on Highway 401 in Scarborough
Three westbound collector lanes on Highway 401 in Scarborough have reopened after being closed due to a vehicle fire near Markham Road. Police said the lanes were shut down earlier but were fully...
Man seriously hurt following collision between vehicle and motorcycle in Mississauga
A man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle in Mississauga on Tuesday morning. Peel Regional Police say the crash happened around...
Motorcyclist dead after crashing in Brantford
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway. The collision happened around 11:45 a.m. between Blackburn Drive and Mt. Pleasant Street, leading...
Icy roads blamed for multi-vehicle collision in Vaughan
York Regional Police say icy conditions led to a multi-vehicle collision in Vaughan on Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the scene at Rutherford Road and Pine Valley Drive just before 8 a.m....
Man, 39, killed in head-on collision in Essex County
A 39-year-old man from LaSalle has died following a head-on collision early Tuesday in Essex County. OPP say the crash occurred around 12:06 a.m. on Highway 3 near Cottam and involved an SUV and a...
Guelph man facing charges after fleeing police and hitting hydro pole
A 19-year-old man from Guelph is facing multiple charges after fleeing from police and crashing into a hydro pole Monday night. Police say an officer on patrol near Woodlawn Road West and Imperial...
Cargo van crashes into garage in Ottawa’s Overbrook neighbourhood
A home in Overbrook sustained structural damage Monday afternoon after a cargo van crashed into its garage on Queen Mary Street near Vera Street, according to Ottawa Fire Services. The incident...
Truck driver hospitalized following rollover collision on Highway 400 in North York
A driver was hospitalized Monday evening after a box truck flipped onto its side during a collision with another vehicle on Highway 400 northbound, just north of Finch Avenue West in North York,...
Collision involving TTC bus in Scarborough sends pedestrian to the hospital
A 73-year-old man is in hospital with serious life-threatening injuries after being struck by a TTC bus in Scarborough late Monday afternoon. Toronto police said the collision occurred near...
Teen riding scooter seriously hurt in Windsor collision
Dominion Boulevard at Norfolk Street has been closed in all directions as Windsor Police investigate a collision that seriously injured a 14-year-old. Police told CTV News the teen was struck by a...
No reported injuries following 3-vehicle crash involving mini school bus in North York
A three-vehicle crash involving a mini school bus in North York caused no injuries on Monday afternoon. Toronto police responded to the scene at Sheppard Avenue East and Bayview Avenue around 4:20...
Pedestrian sustained serious injuries following Mississauga collision
A pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Mississauga on Monday afternoon. Peel police responded to the crash near Derry Road West and Bellshire Gate around 3:20 p.m....
Two SUVs collide in St. Thomas, minor injuries reported
A collision involving two SUVs in St. Thomas early Monday afternoon temporarily closed Ron McNeil Line. Ontario Provincial Police reported the crash, which occurred between Wellington Road and...
No serious injuries following two-vehicle crash in Markham
A two-vehicle crash in Markham on Monday morning prompted a temporary road closure but caused no serious injuries. York Regional Police say the collision occurred around 8:30 a.m. near Donald...
One person hospitalized with minor injuries following blaze in downtown Toronto highrise
A two-alarm fire in a downtown Toronto highrise left several people with smoke inhalation but no serious injuries on Sunday morning. Fire crews responded around 7:40 a.m. to a third-floor blaze at a...
81-year-old man critically hurt after being hit by SUV in Oshawa
An 81-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Oshawa on Sunday evening. Durham Regional Police say the collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. at Simcoe Street...
Man, 67, charged after crashing into business in Kitchener
A 67-year-old Kitchener man is facing multiple impaired driving charges after crashing into a business on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 12:10 p.m. to a parking lot on Courtland...
Pedestrian injured after being hit by vehicle in Markham
A pedestrian was injured in a Markham collision on Saturday afternoon but suffered non-life-threatening injuries. York Regional Police report the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Raymerville...
