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Owen Sound apartment fire displaces residents, no injuries reported
Several residents have been left without housing after a fire damaged a multi-unit home in Owen Sound on Wednesday. Firefighters were dispatched to the property on 3rd Avenue at approximately 12:30...
Pedestrian, 68, dies after being struck by vehicle in Kapuskasing
A 68-year-old Kapuskasing resident has died following a pedestrian collision in the community Wednesday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said the incident occurred on Riverside Drive at...
Man dead after fatal ATV crash in Pikangikum First Nation
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision involving an ATV that claimed the life of a 43-year-old Pikangikum First Nation resident. Police said emergency services were dispatched...
4 injured, 1 critical following multi-vehicle crash in Vaughan
Four people were injured in a multi-vehicle collision involving a dump truck in Vaughan, York Regional Police reported. Officers responded to the crash at Kirby Road and Jane Street at approximately...
Catastrophic multi-vehicle crash in Lakeshore leaves 3 dead, another critically injured
Three people have died following a six-vehicle collision in Lakeshore on Wednesday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Emergency crews were called to County Road 22 at approximately...
Occupants uninjured after serious house fire in Cambridge
A Cambridge home sustained significant damage after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning, prompting an emergency response. Fire crews were called to a property on Valentine Drive around 5 a.m.,...
Nobody hurt after fire breaks out at the National Tavern Sudbury
An early-morning fire at the National Tavern in Sudbury’s Flour Mill neighbourhood prompted an evacuation of several people and their pets on Wednesday. Police and fire crews were called to the...
Impaired driver facing charges after rollover crash near Greater Napanee, 1 seriously injured
A 30-year-old Prince Edward County man is facing multiple charges after a rollover crash on Highway 41 near Greater Napanee early Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the...
No injuries after loaded truck found in ditch on Hwy. 9 in New Tecumseth
Highway 9 in New Tecumseth reopened Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer carrying groceries ended up in a ditch, prompting a lengthy recovery operation. Ontario Provincial Police said the...
Motorcyclist, 58, critically injured in North Dumfries collision
A 58-year-old man from Wellesley Township suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision involving a motorcycle and a car in North Dumfries Township early Wednesday morning. Waterloo Regional...
No injuries reported after WestJet plane strikes catering truck at Toronto Pearson Airport
A WestJet Boeing 737 struck a catering truck at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Tuesday night while being moved away from its gate, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada....
Two-vehicle collision leaves one driver dead, another hospitalized in Brockton
A 44-year-old woman from Walkerton has died following a collision between a commercial vehicle and a passenger car in Brockton on Tuesday evening. South Bruce OPP said emergency responders were...
One dead, another seriously injured after two trucks collide in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
One person has died and another has suffered serious injuries following a collision involving a pickup truck and a transport truck in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory early Wednesday. Ontario Provincial...
Halton Regional Police officer charged in 2025 chase collision that seriously injured driver
A Halton Regional Police sergeant has been charged following an investigation into a pursuit involving a stolen Hummer that ended in a serious collision in Mississauga in March 2025. Sgt. David...
Impaired charge laid on driver seriously injured in Oshawa crash
A driver has been charged with impaired operation following a single-vehicle crash in Oshawa on Tuesday evening. Durham Regional Police said officers were called to the area of First Avenue and...
Pickup truck driver dead after being struck by deer in Georgina
A driver was killed in a serious collision in Georgina after a sedan reportedly struck a deer on a rural road Tuesday evening. York Regional Police were dispatched to the intersection of Ravenshoe...
Male pedestrian suffers serious injuries in Barrhaven collision
A man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a small SUV in Ottawa’s Barrhaven community on Tuesday evening. Ottawa paramedics responded to the...
One driver arrested after serious two-vehicle crash in Waterloo
A driver was arrested following a two-vehicle crash in Waterloo on Tuesday afternoon that left both vehicles overturned. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the collision on Columbia Street West...
5 people hospitalized after serious 2-vehicle collision on QEW in Burlington
Five people were taken to hospital following a collision between a sedan and a dump truck on the QEW in Burlington on Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred around...
