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No injuries after two-alarm fire in Brampton apartment
Firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze Friday morning at a Brampton apartment building on McMurchy Avenue. The fire began on the sixth floor of the building at 49 McMurchy Ave., according to...
Woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after North York apartment fire
A woman was critically injured in an apartment fire in North York late Thursday afternoon. Fire crews arrived at a building near Lawrence Avenue West and Keele Street around 5:17 p.m. and found an...
Two hospitalized after car strikes light pole in Vaughan
Two people were hospitalized after a car struck a light pole in Vaughan on Thursday afternoon. York Regional Police say the single-vehicle crash happened just after 2:15 p.m. near Jane Street and...
One person airlifted to hospital after van and cattle truck collide in Beeton
One person was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre after a van and a truck hauling a cattle trailer collided late Thursday morning in Beeton. The crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. at Sideroad 10...
One person critically injured after two vehicles collide in St. Clair Township
A serious collision in St. Clair Township on Thursday left one person critically injured. Lambton OPP said emergency crews were called just before 8:40 a.m. to the intersection of Highway 40 and...
61-year-old woman seriously hurt after being struck by school bus on Burlington Skyway
A 61-year-old woman was seriously injured after being hit by a school bus on the Burlington Skyway around midnight. According to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, the woman’s vehicle had broken down in an...
One dead, two injured following devasting rollover crash on Hwy. 406 in St. Catharines
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash on Highway 406 in St. Catharines late Wednesday night. According to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, a southbound vehicle carrying three people—ages...
One person hospitalized after serious townhouse kitchen fire in Barrie
A person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Barrie townhouse on Donald Street Wednesday. Fire crews arrived quickly and contained the blaze to a single unit. According to Barrie Fire...
Woman, 26, facing charges after striking two cars and a restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie
A 26-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after a stolen vehicle struck two cars and a business in Sault Ste. Marie late Wednesday morning. Police say the incident began around 11 a.m. when a...
Two pedestrians injured following two separate hit-and-run collisions in Windsor
Police are searching for suspects after two separate pedestrian hit-and-run collisions on Tuesday. The first occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Reginald Street near Ford Boulevard, where a man walking in...
21-year-old man charged with impaired driving after crashing into ditch on Highway 11-17
A 21-year-old North Bay man faces impaired driving charges after crashing his pickup on Highway 11/17 near Algonquin Avenue late on Nov. 29. Emergency crews arrived around 10:45 p.m. to find the...
Serious collision involving Tesla and pickup truck in London sends two to the hospital
On Nov. 26, a southbound Tesla and a northbound Dodge pickup collided at about 6:30 a.m. in the Adelaide Street North and Victoria Street intersection, leaving the Tesla heavily torn apart. Two...
Five people injured, one critical after fire incident at fraternity house near Western University
Five people suffered burn injuries—one of them critically—after emergency crews rushed late Tuesday night to a fraternity house near Western University. Responders arrived at the Pi Kappa Alpha...
Two pedestrians hospitalized following two separate collisions in Toronto’s Riverdale area
Two separate pedestrian collisions in Riverdale on Wednesday evening sent two people to hospital. Emergency crews first responded to Broadview and Riverdale avenues around 5:30 p.m., where a woman...
Driver, 20, facing charges after crashing into tree and fleeing in Orangeville
A late-night single-car collision in Orangeville on November 26 has led to multiple impaired-driving-related charges for a 20-year-old man from Dundalk. According to Dufferin OPP, the vehicle veered...
Elderly woman in critical condition after cooking-related incident in Etobicoke
An elderly woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a cooking-related incident in Etobicoke on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a home near Martin Grove Road and...
Lanes closed after multiple vehicle collide in Windsor’s Dougall Avenue
A section of Dougall Avenue in Windsor is closed following a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon. Police say the northbound lanes between Ouellette Place and South Cameron Boulevard are shut...
Tow truck driver fatally struck by vehicle on Highway 401 near Ayr
A 42-year-old tow truck operator from Kitchener was killed Wednesday morning after being hit by a vehicle while assisting a stranded motorist on Highway 401 near Ayr. The collision happened around...
No injuries after Markham driver falls asleep at wheel, crashes into poles
An intersection in Markham has reopened after an early-morning crash caused by a driver who allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel. York Regional Police were called to Markham Road and Bullock Drive...
Two suspects injured and arrested after stealing vehicles, collision with police cruiser in Etobicoke
Two suspects are in custody and a third is still being sought after an armed home invasion and vehicle theft in Etobicoke early Wednesday, according to Toronto police. The incident began around...
Impaired driver injured after hitting hydro pole in Ottawa, charges laid
Ottawa police say a driver was arrested overnight after crashing into a ditch and striking a hydro pole with a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit. Officers responded to Dwyer Hill Road...
