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Snowplow driver killed in fatal highway crash near Thunder Bay
Ontario Provincial Police in Thunder Bay are investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash on Highway 595 that claimed the life of a snowplow driver this week. The incident occurred just before 1...
One person injured following Hwy. 401 crash in Whitby
Traffic has returned to normal on westbound Highway 401 in Whitby after a Thursday morning crash briefly shut down multiple lanes. Ontario Provincial Police reported that two westbound lanes near...
Cyclist hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Ottawa’s Alta Vista area
A cyclist is recovering in hospital after a serious collision in Ottawa’s Alta Vista neighbourhood. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Haig Drive and Pleasant Park Drive around 6:15...
Woman seriously hurt after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Mississauga
A female pedestrian was seriously injured in a Thursday morning hit-and-run in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say the incident occurred around 6:05 a.m. near Derry Road and Hurontario Street....
Deadly apartment fire in Hamilton leaves elderly man and cat dead, wife hospitalized
An early Thursday morning apartment fire in Hamilton has left one man dead and an elderly woman hospitalized. Emergency crews were called just before 5 a.m. to the DeLaurentian apartments on Fennell...
Vehicle crashes into home following shooting incident and police pursuit in Etobicoke
Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Etobicoke that led to a vehicle pursuit and crash in a residential neighbourhood. Officers responded around 3:30 a.m. Thursday to reports of...
Freezing rain blamed for multiple early morning highway collisions in Ottawa
Thursday morning commuters in Ottawa faced major delays after multiple crashes along Highway 417. Light freezing rain overnight created slippery conditions across the city, with a weather warning in...
31-year-old man injured in head-on collision in Cambridge
Police are continuing to investigate a head-on collision in Cambridge that left one man injured Wednesday night. Emergency crews were called to Pinebush Road, just east of Franklin Boulevard, around...
Children unharmed, bus driver charged after school bus collides in Brant County
A collision involving a school bus carrying about 30 children occurred Wednesday afternoon in Brant County. The incident took place around 3:20 p.m. on Bishopsgate Road, just west of Brantford,...
Police investigate serious two-vehicle crash that left man dead in Brantford
Brantford Police are seeking witnesses as they investigate a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 10:38 a.m. at the intersection of North Park Street...
15-year-old boy critically hurt after being hit by vehicle near school in York
A 15-year-old boy is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle near his school in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened around 2:35 p.m. at Humber...
One person hospitalized with serious injuries following 2-vehicle crash in Vaughan
A serious crash in Vaughan on Wednesday afternoon left one person hospitalized, according to York Regional Police. Emergency crews responded around 12:33 p.m. to the intersection of Apple Mill Road...
Driver charged after security vehicle collides and flips over in Toronto’s Leslieville area
A security vehicle driver has been charged after an early-morning crash in Toronto’s east end. The incident happened just before 3:20 a.m. near Eastern and Berkshire avenues, where the driver...
Driver injured following tractor-trailer rollover on Hwy. 403 ramp in Ancaster
A ramp connecting Highway 403 to Highway 6 southbound in Ancaster was closed Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer rollover. Emergency crews responded around 7 a.m. to the single-vehicle crash,...
One of several dogs shot dead by police following attack on pedestrians in Niagara Falls
Police in Niagara Falls say one of three aggressive dogs roaming loose Tuesday evening was shot and killed after it charged at an officer. Officers were called around 5:30 p.m. to the area of...
No serious injuries following 2-vehicle collision involving impaired driver in Barrie
A 33-year-old Barrie man is facing impaired driving charges following a two-vehicle crash Monday evening. The collision occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near Veteran’s Drive and Mapleview Drive West....
Richmond Hill driver facing charges after crashing on Hwy. 400 in Georgian Bay
A Richmond Hill man is facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing on Highway 400 and fleeing the scene before being located in a nearby wooded area. Police in Bracebridge responded to a...
No injuries reported after suspicious fire destroys residence in Wasaga Beach
A fire that erupted early Sunday in Wasaga Beach is being treated as suspicious, according to investigators. Emergency crews, including local fire services, Ontario Provincial Police, and...
Multiple residents displaced after building fire in Kitchener
Six people were evacuated after a fire broke out in a three-storey building in Kitchener on Tuesday evening. Fire crews responded around 6:15 p.m. to King Street West, where the building contained a...
Two people injured in Kitchener house fire
Two people suffered minor burns in a house fire in Kitchener on Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews responded just before 5 p.m. to a home on Oldfield Drive, near Ottawa Street North and Lackner...