Teens saved by working smoke alarms after large house fire in North Bay
Working smoke alarms helped save seven teenagers from a house fire in North Bay early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a blaze on Janey Avenue just after 5 a.m. and arrived to find heavy...
Huntsville resident escapes early morning chimney fire
A resident in Huntsville avoided major damage after waking up to smoke and charred walls early Saturday morning and calling 9-1-1. Fire crews from the Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department...
Driver sought after hitting 20-year-old man in Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that injured a 20-year-old man early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to King Street North near Bridgeport...
Two drivers charged in separate impaired driving incidents, one causing crash in Wellington County
Wellington County OPP charged two drivers with impaired driving on Halloween night in separate incidents just minutes apart. The first occurred around 10:45 p.m. on Metcalfe Street in Elora, where a...
Guelph driver facing charges after fleeing collision scene and narrowly hitting Halloween trick-or-treaters
A 27-year-old Guelph man faces multiple charges after allegedly driving recklessly near children out trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Police say the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Friday at...
Sudbury man arrested following impaired collision that left two injured, one critical
A 20-year-old Sudbury man caused a serious crash after running a stop sign on October 30 around 9:40 p.m. at Cathcart and Huron Streets. According the Sault Ste. Marie police, the man was prohibited...
Person fatally struck after exiting vehicle on Highway 410 in Brampton
OPP are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Highway 410 in Brampton on Sunday evening. Authorities say the incident happened shortly after 6 p.m., when a man stopped his car on the...
No reported injuries following collision involving YRP cruiser in Richmond Hill
No injuries were reported after a York Regional Police cruiser and another vehicle collided in Richmond Hill late Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Elgin...
Vehicle fire in Adjala-Tosorontio Township extinguished, no injuries reported
Fire crews in Adjala-Tosorontio quickly contained a vehicle fire Sunday afternoon on County Road 50. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m., prompting a response from two township fire stations....
Driver dead, four students hospitalized after school bus crashes on Highway 401 near London
A school bus driver has died and four students were taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near London Sunday morning. Police say the bus, carrying 42 passengers from...
One person critically hurt after crashing on Highway 410 off-ramp in Brampton
A person has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Brampton on Sunday morning. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the collision occurred around...
SIU investigating collision involving OPP officer that killed 19-year-old woman in Essex County
Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating after a 19-year-old woman was fatally struck by an OPP officer early Sunday morning in Essex County. The incident occurred around 4:25 a.m. on...
Motorcyclist sustained serious injuries after crashing in Mississauga
A motorcyclist was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Mississauga on Saturday night. Peel Regional Police say the collision occurred shortly before 10...
House fire in Windsor causes $500k in damage, residents displaced
Several residents have been displaced and damage is estimated at roughly $500,000 after a house fire on Longfellow Avenue in Windsor Saturday afternoon. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services reported...
Woolwich man charged following early morning vehicle fire incident
A 47-year-old man from Woolwich is facing multiple charges after police discovered a vehicle on fire early Sunday morning. Waterloo Regional Police say emergency crews responded around 2:15 a.m. to...
Man, 27, facing charges after fleeing scene of collision in East Windsor
A 27-year-old man faces several charges after allegedly driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision in East Windsor early Saturday morning. Police say around 2:30 a.m., officers...
Several people hospitalized following 3-vehicle collision in Scarborough
Multiple people were hospitalized following a three-vehicle crash in Scarborough. Toronto police responded to reports of a collision at Birchmount Road and St. Clair Avenue East around 8 p.m....
Eastbound lanes reduced on Highway 409 in Etobicoke following transport truck rollover
Eastbound Highway 409 at Kipling Avenue in Etobicoke is reduced to a single lane following a transport truck rollover, with closures expected to remain in place until late Saturday afternoon. The...
One person hurt following three-vehicle crash in Essa Township
A multi-vehicle crash in Essa Township on Saturday afternoon has left one person with minor injuries. The collision occurred at the intersection of County Road 90 and 5th Line. Ontario Provincial...
