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Driver charged following Hwy. 11 rollover crash near North Bay
A driver has been charged following a rollover on Highway 11 near North Bay. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, officers were called early morning on Feb 24 to a single-vehicle crash north...
75-year-old dies after house fire in Minto
A fatal house fire in Minto is under investigation after emergency crews responded Saturday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a blaze on Minto-Normandy...
Driver assaulted, suspect flees following two-vehicle collision in Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a hit-and-run incident that escalated into a physical altercation. The event occurred on February 26 around 11:10 a.m. at University Avenue East and Bridge...
Markham man gets six-year sentence for 2022 impaired crash that killed off-duty YRP officer
A court has sentenced Markham resident Haoju Zhou to six years in federal prison for a fatal impaired driving crash that claimed the life of off-duty York Regional Police constable Travis Gillespie....
Fatal incident involving farm equipment leaves elderly man dead in Oshawa
An elderly man has died after becoming trapped beneath farm equipment in Oshawa. According to Durham Regional Police, emergency crews were called to a private farm on Ritson Road North near Howden...
Worker rescued from trench at Toronto construction site, sustained serious injuries
A construction worker trapped in a narrow trench for several hours in Toronto’s Wallace Emerson neighbourhood was rescued Friday afternoon, emergency officials say. Police were called to the area of...
Woman, 46, killed in Sudbury hit-and-run collision
A 46-year-old woman has died following a hit-and-run collision in Sudbury. Police say officers were called to the scene shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. Early findings indicate the woman...
Charges anticipated after pedestrian struck and injured by vehicle in Kitchener
Police are investigating a pedestrian collision in Kitchener and say charges are anticipated. Emergency crews were called shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday to the area of Wilson Avenue and Fairway...
19-year-old driver charged following impaired driving crash in Wilmot Township
A 19-year-old from Wilmot Township is facing multiple charges, including impaired driving, following a crash Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the area of Hillfield Drive around...
Man dies after being fatally struck by vehicle in Mississauga
A pedestrian in his 70s was killed after being hit by a vehicle Thursday evening in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police responded to reports of a crash near the intersection of Lakeshore Road East and...
Two vehicles involved in high-speed collision in Tecumseh, arrests made
A weapons-related call in Tecumseh Thursday afternoon escalated into a high-speed chase and crash, according to Essex County OPP. Officers responded around 2:12 p.m. to a residence on Aloha Drive....
Skier seriously injured at Snow Valley Ski Resort
A skier was seriously injured Thursday afternoon at Snow Valley Ski Resort to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre for initial care. Officials from ORNGE confirmed the patient was then being...
Man, 63, charged after striking police cruiser and fleeing in Windsor
A 63-year-old man from Windsor has been charged with dangerous driving after allegedly striking an unoccupied police cruiser and fleeing the scene. Windsor police say the incident occurred shortly...
Man fatally struck by GO train in Guelph
Train service has returned to normal in Guelph after a man was fatally struck by a GO train Thursday morning. According to Guelph Police Service, authorities are withholding details about the victim...
No injuries after tractor-trailer jackknifes on Hwy. 11 in Orillia
A section of Highway 11 in Orillia was temporarily closed in both directions early Thursday after a tractor-trailer jackknifed. The Ontario Provincial Police reported that southbound lanes were...
Fatal Hwy. 401 crash in eastern Ontario claims life of 51-year-old Quebec man
A 51-year-old man from Gatineau has died after a late-night crash on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the collision occurred around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in...
Brampton man killed in two-vehicle crash in Melancthon Township
A fatal collision north of the Greater Toronto Area has claimed the life of a 24-year-old resident of Brampton. The crash occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 along County Road 124 near 20...
Barrie woman facing impaired charges after crashing vehicle with 5-year-old child inside
A 42-year-old woman from Barrie has been charged after allegedly crashing her vehicle while impaired with her five-year-old child inside. Police say the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday...
One injured, Kitchener driver charged following multi-vehicle crash in Centre Wellington
A 20-year-old driver from Kitchener is facing charges after a three-vehicle crash in Centre Wellington Township that left one person with minor injuries. Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police...
81-year-old woman seriously injured in Barrie collision
An 81-year-old woman remains in serious but stable condition following a two-vehicle collision in Barrie on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of Ardagh Road...
Residents safety evacuated following devastating bungalow blaze in North Gower
A fast-moving fire reduced a bungalow in North Gower to ruins Wednesday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response. Firefighters were dispatched at 3:07 p.m. to the 5900 block of Prince of...