Police investigate serious multi-vehicle crash at Brantford intersection
Brantford police are investigating a serious multi-vehicle collision that led to a road closure Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred at the intersection of North Park Street and Charing Cross...
Pedestrian struck and injured by vehicle in downtown Windsor
A pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being hit by a vehicle in downtown Windsor Tuesday afternoon. The collision occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Chatham Street East and...
12-year-old cyclist seriously hurt in Waterloo collision
A 12-year-old cyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision in Waterloo Tuesday morning. Police say the incident happened around 8:40 a.m. near the intersection of University Avenue...
Three people injured in Hwy. 403 off-ramp crash in Mississauga
Three people were injured in a late-night crash in Mississauga. The collision occurred around 11:00 p.m. Monday on the Highway 403 off-ramp to Erin Mills Parkway. Paramedics say one man sustained...
One person found dead following house explosion in Mississauga
One person has died following a house explosion in Mississauga late Monday night. Emergency crews were called to a residence near Mavis and Bristol roads around 10:30 p.m., where they found the home...
Ottawa’s ByWard Market blaze contained, no reported injuries
Firefighters prevented a blaze at a ByWard Market business from spreading to nearby buildings on Monday night. Ottawa Fire Services responded to multiple emergency calls just before 9:30 p.m....
No injuries reported after livestock transport truck crashes near Moorefield
A 41-year-old transport truck driver from Wingham is facing a charge following a crash near Moorefield. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle collision happened at about 9:45 a.m. on...
No injuries, impaired driver charged following 2-vehicle crash in Guelph
A driver from Guelph is facing multiple charges after a two-vehicle crash on the Hanlon Parkway Sunday evening. Wellington OPP say the collision occurred around 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of...
SIU investigate man injured following alleged involvement in multiple collisions in Rockland
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating an arrest in Rockland after a man was injured during the incident. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded around 9:45 a.m. Friday to...
Repeat dangerous driver arrested after fleeing and ramming police cruiser in Brampton
A repeat high-risk driver is facing multiple charges after an alleged attempt to escape police in Brampton. The initial incident took place around 11:45 a.m. on March 18 near Bovaird and Sunforest...
Family and community mourn 13-year-old boy fatally struck by GO train in Mississauga
Community members in Mississauga are rallying around the family of 13-year-old Leandro Santos, who was struck and killed by a GO Transit train during March Break. Friends and supporters describe the...
Multiple occupants displaced, one taken to hospital after residential fire in Kitchener
A fire at a triplex in Kitchener prompted a large emergency response Monday afternoon and displaced multiple residents. The Kitchener Fire Department sent seven trucks to the scene on Guelph Street...
No injuries following transport truck crash in Brampton
Lanes were closed on a major route in Brampton after a crash involving a transport truck on Monday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said the single-vehicle collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. on...
Driver critically hurt following Hwy. 403 crash in Mississauga
A driver is in life-threatening condition after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 403 in Mississauga. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision on the westbound lanes near Hurontario...
Crossing guard critically injured after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Barrhaven
Police are appealing to the public for help locating a vehicle linked to a serious hit-and-run in Barrhaven that left a crossing guard critically injured. Ottawa Police Service say a man in his 50s...
16-year-old boy sustains serious injuries after being struck by vehicle in Mississauga
A teenage boy was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle Monday morning in Mississauga. The collision happened around 8 a.m. on Hurontario Street near the Queen Elizabeth Way in the...
Six people, including baby, hospitalized following 2-vehicle crash involving GO bus in St. Catharines
Six people, including a baby, were hospitalized with minor injuries after a collision between an SUV and a GO Transit bus in St. Catharines on Sunday. Niagara Regional Police say the crash occurred...
Driver seriously hurt, facing charges after crashing into pole near Mount Forest
A driver from Grey Highlands is facing charges after a crash that left a vehicle overturned near Mount Forest. Emergency crews responded around 4:15 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Southgate...
Serious multi-vehicle collision in south Barrie intersection
Emergency crews were called to a collision at a rural south-end intersection in Barrie on Sunday afternoon near Veterans Drive and Salem Road. At least two heavily damaged vehicles—a black hatchback...
Scarborough pedestrian collision leaves woman seriously injured
A woman in her 20s was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Scarborough late Sunday morning. Toronto police responded to the scene near Morningside Avenue and Coronation Drive at about...
Two people hospitalized following destructive multi-vehicle crash in London
A 23-year-old woman from London is facing numerous charges after an early Sunday crash in the city’s south end that involved multiple vehicles and escalated into alleged assaults on emergency...