Driver dead after fatal two-vehicle crash in Brampton
A person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Brampton early Saturday, according to Peel police. Officers were called around 4:20 a.m. to Queen Street and Chinguacousy Road after reports of a...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with car in Scarborough
Toronto police are investigating a collision in Scarborough on Halloween night that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital. The crash, involving a motorcycle and a car, occurred near Kingston Road and...
Suspicious fire causes significant damage to house in Mississauga
Peel police are investigating a Halloween night house fire in Mississauga that has been deemed suspicious. Emergency crews responded around 9 p.m. Friday to a two-storey home near Mississauga and...
50-year-old pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Ajax
A 50-year-old man was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Ajax on Friday evening, according to Durham Regional Police. The collision occurred around 6:40 p.m. on Taunton Road East near Warner...
E-biker rider hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by vehicle in Kitchener
A 23-year-old e-bike rider is in hospital after being struck by a minivan in Kitchener on Friday evening, according to Waterloo Regional Police. The collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. at Cedar...
Man, 31, charged after hitting police cruiser and fleeing in Waterloo
A 31-year-old man has been charged after allegedly reversing into a police cruiser while attempting to flee arrest in Waterloo, according to regional police. Officers were called to a parking lot...
Minor collision leads to father and son being arrested after assaulting police officers in Brampton
A minor collision in Brampton during the early hours of October 26 escalated into criminal charges for a Toronto father and son, according to Peel police. Officers responded to a two-vehicle crash...
Driver hospitalized after crashing into home in Sarnia
A vehicle crashed into the front deck of a home on Kember Road in Sarnia early Friday morning. Police responded around 5:30 a.m. after the homeowner reported the incident. The male driver, who...
9-year-old girl seriously hurt after being hit by fleeing vehicle on Halloween night in Toronto’s Weston neighbourhood
A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured in a hit-and-run on Halloween night in Toronto’s Weston area. The crash occurred just before 8:30 p.m. near Jane Street and John Street. The driver, in a...
Crash involving tractor-trailer temporarily closed Hwy. 401 express lanes in Mississauga
Highway 401 express lanes near Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga have reopened after being closed early Friday due to a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer. According to Ontario...
Tractor-trailer crash shuts down two lanes on Highway 401 near Toronto Pearson Airport
Two westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Highway 410 in Mississauga are closed after a tractor-trailer jackknifed Friday morning at around 5:20 a.m. near Toronto Pearson Airport. Ontario Provincial...
House fire shuts down Perth Road 163 in Fullarton
Perth Road 163 in Fullarton is closed between Perth Line 20 and Line 24 following a house fire and will remain shut down until early Saturday afternoon. OPP announced the closure around 1 p.m....
Multiple people hospitalized following three separate crashes within an hour in Brampton
Three separate crashes in Brampton on Thursday afternoon sent three people to hospital and led to multiple road closures, according to Peel Regional Police. The first collision occurred around 2...
Victim struck by vehicle during violent robbery near Waterloo Town Square
Waterloo Regional Police are searching for several suspects after a violent robbery early Friday morning near Waterloo Town Square. Around 2 a.m., a victim reported being chased by a vehicle in a...
29-year-old man facing charges after crashing into house in Stone Mills Township
A 29-year-old man has been charged after his vehicle crashed into a home in Stone Mills Township, north of Napanee, shortly after midnight on Friday. According to Ontario Provincial Police, no one...
Collision leaves pedestrian seriously injured in Bradford West Gwillimbury
A pedestrian sustained serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Bradford West Gwillimbury. The collision occurred shortly after 7 a.m. at Lynn Street and Line 6. South Simcoe...
Blaze causes significant damage to home in LaSalle, residents displaced
A late-night house fire in LaSalle caused an estimated $1 million in damage early Monday. The blaze began around 12:15 a.m. in the 1200 block of Lyons Avenue and is believed to have started in the...
