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Vehicle collides into light post following two-vehicle crash in Kitchener
A crash in Kitchener on Wednesday morning resulted in a light post being struck. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Weber Street North and Parkside Drive, involving two...
Mayday call issued after hazardous hole found on floor of burning building in downtown London
A fire in downtown London caused an estimated $125,000 in damage on Wednesday morning and briefly triggered a mayday alert. Crews were called to a two-storey building at 260 Burwell Street, just...
Rockwood house destroyed by blaze
A house near Rockwood was destroyed by a fire Tuesday night. Milton Fire crews were called to the property on First Line Nassagaweya, just north of Side Road 28, around 9 p.m. and arrived to find...
Three vehicles collide after Cambridge driver runs stop sign in Guelph/Eramosa Township
A 50-year-old Cambridge resident has been charged following a three-vehicle crash on Tuesday in Guelph/Eramosa Township. The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Fife Road, prompting a response from...
Two people critical after two vehicles collide in Mulmur Township
A serious two-vehicle collision in Mulmur Township on Tuesday afternoon left two people with life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred at the intersection of County Road 19 and County Road 17,...
Woman escapes with only minor injuries after pickup truck plunges into Severn River
A woman managed to escape after her vehicle plunged into the Severn River late Tuesday morning in Ramara Township. Emergency crews were dispatched to Rama Road near Somerset Drive just before noon...
Devastating fast-spreading blaze burns down house in Muskoka
A severe fire tore through a home in Muskoka on Tuesday, quickly spreading into the surrounding wildland. Firefighters from the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department were called to the scene on...
Two teens arrested after crashing stolen vehicle into another car in Windsor
A 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were arrested by Windsor police following a crash involving a stolen vehicle on October 2. Officers responded to a collision on Assumption Street, near the...
Man critically injured after being hit by pickup truck in Burlington
A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a pickup truck in Burlington on Tuesday afternoon. Halton Regional Police responded to the collision around 2:45 p.m. at the...
Major traffic disruptions on Highway 8 in Kitchener after vehicle crashes into guardrail
A single-vehicle crash caused major traffic delays on Highway 8 eastbound near Highway 401 in Kitchener on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred shortly before 2:30 p.m., when a vehicle left the...
Heavy rainfall causes multiple collisions on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police are urging drivers to reduce their speed during heavy rain after multiple collisions occurred on Highway 417 due to hydroplaning. Emergency crews responded to several...
11-year-old boy struck by vehicle in Etobicoke
An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle in Etobicoke Tuesday morning. The collision took place near Martin Grove Road and Longbourne Drive, just north of Eglinton Avenue...
Man facing charges following early morning multi-vehicle collision on DVP
A man faces impaired and dangerous driving charges after a multi-vehicle collision on the Don Valley Parkway early Tuesday morning. Around 1:30 a.m., in the northbound lanes near Don Mills Road, the...
Toronto motorcyclist dead following road rage crash incident on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte
A 27-year-old Toronto man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte late Monday night, in what police believe was a road rage-related incident. The collision happened around...
Two pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit in London
Two pedestrians were seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in London late Monday night. The incident occurred just before midnight near Wharncliffe Road South and Becher Street. According...
Several people hospitalized after four vehicles collide in Erin
Several people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a four-vehicle collision in Erin on Monday evening. The crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. on Main Street, according...
Motorcyclist dead after being ejected from bike near Mount Forest
A 68-year-old man from Mildmay has died following a motorcycle crash near Mount Forest on Monday evening. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. on Sideroad 3 West, where Wellington County OPP...
Two homes ravaged by fire in Alban
Two homes were destroyed by a devastating blaze in Alban, Ont, Monday afternoon. Fire crews from French River responded to the fire on Delamere Road around 4:30 p.m., and officials reported that the...
19-year-old man dead after crashing ATV in Timmins
A 19-year-old man is dead following a fatal ATV crash on Monday afternoon in Timmins. The incident occurred around 3:05 p.m. on Langmuir Road. Emergency services responded to the scene, and the...
E-bike rider injured after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Sudbury
Greater Sudbury police are searching for the driver of a black Dodge Ram pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run collision with an e-bike on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Frood Road near St....
Fatal collision in Timmins claims life of 18-year-old woman
An 18-year-old woman lost her life in a collision with a vehicle in Timmins on October 4. The incident occurred around 10:08 p.m. near the intersection of Algonquin Boulevard and Cedar Street....
