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Sudbury man facing several charges after crashing on Highway 17
A 42-year-old man from the Sudbury area is facing several charges following a late-night crash on Highway 17. OPP say the collision involving two vehicles happened around 10 p.m. on April 7 along...
Woman uninjured after vehicle strikes hydro pole and ends up vertical near Hamilton
A 20-year-old Mississauga woman struck a hydro pole and ended up with her vehicle partially vertical near Hamilton. The incident occurred around 10:46 a.m. on April 4 at the intersection of Highway...
Man arrested after fleeing RIDE checkpoint in stolen vehicle and injuring one officer in Etobicoke
A 24-year-old man has been taken into custody after allegedly fleeing a police checkpoint in a stolen vehicle and injuring an officer. The incident occurred just before midnight on March 21 at the...
77岁男子在阿積士被车辆撞击身亡
一名77岁男子在周二深夜于阿積士被车辆撞倒后不幸身亡。 达勒姆警方在晚上10点刚过接到报告，称在 Westney Road South 与 Bramwell Drive 附近有行人被撞。调查人员表示，该男子在过马路时被一辆向南行驶的 Hyundai 轿车撞上。 他被送往医院时伤势危重，随后不治身亡。22岁的司机未受伤，并留在现场。...
Motorcyclist injured following two-vehicle crash in Toronto’s Junction area
A man was taken to hospital following a crash in Toronto’s Junction area early Wednesday morning. Police responded just after 6:30 a.m. to the intersection of Keele Street and Dundas Street West,...
No injuries reported after large fire breaks out at Etobicoke industrial site
A large early morning fire at an industrial site in Etobicoke prompted a major response from Toronto Fire Services. Crews were called around 5 a.m. to a building on Shorncliffe Road, where a waste...
No injuries reported after early morning blaze in Ottawa’s Centretown
Ottawa police are investigating a suspected arson following an early morning fire at a commercial building in Centretown. Emergency crews were called to 164 Laurier Avenue West around 2:40 a.m....
77-year-old man struck and killed by vehicle in Ajax
A 77-year-old man has died after being hit by a vehicle in Ajax late Tuesday night. Durham police responded shortly after 10 p.m. to reports of a pedestrian struck near Westney Road South and...
Driver not wearing seatbelt taken to hospital following three-vehicle collision in Innisfil
A three-vehicle collision in Innisfil on Tuesday evening resulted in one person being taken to hospital, with police noting the individual was not wearing a seatbelt. South Simcoe police responded...
Impaired driver charged following Hwy. 17 crash in West Nipissing
A Sudbury man is facing an impaired driving charge after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in West Nipissing last week. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident occurred around 10 p.m. on April...
One person seriously injured, driver charged following ATV crash in Kawartha Lakes
A serious ATV crash in Kawartha Lakes last Friday afternoon left one passenger with life-altering injuries and led to impaired driving charges against the operator. The single-vehicle incident...
B.C. driver charged after crashing on Hwy. 11 in Otto Township
A single-vehicle crash involving a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 11 has resulted in charges against a British Columbia man. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident in Otto Township...
Pedestrian struck and seriously injured by vehicle in Pickering
A pedestrian was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Pickering Tuesday night. Durham Regional Police say the incident happened at Kingston Road and Walnut Lane, where an individual...
Two people hospitalized following two-vehicle crash in Rexdale
Two people were taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in Rexdale Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3:20 p.m. to the intersection of Kipling Avenue and Taber Road,...
Student suffers critical injuries following fire at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham
A student is in critical condition following a fire at a high school in North Huron Township Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded shortly after 8 a.m. to reports of a person on fire at F.E....
Fatal two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 69 near Britt leaves two people dead
A fatal two-vehicle crash has shut down Highway 69 in both directions Tuesday morning near Britt, leaving two people dead. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. and involved a southbound passenger...
Driver arrested after hitting light post and fleeing near Sherway Gardens
Toronto police say a driver is facing impaired driving charges after crashing into a light post near Sherway Gardens and attempting to flee. The incident happened shortly before 1 a.m. near the...
No injuries after car collides with bus in Oshawa
A late-night crash in Oshawa left a car resting on the front lawn of a home after it collided with a bus. The incident occurred just before midnight near the intersection of Gibbons Street and Bond...
Two women injured following serious crash at Ottawa intersection
Emergency crews responded to a serious crash Monday evening at the intersection of Hunt Club and Albion roads in Ottawa, where one person was trapped inside a badly damaged vehicle and another was...