Minor injuries, impaired Toronto driver charged following 2-vehicle collision in Caledon
A collision involving two vehicles shut down Highway 10 at County Road 109 around 10 p.m. on Saturday while police investigated. Although the occupants sustained only minor injuries, Caledon OPP...
Fatal crash in Guelph-Eramosa Township leaves 18-year-old man dead, teen injured
An 18-year-old man was killed and a 16-year-old boy injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon just east of Guelph. The collision happened around 4 p.m. on Eastview Road in Guelph-Eramosa...
One person hospitalized after two vehicles collide on Highway 3 near St. Thomas
A crash involving two vehicles shut down the intersection of Highway 3 and Yarmouth Centre Road, east of St. Thomas, on Thursday evening. Emergency crews responded, and one individual was taken to...
Two people seriously hurt in two separate crashes in Brampton
Two people were seriously injured in separate crashes in Brampton Thursday afternoon. The first collision, involving two vehicles, occurred around 2 p.m. near Clark Boulevard and Elrose Road,...
One person hospitalized following 3-vehicle crash in Barrie
A three-vehicle collision at Anne Street and Shirley Avenue in Barrie sent one passenger to hospital Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 3 p.m., and paramedics transported the...
Crossing guard injured after being struck by vehicle in North Bay
A crossing guard in North Bay was struck by a vehicle in the city’s south end, police reported Thursday. The guard’s injuries were not life-threatening, but officials are emphasizing the dangers of...
South Ottawa collision leaves one dead, another injured
Ottawa police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon on River Road near Doyle Road in south Ottawa. Emergency crews responded shortly after 1 p.m. One driver...
One person rescued after van strikes gravel pile in London
Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle rollover in London Thursday morning after a van hit a gravel pile near Fanshawe Park Road and Highbury Avenue. One person was trapped inside the vehicle...
Bathroom fan fire causes significant damage to London home
A house fire in London caused an estimated $200,000 in damage Thursday morning. Fire crews responded to a home on Repton Avenue near Virginia Park around 10 a.m. Investigators say the fire began in...
19-year-old driver charged after colliding with train in Chatham-Kent
A 19-year-old woman from Chatham-Kent has been charged with impaired driving after her car struck a train early Thursday morning. Police responded to Colborne Street around 12:19 a.m. and found the...
Two people arrested after RV hits police cruiser near Highway 12 in Orillia
Two people were arrested after an RV crashed into a police cruiser Wednesday night near Highway 12 in Orillia. Officers had been directing traffic on Atherley Road following an earlier collision...
Quebec driver charged after three vehicles collide on Highway 401 in Kingston
A three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Kingston Wednesday evening has led to charges against a 27-year-old man from Laval, Quebec. Emergency crews responded to the westbound lanes near Sydenham...
Three people injured following crash in Grey Highlands
Three people sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Grey Highlands. The collision occurred around 3:30 p.m. near 8th Concession A, west of Grey Road 2. Police...
Four people hospitalized after two vehicles collide in Scarborough
Four people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon in Scarborough. The crash occurred after 4:30 p.m. at Birchmount Road and Ellendale Drive, south of Ellesmere...
Driver sent to hospital following tractor-trailer rollover in Orillia
Emergency crews in Orillia responded to a tractor-trailer rollover on Atherley Road Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:15 p.m., and the driver was taken to hospital for treatment,...
Two-vehicle collision in Scarborough leaves motorcyclist critically injured
A man is in critical condition after a motorcycle and another vehicle collided late Wednesday morning in Scarborough. The crash happened around 11:20 a.m. at Lawrence Avenue and Markham Road....
Two injured in crash involving police cruiser in Barrie
Barrie police investigated a Wednesday morning crash involving a police cruiser at Ferndale Drive North and Dunlop Street West. The collision, reported shortly after 9 a.m., led to multiple road...
Two injured following collision on QEW in St. Catharines
A multi-vehicle collision on the QEW in St. Catharines Wednesday morning blocked all Toronto-bound lanes at Ontario Street. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and two people were taken to...