No occupants injured after serious building fire in Manotick
Firefighters in Ottawa responded to a blaze at a mixed-use building in Manotick on Sunday morning after multiple emergency calls reported smoke and flames just before 8 a.m. The structure, located...
Woman seriously injured in Mississauga 2-vehicle crash
A two-vehicle collision in Mississauga early Sunday morning left one woman seriously injured. Peel Regional Police responded to the crash at Erin Mills Parkway and Dundas Street West shortly after 4...
No reported injuries after car caught on fire in Oro-Medonte parking lot
Emergency responders were called to a car fire in a grocery store parking lot in Oro-Medonte on Saturday night. Firefighters arrived shortly before 9 p.m. at the Craighurst Foodland on Horseshoe...
Occupants uninjured following residential garage blaze in Barrie
A garage fire at a home in southeast Barrie on Saturday afternoon forced a quick emergency response but left residents unharmed. Fire crews were called to a property on Trillium Crescent after...
Cambridge woman charged after starting house fire that sent one person to the hospital
A 38-year-old woman from Cambridge is facing an arson charge following a house fire early Saturday morning that left one person in hospital. Emergency crews were called to the area of Adam Street...
Driver injured after vehicle strikes hydro pole in Wellington North Township
A collision with a hydro pole has forced the closure of an intersection in Wellington North Township for several hours. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle crash occurred around 4:15...
Two crashes temporarily shut down Hwy. 401 near Brockville
A stretch of Highway 401 west of Brockville was temporarily closed Friday afternoon after a jackknifed tractor-trailer and a separate two-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police responded to...
2 dead, 5 hospitalized following deadly three-vehicle crash near Brantford
A fatal three-vehicle crash near Brantford on Friday afternoon has left two dead and five others hospitalized. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred just after 12:30 p.m. near...
4 people, including 3 children, taken to hospital after two vehicles collide in Kitchener
A two-vehicle collision in Kitchener sent four people to hospital Friday morning. Emergency crews responded around 10:50 a.m. to the intersection of East Avenue and Stirling Avenue North involving a...
Man, 28, rushed to hospital following serious rollover crash in Markham
A high-speed crash in Markham early Friday morning left a 28-year-old driver seriously injured and sent to a Toronto trauma centre. Emergency crews responded to the scene on Major Mackenzie Drive...
Two police officers injured after crashing while in pursuit of suspect in North York
Two Toronto police officers were hospitalized with minor injuries following a single-vehicle crash in North York while attempting to arrest a suspect. The incident occurred Thursday night near Finch...
2 people taken to hospital following serious 2-vehicle crash in Barrie’s south end
A head-on collision in Barrie’s south end has resulted in an impaired driving charge and sent two people to hospital. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Fairview Road around 8:30 p.m....
Three hospitalized in North Bay rollover crash, Cochrane driver charged for running red light
A 79-year-old driver from Cochrane is facing a charge after a two-vehicle crash in North Bay on Thursday evening. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened at the intersection of...
G1 driver injured, facing charges after crashing in Puslinch Township
Provincial police in Wellington County have laid charges against a 20-year-old Brampton man after a single-vehicle crash in Puslinch Township. Officers responded to the collision on Wellington Road...
29-year-old impaired driver charged after crashing on Hwy. 11 near North Bay
A crash along Highway 11 near North Bay has led to charges against a 29-year-old driver from Bracebridge. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident happened around 10 p.m. on March 18 in East...
Chatham man dead following scuba diving incident in Erieau
A 67-year-old man from Chatham has died following a scuba diving incident at Erieau marina earlier this week. Police say emergency crews were called around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after the diver...
Police seeking witnesses after vehicle strikes bus shelter and flees in Windsor
Police in Windsor are seeking public assistance after a vehicle crashed into a bus shelter and fled the scene earlier this month. The incident happened around 6:13 p.m. on March 1 at the northwest...
Crash involving transport and pickup truck causes traffic delays on Hwy. 401 near London
Traffic delays hit the Thursday evening commute near London after a crash on Highway 401. The incident, involving a transport truck and a pickup, blocked a single lane between Elgin Road and Putnam...
Three adults, three youths hospitalized following serious collision near Seaforth
A serious two-SUV collision on Thursday afternoon has left six people hospitalized and prompted a road closure near Seaforth. The crash occurred on North Line and Roxboro Line between Winthrop Road...
