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Leamington man seriously injured in Chatham-Kent motorcycle crash
A 38-year-old man from Leamington was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Chatham-Kent on Saturday evening. Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle incident around 5:35 p.m. on River...
Police arrest Lefroy couple for covering up rollover crash involving children in Innisfil
South Simcoe police arrested a couple from Lefroy after allegedly attempting to cover up a rollover crash involving their two children in Innisfil. The incident happened Friday near 20 Sideroad and...
Man seriously injured in King Township crash that torn off car roof
York Regional Police reported Tuesday that a man suffered life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash last Friday in the Township of King. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. near 16th...
69-year-old woman dead after being struck by minivan in Markham
A 69-year-old woman has died after being struck by a minivan in Markham on Monday morning, according to police. York Regional Police responded to reports of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle...
Woman seriously hurt following motorcycle crash on Allen Road
A woman sustained serious injuries in a motorcycle crash on Allen Road Monday morning and was transported to a trauma center. Police reported that emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle...
Three killed after car hits tree and ignites in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Three people have lost their lives after a car crashed into a tree and caught fire early Monday morning in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Niagara police responded to reports of a serious single-vehicle crash...
Police cruiser struck by vehicle while responding to separate vehicle fire in Bradford
A South Simcoe police cruiser was involved in a collision in Bradford on Monday morning while officers were addressing a vehicle fire. The initial emergency call came in at approximately 11 a.m....
Gravenhurst Parkway partially closed after serious collision involving pedestrian
An ongoing police investigation following a collision involving a pedestrian has closed a section of Gravenhurst Parkway in Gravenhurst Monday morning. The Ontario Provincial Police reported that...
Windsor intersection reopens following collision
Wyandotte Street East and Drouillard Road intersection has reopened following a collision. The Windsor Police Service had previously closed Wyandotte between Albert Road and Cadillac Street, and...
West Perth driver killed in pickup truck collision near St. Marys
A 28-year-old woman from West Perth has died after her pickup truck left the road and crashed into a tree west of St. Marys on Monday. The Stratford Police Service reported that the black GMC Sierra...
Peel police made over 100 arrests in street racing crackdown
Peel Regional Police have arrested over 100 individuals and laid more than 2,000 charges for street racing and other dangerous driving behaviors during a months-long operation dubbed Project ERASE....
$1 million house fire damage caused by improperly discarded cigarette butts
According to Collingwood’s fire chief, discarded cigarette butts in a garbage caused a fire that resulted in $1 million in damage to a home, leaving several people displaced. Emergency crews...
53-year-old man dead following motel fire in Cambridge
A 53-year-old man has died following a fire at the Super 8 motel on Hespeler Road in Cambridge. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday. The man, whose identity has not...
Guelph man charged after colliding with police cruiser
A 55-year-old man from Guelph is facing impaired driving charges after colliding with a police cruiser while attempting to back out of a parking space. The incident occurred around 2:34 a.m. on...
Fire burns commercial building near Dundas Street West
A fire that erupted around 7 p.m. near Dundas Street West and Chestnut Street has led to the evacuation of a commercial building and a road closure. As a result, Dundas Street West is currently shut...
Teen seriously injured in collision involving scooter and vehicle in Markham
A teenager sustained serious injuries and was transported to a trauma centre in the Greater Toronto Area after a collision in Markham. The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. near the...
Police struck by driver during traffic stop on Highway 3
A police officer sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck during a traffic stop on Highway 3. The incident occurred on July 20 around 10:45 a.m., when the officer...
Lakeshore Road South in Temiskaming Shores temporarily closed after multi-vehicle collision
Lakeshore Road South in Temiskaming Shores has reopened after being temporarily closed due to a multi-vehicle collision. The Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident around 12:40 p.m. on...
Person sustained minor injuries, house significantly damaged by fire in Bracebridge
A house fire in the Bracebridge area on Sunday morning caused significant damage but resulted in no serious injuries, thanks in part to functioning smoke alarms. The fire broke out around 9:30 a.m....
Two killed in Feversham head-on crash
A deadly head-on crash in Feversham claimed the lives of two men and left a passenger with life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred around 10 a.m. on Grey Road 31 and involved two pickup...