Impaired driver arrested after vehicle found overturned in Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes police responded Tuesday night to a single-vehicle crash on Opmar Road, where a Jeep was found overturned in a wooded area around 9:30 p.m. Officials said the incident marks the...
Cyclist sustained minor injuries in collision in Kitchener
A cyclist was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision Tuesday morning in Kitchener. The crash occurred around 10:55 a.m. at the intersection of Fairway Road South and Wilson Avenue....
Collision involving pickup truck and crash truck on Highway 416 sends one to the hospital
Highway 416 was shut down for several hours Monday night after a crash involving a pickup truck and a parked construction vehicle near the Rideau River. OPP officers from the Grenville detachment...
Cement truck driver taken to hospital following rollover collision in Ottawa
A section of Hawthorne Road in Ottawa’s south end was closed late Wednesday morning following a rollover collision involving a cement truck. Emergency crews responded around 11:50 a.m. near Leitrim...
Firefighters tackle large blaze in downtown Ottawa
Firefighters in downtown Ottawa tackled a multi-alarm blaze Saturday evening that threatened nearby buildings. Crews were called around 7:39 p.m. to a mixed-use building on the 100 block of Bank...
Kitchener man surrenders to police after fleeing and crashing into hydro pole
A 21-year-old Kitchener man has been arrested after allegedly driving recklessly and fleeing from police late Thursday night. Around 11:20 p.m., an officer spotted a vehicle doing donuts in a...
Scarborough crash leaves motorcyclist seriously injured
A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries after a crash in Scarborough on Tuesday evening. Toronto police said the collision between a motorcycle and a...
Man seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle in Ottawa’s Sandy Hill neighbourhood
A man was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle in Ottawa’s Sandy Hill neighborhood. Paramedics said the collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. on King Edward Avenue near Daly...
One worker sustained minor burns after fire breaks out in home in Thornton
Roofers managed to contain a fire Tuesday morning after flames broke out on the roof of a two-storey home on Barrie Street in Thornton. Essa Deputy Fire Chief Gary McNamara said the fire started...
Transport truck ignites and spills gas near Hillsburgh
A section of Trafalgar Road north of Hillsburgh was closed Tuesday morning after a transport truck caught fire and leaked fuel. Fire crews were called to the scene and found the truck fully engulfed...
Three people hospitalized, one critical after serious blaze burns house in Sudbury
Greater Sudbury Fire Services responded to a major house fire on Herbert Street Tuesday morning, sending three people to hospital, including one with life-threatening injuries. Deputy Fire Chief...
Midland woman charged with impaired driving after rear-end collision
A 47-year-old woman from Midland has been charged with impaired driving following a minor collision at a Simcoe Road 93 roundabout Monday afternoon. Police from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP...
Missing boater found dead following boating incident on Wanapitei River
A multi-agency search for a missing boater on the Wanapitei River concluded Tuesday evening after recovery teams found the man’s body near the rapids where he disappeared. Emergency crews were first...
Four people, including child, hospitalized after gas leak incident in Toronto’s Weston area
Four people, including a child, were hospitalized after a gas leak at a mixed-use building in Toronto’s Weston area. The incident occurred at 1942 Weston Rd., just north of Lawrence Avenue West....
Markham man found guilty of impaired dangerous driving that killed YRP officer in 2022
A Markham man has been found guilty of impaired and dangerous driving causing the death of York Regional Police officer Travis Gillespie in a September 2022 crash. Haoju Zhou, 26, collided head-on...
Two hospitalized after vehicle strikes pole and knocks out power in London, second time in a day
More than 400 London residents lost power after a vehicle struck a hydro pole in the Old East Village Monday afternoon, marking the city’s second pole-related crash of the day. The collision,...
No injuries after fire breaks out in Windsor’s Walkerville area
Windsor Fire and Rescue Services responded to a fire in the 1000 block of Parent Avenue Monday evening. The blaze was brought under control by around 5 p.m., and crews were cleared from the scene....