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One person hospitalized with minor injuries following blaze in downtown Toronto highrise
A two-alarm fire in a downtown Toronto highrise left several people with smoke inhalation but no serious injuries on Sunday morning. Fire crews responded around 7:40 a.m. to a third-floor blaze at a...
81-year-old man critically hurt after being hit by SUV in Oshawa
An 81-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Oshawa on Sunday evening. Durham Regional Police say the collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. at Simcoe Street...
Man, 67, charged after crashing into business in Kitchener
A 67-year-old Kitchener man is facing multiple impaired driving charges after crashing into a business on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 12:10 p.m. to a parking lot on Courtland...
Pedestrian injured after being hit by vehicle in Markham
A pedestrian was injured in a Markham collision on Saturday afternoon but suffered non-life-threatening injuries. York Regional Police report the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Raymerville...
Teens saved by working smoke alarms after large house fire in North Bay
Working smoke alarms helped save seven teenagers from a house fire in North Bay early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a blaze on Janey Avenue just after 5 a.m. and arrived to find heavy...
Huntsville resident escapes early morning chimney fire
A resident in Huntsville avoided major damage after waking up to smoke and charred walls early Saturday morning and calling 9-1-1. Fire crews from the Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department...
Driver sought after hitting 20-year-old man in Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that injured a 20-year-old man early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to King Street North near Bridgeport...
Two drivers charged in separate impaired driving incidents, one causing crash in Wellington County
Wellington County OPP charged two drivers with impaired driving on Halloween night in separate incidents just minutes apart. The first occurred around 10:45 p.m. on Metcalfe Street in Elora, where a...
Guelph driver facing charges after fleeing collision scene and narrowly hitting Halloween trick-or-treaters
A 27-year-old Guelph man faces multiple charges after allegedly driving recklessly near children out trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Police say the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Friday at...
Sudbury man arrested following impaired collision that left two injured, one critical
A 20-year-old Sudbury man caused a serious crash after running a stop sign on October 30 around 9:40 p.m. at Cathcart and Huron Streets. According the Sault Ste. Marie police, the man was prohibited...
Person fatally struck after exiting vehicle on Highway 410 in Brampton
OPP are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Highway 410 in Brampton on Sunday evening. Authorities say the incident happened shortly after 6 p.m., when a man stopped his car on the...
No reported injuries following collision involving YRP cruiser in Richmond Hill
No injuries were reported after a York Regional Police cruiser and another vehicle collided in Richmond Hill late Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Elgin...
Vehicle fire in Adjala-Tosorontio Township extinguished, no injuries reported
Fire crews in Adjala-Tosorontio quickly contained a vehicle fire Sunday afternoon on County Road 50. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m., prompting a response from two township fire stations....
Driver dead, four students hospitalized after school bus crashes on Highway 401 near London
A school bus driver has died and four students were taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near London Sunday morning. Police say the bus, carrying 42 passengers from...
One person critically hurt after crashing on Highway 410 off-ramp in Brampton
A person has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Brampton on Sunday morning. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the collision occurred around...
SIU investigating collision involving OPP officer that killed 19-year-old woman in Essex County
Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating after a 19-year-old woman was fatally struck by an OPP officer early Sunday morning in Essex County. The incident occurred around 4:25 a.m. on...
Motorcyclist sustained serious injuries after crashing in Mississauga
A motorcyclist was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Mississauga on Saturday night. Peel Regional Police say the collision occurred shortly before 10...
House fire in Windsor causes $500k in damage, residents displaced
Several residents have been displaced and damage is estimated at roughly $500,000 after a house fire on Longfellow Avenue in Windsor Saturday afternoon. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services reported...
Woolwich man charged following early morning vehicle fire incident
A 47-year-old man from Woolwich is facing multiple charges after police discovered a vehicle on fire early Sunday morning. Waterloo Regional Police say emergency crews responded around 2:15 a.m. to...
Man, 27, facing charges after fleeing scene of collision in East Windsor
A 27-year-old man faces several charges after allegedly driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision in East Windsor early Saturday morning. Police say around 2:30 a.m., officers...
Several people hospitalized following 3-vehicle collision in Scarborough
Multiple people were hospitalized following a three-vehicle crash in Scarborough. Toronto police responded to reports of a collision at Birchmount Road and St. Clair Avenue East around 8 p.m....
Eastbound lanes reduced on Highway 409 in Etobicoke following transport truck rollover
Eastbound Highway 409 at Kipling Avenue in Etobicoke is reduced to a single lane following a transport truck rollover, with closures expected to remain in place until late Saturday afternoon. The...