No reported injuries after house explodes in Oshawa
Authorities are investigating a powerful explosion that destroyed a home in Oshawa over the weekend. According to the Durham Regional Police Service, officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. on Feb....
Two Guelph landlords convicted following fatal townhouse fire in 2024
Two property owners in Guelph have been penalized following a deadly townhouse fire in March 2024 that claimed two lives. The blaze erupted the morning of March 11 at a residence on Edinburgh Road...
Fatal intersection crash leaves elderly man dead, four other injured in downtown Ottawa
A fatal collision in downtown Ottawa left one man dead and four others injured Wednesday morning after an SUV crashed into a drop-in centre operated by Capital City Mission at the intersection of...
GO bus driver charged after hitting vehicle, injuring passenger in Guelph
A late-night collision in Guelph has resulted in a charge against a transit driver after a crash involving a GO bus. According to Guelph Police Service, the incident occurred shortly before 11:20...
29-year-old snowmobiler injured after hitting hay trailer in Mapleton Township
A snowmobile crash in Mapleton Township sent one person to hospital Monday night. Just after 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 24, officers with the Wellington County OPP, along with local paramedics and fire...
Brampton driver arrested after causing multiple vehicle crashes and fleeing
A 34-year-old man from Brampton is facing several charges after police allege he was involved in a series of hit-and-run collisions. The Ontario Provincial Police say officers were alerted to...
23-year-old impaired driver charged following serious head-on collision in Mulmur
Five people were rescued from a mangled vehicle after a head-on collision in Mulmur in the early hours of Feb. 14. Ontario Provincial Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Airport...
71-year-old woman killed in two-vehicle crash in Whitchurch-Stouffville
A 71-year-old woman has died after a two-vehicle collision in Whitchurch-Stouffville Tuesday afternoon. York Regional Police report the crash involved a car and a dump truck near Bloomington Road...
Multi-vehicle crash near Rockland sends three people to the hospital
Three people were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash near Rockland on Tuesday morning. The Ontario Provincial Police report that the head-on collision involved four vehicles and occurred...
Two people hospitalized following collision in Mississauga
A two-vehicle crash in Mississauga Tuesday morning has sent two people to hospital and prompted road closures. Peel Regional Police report that both injured parties sustained non-life-threatening...
Several injured after bus hit pedestrian and pole near Finch GO Bus Terminal
Toronto police are investigating after a York Region Transit (YRT) bus struck a pedestrian and a hydro pole at the Finch GO Bus Terminal on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 8:15 a.m....
No injuries after tractor-trailer strikes hydro pole in Halton Hills
Halton Regional Police have closed a section of Ninth Line in Halton Hills after a tractor-trailer collided with a hydro pole Tuesday morning. Police say the crash occurred just after 8 a.m. north...
Rollover crash closes County Road 50 in Alliston
Ontario Provincial Police have fully closed County Road 50 in Alliston following a rollover crash Tuesday morning. The closure affects the stretch between Highway 89 and Sideroad 30 after a dump...
Several crashes in an hour on Wellington Road 32 outside Guelph
A slippery morning on roads outside of Guelph led to three separate crashes, causing delays for commuters. The first incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. when a utility van left Wellington Road 32...
No injuries following Hwy. 402 crash in Warwick Township
A stretch of eastbound Highway 402 has reopened after a crash led to a temporary shutdown. According to the Ontario Provincial Police West Region, a lane east of Nauvoo Road in Warwick Township was...
Pedestrian injured and fined after getting struck by vehicle in Mount Forest
A 59-year-old resident of Mount Forest has been fined after being hit by a vehicle earlier this week. Wellington County OPP say officers were called to Main Street South around 6:45 a.m. Monday for...
No injuries following detached garage fire at Tecumseh residence
Fire crews in Tecumseh were called to battle a two-alarm blaze late Saturday night. Emergency responders arrived at the intersection of Lesperance Road and Lessard Street at about 10:30 p.m. after a...
Impaired driver in Beeton facing charges after hitting pole and failing to remain
A witness alerted police after an SUV slammed into a utility pole in Beeton over the weekend. Just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, officers with the Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police responded to...
Hit-and-run driver sought following collision that seriously injured pedestrian in Hamilton
Police in Hamilton are trying to locate the driver of an SUV involved in a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian seriously hurt. The collision occurred just before noon on Feb. 18 at the intersection...