Two people killed in three-vehicle crash in Brock Township
Two people were killed in a three-vehicle collision in Brock Township on Tuesday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The crash occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Highway 12 near Regional...
Three-vehicle crash causes morning traffic delays on Hwy. 410 in Brampton
A three-vehicle collision caused traffic delays on southbound Highway 410 at Queen Street in Brampton on Tuesday morning. The crash temporarily closed two southbound lanes, leading to backups along...
One person injured in Kitchener multi-vehicle collision
One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries following a multi-vehicle collision in Kitchener on Tuesday morning. Waterloo Regional Police said the crash occurred around 7 a.m. at the...
Occupants uninjured after residential fire in Kitchener
Residents of a main-floor apartment in Kitchener have been displaced following an early morning fire on Tuesday. Kitchener Fire crews responded to a home on Weber Street East at approximately 5:30...
Both parties charged after e-bike and car collide in Kitchener
A 52-year-old e-bike rider was seriously injured in a collision with a Toyota Camry in Kitchener on Monday night, leading to charges against both individuals involved. Waterloo Regional Police said...
Elderly man facing gun charges after crashing SUV in Guelph
A 78-year-old Niagara Falls man is facing multiple firearms and driving charges after an SUV rollover in Guelph on Monday night. Guelph police and emergency crews responded to reports of an...
No reported injuries after doorbell camera sparks house fire in East Windsor
A house fire on Labadie Road caused an estimated $170,000 in damage after a lithium-ion battery in a doorbell camera was identified as the source. Firefighters were called to the 1700 block of...
Child critically hurt after being struck by vehicle in Amherstburg
A three-year-old child is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Amherstburg on Monday evening, according to Windsor police. The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on Vermont...
3 teens hospitalized following serious 2-vehicle crash in Vaughan
Three teenagers were injured, including one with life-threatening injuries, after an SUV and a dump truck collide in Vaughan on Monday afternoon. York Regional Police responded to the crash near...
Motorist airlifted to trauma centre after serious crash in Grey Bruce
A 35-year-old Southampton resident was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash near Bruce Road 8 and Bruce Road 14 early Monday morning. Emergency crews responded to the collision at...
Van driver sought after fleeing collision scene in Barrie’s west end
Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after a two-vehicle collision in Barrie’s west end on Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred around 2:45 p.m. near Ferndale Drive South and Essa...
8-year-old girl and woman hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in North York
An 8-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle at an intersection in North York on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to Willowdale Avenue and Elmwood...
Serious crash in south London leaves one person injured
One person was taken to hospital after a collision involving a pickup truck and a sedan in south London on Monday morning, with the sedan overturning and leaving an occupant trapped inside....
One person sent to hospital following early morning crash near Sauble Beach
One person was taken to hospital following a collision near Sauble Beach early Monday morning. Grey Bruce OPP said emergency crews responded to the intersection of Bruce Road 8 and Bruce Road 14 at...
1 driver seriously hurt following 2-vehicle crash in Brampton
A two-vehicle collision in Brampton early Monday morning left one driver seriously injured, according to police. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Chinguacousy Road and Queen Street...
One dead, another critically injured after devastating house fire in north Barrie
One person has died and another remains in critical condition following a house fire in Barrie’s north end on Sunday evening, according to police. Emergency crews responded to the blaze near...
Nobody hurt after apartment fire in Mississauga
Peel Regional Police are investigating a fire that broke out inside a residential apartment building in Mississauga on Sunday evening. Officers were dispatched to the building near Mississauga...
2 motorcyclists hospitalized after colliding in Mulmur Township
One motorcyclist was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre following a collision involving two motorcycles in Mulmur Township on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to River Road at...
Innisfil collision leaves motorcyclist dead, driver injured
A 58-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision with a vehicle on Highway 89 in Innisfil on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the scene at approximately 12:30 p.m. after a...
Three people injured after two SUVs collide in Innisfil
Three people were taken to hospital after a collision involving two SUVs in Innisfil on Saturday evening, according to South Simcoe police. The crash occurred at approximately 5:20 p.m. at the...
Teen driver facing charges after South Bruce Peninsula crash sends 3 to the hospital
A 17-year-old from Elora is facing multiple charges after a pickup truck carrying three people left the road and rolled into a ditch in South Bruce Peninsula on Saturday morning. Grey Bruce Ontario...