One person hurt following three-vehicle crash in Essa Township
A multi-vehicle crash in Essa Township on Saturday afternoon has left one person with minor injuries. The collision occurred at the intersection of County Road 90 and 5th Line. Ontario Provincial...
Driver dead after fatal two-vehicle crash in Brampton
A person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Brampton early Saturday, according to Peel police. Officers were called around 4:20 a.m. to Queen Street and Chinguacousy Road after reports of a...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with car in Scarborough
Toronto police are investigating a collision in Scarborough on Halloween night that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital. The crash, involving a motorcycle and a car, occurred near Kingston Road and...
Suspicious fire causes significant damage to house in Mississauga
Peel police are investigating a Halloween night house fire in Mississauga that has been deemed suspicious. Emergency crews responded around 9 p.m. Friday to a two-storey home near Mississauga and...
50-year-old pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Ajax
A 50-year-old man was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Ajax on Friday evening, according to Durham Regional Police. The collision occurred around 6:40 p.m. on Taunton Road East near Warner...
E-biker rider hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by vehicle in Kitchener
A 23-year-old e-bike rider is in hospital after being struck by a minivan in Kitchener on Friday evening, according to Waterloo Regional Police. The collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. at Cedar...
Man, 31, charged after hitting police cruiser and fleeing in Waterloo
A 31-year-old man has been charged after allegedly reversing into a police cruiser while attempting to flee arrest in Waterloo, according to regional police. Officers were called to a parking lot...
Minor collision leads to father and son being arrested after assaulting police officers in Brampton
A minor collision in Brampton during the early hours of October 26 escalated into criminal charges for a Toronto father and son, according to Peel police. Officers responded to a two-vehicle crash...
Driver hospitalized after crashing into home in Sarnia
A vehicle crashed into the front deck of a home on Kember Road in Sarnia early Friday morning. Police responded around 5:30 a.m. after the homeowner reported the incident. The male driver, who...
9-year-old girl seriously hurt after being hit by fleeing vehicle on Halloween night in Toronto’s Weston neighbourhood
A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured in a hit-and-run on Halloween night in Toronto’s Weston area. The crash occurred just before 8:30 p.m. near Jane Street and John Street. The driver, in a...
Crash involving tractor-trailer temporarily closed Hwy. 401 express lanes in Mississauga
Highway 401 express lanes near Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga have reopened after being closed early Friday due to a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer. According to Ontario...
Tractor-trailer crash shuts down two lanes on Highway 401 near Toronto Pearson Airport
Two westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Highway 410 in Mississauga are closed after a tractor-trailer jackknifed Friday morning at around 5:20 a.m. near Toronto Pearson Airport. Ontario Provincial...
House fire shuts down Perth Road 163 in Fullarton
Perth Road 163 in Fullarton is closed between Perth Line 20 and Line 24 following a house fire and will remain shut down until early Saturday afternoon. OPP announced the closure around 1 p.m....
Multiple people hospitalized following three separate crashes within an hour in Brampton
Three separate crashes in Brampton on Thursday afternoon sent three people to hospital and led to multiple road closures, according to Peel Regional Police. The first collision occurred around 2...
Victim struck by vehicle during violent robbery near Waterloo Town Square
Waterloo Regional Police are searching for several suspects after a violent robbery early Friday morning near Waterloo Town Square. Around 2 a.m., a victim reported being chased by a vehicle in a...
29-year-old man facing charges after crashing into house in Stone Mills Township
A 29-year-old man has been charged after his vehicle crashed into a home in Stone Mills Township, north of Napanee, shortly after midnight on Friday. According to Ontario Provincial Police, no one...
Collision leaves pedestrian seriously injured in Bradford West Gwillimbury
A pedestrian sustained serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Bradford West Gwillimbury. The collision occurred shortly after 7 a.m. at Lynn Street and Line 6. South Simcoe...
Blaze causes significant damage to home in LaSalle, residents displaced
A late-night house fire in LaSalle caused an estimated $1 million in damage early Monday. The blaze began around 12:15 a.m. in the 1200 block of Lyons Avenue and is believed to have started in the...
Minor injuries, impaired Toronto driver charged following 2-vehicle collision in Caledon
A collision involving two vehicles shut down Highway 10 at County Road 109 around 10 p.m. on Saturday while police investigated. Although the occupants sustained only minor injuries, Caledon OPP...