14-year-old facing numerous charges after crashing several stolen vehicles in Cornwall
A 14-year-old from Cornwall is facing a long list of criminal charges after police linked him to several stolen vehicle incidents and collisions. Investigators say a car reported stolen on Feb. 15...
12-year-old boy charged after crashing stolen vehicle in Guelph
A 12-year-old boy from Guelph has been charged after a stolen minivan was linked to a hit-and-run crash that caused significant damage. Police say a Dodge Caravan was reported missing shortly after...
34-year-old pedestrian seriously hurt following pickup truck collision on Walpole Island
A 34-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a pickup truck on Walpole Island Monday morning. Emergency crews were called to Chiefs Road shortly after 10 a.m. following...
Two injured, driver charged following 2-vehicle collision near Rockwood
A 20-year-old Kitchener driver is facing a careless driving charge following a two-vehicle collision near Rockwood that left two people injured. The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. Sunday on...
One person found dead after house fire in Courtice
One man has died after a house fire in Courtice late Sunday night. According to the Durham Regional Police Service, emergency crews were called to a residence on Nash Road just before 10:40 p.m....
27-year-old Cambridge man dead following two-vehicle crash in Hamilton
A 27-year-old man from Cambridge has died following a two-vehicle crash in Hamilton on Sunday afternoon. The Ontario Provincial Police said officers were called around 5:40 p.m. to a collision on...
No injuries after impaired pickup truck driver crashes into No Frills in Brantford
A driver has been charged with impaired driving after a pickup truck crashed into a grocery store on Colborne Street in Brantford on Saturday afternoon. The Brantford Police Service said officers...
Hit-and-run driver sought after hitting vehicle in Brantford
Police in Brantford are asking for the public’s help following a hit-and-run that happened early Sunday. The Brantford Police Service says a parked vehicle was struck on Dalhousie Street near Park...
Woman, 83, killed in snowmobile collision in Addington Highlands Township
An 83-year-old woman has died following a snowmobile collision in eastern Ontario. Emergency crews were called around 1 p.m. Saturday to a crash on a trail maintained by the Ontario Federation of...
53-year-old driver charged after striking parked vehicle and leaving scene in Seguin Township
A 53-year-old man from Wasauksing First Nation is facing several charges after allegedly hitting a parked vehicle and leaving the scene before being stopped by police. According to the Ontario...
Eight people injured following bus rollover on Hwy. 401 east of Napanee
Eight people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a coach bus carrying 47 passengers overturned on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario on Sunday evening. The single-vehicle crash happened...
Driver seriously hurt after striking pole and crashing into ditch near Don Valley Parkway
Emergency crews responded to a crash near Bayview Avenue and Rosedale Valley Road on Sunday afternoon after a pickup truck left the roadway and ended up in a ditch. Police say the vehicle struck a...
28-year-old cyclist critically hurt after being hit in South Central Windsor
Police in Windsor are investigating a late-night collision that critically injured a cyclist on Tecumseh Road East. Officers were called to the 400 block shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday after...
29-year-old man charged after leaving crash scene and returning to drive off in northeastern Ontario
A 29-year-old man from northern Ontario is facing impaired driving charges after police say he left the scene of a crash and later returned while officers were still investigating. The incident...
One person suffered minor injuries following 2-vehicle crash on Hwy. 17 near Markstay-Warren
A collision between a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle forced the closure of part of Highway 17 near Markstay-Warren on Feb. 10, keeping the roadway shut down for nearly five hours....
Orleans woman facing impaired charges after crashing on Highway 17
A 55-year-old woman from Orleans has been charged after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in Calvin Township. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 after receiving a 911...
Icy road conditions blamed for vehicle collisions across Toronto and the GTA
The Ontario Provincial Police are responding to a series of crashes across the Greater Toronto Area, with several incidents linked to hazardous weather. One person was taken to hospital with minor...
Pedestrian critically injured following North York collision
A pedestrian is in hospital with critical injuries after being hit by a vehicle in North York on Saturday evening. According to Toronto Police Service, officers were called at 8:13 p.m. to the area...
One person taken to hospital following residential fire in New Tecumseth
Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews were called to a residential fire in New Tecumseth on Saturday morning that left one person hospitalized. Officers were dispatched around 10:30 a.m. to...
One person hospitalized after vehicle flips off Hwy.61 overpass in Thunder Bay
Emergency crews responded after a vehicle travelling along Highway 61 crashed into a guardrail and plunged from an overpass onto Rosslyn Road. The crash occurred on Feb 20 and involved only one...