Drayton driver charged after bypassing barricades at fatal crash scene
A Drayton resident has been charged after driving past a road-closure sign at the scene of a fatal collision. Police were investigating an earlier crash near Concession Road 8 and Wellington Road 10...
Woman, 25, charged with having improper tires following 2-vehicle collision on Hwy. 401 in Kingston
A driver has been charged following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Kingston Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes near Sydenham Road. Kingston...
Huntsville man facing charges after crashing into guardrail on Hwy. 11 and fleeing
A Huntsville man is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing a crash in which a pickup truck broke through a metal guardrail on the Highway 11 northbound on-ramp from South Mary Lake Road on...
Man, 85, critically hurt after being struck by off-duty Niagara police officer in St. Catharines
Hamilton police are investigating after an 85-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in St. Catharines. The incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. in a plaza parking lot at Welland Avenue and Bunting...
Garbage truck driver fatally struck by own vehicle in Scarborough
A 66-year-old Toronto garbage truck driver was killed Tuesday morning when the vehicle he was operating rolled and struck him in Scarborough. The incident occurred around 8:34 a.m. near Middleport...
One person hospitalized after apartment fire in Windsor’s west end
Windsor firefighters were called to an apartment fire in the city’s west end Tuesday morning. The blaze broke out on the 6th floor of a building on the 600 block of Mill Street, near Wyandotte,...
One person killed in fatal 3-vehicle crash near Moorefield
One person has died following a three-vehicle crash near Moorefield, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision occurred around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on Wellington Road 10. Another individual...
Icy roads blamed for crash in Amherstburg
Windsor police are cautioning drivers about icy road conditions after at least one vehicle slid into a ditch in Amherstburg. The incident occurred Tuesday morning at Alma Street and Concession 5...
No injuries after suspicious fire at Vaughan strip mall
Police are investigating a fire at a Vaughan strip mall as suspicious. York Regional Police and Vaughan Fire and Rescue responded to the blaze on Centre Street near Dufferin Street around 5:10 a.m....
31-year-old man facing impaired charges after running stop sign and crashing in eastern Ontario
A 31-year-old Rockland man is facing multiple charges after being found driving under the influence of both drugs and alcohol. Early Tuesday, Russell OPP responded to a report of a car running a...
Lithium-ion batteries blamed for aggressive fire in Norfolk County hobby shop, no injuries reported
Firefighters in Norfolk County are urging caution with lithium-ion batteries after a rapid fire erupted Monday south of Simcoe. The blaze occurred at a former auto repair shop in Walsh, now used as...
Mississauga man facing numerous charges after crashing on Highway 417 in Ottawa
A 21-year-old Mississauga man is facing several drug-trafficking and driving-related charges following a Monday afternoon crash on Highway 417 in Ottawa. OPP officers responded just after 4 p.m. to...
Serious three-vehicle collision injures two people in Warwick Township
Two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle collision Monday afternoon in Lambton County. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Confederation Line and Forest Road in Warwick...
Woman, 76, sent to hospital following hit-and-run collision in Cambridge
A 76-year-old woman is in hospital after a hit-and-run involving a white pickup truck in Cambridge. The collision occurred around 2 p.m. on Nov. 30 at Franklin Boulevard and Jamieson Parkway, where...
Farm owner injured following devastating barn fire in Brechin
A barn at Perfect View Farm on Concession 7 in Brechin was heavily damaged in an early-morning fire Sunday, resulting in the loss of some livestock. The blaze was reported at 6:18 a.m., bringing...
Cambridge man facing charges after colliding with snow plow in Puslinch Township
A 22-year-old Cambridge man is facing several charges after his hatchback collided with a snow plow on Downey Road in Puslinch Township on the morning of Nov. 28. Provincial police say he has been...
Woman injured in Scarborough 2-vehicle collision
A woman in her 20s was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision late Tuesday night in Scarborough. The crash happened around 10:38 p.m. at Kennedy Road and...
Cyclist hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Toronto’s Queen West area
A cyclist in his 30s was hit by a vehicle late Monday night in Toronto’s Queen West area. The collision happened shortly before 10:15 p.m. at King Street West and Niagara Street. He was taken to...
Lamborghini strikes pedestrian and flees in Toronto’s Harbourfront area
Police are searching for the driver of a white Lamborghini Urus that struck a pedestrian and then fled the scene in Toronto’s Harbourfront area Monday evening. The collision happened shortly before...
No injuries after fire breaks out in garage of Brampton house
Fire crews in Brampton are asking drivers to keep away from a residential area while they tackle a house fire. The blaze, reported around 6 p.m. Monday near Flowertown Avenue and Ackerman Avenue,...
School bus carrying students involved in crash with another vehicle in Oro-Medonte
A school bus carrying students and another vehicle both ended up in a ditch Monday morning in Oro-Medonte, near Line 6 and Horseshoe Valley Road. OPP reported no injuries. The students were...