Fatal crash in Guelph-Eramosa Township leaves 18-year-old man dead, teen injured
An 18-year-old man was killed and a 16-year-old boy injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon just east of Guelph. The collision happened around 4 p.m. on Eastview Road in Guelph-Eramosa...
One person hospitalized after two vehicles collide on Highway 3 near St. Thomas
A crash involving two vehicles shut down the intersection of Highway 3 and Yarmouth Centre Road, east of St. Thomas, on Thursday evening. Emergency crews responded, and one individual was taken to...
Two people seriously hurt in two separate crashes in Brampton
Two people were seriously injured in separate crashes in Brampton Thursday afternoon. The first collision, involving two vehicles, occurred around 2 p.m. near Clark Boulevard and Elrose Road,...
One person hospitalized following 3-vehicle crash in Barrie
A three-vehicle collision at Anne Street and Shirley Avenue in Barrie sent one passenger to hospital Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 3 p.m., and paramedics transported the...
Crossing guard injured after being struck by vehicle in North Bay
A crossing guard in North Bay was struck by a vehicle in the city’s south end, police reported Thursday. The guard’s injuries were not life-threatening, but officials are emphasizing the dangers of...
South Ottawa collision leaves one dead, another injured
Ottawa police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon on River Road near Doyle Road in south Ottawa. Emergency crews responded shortly after 1 p.m. One driver...
One person rescued after van strikes gravel pile in London
Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle rollover in London Thursday morning after a van hit a gravel pile near Fanshawe Park Road and Highbury Avenue. One person was trapped inside the vehicle...
Bathroom fan fire causes significant damage to London home
A house fire in London caused an estimated $200,000 in damage Thursday morning. Fire crews responded to a home on Repton Avenue near Virginia Park around 10 a.m. Investigators say the fire began in...
19-year-old driver charged after colliding with train in Chatham-Kent
A 19-year-old woman from Chatham-Kent has been charged with impaired driving after her car struck a train early Thursday morning. Police responded to Colborne Street around 12:19 a.m. and found the...
Two people arrested after RV hits police cruiser near Highway 12 in Orillia
Two people were arrested after an RV crashed into a police cruiser Wednesday night near Highway 12 in Orillia. Officers had been directing traffic on Atherley Road following an earlier collision...
Quebec driver charged after three vehicles collide on Highway 401 in Kingston
A three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Kingston Wednesday evening has led to charges against a 27-year-old man from Laval, Quebec. Emergency crews responded to the westbound lanes near Sydenham...
Three people injured following crash in Grey Highlands
Three people sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Grey Highlands. The collision occurred around 3:30 p.m. near 8th Concession A, west of Grey Road 2. Police...
Four people hospitalized after two vehicles collide in Scarborough
Four people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon in Scarborough. The crash occurred after 4:30 p.m. at Birchmount Road and Ellendale Drive, south of Ellesmere...
Driver sent to hospital following tractor-trailer rollover in Orillia
Emergency crews in Orillia responded to a tractor-trailer rollover on Atherley Road Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:15 p.m., and the driver was taken to hospital for treatment,...
Two-vehicle collision in Scarborough leaves motorcyclist critically injured
A man is in critical condition after a motorcycle and another vehicle collided late Wednesday morning in Scarborough. The crash happened around 11:20 a.m. at Lawrence Avenue and Markham Road....
Two injured in crash involving police cruiser in Barrie
Barrie police investigated a Wednesday morning crash involving a police cruiser at Ferndale Drive North and Dunlop Street West. The collision, reported shortly after 9 a.m., led to multiple road...
Two injured following collision on QEW in St. Catharines
A multi-vehicle collision on the QEW in St. Catharines Wednesday morning blocked all Toronto-bound lanes at Ontario Street. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and two people were taken to...
Impaired driver arrested after vehicle found overturned in Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes police responded Tuesday night to a single-vehicle crash on Opmar Road, where a Jeep was found overturned in a wooded area around 9:30 p.m. Officials said the incident marks the...
Cyclist sustained minor injuries in collision in Kitchener
A cyclist was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision Tuesday morning in Kitchener. The crash occurred around 10:55 a.m. at the intersection of Fairway Road South and Wilson Avenue....
Collision involving pickup truck and crash truck on Highway 416 sends one to the hospital
Highway 416 was shut down for several hours Monday night after a crash involving a pickup truck and a parked construction vehicle near the Rideau River. OPP officers from the Grenville detachment...