One person in critical condition following serious crash on Walpole Island
A 37-year-old man from Walpole Island First Nation sustained life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle collision early Saturday morning. The crash occurred just before 6 a.m. on Chiefs Road...
Rollover collision in Windsor leaves two drivers injured
Windsor Police Service have laid a charge after a two-vehicle crash in the city’s east end led to a rollover Friday evening. Emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of Milloy Street...
Hit-and-run driver facing impaired charges after injuring cyclist in Windsor
Windsor Police Service have laid multiple charges against a 30-year-old man following a hit-and-run that left a cyclist seriously hurt. The collision occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Friday in the 2800...
TTC streetcar driver injured following collision with truck near Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park
A streetcar driver was hurt in a crash involving a truck near Trinity Bellwoods Park on Friday morning. Toronto Police Service say officers were called to Dundas Street West and Beatrice Street at...
Elderly woman dead, two other injured following house fire in Newmarket
York Regional Police report that an elderly woman has died after a house fire in Newmarket early Friday. Officers were called to Kirby Crescent shortly after 6:30 a.m. The woman was pulled from the...
35-year-old man killed following Hwy. 401 collision in Mississauga
A 35-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Mississauga, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash occurred shortly before 6...
32-year-old driver facing charges after crashing in Essex
Ontario Provincial Police in Essex County report that a driver from Kingsville is facing multiple impaired driving charges following a collision in Essex. Officers responded to a crash on County...
Child critically injured after being hit by vehicle in London parking lot
London Police Service say a child is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle in a parking lot in north London Thursday evening. Emergency responders were dispatched...
Worn tires blamed after vehicle strikes snowbank and overturns in Barrie
Barrie Police Service are urging motorists to inspect their tires and adapt to winter road conditions following a rollover in Barrie late Thursday morning. The incident occurred shortly before 11...
Markham hit-and-run leaves female pedestrian in critical condition
York Regional Police are calling on a motorist involved in a serious hit-and-run in Markham to surrender to authorities after a 19-year-old woman suffered critical injuries. The collision occurred...
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on Lincoln Alexander Parkway
A pedestrian was killed on Lincoln Alexander Parkway Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle. Hamilton Police Service say paramedics were called around 6:52 a.m. to the westbound lanes near...
19-year-old woman dead following serious 2-vehicle crash in North Perth
A 19-year-old woman from Atwood has died following a two-vehicle collision in North Perth. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews were dispatched around 7:17 p.m. Wednesday to Perth Line 72...
Meditation facility evacuated before roof collapses in Essa Township, no injuries
A meditation facility in Essa Township was evacuated Wednesday evening after part of the structure collapsed. Emergency crews were called around 6:40 p.m. to 6486 County Road 56, home to the...
Woman taken to hospital following serious head-on crash near Ottawa’s Bruce Pit
An older woman was rescued from her vehicle following a serious head-on collision in Ottawa’s west end on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called just before 3:32 p.m. to the 100 block of...
Guelph man arrested twice after being involved in two different crashes with stolen vehicles
A 23-year-old man from Guelph is facing numerous charges after two separate crashes involving stolen vehicles, including one incident that occurred just hours after his release from custody. The...
Woman struck and killed by pickup truck in Owen Sound
A fatal pedestrian collision in Owen Sound is under investigation after a woman died following a crash Tuesday night. Owen Sound Police Service say officers were called around 8 p.m. to the...
No injuries after blaze at Chatham residence
A residential fire in Chatham has caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue responded around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a raised ranch home near West Street and Lorne Avenue....
Man struck and injured by hit-and-run vehicle in London
London Police Service are asking the public for assistance as they investigate a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian injured on Feb. 15 in London. Emergency crews were called around 6:30 p.m. after...
18-year-old G1 driver facing numerous charges following high-speed crash in Thunder Bay
An 18-year-old is facing multiple charges after a high-speed crash in Thunder Bay caused widespread property damage. The incident occurred Feb. 16 in a residential neighbourhood near Arthur Street....
Woman rushed to hospital after getting hit by vehicle in Scarborough
A pedestrian was hospitalized following a collision in Scarborough on Wednesday evening. Officers responded to the area of Pharmacy Avenue and St. Clair Avenue East shortly after 7:45 p.m....