No injuries after truck burst into flames on Hwy. 400 near Aurora
A truck fire and gravel spill caused major delays on southbound Highway 400 near King Road close to Aurora Monday. Ontario Provincial Police reported that a gravel truck caught fire while stopped on...
Worker dead, another injured in collision incident at Oro-Medonte landfill
A fatal workplace incident at the Oro-Medonte landfill on Old Barrie Road is under investigation after a worker was struck by a vehicle Monday morning. Emergency responders confirmed the worker died...
Witnesses sought after vehicle rolls into ditch on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police are seeking witnesses after a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 417 Monday morning. Officers were called around 10 a.m. to the eastbound lanes near Anderson Road, where...
Two pedestrians seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle in Brampton
Two pedestrians were seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Brampton on Monday morning. Peel police say the collision occurred around 9:22 a.m. at Goreway Drive and Cottrelle Boulevard,...
Major road closure for several hours after two vehicles collide in Brampton
A two-vehicle collision in Brampton early Monday led to lane closures on a major roadway. Peel police say the crash occurred just after 7 a.m. on Steeles Avenue at Castleview Drive. The injuries...
Man seriously injured after colliding into construction equipment in Scarborough
A man was seriously hurt after driving into construction equipment at a Scarborough work site near McCowan Road and Nugget Avenue. Paramedics transported him to a trauma centre with serious but...
No injuries reported in North York house fire
A house fire early Monday in North York caused no injuries, police say. The blaze began around 4:15 a.m. at a vacant home near Finch Avenue and Bathurst Street. With no one inside at the time, there...
Residents safe following early morning house fire in Aurora
A house fire early Monday in Aurora has been contained, but several road closures are still in effect, according to York police. Emergency crews responded around 4 a.m. on Dec. 1 to a home near...
Man, 69, facing charges after crashing and fleeing scene in Tiny Township
A 69-year-old man from Tiny Township is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving impaired, crashing his vehicle, and leaving the scene. Police were called to a business on Tiny Beaches Road...
Vehicle collision leaves 60-year-old pedestrian critically injured in Pickering
A 60-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Pickering on Nov. 29. Durham police say the collision occurred around 10:40 a.m. near Kingston Road and Fairport Road, when...
Guelph man charged after hitting hydro pole and fleeing
A Guelph man faces charges after crashing a speeding pickup into a hydro pole on Janefield Avenue near Torch Lane around 8 p.m. Friday, then running off. Security footage captured the truck veering...
Two injured in multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 near Leslie Street
Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 Sunday evening. The collision occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m., blocking multiple eastbound...
Senior woman hospitalized following two-vehicle collision near Fairview Mall
An elderly woman in her 80s was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision near Fairview Mall on Sunday evening. The crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. at Don...
One person suffers smoke inhalation following Barrie house fire
A Sunday afternoon house fire in Barrie drew a major emergency response to Georgian Drive and Johnson Street. Crews were called around 12:30 p.m., and police shut down the area as more than a dozen...
Man hospitalized after crashing into ditch on Highway 174 near Cumberland
A man in his forties was taken to hospital with stable neck and back injuries after his vehicle veered into a ditch on Highway 174 east of Cumberland. The crash occurred between the 3100 and 3400...
No injuries reported after tractor-trailer crashes on Highway 407 in Oshawa
A tractor-trailer jackknifed on Highway 407 in Oshawa Sunday morning, shutting down all eastbound lanes at Simcoe Street around 9 a.m. Emergency crews worked to clear the truck, and the highway...
Driver injured in single-vehicle crash near Ingersoll
A single-vehicle crash early Sunday forced the closure of Plank Line southeast of Ingersoll. The incident occurred around 6:55 a.m., and the driver’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening....
Early morning Brampton house fire leaves one firefighter injured
A Brampton firefighter was taken to hospital after being hurt while responding to a house fire early Sunday during snowy conditions. Crews were dispatched around 2:54 a.m. to a home near Fernbrook...
Several minor injuries, residents evacuated after large apartment blaze in Hawkesbury
A large overnight fire that damaged 30 units in a Hawkesbury apartment building is now being treated as suspected arson, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The blaze broke out late Saturday and...
No injuries reported after fire sparked by lithium-ion battery at Cambridge shelter
An overnight fire at The Bridges shelter in Cambridge forced residents out of the building early Sunday. Emergency crews arrived around 12:30 a.m. to find smoke spreading through the second and...
Hit-and-run vehicle leaves cyclist critically injured in St. Catharines
Police in Niagara are trying to locate the driver of a white Mercedes involved in a Saturday night hit-and-run that left a cyclist critically hurt. The collision happened around 8:30 p.m. near...