Unlicensed Mississauga boater arrested and charged following passenger fatality near Toronto Islands
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a passenger who fell off an illegally operated boat near the Toronto Islands in August. Toronto police responded to a marine rescue call on...
E-bike rider seriously hurt after colliding with vehicle in Scarborough
An e-bike rider was seriously injured in a collision with a vehicle near Morningside Avenue and Staines Road in Scarborough before 7:30 p.m. Police initially classified the rider’s injuries as...
Woman dead after being pinned beneath TTC bus at Toronto’s Royal York Station
A 78-year-old woman is dead after being hit and pinned beneath a bus at Toronto’s Royal York Station on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around 1:15 p.m. as the woman attempted to board a bus...
Minor injuries after three vehicles collide in Brampton
A multi-vehicle collision at Bramalea Road and Claremont Drive in Brampton has led to a temporary closure of the busy street. The crash, involving three vehicles, occurred just before 11 a.m., with...
Five vehicles collide in east London intersection
A five-vehicle collision at the intersection of Adelaide Street North and Oxford Street East caused traffic delays in east London on Monday afternoon. According to the London Fire Department, the...
Truck carrying manure crashes and spills on Highway 12
A messy crash near Port Perry left a truckload of manure spilled along Highway 12 after the vehicle overturned in a roadside ditch near Reach Street. The Ontario Provincial Police shared video...
Four teens seriously hurt after colliding into hydro pole in North Drumfries
Four teenagers were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning in North Dumfries, prompting an ongoing investigation by Waterloo Regional Police. The collision occurred around...
Dog rescued from North Middlesex house fire
A dog was rescued from a house fire in North Middlesex on Monday morning after firefighters responded to a blaze on Nairn Road. The home's renter rushed back after being alerted to the fire and...
Driver sustained minor injuries after water truck rolls over in Stittsville
A water tanker truck rollover temporarily shut down part of Hazeldean Road in Stittsville on Monday morning. The incident occurred at the intersection of Hazeldean Road and Carp Road, where the...
Two pedestrians struck by vehicle in Toronto’s east end
Two adults sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle near Coxwell and Gerrard in Toronto’s east end Sunday night shortly after 10 p.m. Paramedics...
E-scooter crash in Oshawa leaves man critically hurt
A 58-year-old man is in critical condition after an e-scooter crash in Oshawa on Sunday evening, according to Durham Regional Police. The collision occurred around 7:15 p.m. near Albert Street and...
Fatal ATV rollover crash in Carden Township
A 44-year-old man from Carden has died following an ATV rollover Sunday night in Carden Township, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Emergency crews responded to the incident on Lake Dalrymple...
Man dead, three other injured in east London collision
A man has died from his injuries following a two-vehicle collision in east London on Sunday evening, according to London Police. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Veterans...
Man in critical condition following two-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s east end
A man in his 20s is being treated for life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Ottawa’s east end on Sunday evening. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 7:20 p.m. on...
Impaired pickup truck driver arrested after colliding with farm tractor in Ottawa
A 40-year-old pickup truck driver has been arrested for impaired driving following a collision with a farm tractor in Ottawa’s south end. The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. Sunday on 8th Line...
Crash near Espanola leaves two dead, one hospitalized
A single-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon in McKerrow, just east of Espanola, has left two people dead and another in hospital. The collision occurred around 3:20 p.m., according to the Ontario...
78-year-old motorcyclist dead after hitting furniture on road in Chatham-Kent
A 78-year-old motorcyclist from Charing Cross has died following a crash on Talbot Trail in Chatham-Kent, after hitting a piece of furniture that had fallen onto the road. The collision occurred...
35-year-old man facing charges after flipping vehicle over in Sault Ste. Marie
A 35-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges following an early morning crash in Sault Ste. Marie. Police were called to the 100 block of Simpson Street around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, where they...
Orangeville man facing charges after hitting police cruiser and fleeing
A 38-year-old Orangeville man is facing several charges after allegedly reversing into a marked police cruiser while impaired. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Friday, after provincial police...
Mississauga man charged in connection to hit-and-run collision in Kitchener
A 25-year-old man from Mississauga is facing multiple charges following a hit-and-run collision in Kitchener, according to Waterloo Regional Police. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. last Friday...