Man killed in fatal head-on crash in East Garafraxa
A Guelph man has been charged in connection with a fatal collision in Caledon nearly five months after the crash. The incident happened around 5:20 a.m. on March 19 near Caledon/East Garafraxa...
Man seriously injured following Hwy. 401 rollover in North York
A man sustained serious injuries in a rollover crash on Highway 401 near Keele just before midnight Wednesday. The accident caused major damage to the traffic median, with one vehicle ending up...
Residents safely evacuated after balcony fire at east Ottawa apartment
Firefighters in Ottawa successfully contained a fire to a single apartment balcony thanks to a rapid and coordinated response. The blaze was reported around 7:39 p.m. Wednesday at a large apartment...
Burlington man facing charges after colliding on QEW and fleeing wrong way in Oakville
A 26-year-old Burlington man is facing several charges after a dangerous incident on the QEW in Oakville on Wednesday evening. Police say a grey sedan was seen travelling the wrong way in the Fort...
Man found dead following house fire in Niagara Falls
A fatal house fire in Niagara Falls on Wednesday evening is under investigation. Emergency crews responded around 6 p.m. to a burning home on Elm Street, where firefighters later extinguished the...
Pedestrian, 54, seriously injured by vehicle in Woolwich
A 54-year-old pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Woolwich on Wednesday evening. The collision occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near Arthur Street North and Church...
No injuries reported after house fire in Fergus
A house fire in Fergus on Wednesday afternoon prompted an emergency response but resulted in no reported injuries. Crews were called to a home on Courtney Street around 3 p.m., where residents and...
Three companies facing charges after November condo blaze in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park
Three companies are facing charges after an investigation into a major fire in Thorncliffe Park that burned for more than two weeks and displaced hundreds of residents. The blaze, which started on...
Police investigate serious pedestrian collision in Elmira
A serious collision involving a pedestrian in Elmira on Wednesday evening prompted a temporary road closure and an ongoing police investigation. Emergency crews responded shortly after 5 p.m. to the...
Fatal head-on collision in Ottawa leaves woman dead, man facing charges
A 31-year-old man has been charged following a deadly head-on collision in Ottawa’s west end on Wednesday evening. The crash occurred around 7:15 p.m. on Carling Avenue near Ullswater Drive,...
Boy fatally struck by GO train in Mississauga
A young boy has died after being struck by a Lakeshore West GO train near Long Branch GO station in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say a 13-year-old boy was hit at approximately 2:45 p.m. near...
Driver taken to hospital after truck crashes, spills fuel on Hwy. 17 in Renfrew
A tractor-trailer crash near Renfrew has forced the closure of Highway 17 and caused a fuel spill close to the Bonnechere River. The incident happened around 1:45 p.m., prompting Ontario Provincial...
Windsor woman charged after crashing vehicle in Leamington
A Windsor woman is facing impaired driving charges following a crash in Leamington. The incident happened Tuesday just after 10:30 p.m. on Wakefield Avenue, prompting an investigation by Ontario...
Only minor injuries reported following serious 2-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11 in Oro-Medonte
A serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 northbound in Oro-Medonte on Wednesday resulted in no serious injuries. The crash occurred shortly after 1 p.m. just north of Line 14, when a black...
Impaired truck driver charged after hitting pole in Puslinch Township
A tractor-trailer crash in Puslinch Township has led to impaired driving charges. The incident happened Tuesday around 5:30 p.m. on Concession 2, where the truck struck a hydro pole. Wellington...
Toronto police officer injured after cruiser struck by stolen vehicle in North York
A Toronto police officer was hospitalized after a cruiser was hit by a suspected stolen vehicle in North York. Police say the incident began just after 5 p.m. when an Automated Licence Plate...
Multiple closures caused by collisions on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario
Strong winds and snow squalls caused multiple disruptions along Highway 401 in eastern Ontario on Tuesday morning, leading to several temporary closures. A jackknifed tractor-trailer shut down...
Dangerous snowy weather blamed for multiple crashes on Hwy. 11 in Orillia
A stretch of northbound Highway 11 in Orillia was closed Tuesday morning after numerous crashes during worsening winter weather. Ontario Provincial Police reported about ten collisions between Line...
Youth killed in fatal snowmobile crash on Hwy. 11/17 in Nipigon
A fatal snowmobile crash in Nipigon prompted a major highway shutdown on Tuesday and is now under investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police. First responders were called shortly after 7 a.m. to...
No injuries after two transport trucks crash into ditch on Hwy. 401 in Kitchener
A crash involving two transport trucks led to the temporary closure of an eastbound Highway 401 on-ramp in Kitchener late Monday night. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 10:45 p.m. near...