Impaired driver charged following two-vehicle crash in Barrie parking lot
A 35-year-old Barrie man has been charged with impaired driving after a late-night collision in a parking lot on Anne Street South. Police responded around 10:20 p.m. Thursday to reports of a...
Northern Ontario driver pleads guilty to fatal downtown London crash
Randy Jones from Manitoulin Island broke down in court as he pled guilty to charges stemming from a deadly crash in downtown London. On September 10, 2025, Jones, 44, was driving a black Chevy...
No injuries reported following Hwy. 401 crash in Middlesex County
Ontario Provincial Police say no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 Tuesday. The incident temporarily blocked the westbound fast lane near Colonel Talbot Road in...
Two women sustain serious injuries following two-vehicle crash in Ottawa
Two women were seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision on Hunt Club Road Monday evening. Emergency crews were called to the 1400 block of Hunt Club Road, between Albion Road and Bank Street,...
One person taken to hospital following three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
A three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck and two cars occurred Monday afternoon just before 2:30 p.m. on the eastbound collector lanes of Highway 401 near Hurontario Street in Mississauga. One...
One injured after multiple vehicles collide at intersection in Mono
A three-vehicle crash involving two tractor-trailers and an SUV forced the closure of the intersection at Highway 89 and Airport Road in Mono for much of Monday. Dufferin OPP say the collision...
One motorist hurt following three-vehicle crash involving GO bus on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
A three-vehicle collision involving a GO bus caused disruptions on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway Monday morning, leaving one motorist injured. The crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. in the...
No reported injuries after pub fire near popular concert venue in Bala, Ont
Fire crews responded to an early Monday morning blaze in Bala at the popular concert venue, The KEE to Bala. Just before 6 a.m., firefighters from several nearby communities arrived to find a fire...
No injuries after late-night house fire in Richmond Hill
A late-night fire at an abandoned house in Richmond Hill prompted evacuations in the surrounding area, though no injuries were reported. The blaze broke out on Yongehurst Road near Kersey Crescent...
Occupants uninjured after fast-spreading fire breaks out at mixed-use building in Hamilton
A significant fire in Hamilton’s Ottawa Street commercial area on Sunday caused heavy damage to a mixed-use building with both businesses and residential units. Fire crews were called to 211 Ottawa...
25-year-old man hospitalized and later arrested after crashing pickup truck near Elliot Lake
A 25-year-old man from Elliot Lake is facing multiple charges after a pickup truck crash on Milliken Mine Road near the city. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the scene around 5:25 p.m. on...
21-year-old motorcyclist dead after colliding with SUV in Scarborough
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision Sunday afternoon in Scarborough, Toronto police confirmed. Emergency crews responded to the Oakridge neighborhood, near Danforth Avenue and Byng...
Kayaker transported to hospital after falling into Ottawa River
A kayaker was rescued from the Ottawa River's rapids on Sunday after falling into the water. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a 911 call around 3:07 p.m., reporting the incident near Bate Island on...
Nobody injured following serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 403
Two drivers emerged unscathed from a serious crash on Highway 403 Sunday morning, when a transport truck crossed the median and collided with an SUV. The incident occurred just before 8 a.m. when...
No injuries after two-vehicle crash brings down light pole in Brampton
A two-vehicle collision in Brampton on Sunday morning resulted in the closure of part of Airport Road. Peel Regional Police reported that the crash occurred at the intersection of Airport Road and...
14-year-old boy riding scooter seriously hurt in Kanata collision
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized on Saturday after being struck by a vehicle while riding a battery-operated scooter in Kanata. Ottawa paramedics responded to the scene near Maxwell Bridge and...
Fleeing driver arrested after striking vehicle in Etobicoke, leaving two seriously injured
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been called to probe a crash on Saturday night involving a suspected impaired driver that left two people injured. Toronto police responded around 6:30 p.m....
Pedestrian collision leaves man seriously hurt in East York
A man in his 50s was seriously hurt after being hit by a van in East York on Saturday evening. Toronto police say the incident happened around 5:24 p.m. on Barrington Avenue, just north of Secord...
Serious London apartment fire sends multiple people to the hospital
A fire at a London & Middlesex Community Housing high-rise apartment building on Simcoe Street led to the evacuation of an entire floor and sent nine people to hospital. Emergency crews were...
Man, 44, dies following two-vehicle collision involving e-bike in Kitchener
A 44-year-old man from Kitchener has died following a collision between an e-bike and a GMC pickup truck on Friday night. Emergency crews responded around 9:45 p.m. to the intersection of Lancaster...