Cyclist critically hurt after colliding with pickup truck in Sault Ste. Marie
A serious collision involving a pickup truck and a cyclist is under investigation by Sault Ste. Marie Police. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on October 3 near Wellington Street East and...
Large blaze damages two houses in Huntsville
Provincial police are seeking public assistance as they investigate a significant house fire in Huntsville that also damaged a neighboring property. The blaze broke out Wednesday at 43 West Street...
Rockland family loses home to devastating fire
A Rockland family is rebuilding their lives after a devastating house fire destroyed nearly all their belongings less than a week ago. Jason Pilon, the homeowner, shared that the blaze erased 15...
Motorcyclist critically hurt after colliding with vehicle in Brampton
A motorcyclist is in critical condition following a collision with a vehicle in Brampton on Sunday. The crash occurred at around 5:20 p.m. near Torbram Road and Countryside Drive, south of Mayfield...
47-year-old woman in life-threatening condition after crashing motorcycle in Manotick
A 47-year-old woman sustained potentially life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Manotick on Sunday afternoon. Ottawa paramedics responded to the scene on Rideau Valley Drive North near...
Fatal collision involving vehicle and motorcycle claims two lives in Woolwich Township
A fatal collision in Woolwich Township claimed the lives of two Kitchener residents on Sunday afternoon. Around 3 p.m., a maroon motorcycle and a silver sedan collided near the intersection of...
Transport truck collision leads to temporary closure of Highway 77 in Leamington
A transport truck collision temporarily closed Highway 77 between Mersea Road 5 and Erie Street North in Leamington on Sunday. Essex OPP responded to the scene, where a diesel spill had also...
No injuries after house fire in Barrie promptly extinguished
Barrie fire crews responded to a house fire in the city’s south end on Sunday afternoon, which could have had more severe consequences. The fire broke out at a home on Fenchurch Manor near...
Fatal serious crash involving motorcycle and tractor trailer in Haliburton County
Two elderly motorcyclists have died following a crash in Haliburton County on Sunday afternoon. Haliburton Highlands OPP reported the incident at around 12:10 p.m., which occurred on Highway 118 in...
Impaired driver arrested after hitting pedestrian and e-scooter near Toronto Waterfront
An impaired driver was arrested after a crash near Toronto Waterfront on Sunday morning left two people injured. Toronto police responded to reports at around 9:37 a.m. of a pedestrian and cyclist...
Driver hospitalized after downing hydro pole and crashing into home in London
A 25-year-old driver was taken to the hospital Sunday morning after crashing into a stop light, a hydro pole, and ultimately the front of a home on Adelaide Street South. The single-vehicle crash...
Two people rescued from roof of burning restaurant on Danforth
Two people were rescued from the roof of a burning restaurant on the Danforth early Sunday morning. Toronto Fire officials responded to the scene just east of Pape Avenue at around 3:25 a.m. after...
Two drivers seriously hurt after fiery collision in North York
Two people are in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash in North York overnight, according to Toronto police. Officers were called to the scene at Don Mills Road and Barber Greene Road...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing near Scarborough Town Centre
A motorcyclist was hospitalized following a collision near Scarborough Town Centre on Saturday night. The crash, involving a motorcycle and a vehicle, occurred around 10 p.m. at Town Centre Court...
Vehicle collision temporarily shuts down road in Timmins overnight
A section of Algonquin Boulevard East in Timmins was closed for several hours from Saturday night into Sunday morning as police investigated a motor vehicle collision. The closure, announced by...
Two people hospitalized following collision in Barrie intersection
Barrie police are investigating a crash between a car and a motorcycle that occurred Saturday evening, sending both drivers to the hospital. The collision took place around 8 p.m. at the...
Two dead following 2-vehicle crash in North Perth
A fatal two-vehicle crash in North Perth on Saturday evening has claimed the lives of two people. Emergency services were called to the scene on Perth Line 86 just after 8:30 p.m. Upon arrival, they...
Worker taken to hospital after industrial accident in Essa Township
Emergency crews responded to an industrial accident in Essa Township on Saturday that left a worker hospitalized. The incident occurred at a facility near the intersection of County Road 90 and...
Fatal crash in Halton Hills leaves two dead, one critical
A fatal crash in Halton Hills last week claimed the lives of two people. On September 30, around 3:55 p.m., a white van heading northbound left the road and collided with a tree near Regional Road...