Ohio driver facing charges after crashing vehicle on Pelee Island
A 63-year-old Ohio resident is facing multiple charges following a vehicle incident on Pelee Island last week, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. Police said officers responded shortly...
Dirt bike rider facing charges after fleeing Highway 17 collision scene
A 33-year-old Greater Sudbury man is facing 13 charges following a collision involving a dirt bike and a pickup truck on Highway 17 in Markstay-Warren on Oct. 22. According to Ontario Provincial...
Driver charged in Lucan Biddulph collision that left 3 injured, 1 critical
Three people were injured in a collision involving an SUV and a pickup truck in Lucan Biddulph on Oct. 21, prompting charges against a 25-year-old resident of Zurich. The crash was reported at about...
One dead, another hospitalized after collision on Hwy. 401 in Scarborough
One person was killed and another was hospitalized following a collision on Highway 401 near Kennedy Road in Scarborough on Sunday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred at...
Mobility scooter operator hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Leamington
A mobility scooter operator was taken to hospital after a collision with a pickup truck in Leamington on Sunday afternoon. Essex County OPP responded to the incident on Oak Street East shortly after...
2 injured, 1 serious following motorcycle collision in Shelburne
Two people were hospitalized following a motorcycle crash in Shelburne on Sunday afternoon, with one suffering serious injuries, according to Dufferin OPP. Officers responded to the collision on...
Elderly woman taken to hospital after townhouse blaze in south Ottawa
An elderly woman was rescued by Ottawa firefighters during a basement fire at a townhome in the city’s south end Sunday morning. Ottawa Fire Services responded to multiple emergency calls at...
One person injured in collision involving horse and buggy in Grey County
A horse and buggy collision in Southgate sent one person to hospital Sunday morning, prompting an investigation by Grey Bruce OPP. Police said the two-vehicle crash occurred on Grey Road 23 at...
Motorist suffer serious injures after hitting pole in Oakville
A driver was seriously injured after an eastbound vehicle struck a hydro pole in Oakville early Sunday. Halton Regional Police responded to the crash near William Halton Parkway and Neyagawa...
Pedestrian struck and injured in Mississauga hit-and-run
A pedestrian was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run in Mississauga early Sunday. The collision was reported around 12:39 a.m....
4 hospitalized after battery sparks fire at East York apartment
Four people were treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after a late-night apartment fire in East York on Saturday. Firefighters and other emergency responders were dispatched to a high-rise at 95...
Man, 18, seriously injured in three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 ramp in Etobicoke
An 18-year-old Toronto man was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on the westbound Highway 401 off-ramp to Highway 427 in Etobicoke on Saturday night. Ontario Provincial Police said the...
Minor injuries reported in Waterloo multi-vehicle crash
A multi-vehicle crash in Waterloo on Saturday afternoon resulted in minor injuries. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the collision on Westmount Road North near Father David Bauer Drive at...
No injuries reported after dump truck trapped in sinkhole in Toronto’s Upper Beach
A dump truck became trapped in a large sinkhole in Toronto’s Upper Beach neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon, prompting an emergency response. No injuries were reported. Emergency crews were called...
SUV driver killed in two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11 near Tilden Lake
A driver was killed in a two-vehicle collision involving an SUV and a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 11 near Tilden Lake, north of North Bay, on Saturday afternoon. North Bay OPP said officers...
Woman in critical condition after being struck near Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre
A 51-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by an SUV near Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday evening. Ottawa paramedics said emergency crews responded to the incident on...
Vehicle strikes hydro pole, knocks out power in London
A vehicle collision in London has left some customers without electricity after a hydro pole was damaged. The incident occurred near Riverside Drive and Upper Avenue on Saturday. London Hydro crews...
Fatal highway collision in Brock leaves 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
One person was killed and two others were hospitalized following a serious collision on Highway 12 in Brock Township on Saturday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The crash occurred...
Nobody injured after overnight industrial building fire in Simcoe
An industrial building fire in Simcoe led to temporary road closures early Saturday morning, prompting a response from Ontario Provincial Police and local fire crews. Emergency crews were called to...