43-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash in Tay Valley Township
A 43-year-old man from Carleton Place has died after a motorcycle crash in Tay Valley Township. Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police responded to the single-vehicle collision Friday evening...
One person seriously injured following 3-vehicle crash in Brampton
A three-vehicle collision in Brampton left one driver seriously injured on April 3. The incident occurred just before 12:30 p.m. on McVean Drive, south of Countryside Drive. The injured individual...
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital following serious crash in Pontypool
Provincial police are investigating a serious crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Highway 35 in Pontypool. Ontario Provincial Police say officers were called to the scene shortly...
Road temporarily closed after vehicle knocks down hydro pole in London
An early morning collision forced the closure of Richmond Street North after a hydro pole was knocked down. Repair crews from London Hydro responded to fix the damage at Epworth Avenue and Richmond...
Three teens injured after car plunges off cliff in Hamilton’s East Mountain
Three teenagers were taken to hospital after a vehicle reportedly went over the escarpment on Hamilton’s East Mountain early Friday morning. The crash occurred around 1 a.m. near Mountain Brow...
Two taken to hospital following late-night collision near Hamilton Airport
Two individuals were hospitalized after a late-night collision near John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport on Thursday. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the incident occurred around 11...
Stittsville family narrowly escape devastating house fire caused by lithium-ion battery power bank
Gabby Hammond’s bedroom in Stittsville was left unrecognizable after a fire broke out in her family’s home in March, caused by a portable charger that ignited due to a lithium-ion battery. Gabby,...
Collision temporarily closes Hwy. 403 on-ramp in Mississauga
An on-ramp to Highway 403 in Mississauga was shut down for several hours Thursday afternoon following a collision. Ontario Provincial Police reported that the crash, which occurred at Erin Mills...
Man critically injured following scooter crash in Brampton
A man in his 60s is in critical condition after a scooter crash in Brampton on Thursday morning. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened shortly before 9:45 a.m. near Vodden Street East and...
Minor injuries reported after crash at Kitchener intersection
Traffic in and out of Kitchener returned to normal Thursday morning after a crash temporarily shut down part of Victoria Street North. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the collision at Victoria...
No injuries reported in multi-vehicle crash involving pickup trucks and police cruiser on Hwy. 89
A section of Highway 89 was temporarily closed Thursday morning after a multi-vehicle crash involving two pickup trucks. Police say the collision happened around 7:30 a.m. between Harriston and...
No injuries after transport truck rollover on Hwy. 9 in Palgrave
A transport truck rollover early Thursday morning forced the closure of eastbound lanes on Highway 9 in Palgrave. The crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. between Humber Station Road and The Gore Road....
One person seriously hurt following Hwy. 89 crash in Cookstown
A person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash overnight on Highway 89 in Cookstown. Emergency crews responded to the scene just before midnight, prompting the closure of the highway...
Man, 31, charged following two-vehicle crash on Highway 15 that injured two people
A 31-year-old man from Lombardy is facing multiple charges, including impaired driving, following a two-vehicle collision in Leeds and Grenville on Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police...
Driver taken to hospital after crashing into North York house
A driver was hospitalized with minor injuries after crashing into a house in North York on Wednesday night. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. near the intersection of Weston Road and Reuben...
Multiple people treated for smoke inhalation after fire incident at Bluewater Health in Sarnia
Patients were evacuated from a ward at Bluewater Health on Wednesday evening after a fire broke out in one of the rooms. Hospital staff managed to put out the fire before emergency crews arrived...
Police seeking man involved in Wilmot Township collision that resulted in injuries
Waterloo Regional Police are seeking assistance from the public to identify a man who may have information about a collision in Wilmot Township. The incident occurred on March 17 around 9:00 p.m. at...
Slippery roads blamed after multiple trucks collide on Hwy. 11 south of North Bay
Multiple commercial vehicles were involved in a series of crashes on Highway 11 Wednesday morning after hazardous road conditions created by black ice. North Bay Ontario Provincial Police reported...
No injuries after driver nearly causes head-on collision, veers into ditch on Highway 531
A 34-year-old driver has been charged after a dangerous incident on Highway 531 near Bonfield prompted an emergency response Tuesday evening. Ontario Provincial Police, along with firefighters and...
One driver dead, another hospitalized after SUV and pickup truck collide near Port Elgin
A 49-year-old man is dead following a fatal head-on crash on Highway 21 just south of Port Elgin. Emergency crews, including South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police, firefighters, and paramedics,...