Toronto police and fire services respond to patio fire at CNE ground
Late Sunday morning, emergency crews responded to a patio fire on the CNE grounds near Dufferin Street and Saskatchewan Road. The fire was reported around 10:30 a.m., prompting a response from both...
SIU investigate hit-and-run involving assault suspect in Mississauga
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating an incident involving a 16-year-old boy who was injured in a hit-and-run collision while reportedly attempting to evade police in...
Apartment fire in Leslieville leaves senior dead, woman critically injured
An early morning apartment fire in Toronto’s east end has claimed the life of a man in his 70s and left a woman, also in her 70s, in critical condition. Emergency crews were called shortly after...
Charges laid following serious boat collision in Muskoka Lakes that left swimmer critically injured
A serious boat collision in Muskoka Lakes Township on Saturday left a swimmer critically injured and led to impaired driving charges against a boater. Bracebridge OPP and emergency crews responded...
Six injured, one critical following serious crash in Whitby
A serious crash in Whitby on Saturday night left a 39-year-old man with life-threatening injuries and sent five others to hospital, according to Durham police. The incident occurred just after 11...
Driver injured after vehicle crashes into church in Mattawa
In the early hours of Friday morning, a vehicle crashed into the Church Hall of St. Alban the Martyr Anglican Church in Mattawa, Ontario, resulting in major structural damage. The driver was taken...
Two-vehicle collision in downtown Toronto leaves woman in her 70s seriously hurt
A woman in her 70s sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision in downtown Toronto. The crash occurred shortly after 6:15 p.m. near Lower Jarvis Street and...
One person hospitalized after two vehicles collide in Springwater Township
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on Horseshoe Valley Road in Springwater Township Saturday afternoon, resulting in one person being hospitalized. According to the OPP, one of the...
Woman rescued following vehicle rollover in Kanata
A woman was rescued by Ottawa firefighters following a single-vehicle rollover in Kanata on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred around 5:24 p.m. at the intersection of March Road and Halton...
Brampton man charged after crashing in Bracebridge
A 40-year-old man from Brampton has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle crash in Bracebridge, Ontario, on Monday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the scene...
77-year-old man fatally struck by vehicle on Highway 401 near Pearson Airport
A 77-year-old man from Mississauga was killed early Saturday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 401 near Pearson Airport. The incident occurred just after 5 a.m. near Dixon Road,...
55-year-old woman dead after being hit by vehicle in Niagara falls
A 55-year-old woman has died after being hit by a vehicle in Niagara Falls early Saturday morning. Niagara Regional Police responded to a collision on Stanley Avenue near Main Street shortly after...
Bridgenorth motorcyclist killed in 3-vehicle crash near Kawartha Lakes
A 61-year-old motorcyclist from Bridgenorth has died following a three-vehicle crash east of Kawartha Lakes on Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident shortly after...
Man killed in scooter accident in Brant County
A man has died after being ejected from his scooter in Brant County on Friday evening. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash along the Waterford Heritage Trail, near College Street West...
Second fire occurrence in Scarborough strip mall being investigated
Toronto police and fire services are looking into a second fire in recent months at a Scarborough strip mall located at 1192 Kennedy Road, just north of Lawrence Avenue East. The most recent blaze...
Suspect sought after woman allegedly attacked by two unleashed dogs near Toronto’s Kensington Market
Toronto police are searching for a man after a woman was reportedly attacked by two unleashed dogs near Kensington Market on July 3. Police responded to an animal complaint near Huron and Baldwin...
Child injured by vehicle in North York
A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle in North York's Bathurst Manor neighborhood on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred near Wilmington Avenue and Overbrook Place,...
Police seeking car thief who fatally struck senior with his vehicle in Lincoln
An 82-year-old man from St. Catharines, Larry Pearce, is dead after being struck by a suspect who stole his vehicle. On the morning of July 18, between 9:00 and 9:40 a.m., Pearce was parked at...
Significant traffic delays after multi-vehicle crash on Queen Elizabeth Way in Mississauga
A multi-vehicle crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Mississauga caused significant traffic delays on Friday afternoon. The collision occurred around 3 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near Erin Mills...
Teenager dead after small plane crashes into Lake Scugog
A 16-year old boy is dead when a small plane crashed into a boat dock on Lake Scugog near Caesarea on Friday. The crash occurred around 12:25 p.m. Durham police reported that the plane's pilot and...