One person seriously injured in Kawartha Lakes crash
A serious early-morning crash in Kawartha Lakes left one person hospitalized on Saturday. Police reported that a single passenger vehicle was involved in the collision at approximately 3 a.m.,...
Driver dead, another person injured after rollover crash on Hwy. 404 in North York
A fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 404 in North York claimed the life of a 61-year-old Toronto driver early Saturday morning. The incident occurred in the southbound lanes, south of Steeles Avenue...
Two people injured in evening collision in Pickering
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Kingston Road and Liverpool Road in Pickering on Friday evening. Durham Regional Police reported that the crash occurred...
3 people injured, 1 serious after Etobicoke apartment fire
A fire at an Etobicoke apartment building sent one person to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon. Emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 3:30 p.m. to a...
62-year-old driver charged after woman struck by vehicle in Ajax
A 62-year-old driver has been charged with careless driving after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at an Ajax intersection Friday morning. Durham Regional Police said the collision occurred...
One person dead after fatal crash in Laurentian Valley Township
One person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Laurentian Valley Township early Friday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say. Emergency crews were called to Round Lake Road, between B Line...
Elderly man walking dog fatally struck by car in Burlington
A 91-year-old man has died after being struck by a car while walking his dog in Burlington. Police say the collision occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. in the area of Mainway and Walkers Line, when...
Man hospitalized following hit-and-run collision in Waterloo
A man was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run collision in Waterloo on Wednesday evening. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the area of Weber Street North and...
Engine failure, improper sealant application linked to fatal Ottawa plane crash in 2025
A fatal plane crash near Ottawa’s airport in July 2025 was likely caused by improper application of engine sealant during maintenance, according to a newly released report from the Transportation...
Male pedestrian struck by hit-and-run driver in Scarborough
A man in his 20s was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough late Thursday night. Toronto police responded to Eglinton Avenue East and Mason...
One person sent to hospital after two vehicles collide in North York
One person was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in North York on Thursday evening, Toronto police say. Officers responded to the crash at Steeles Avenue East and Victoria Park...
Several people hospitalized following rollover collision in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood
Three people were treated at hospital after a vehicle rollover involving two cars in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood Thursday evening. Toronto police were called to the area of Bayview Avenue and...
Injuries reported in collision involving truck on Hwy. 401 near Brockville
A collision involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle has forced the closure of eastbound Highway 401 near Brockville, Ontario Provincial Police say. The crash occurred east of County Road...
Tractor-trailer rollover disrupts traffic in Brampton, no injuries
A tractor-trailer rollover disrupted traffic in Brampton on Thursday morning, forcing the closure of several lanes and roads near Steeles Avenue and Dixie Road. Peel Regional Police said the crash...
Two people taken to hospital after Scarborough house fire
Two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out at a home in Scarborough on Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the home at 29 Horizon Crescent,...
No reported injuries after large industrial blaze in Kingston
A large industrial fire at Kimco Steel in Kingston prompted a response from firefighters across multiple jurisdictions Thursday morning, with heavy smoke leading some schools to shelter in place...
1 driver suffer minor injuries following serious multi-vehicle crash in Guelph
A three-vehicle collision in Guelph Thursday morning left one driver with minor injuries and caused significant damage to multiple vehicles, police say. The crash occurred at approximately 8 a.m. at...
Fiery multi-vehicle crash in King Township leaves one dead, two injured
One person was killed and two others sustained minor injuries in a fiery three-vehicle collision in King Township early Thursday morning. Emergency crews were called to the area of Jane Street and...
Two motorcyclists hospitalized after high-speed crash in East York
Two motorcyclists were hospitalized, one with life-threatening injuries, following a suspected high-speed racing collision in East York early Thursday morning. Toronto police said the crash occurred...
No serious injuries after shop blaze at Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood
A three-alarm fire at an antique shop in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood sent thick smoke across parts of the city’s east end on Wednesday evening. Toronto Fire Services said crews were dispatched...
Elderly man killed in 2-vehicle collision in east Ottawa
A 79-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Ottawa on Wednesday evening, according to paramedics. Emergency crews were called to Devine Road near Frank Kenny Road at approximately 8:15...