Cambridge driver facing charges following 2-vehicle collision in Guelph-Eramosa Township
A 30-year-old driver from Cambridge is facing multiple charges following a collision involving an SUV and a transport truck in Guelph-Eramosa Township. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police...
Dog with aggressive history euthanized after killing another dog and injuring owner in Toronto
A dog in Toronto’s Canary District has been euthanized after being linked to two serious attacks, including a fatal incident involving a small pet named Crystal. The most recent attack occurred late...
Woman, 41, seriously hurt in collision in Toronto’s east end
A 41-year-old woman was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle in Toronto’s Riverdale area. Emergency crews responded to a collision near Gerrard Street and Broadview Avenue shortly before 9:30...
Three dead, two critically hurt following devastating collision in Norwich Township
A devastating collision at the intersection of Highway 59 and Quaker Street on the afternoon of March 31 resulted in three fatalities and two critical injuries. The crash, which occurred around 3...
Traffic delays after truck collision spills diesel on Hwy. 401 in Whiby
All westbound lanes of Highway 401 in Whitby have reopened following a collision involving a transport truck that caused a diesel spill. Police say the crash happened near Brock Street when the...
Driver injured following gas station crash in Barrhaven
A driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries after crashing into a gas station in Barrhaven on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called around 8:42 a.m. after an SUV struck the...
One dead, another injured following serious 3-vehicle crash in Hamilton
A 22-year-old man from Caledonia has died following a three-vehicle crash in Hamilton early Tuesday morning. Police say the collision occurred at about 5:30 a.m. on Highway 8 under dark, foggy...
Two elderly residents dead following house fire in North York
A fatal house fire in North York early Tuesday morning has claimed the lives of two elderly residents. Fire crews were called to a home near Madonna Gardens and Anthia Drive at about 4 a.m., where...
49-year-old man dead following motorcycle collision in Chatham-Kent
A serious collision between a motorcycle and an SUV occurred Monday afternoon in Chatham-Kent, leaving one person with significant injuries. Police say emergency crews responded around 2:50 p.m. to...
Unlicensed teen injured after crashing snowmobile near Blind River
A 13-year-old was ticketed after a snowmobile crash on a trail south of Blind River resulted in minor injuries. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident occurred on the evening of March 27 along...
Carjacking suspect arrested after colliding stolen vehicle on Hwy. 401 in Toronto
A 24-year-old man has been charged following a carjacking in Toronto’s Rexdale area on Monday morning. Police say the incident occurred around 8:50 a.m. near Highway 27 and Belfield Road in north...
Elderly woman struck by vehicle in Toronto’s Regent Park area
A 96-year-old woman was seriously injured in a collision in downtown Toronto’s Regent Park on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:10 p.m. near Dundas Street East and Sackville Street when...
No injuries reported after train derails in St. Catharines
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has deployed investigators after a train derailment in St. Catharines on Monday morning. The incident involved a Canadian National Railway (CN) train that...
Fatal two-vehicle crash leaves one person dead in Pembroke
A fatal head-on collision near Pembroke on Monday has left one person dead and another injured. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred around 11:35 a.m. on Highway 17 near Paul Martin...
Man, 62, killed in snowmobile accident on Georgian Bay
A 62-year-old man from Penetanguishene has died following a snowmobile crash on Georgian Bay Sunday evening. Emergency crews responded to a call around 7:15 p.m. near the southern tip of Beausoleil...
Sudbury man and son narrowly escaped unharmed after snow from plow crushes windshield
A Sudbury man is dealing with unexpected repair costs after a frightening early-morning incident left his vehicle damaged, though he and his son were unharmed. Mike Strickland said he was driving...
Cambridge company fined after workplace incident left employee injured in 2023
A company based in Cambridge has been fined $80,000 after a workplace incident in Whitby left an employee injured. Trade-Mark Industrial Inc. had been carrying out maintenance work at Gerdau...
Young driver convicted of stunt driving in connection to 2024 fatal motorcycle collision
A fatal crash in west Kingston on the night of July 31, 2024 claimed the lives of a 32-year-old motorcyclist and their 22-year-old passenger. The collision occurred around 11 p.m. on Bath Road, west...
One person taken to hospital following residential fire in Toronto’s west end
A two-alarm fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a home in Toronto’s Rockcliffe-Smythe area, prompting an emergency response shortly before 3 p.m. The blaze started on the third floor of a residence...