Occupants unharmed after fast spreading blaze damages two homes in London
Firefighters in London responded to a wind-driven blaze that caused major damage to the back of a home in the city’s east end on Monday afternoon. The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m., and...
Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Hwy. 10 in Caledon
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 10 in Caledon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision around 1:15 p.m. on Highway 10 between King Street and Boston...
No injuries after vehicle crashes into home in Welland, driver arrested
A man from Niagara Falls is facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a home in Welland and fleeing the scene. Police say officers responded to a residence near East Main...
Impaired driver arrested after vehicle veers into ditch and catches fire in Windsor
A person has been arrested following an alleged impaired driving crash in Windsor late at night. Police say officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. to a single-vehicle collision on E.C. Row...
Police seeking information on hit-and-run that left pedestrian seriously hurt in Ottawa
Ottawa police are seeking witnesses after a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian earlier in February near the intersection of Fisher Avenue and Viewmount Drive. Investigators say a pedestrian was...
Cyclist struck and injured by vehicle in Toronto’s Little Jamaica
A male cyclist in his 60s was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle Sunday evening in Little Jamaica. The collision occurred shortly before 7 p.m. at Eglinton Avenue West and Oakwood...
Firefighter responding to peeling roof left seriously injured in downtown Toronto
A Toronto firefighter was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after being injured while responding to a peeling roof on Oxford Street near Bathurst and College. The incident occurred around 4:43 p.m....
Two serious crashes in Kawartha Lakes send three people to the hospital
Ontario Provincial police reported two separate crashes in the Kawartha Lakes area Sunday afternoon. The first occurred around 1 p.m. in Janetville on Highway 35 near Fleetwood and Golf Course...
No injuries after transport truck and multiple vehicles collide on Hwy. 401 in North York
A multi-vehicle crash involving a jackknifed transport truck temporarily blocked the westbound express lanes of Highway 401 in North York early Sunday morning. The collision, which involved three...
Man struck by vehicle in Scarborough’s Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan area
Early Sunday morning, emergency crews responded to a pedestrian-vehicle collision in Scarborough’s Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan area near Sheppard Avenue East and Warden Avenue. A man in his 30s was...
Driver missing after vehicle crashes into pole in York
Toronto police are searching for a driver who fled after their SUV collided with a pole early Sunday morning. The crash occurred around 6:04 a.m. near Bathurst Street and Avenal Drive. Officers...
Two dead, two injured following deadly apartment blaze in Ottawa’s Centretown area
A high-rise fire in Centretown, Ottawa, claimed two lives and injured two others on Saturday night. Ottawa Fire Services responded shortly after 9:30 p.m. to reports of active alarms and flames on...
Vaughan man dies following fatal snowmobile collision in Cochrane
A 19-year-old man from Vaughan died Saturday morning after his snowmobile collided with a commercial vehicle in Cochrane, Ontario. The crash occurred around 9 a.m. at the intersection of OFSC Trail...
Family uninjured after large fire destroys house in Alban
A fire in Alban destroyed a home, leaving a family of four without a residence. The incident occurred near Highway 64 around midnight between Friday and Saturday, March 14. Firefighters responded...
Van driver sought following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the driver of a van following a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 417 in Ottawa Saturday afternoon. Police say the collision occurred around 12:19 p.m. in...
Driver and passengers uninjured after GO bus rollover in south Barrie
A rollover involving a GO Transit bus prompted a road closure in the south end of Barrie on Saturday morning. Police say the bus overturned on Yonge Street near St. Paul’s Anglican Church shortly...
Firefighter injured, two displaced after duplex fire in Windsor
A Saturday morning fire at a duplex in Windsor has caused an estimated $500,000 in damage and displaced two residents. Fire crews responded to the property at the intersection of Irvine Avenue and...
Wawa snowmobiler, 65, killed in northern Ontario crash
A fatal snowmobile crash early Saturday morning has claimed the life of a 65-year-old resident of Wawa. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, officers from the Superior East OPP responded to a...
No occupants injured after building fire in Sault Ste. Marie
Firefighters spent several hours battling a blaze in a building near the International Bridge on Friday, with the structure’s age making the operation more difficult. Crews from Sault Ste. Marie...
Two people found dead in Echo Bay house fire
A deadly house fire in Echo Bay is under investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police. Emergency crews responded to the fire on Highway 17B at about 3:51 p.m. Friday. Personnel from the Echo Bay...