Cement truck driver taken to hospital following rollover collision in Ottawa
A section of Hawthorne Road in Ottawa’s south end was closed late Wednesday morning following a rollover collision involving a cement truck. Emergency crews responded around 11:50 a.m. near Leitrim...
Firefighters tackle large blaze in downtown Ottawa
Firefighters in downtown Ottawa tackled a multi-alarm blaze Saturday evening that threatened nearby buildings. Crews were called around 7:39 p.m. to a mixed-use building on the 100 block of Bank...
Kitchener man surrenders to police after fleeing and crashing into hydro pole
A 21-year-old Kitchener man has been arrested after allegedly driving recklessly and fleeing from police late Thursday night. Around 11:20 p.m., an officer spotted a vehicle doing donuts in a...
Scarborough crash leaves motorcyclist seriously injured
A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries after a crash in Scarborough on Tuesday evening. Toronto police said the collision between a motorcycle and a...
Man seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle in Ottawa’s Sandy Hill neighbourhood
A man was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle in Ottawa’s Sandy Hill neighborhood. Paramedics said the collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. on King Edward Avenue near Daly...
One worker sustained minor burns after fire breaks out in home in Thornton
Roofers managed to contain a fire Tuesday morning after flames broke out on the roof of a two-storey home on Barrie Street in Thornton. Essa Deputy Fire Chief Gary McNamara said the fire started...
Transport truck ignites and spills gas near Hillsburgh
A section of Trafalgar Road north of Hillsburgh was closed Tuesday morning after a transport truck caught fire and leaked fuel. Fire crews were called to the scene and found the truck fully engulfed...
Three people hospitalized, one critical after serious blaze burns house in Sudbury
Greater Sudbury Fire Services responded to a major house fire on Herbert Street Tuesday morning, sending three people to hospital, including one with life-threatening injuries. Deputy Fire Chief...
Midland woman charged with impaired driving after rear-end collision
A 47-year-old woman from Midland has been charged with impaired driving following a minor collision at a Simcoe Road 93 roundabout Monday afternoon. Police from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP...
Missing boater found dead following boating incident on Wanapitei River
A multi-agency search for a missing boater on the Wanapitei River concluded Tuesday evening after recovery teams found the man’s body near the rapids where he disappeared. Emergency crews were first...
Four people, including child, hospitalized after gas leak incident in Toronto’s Weston area
Four people, including a child, were hospitalized after a gas leak at a mixed-use building in Toronto’s Weston area. The incident occurred at 1942 Weston Rd., just north of Lawrence Avenue West....
Markham man found guilty of impaired dangerous driving that killed YRP officer in 2022
A Markham man has been found guilty of impaired and dangerous driving causing the death of York Regional Police officer Travis Gillespie in a September 2022 crash. Haoju Zhou, 26, collided head-on...
Two hospitalized after vehicle strikes pole and knocks out power in London, second time in a day
More than 400 London residents lost power after a vehicle struck a hydro pole in the Old East Village Monday afternoon, marking the city’s second pole-related crash of the day. The collision,...
No injuries after fire breaks out in Windsor’s Walkerville area
Windsor Fire and Rescue Services responded to a fire in the 1000 block of Parent Avenue Monday evening. The blaze was brought under control by around 5 p.m., and crews were cleared from the scene....
One person dead, another airlifted to hospital following serious head-on collision near Pickering
An elderly woman is dead and two others were injured after a head-on collision north of Pickering on Monday morning. Durham Regional Police said the crash happened around 10:45 a.m. on Altona Road...
One person sustained minor burns after house fire in Windsor
A person suffered minor burns after a fire broke out on the exterior of a home in the 4000 block of Timber Trail on Monday afternoon. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services said crews responded shortly...
No injuries reported after vehicle strikes hydro pole in Arthur
A section of roadway in Arthur was closed for several hours Monday after a vehicle struck a hydro pole. Wellington County OPP responded to the single-vehicle collision at Wellington Road 109 and...
Dog dead, residents treated for smoke inhalation after house fire in Brantford
Fire crews responded to a house fire on Maitland Street in Brantford early Monday morning. Neighbours reported seeing flames around 7:30 a.m. Everyone inside the home was able to escape, though some...
Two vehicles found abandoned following rollover crash in Scarborough
Two vehicles were found abandoned after a crash near Kennedy Road and Progress Avenue in Scarborough early Monday morning. Police say the collision occurred shortly before 2 a.m. and caused one...