Kitchener woman charged after hitting pedestrian and fleeing in Cambridge
A 24-year-old woman from Kitchener has been charged in connection with a serious collision that left a pedestrian critically injured in Cambridge last month. The incident occurred on September 24,...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after being hit by car in Mississauga near Sheridan Centre
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in Mississauga on Saturday evening. The incident happened shortly after 7 p.m. near Erin Mills Parkway and Sheridan Park Drive, close to Sheridan...
Cyclist struck by fleeing vehicle in Scarborough’s Malvern area
A man in his 60s was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run in Scarborough on Saturday evening. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. near Neilson Road and McLevin...
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after serious crash in Centre Wellington Township
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Centre Wellington Township on Saturday morning. Emergency services responded to the scene on...
Woman seriously hurt after being hit be vehicle in Toronto’s Cabbagetown area
A woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto’s Cabbagetown early Saturday morning. Toronto police responded to the collision around 2 a.m. in the...
39-year-old man killed after crashing motorcycle near Renfrew
A 39-year-old man from Ottawa has died following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash early Saturday morning southeast of Renfrew. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident around 2 a.m. on...
Four people injured after fire rips through apartment building in Hamilton
Four people were hospitalized following an apartment fire Saturday morning in Hamilton’s East Mountain area. Fire crews were called to 987 Mohawk Rd. East around 8:52 a.m., after receiving multiple...
Three blazes contained in Ottawa, man hospitalized and dogs treated in one
Ottawa firefighters responded to three separate fires between Friday night and early Saturday morning, with incidents occurring at a low-rise apartment, a mixed-use commercial building, and a...
Two dead following crash between pickup truck and farm tractor in Mapleton
Two people have died following a crash between a pick-up truck and a farm tractor in Mapleton on Friday night. The collision occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Eighth Line. Emergency crews arrived to find...
Two drivers, three children seriously injured following 2-vehicle crash in Wellesley Township
A serious two-vehicle crash in Wellesley Township on Friday afternoon has left two drivers and three children with serious injuries. The collision occurred around 3:50 p.m. on Ament Line, near...
Port Stanley man left severely injured after motorcycle crash
Gage Taylor, a Port Stanley resident, is currently fighting for his life following a severe motorcycle crash on Thursday. The accident occurred when Gage was pulling out of a gas station, colliding...
Residents evacuated after large blaze destroys home in Toronto’s Keelesdale area
A two-alarm fire destroyed a home in Toronto’s Keelesdale neighbourhood overnight, though no injuries were reported. Toronto Fire Services responded just after midnight Friday to a house at Keele...
Collision between e-bike and vehicle in Sudbury sends two to the hospital
Two people were hospitalized following a collision involving an e-bike and a motor vehicle in Greater Sudbury on Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred on Martindale Road, prompting a temporary road...
Three children hurt following single-vehicle crash in Chatham-Kent
A single-vehicle crash in Chatham-Kent on Thursday afternoon left three young children injured. The collision occurred around noon on Horton Line at Lagoon Road and involved a vehicle driven by a...
London pickup truck driver charged with impaired driving following crash in Puslinch Township
A 50-year-old man from London is facing several charges after a collision involving a pickup truck and a tanker truck in Puslinch Township on Thursday. The crash happened on Brock Road South near...
13-year-old girl injured after collision with vehicle in Guelph
A 13-year-old girl sustained minor facial injuries after colliding with a vehicle while skateboarding in Guelph on Thursday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. at the intersection...
Waterloo driver facing charges after fleeing police and crashing into home in Kitchener
A 21-year-old Waterloo man is facing several charges after a vehicle he was driving crashed into a home in Kitchener on Thursday evening. Around 5:30 p.m., Waterloo Regional Police attempted to stop...
One person seriously injured by fire at supportive housing building in Toronto
A fire early Friday morning at a supportive housing residence on Dovercourt Road near Dundas Street West in Toronto left one person seriously injured. The blaze began around 4 a.m. in a second-floor...
Fatal motorcycle crash in Hamilton Mountain leaves 32-year-old dead
Hamilton police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Thursday evening on Hamilton Mountain. Around 5 p.m., a southbound 2018 Suzuki motorcycle collided with the side of a...
Minor injuries reported in two collisions on Highway 85 in Kitchener
Emergency crews responded to two separate collisions on Highway 85 in Kitchener on Thursday evening. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the first incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. when a...