Firefighters battle large residential fire in Etobicoke, occupants uninjured
A two-alarm residential fire broke out Saturday night in Etobicoke, prompting a large response from Toronto Fire crews. The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on St. George’s Road, near Dundas...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after crashing on Hwy. 427 in Etobicoke
A man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash on a Highway 427 ramp in Etobicoke Saturday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police reported the incident occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m. on the...
Police investigate crash, road closed in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay police are investigating a crash that led to road closures in the city on Saturday. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 11:50 a.m. Details about how many vehicles were...
Fatal two-vehicle collision in Walkerton leaves 27-year-old man dead
A 27-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle collision near Walkerton on Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded around 10 a.m. to Bruce Road 3, just outside the community, where the crash...
One dead, six hospitalized following devastating head-on crash on Hwy. 8 in Hamilton
A fatal head-on collision in the Hamilton area left one person dead and six others injured early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded around 6:45 a.m. to Highway 8 between Safari Road and...
Early morning icy conditions blamed for collisions on Windsor’s E.C. Row Expressway
Windsor police dealt with numerous collisions early Saturday morning as black ice made roads extremely dangerous. Between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., officers responded to several weather-related crashes...
Residents uninjured after fast spreading blaze damages multiple buildings in midtown London
A fast-moving fire tore through multiple buildings in midtown London early Saturday morning, forcing residents to evacuate and leaving several people displaced. Emergency crews were called around...
Nobody injured following suspicious fire at Windsor home
Fire officials in Windsor are investigating a suspected arson after an early morning blaze caused significant damage to a residential property. Crews were called shortly after 4:30 a.m. to the 1800...
Two snowmobilers taken to hospital after falling through ice in Georgian Bay
Two riders were rescued after a snowmobile broke through the ice on Georgian Bay in Tay Township late Friday night. Police say the incident was reported just before 10 p.m. near Robin’s Point Road,...
Elderly driver seriously hurt in collision involving water tanker in Elgin County
An 83-year-old woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a water tanker truck in Elgin County on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded around 10:56 a.m. to the...
Man, 41, facing several charges after crashing into pole in Tiny Township
A man from Tiny Township is facing multiple charges after a single-vehicle crash Thursday evening. Ontario Provincial police say they were called shortly after 7 p.m. to Macavalley Road, where a...
SIU not charging OPP officer following serious Hwy. 400 crash in November 2025
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has decided not to charge an Ontario Provincial Police officer involved in a highway crash last November that seriously injured two people. The incident...
No injuries reported after rooftop explosion in downtown Toronto
Fire crews have put out a rooftop fire at a construction site in downtown Toronto that is believed to have triggered an explosion Friday evening. The incident happened on Richmond Street West near...
Several people hospitalized following serious two-vehicle collision in Markham
A serious two-vehicle collision in Markham on Friday afternoon left a father and his two young children injured, with two in critical condition. The crash happened at around 4:45 p.m. at the...
No injuries, roads closed after tractor-trailer rollover in Brampton
A rollover involving a tractor-trailer has forced road closures and transit detours in Brampton on Friday morning. According to Peel Regional Police, the crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. near the...
Two women seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Guelph
Two women were seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Guelph on Friday morning. According to Guelph Police Service, the incident occurred around 9:40 a.m. at the intersection of...
No reported injuries following collision involving school bus in Greater Sudbury
A collision involving a school bus and a pickup truck occurred Friday morning in Greater Sudbury, according to police. The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. on Regent Street South while 10 students...
Sault police seek witnesses following collision that left two pedestrians seriously hurt
Police are asking for witnesses after a Friday morning crash left two young pedestrians seriously injured in Sault Ste. Marie. The collision happened around 8:10 a.m. near Second Line West and...
Two hospitalized following Hwy. 401 crash in Pickering
A crash in Pickering early Friday caused temporary lane closures on the westbound lanes of Highway 401. Ontario Provincial Police said the three left lanes of the westbound collector lanes were...
Collision in Simcoe leaves pedestrian in critical condition
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle Thursday evening in Simcoe. Police say the incident occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Colborne Street North. The road has been...
Alberta man charged with impaired driving after crashing on Hwy. 17 near Iron bridge
A 55-year-old Edmonton man is facing impaired driving charges after a late-night crash on Highway 17 near Iron Bridge. Emergency crews, including Ontario Provincial Police, paramedics, and fire...
Pedestrian rushed to hospital following collision in Rexdale
A male pedestrian in his 50s was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle Thursday night in Rexdale. Emergency crews responded near Rexdale Boulevard and Queen’s Plate Drive just before 9...