Ottawa driver hospitalized after crashing into Metro grocery store in Bells Corners
A crash in Bells Corners on Friday afternoon was caused by driver error when a vehicle slammed into the wall of a Metro grocery store on Robertson Road. First responders were called around 2:45...
Person treated for smoke inhalation after kitchen fire in Centretown, Ottawa
A kitchen fire in a unit under renovation at a Centretown apartment building on Friday morning left one person treated for smoke inhalation. Ottawa Fire Services responded to the 9-1-1 call at 8:42...
Three-vehicle crash partially closes road in Burford
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have closed part of a road in Burford after a three-vehicle crash on Friday morning. Brant OPP responded to the collision at the intersection of Maple Avenue South...
28-year-old man seriously injured following e-bike collision in downtown Toronto
A 28-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck while riding an e-bike in downtown Toronto early Friday morning. The collision occurred just after 6:30 a.m. at Church Street...
Cyclist injured in crash near Bloor and Dufferin
A cyclist was rushed to a trauma center after being struck in Toronto’s west end early this morning. Police reported the incident occurred around 5:45 a.m. near Bloor and Dufferin Streets. The male...
Three people injured in crash involving transport truck in New Tecumseth
A crash involving a transport truck in New Tecumseth on Friday morning left three people with minor injuries. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the scene near 8th Line and Sideroad 15,...
Witnesses sought following multi-vehicle collision on Highway 174
The Ottawa Police Service is seeking witnesses following a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 174 that occurred Tuesday night around 10:15 p.m., east of Trim Road. Police report a white Audi was...
London firefighters tackle large house fire in Old East Village
A fire broke out early Thursday morning in Old East Village, keeping London firefighters busy overnight. Crews were called to a two-storey home on Dufferin Avenue, near Quebec Street, around 3 a.m....
Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision involving truck in downtown Toronto
A motorcyclist was hospitalized Thursday night following a collision with a truck in Toronto's Corktown neighborhood. Toronto police reported the crash occurred at the intersection of Power Street...
Two pedestrians struck by vehicle in east Windsor
Two pedestrians were injured in the Fontainebleau area after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred at around 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and...
Two residents rescued from kitchen fire in Ottawa
On Thursday afternoon, a kitchen fire forced Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) to rescue two residents from a second-floor apartment in a three-storey building on Shillington Avenue, near the Central...
Two e-scooter riders sustained serious injuries in separate collisions in North York
A man in his 30s was rushed to the hospital Thursday afternoon after his e-scooter was struck by a vehicle in North York. Toronto police responded to the collision near Jane Street and Frith Road,...
Collision shuts down Windsor intersection
Windsor police have closed the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and Princess Avenue in all directions due to a collision. The closure is expected to last for an extended period. While few details...
E-bike rider seriously injured after striking construction sign in Saugeen Shores
A 57-year-old man was seriously injured after colliding with a construction sign while riding an electric bike in Saugeen Shores, near Centennial Crescent and Bruce Street. Police discovered the man...
Driver crashes into tree and knocks down hydro pole during rainstorm in Westport
A driver escaped unharmed after crashing into a tree during a rainstorm in rural eastern Ontario on Thursday. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near Main Street and Perth Road in Westport,...
Multiple people displaced following fire on Ottawa Street in Windsor
A fire on Ottawa Street Thursday morning displaced eight people from five residential units and caused an estimated $75,000 in damage, according to fire officials. Fortunately, no injuries were...
80-year-old woman injured in dog attack in Toronto’s Little Portugal
An 80-year-old woman is recovering after being attacked by a dog near her home in Little Portugal. The incident took place around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Dundas Street West...
Motorcyclist killed in London two-vehicle crash
London police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday evening. At around 6:50 p.m., emergency responders were called to the intersection of Hyde Park Road and Fitzwilliam...
Guelph man charged after crashing into hydro pole
A 32-year-old Guelph man faces charges of impaired driving after crashing into a hydro pole on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. near Speedvale Avenue East and Delhi Street when a...
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by ION train in Kitchener
A person has sustained serious injuries after being struck by an ION LRT train in front of Grand River Hospital in Kitchener on Wednesday afternoon. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the...