No injuries after GRT bus crashes into porch of Cambridge home
A Grand River Transit bus veered off the road and crashed into a house in Cambridge on Wednesday evening. According to Waterloo Regional Police Service, officers were called to the scene around 7:15...
Icy roads lead to several multi-vehicle crashes on Hwy. 401 southwest of Cambridge
Motorists are being warned to use caution as icy road conditions have led to multiple crashes. At 8:18 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police said all westbound lanes of Highway 401 were closed between...
No injuries after tractor-trailer crashes on Hwy. 11 in Huntsville
A stretch of Highway 11 in Huntsville has reopened following a crash Wednesday afternoon. Police said the northbound lanes were shut down just before 2 p.m. at Muskoka Road 3 after a single-vehicle...
Four children injured after school bus slides off road in Norwich Township
About 40 elementary school students were aboard a bus that slid off a rural road in Norwich Township on Wednesday morning, sending four children to hospital with minor injuries. The single-vehicle...
One person injured following Hwy. 17 crash near Bruce Mines
Ontario Provincial Police are reminding motorists to drive carefully after a crash on Highway 17 near Bruce Mines left a pickup truck driver injured. The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Feb....
Two-vehicle collision in Hamilton leaves man dead, two other injured
A 52-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle collision in Hamilton on Tuesday evening, according to the Hamilton Police Service. Officers said the crash occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wilson...
Crash involving two tractor-trailers in Mississauga causes diesel spill, no injuries reported
A collision between two tractor-trailers caused a diesel spill in Mississauga on Tuesday evening. The crash occurred on Lakeshore Road and Avonhead Road. Although no injuries were reported, one of...
Apartment rooftop fire in North York leaves one person dead
A deadly fire broke out at a North York apartment building Tuesday afternoon, claiming one life. Emergency crews responded shortly after noon to a two-alarm blaze on Needle Firway, near Jane Street...
One person taken to hospital after blaze rips through two homes in Richmond, Ottawa
A two-alarm fire in Richmond severely damaged two homes on Tuesday afternoon, forcing multiple families to evacuate. Fire crews were called to Pelham Crescent near Perth Street just before 2 p.m.,...
Eight residents displaced, uninjured following house fire in Windsor
A fire at a home on the 400 block of Elliott Street West in Windsor caused an estimated $200,000 in damage on Tuesday morning. The blaze displaced eight residents from the one-and-a-half-storey...
Foggy conditions blamed for three-vehicle crash in Middlesex County
A crash involving three vehicles forced the temporary closure of a busy intersection north of London on Tuesday morning. The Ontario Provincial Police in Middlesex County said emergency crews...
One dead, two injured following serious head-on crash near Seaforth
An 84-year-old North Huron resident has died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision earlier this month in Huron East. The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. on Feb. 17 along North Line,...
Three construction workers injured after house porch collapses in Hamilton
Three construction workers were pulled from beneath a collapsed porch at a Stoney Creek job site Tuesday morning, with one man suffering a serious leg injury. Emergency crews were called to a home...
Oshawa fire sends one person to the hospital
An individual was taken to hospital after a morning fire in Oshawa that also forced a temporary road closure. The blaze broke out on Cordova Road, just south of Highway 401 and east of Park Road...
Occupants safe after serious blaze destroys residence in Ridgetown
Fire officials in Ridgetown are working to determine what sparked a house fire that levelled a home early Tuesday. The blaze broke out around 3 a.m. on Ebenezer Street West, according to a release...
Nobody hurt after electrical fire incident in London
A small electrical fire prompted evacuations in the heart of London late at night, though no injuries were reported. Firefighters were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. to the area of Dundas and Richmond...
25-year-old man dies after being struck by driver in Hamilton
A 25-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Hamilton on Monday night. The collision occurred shortly before 8:45 p.m. near York Boulevard and Old Guelph Road. The Hamilton Police...
No injuries reported after structure fire at residential building in Schumacher
Approximately 25 firefighters responded to a residential blaze in Schumacher on Monday evening. The Timmins Fire Department received the call at about 5:36 p.m., and crews had the fire under control...
Woman, 54, injured after falling off snowmobile on Georgian Bay
A 54-year-old woman was rescued after being injured in a snowmobile incident near Present Island on Georgian Bay Monday afternoon. Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police said the woman fell...
Man charged with assaulting officers following two-vehicle crash in Ottawa
A man in his 20s has been charged following a late-night crash in Ottawa. According to the Ottawa Police Service, officers were called to a two-vehicle collision on Colonel By Drive near Rideau...