1 person seriously hurt after lithium-ion battery explodes at North York apartment building
A man was hospitalized with serious injuries following a fire involving a lithium-ion battery at a Toronto Community Housing high-rise in North York, officials say. The fire broke out late Wednesday...
3 pedestrians struck and injured in separate afternoon collisions in Guelph
Guelph police have charged three drivers after three separate collisions involving pedestrians were reported across the city within less than two hours on Wednesday afternoon. None of the injuries...
76-year-old pedestrian dead after hit-and-run collision in Ajax
A 76-year-old pedestrian has died after being struck by a pickup truck in a hit-and-run collision in Ajax over the weekend. Durham Regional Police responded to the collision near Ringer Road and...
Markham man sentenced for fatal 2020 boat crash at Woodbine Beach
A 52-year-old Markham man, Thamilagan Olivernicholas, has been sentenced to nearly two years of house arrest and three years of probation for a fatal boating collision at Toronto’s Woodbine Beach in...
Two boaters rescued after boat collision on Lake Joseph
Two boaters were rescued and taken to hospital after their vessel collided with a barge on Lake Joseph on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m., leaving one person in the...
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Barrhaven
A 71-year-old woman was killed in a collision involving a sedan in Ottawa’s Barrhaven neighbourhood on Wednesday evening, according to paramedics. Emergency crews were called to Greenbank Road near...
Nobody injured after tour bus catches fire in downtown Toronto
A tour bus caught fire in downtown Toronto on Wednesday afternoon, sending thick black smoke into the air, but no injuries were reported. Toronto police said emergency crews were called to the...
One person taken to hospital after collision in Meaford
Highway 26 in Meaford has reopened following a collision at the intersection with Grey Road 15 that sent one person to hospital. Emergency crews responded to the crash, and one person was...
Several people seriously injured following 2-vehicle crash in Middlesex County
Four people were taken to hospital after a serious two-vehicle collision at a rural intersection in Middlesex County on Wednesday. Emergency crews responded to the crash at Nairn Road and Centre...
3 people taken to hospital after serious multi-vehicle crash in Markdale
Four people were taken to hospital following a five-vehicle collision involving a dump truck in Markdale on Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred around 9:40 a.m. on...
Two people hospitalized after residential garage fire in London
Two people were taken to hospital after a garage fire damaged a London home, with repair costs estimated at $450,000. London firefighters responded to the property on Avenue Road shortly before 9:30...
Five children, daycare worker struck by vehicle in Oshawa
A 2-year-old girl was critically injured after a vehicle struck a daycare worker and five children in a residential area of Oshawa on Wednesday morning. The collision occurred around 9:20 a.m. at...
One person found dead after London house fire
A fatal house fire in London is under investigation after firefighters discovered a deceased person inside a residence Wednesday morning. Crews were dispatched to a home on Lyman Street, north of...
69-year-old man dead after serious fire destroys two homes in Richmond Hill
A 69-year-old man has died following a major early-morning fire that spread from three burning vehicles to two homes in Richmond Hill on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called to Crosby Avenue,...
Man seriously injured in Etobicoke pedestrian collision
A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke late in the evening. The collision occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. near...
Man injured after hit-and-run collision in Ottawa’s south end
Ottawa police are investigating a hit-and-run collision that left a man in his 40s injured in the city’s south end Tuesday night. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Conroy Road and...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after colliding with tractor in Caledon
A motorcyclist was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a collision with a tractor in Caledon on Tuesday evening. Ontario Provincial Police alerted residents to the...
One person seriously hurt in collision involving motorcycle in Orillia
A 73-year-old Ramara man has been charged with careless driving following a motorcycle collision in Orillia on Tuesday evening that left one person seriously injured. Police said the crash involving...
Impaired driver facing charges following Hwy. 11 crash in northeastern Ontario
A 29-year-old Petawawa man is facing impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 11 in Marten River over Thanksgiving weekend. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the...
4 people hospitalized following 3-vehicle crash in East Gwillimbury
Four people were taken to hospital following a three-vehicle collision in East Gwillimbury on Tuesday afternoon, prompting road closures. York Regional Police said the crash occurred on Davis Drive...