18-year-old charged after crashing into river in Perth County
An 18-year-old has been charged following a crash in Perth County that resulted in a car ending up in a river. The incident occurred on Perth Line 20 when the vehicle left the road and came to rest...
Person airlifted to hospital following South Bruce crash
One person was airlifted to a London hospital following a two-vehicle crash in South Bruce early Wednesday morning. Police responded to the collision at around 7:05 a.m. at the intersection of...
Firefighter injured in residential building fire in Newmarket
A fire in Newmarket Wednesday morning prompted a major response, with six fire trucks and about two dozen firefighters dispatched to the scene. Crews arrived at a two-storey residential building on...
Waterloo street temporarily closed after vehicle flipped
Weber Street North in Waterloo was closed Wednesday morning following a crash near Columbia Street East. In a 7:13 a.m. social media update, Waterloo Regional Police confirmed the closure for both...
Three dead, two critically injured following two-vehicle crash in Pickering
Police are actively investigating a two-vehicle crash in Pickering on Tuesday night that left three people dead and two others with life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred around 7 p.m. on...
Truck driver charged following rollover fiery crash on Highway 17 in Dryden
A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged following a rollover crash in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday that led to a fire and the closure of Highway 17. The incident occurred around 10 a.m....
Large fire burns house in Bracebridge
A large house fire on Matthiasville Road in Bracebridge, visible by a plume of smoke for miles, required the response of about 30 firefighters. Six fire trucks from Bracebridge Fire Department...
London Fire extinguish unattended kitchen fire in Adelaide Street North
The London Fire Department is urging residents not to leave cooking unattended following a kitchen fire Tuesday night. Fire crews were called to the 200 block of Adelaide Street North after reports...
Kemptville man killed in head-on collision in North Stormont
A 46-year-old man from Kemptville, Ontario, has died following a head-on collision in North Stormont. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the crash, which occurred at around 4:20 p.m....
CAA emphasizes the need for clearer rules on e-bikes and e-scooters
E-bikes and e-scooters are becoming increasingly popular for urban mobility, but their presence on shared pathways is raising concerns. A recent report from the CAA and the Traffic Injury Research...
Driver sought in connection to Lethbridge hit-and-run
Lethbridge police are seeking help to identify the driver and victim of a hit-and-run that occurred on July 5 at 2:30 p.m. The incident took place in the 100 block of 16 Street North when a blue...
Serious crash closed off stretch of Highway 108
A serious single-vehicle crash temporarily closed part of Highway 108 on Tuesday afternoon, between Serpent River and Elliot Lake. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported the collision just after...
Highway 17 in Greater Sudbury temporarily closed following 2-vehicle crash
A serious two-vehicle crash caused a closure of Highway 17 in Greater Sudbury on Tuesday afternoon. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced the incident just before 3:45 p.m., with the highway...
Dog owners sought after dog bit toddler at Thornbury beach
Local health officials are asking for help in identifying the owners of a dog involved in a biting incident at a Thornbury beach. On Saturday night, just before 9 p.m., a three-year-old child was...
Police investigate building fire in downtown Barrie that left one firefighter injured
A building in downtown Barrie remains cordoned off with yellow police tape after an early morning fire on Tuesday. The fire, reported around 4 a.m. at 1 Dunlop Street, prompted an initial response...
Person airlifted to hospital following serious 2-vehicle crash in Innisfil
One person has sustained serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash in Innisfil on Tuesday morning. South Simcoe Police responded to the collision around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Big...
Rollover crash on Highway 6 leads to driver being charged
A two-vehicle crash on Highway 6 early Tuesday morning resulted in only minor injuries, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision occurred around 6:20 a.m. in the westbound lanes. One of...
Fire broke out at The Burger’s Priest restaurant in Etobicoke
Arson is suspected in a fire that broke out early Tuesday morning at The Burger’s Priest restaurant in Etobicoke. Emergency crews responded around 3:15 a.m. to the location at 1599 The Queensway,...
Man charged after crashing into hydro pole in Kitchener
A crash in Kitchener on Monday afternoon resulted in a broken hydro pole but no injuries. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 4 p.m. near Ottawa Street North and Montcalm Drive, where a...
73-year-old woman killed in 2-vehicle collision in Woolwich Township
A 73-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle collision in Woolwich Township on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of Sawmill Road...