38-year-old driver facing multiple charges after fleeing crash scene in Belle River
A 38-year-old Belle River woman is facing multiple charges following a fail-to-remain crash early Monday morning. OPP officers responded to Eleventh Street around 1:10 a.m. and later arrested the...
Collision in east Oshawa leaves 66-year-old pedestrian critically injured
A 66-year-old pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car in east Oshawa on Sunday afternoon. Police say the collision happened around 2 p.m. when a vehicle turning left from Olive...
29-year-old man critically hurt in Brockville crash
A 29-year-old man is in critical but stable condition following a single-vehicle crash in Brockville early Sunday morning. Emergency crews were called to the Highway 401 overpass on North Augusta...
Fatal two-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes
Provincial police are investigating a fatal collision in Kawartha Lakes that occurred Friday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 12:45 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash on Portage Road near...
13-year-old boy hospitalized after crashing e-scooter into car in Guelph
A 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital after crashing an e-scooter into a neighbour’s car in Guelph’s west end on Friday afternoon. Police say the boy, who was riding his older brother’s scooter...
Toronto man facing charges after fleeing police leads to fiery crash in Melancthon Township
A 36-year-old North York man faces several charges after reportedly attempting to evade a traffic stop in Dufferin County on Friday afternoon. OPP officers patrolling Highway 10 in Melancthon...
Power outage in south London after car crashes into hydro pole
A car crash early Monday morning left hundreds of London Hydro customers without power. The collision occurred around 1 a.m. on Upper Queen Street in south London, prompting the closure of the road...
Chatsworth driver killed in Meaford crash
A 46-year-old Chatsworth man died in a single-vehicle crash in Meaford on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to 16 Sideroad between 11th and 12th Line around 4:15 p.m., where they found a...
Two injured following collision between police cruisers and suspect vehicle in Etobicoke
Two people sustained minor injuries after a collision involving police vehicles and a suspect’s car in Etobicoke on Sunday. The crash occurred in the Mimico-Queensway area near Kipling Avenue and...
Cyclist seriously hurt after colliding with SUV in Scarborough
A male cyclist in his 20s was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a collision with an SUV in Scarborough. The crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. in the Dorset Park area near Kennedy and Ellesmere...
Fire ravages home in Severn Township
A Severn Township home was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon, causing an estimated $300,000 in damage. The blaze, reported by a bystander at a nearby gas station, broke out on Coldwater Road across...
Scooter rider sent to hospital after colliding with vehicle in Markham
A man was hospitalized after a collision between a vehicle and a scooter in Markham late Sunday morning. York Regional Police say the crash occurred around 11:08 a.m. near Kennedy Road and Angus...
Woman injured after vehicle crashes into apartment building in Scarborough
A woman in her 40s sustained minor injuries after a vehicle struck an apartment building in Scarborough early Sunday morning. Toronto police say the crash occurred around 8:48 a.m. near Pharmacy...
Neighbour alerts residents to escape bungalow fire in Orléans
A quick-thinking neighbour helped save several residents after a fire broke out Sunday morning at a bungalow on Belcourt Boulevard in Orléans. Ottawa Fire Services received a call around 9:30 a.m....
Three residents sustained minor injuries after apartment fire in Windsor
Firefighters responded to an apartment blaze on the 3900 block of Wyandotte Street East in Windsor Sunday morning. When crews arrived, heavy smoke was coming from a third-floor balcony. The fire was...
Two-vehicle crash in Scarborough leaves 68-year-old woman critically hurt, two others injured
A 68-year-old woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle crash in Scarborough early Sunday. Toronto police say the collision happened shortly after 1 a.m. at the...
18-year-old motorcyclist critically injured following three-vehicle crash in Brampton
An 18-year-old motorcyclist remains in life-threatening condition after a three-vehicle crash in Brampton early Sunday. Peel Regional Police say the collision occurred around midnight at Cooperage...
Collision in Orangeville sends two to the hospital
Two people were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Orangeville on Saturday night. The collision occurred at the intersection of Highway 10 and Dufferin Road. Ontario Provincial...
66-year-old man dead following fatal collision involving motorcycle in Wilmot
A 66-year-old Wilmot man has died following a collision involving a motorcycle on Saturday afternoon. Waterloo Regional Police say the crash occurred around 4:35 p.m. on Wilmot Centre Road near...
43-year-old man fatally struck by vehicle on Highway 15 in Rideau Lakes Township
A 43-year-old Kingston man has died after being struck by a vehicle Friday night on Highway 15 in Rideau Lakes Township. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred shortly after 9 p.m....