Serious crash involving motorcycle near St. Thomas
OPP are currently investigating a serious crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle on Sunset Road. The incident has led to the closure of the road between East Road and Warren Street....
Man seriously hurt after being hit by streetcar in Midtown Toronto
A man sustained serious injuries after being hit by a streetcar in Midtown Toronto on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred near St. Clair Avenue East and Yonge Street just before 2 p.m....
Fatal serious collision involving water truck on Highway 6 in South Bruce Peninsula
A fatal collision occurred in South Bruce Peninsulaon Thursday involving a passenger vehicle and a water truck on Highway 6 near Mar Sideroad, approximately 10 minutes north of Wiarton. The...
Fire crews respond to cooking-related incident in Windsor building
A minor cooking-related incident prompted a response from Windsor Fire on Thursday in the 1700 block of University Avenue West. Initial reports suggested people might be trapped, but fire crews...
DVP northbound lanes temporarily closed following 2-vehicle crash
A two-vehicle crash early Thursday morning temporarily shut down two northbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway near Eastern Avenue. Police responded to the scene at around 6:45 a.m. Damage to one...
Pedestrian struck by vehicle outside Meadowvale Community Centre in Mississauga
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle outside the Meadowvale Community Centre in Mississauga on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews responded to the scene at 7:36 p.m. on...
Three-vehicle crash in Mississauga sends one car rolling over
A rollover crash involving three vehicles led to partial road closures in Mississauga on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. near Molly Avenue and Burnhamthorpe Road East....
Six people hospitalized after serious crash on Highway 40 near Chatham
A serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 40 north of Chatham sent six people to hospital Wednesday afternoon, including an 80-year-old Chatham-Kent resident who sustained life-threatening injuries....
Drive shed completely ravaged by fire near London
A fire broke out Wednesday east of London, engulfing a decades-old drive shed near Thamesford and sending thick smoke into the sky. The structure, built 45 years ago by John Smulders’ father, was...
Residents rescued, two homes destroyed by large fire in Huntsville
A major fire on West Street South in Huntsville early Wednesday destroyed two homes and displaced several residents. Over 40 firefighters from multiple stations worked for more than eight hours to...
27-year-old man killed in head-on collision on Highway 17 near Dryden
A fatal head-on collision occurred Wednesday morning on Highway 17 near Dryden, involving a pickup truck and a transport truck. Emergency crews, including Ontario Provincial Police, fire services,...
Driver hurt following head-on crash in Val Rita
OPP are looking into a head-on crash that happened early Tuesday morning in Val Rita, near Kapuskasing, involving a passenger car and a commercial vehicle. The collision occurred around 6:20 a.m....
Serious collision in Etobicoke leaves 69-year-old man critically injured
A 69-year-old man sustained life-threatening injures after being hit by an SUV in Etobicoke Wednesday afternoon. The collision happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. at The Westway and Wincott Drive. A...
Springwater man dead after collision involving motorcycle on County Road 27
A 36-year-old man from Springwater has died following a collision between a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle on County Road 27. The crash occurred just after 4 p.m. Wednesday in Springwater...
Serious two-vehicle crash closes Highway 40 near Chatham-Kent
Police are investigating a serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 40, north of Chatham-Kent. The roadway is currently closed between Cedar Hedge Line and Claymore Line, with the closure expected to...
RV fire breaks out at Lake Huron Resort
A fire that broke out around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lake Huron Resort along Highway 21 sent thick black smoke visible as far as Goderich. The blaze engulfed an RV and caused damage to nearby...
Driver arrested after reportedly striking multiple vehicles in Dufferin County
OPP are investigating an incident involving a vehicle that reportedly struck multiple other vehicles between Orangeville and Shelburne on Wednesday morning. One person has been taken into custody....
Motorcyclist killed after fatal collision with truck in Hamilton
A 44-year-old man from Port Dover has died after a motorcycle and truck collided late Tuesday night in Hamilton. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 6 and Upper James...
Cyclist, 23, hospitalized after being struck by fleeing vehicle in Waterloo
A 23-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run involving a cyclist in Waterloo Tuesday night. The collision occurred around 10:45 p.m. near...
Serious dirt bike crash in Huron County leaves teen seriously injured, dog dead
A 16-year-old has suffered life-altering injuries and a dog has died following a dirt bike crash Tuesday evening in Huron County. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Bandon Line, northeast of...