Brampton man charged after six injured in head-on crash near Arthur
Six people were injured—one with life-altering injuries—following a head-on crash near Arthur, Ontario, on Monday. The collision occurred just after 7 p.m. on Wellington Road 109, about 40 km north...
66-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured on Highway 11 near North Bay
A 66-year-old motorcyclist from South River sustained serious, life-altering injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11, just south of North Bay. The collision occurred around 5 p.m. on July...
Two pickup trucks involved in serious crash in West Elgin
A serious crash involving two pickup trucks shut down Pioneer Line in West Elgin on Monday evening. The collision occurred between Furnival Road and Kerr Road, prompting emergency crews to respond....
Motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run collision in Toronto’s Brockton Village
A motorcyclist in his 40s was seriously injured in a hit-and-run Monday evening in Toronto’s Brockton Village. The collision occurred just after 7 p.m. near College Street and Sheridan Avenue, west...
Cyclist struck by vehicle in Markham
An adult male cyclist was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Markham late Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. near Highway 7...
Three buildings damaged by fire in Windsor
A deliberately set fire in Windsor has displaced 10 people and caused an estimated $850,000 in damage. The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. Monday on the 900 to 1100 block of Campbell Avenue, affecting...
Transport truck crashes into hydro pole in North York
A transport truck crashed into a hydro pole in North York on Monday afternoon, but no injuries were reported. The incident occurred near Dufferin Street and Dane Avenue, just north of Lawrence...
46-year-old man dead following ATV collision in Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township
A 46-year-old man from Johnstown, Ont., has died following a single-vehicle ATV collision in Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the crash on Jordan Road...
Highbury Avenue North and Killarney Road closed following 2-vehicle collision
London Fire is warning drivers of a two-vehicle collision at Highbury Avenue North and Killarney Road. Fire officials have deployed Rescue 2 for extrication, though the extent of any injuries is...
Car fire in Kitchener being investigated
The Waterloo Regional Police Service and Kitchener Fire Department responded to a car fire Monday afternoon in Kitchener. Emergency services were called to the area of Fischer-Hallman Road and...
Hit-and-run driver sought after woman found dead on Highway 89 in Innisfil
Police are investigating a hit-and-run after a 35-year-old woman from Richmond Hill was found dead on the shoulder of Highway 89 in Innisfil on Sunday morning. Provincial police received a report...
Impaired driver facing charges after colliding in Dorchester
An 18-year-old driver has been charged with multiple offenses, including impaired driving, after crashing into two parked vehicles in Dorchester. The incident occurred early Sunday, just before 2...
Richmond Hill man charged following 2-vehicle collision in Tay Township
A 47-year-old man from Richmond Hill has been charged with careless driving following a two-vehicle collision in Tay Township that left four people injured, one seriously. The crash occurred Sunday...
Arson sought following building fire with people inside in The Beaches area
Toronto police are searching for a suspect accused of setting a building on fire in the city’s east end while four people were inside. The incident occurred early Sunday morning, just after 3:30...
Transport truck collision partially shuts down lanes on Highway 402
A 28-year-old man from London has been charged with careless driving following a transport truck crash on Highway 402 early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 1:40 a.m. near Seed Road in...
Driver rescued after vehicle found submerged in swamp water in Milton
A woman was rescued Sunday morning after her vehicle veered off the road and became partially submerged in a swamp in Milton. The incident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on 25 Side Road, east of...
83-year-old man airlifted to hospital following serious crash in Kawartha Lakes
An 83-year-old man is in a trauma hospital following a serious vehicle crash on Monck Road near Lake Dalrymple in Kawartha Lakes. The incident occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, prompting a...
14-year-old boy seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle in Scarborough
A 14-year-old boy sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle Saturday night in Scarborough. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. at a plaza near Midland Avenue...
3-vehicle collision involving police cruiser in Brampton
A three-vehicle collision involving a Peel police cruiser partially shut down Bovaird Drive in Brampton on Saturday morning. The crash happened around 10:25 a.m. near Bovaird Drive and Bramalea...
Driver arrested after serious crash on Weston Road
A driver was arrested for impaired operation following a serious crash on Weston Road early Saturday morning. Toronto police say the collision occurred around 1:52 a.m. just north of Highway 401....