Stolen vehicle hit police cruiser before fleeing in Sarnia
A white Jeep stolen from a home on London Road in Sarnia Friday evening led to the arrest of a suspect days later. The theft occurred around 7:15 p.m., and a patrol officer spotted the vehicle about...
Injured impaired driver facing charges following two-vehicle crash near Scarborough Town Centre
A two-vehicle crash near Progress Avenue and Brimley Road in the Scarborough Town Centre area late Saturday night ended with one driver taken into police custody for impaired driving. Both motorists...
Woman, 27, sustains life-altering injuries after crashing on Hwy. 427 in Etobicoke
A 27-year-old woman suffered life-altering injuries after crashing her vehicle on Highway 427 in Etobicoke early Saturday. OPP officers were called around 4 a.m. to the southbound express lanes near...
Two people injured after SUV and pickup truck collide near St. Thomas
Police are investigating a Friday night crash involving an SUV and a pickup truck that left two people injured. The vehicles collided around 8:30 p.m. at Belmont Road and Ron McNeil Line, prompting...
Multiple crashes and asphalt truck spill snarl traffic on Hwy. 401 west of Cambridge
Drivers in southern Ontario faced major delays Friday as multiple crashes slowed traffic along Highway 401. By 11:55 a.m., OPP reported that westbound lanes between Cedar Creek Road and Oxford Road...
Tractor trailer crashes on Highway 7 in Port Perry
Highway 7 is closed in both directions at Scugog Line 6 in Port Perry after a tractor-trailer jack-knifed. No injuries have been reported, but OPP are urging drivers to avoid the area until the...
No injuries after tractor trailer jack-knifed on Hwy. 401 in Clarington
A winter storm caused major disruptions on Highway 401 in Clarington Friday morning when a tractor-trailer jack-knifed, closing all eastbound lanes near Highway 418, east of Oshawa, for over three...
No injuries reported following tractor trailer crash on Hwy. 401 in Cambridge
A tractor-trailer crash on the westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Franklin Boulevard in Cambridge Friday morning temporarily reduced traffic to the two right lanes. No injuries were reported, and the...
Morning snowy weather causes over dozen crashes on Highway 417 in Ottawa
Ottawa authorities are urging drivers to exercise caution after multiple collisions were reported Friday morning amid light snow and sub-zero temperatures. Ottawa OPP responded to over a dozen...
Crash temporarily closes Highway 8 near Cambridge
A crash on Highway 8 near the Safari Road intersection prompted a temporary closure between Cambridge and Hamilton Friday morning. The highway, which was closed around 8:30 a.m., has since reopened.
SIU investigate two-vehicle crash involving OPP cruiser on Hwy. 400 in North York
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a crash involving an OPP cruiser and a civilian vehicle on Highway 400 in North York on Friday morning. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) reported the...
Two people sent to hospital after Brampton house fire
A morning house fire on Versailles Crescent in Brampton sent two people to hospital on Friday. The blaze began around 7:25 a.m. near Highway 50 and Cottrelle Boulevard. One resident was taken to...
Driver injured by snow plow on Hwy. 7 near Lindsay
A woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after her vehicle collided with a snow plow on Highway 7 near Lindsay just before 6 a.m. The snow plow driver was not seriously...
No injuries reported following suspicious structure fire in Windsor
Fire crews in Windsor responded to a structure fire early Friday on Aylmer Avenue near Wyandotte Street East. They arrived around 6 a.m. to find flames visible, but the blaze was quickly contained....
Man treated for smoke inhalation following apartment fire in Ottawa
Ottawa firefighters rescued a man early Friday after a fire broke out in a second-floor unit of a high-rise on Mayview Avenue in the Carlington area. Crews were alerted around 3:53 a.m. and arrived...
Two women sustained minor injuries after car plunges into Lake Erie canal near Chatham
Two young women escaped with minor injuries after their car plunged into a canal leading to Lake Erie on Thursday night. Chatham-Kent police say the crash happened around 10 p.m. on Mariners Road in...
Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Middlesex County
Emergency crews responded to a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle near Medway Road and Clarke Road around 5:35 p.m. Thursday. The pedestrian was taken to hospital with injuries initially...
Guelph man charged after crashing pickup truck into home, no injuries reported
Guelph police have charged a 54-year-old local man after his black Ram pickup crashed into a home on Stevenson Street North Thursday afternoon. Officers say the driver lost control around 2:30 p.m.,...
Devastating house fire in Scarborough leaves two women hospitalized, one critical
Two women were sent to the hospital after a two-alarm house fire early Friday near Birchmount Road and Lawrence Avenue, with one victim in critical condition. Emergency crews were called to a home...
Two people hospitalized with serious injuries following collision in Toronto’s west end
Two people were sent to hospital after two vehicles collide in Toronto’s west end Thursday night. The collision occurred on St. Clair Avenue West, just east of Keele Street, around 7:40 p.m. Both...
Pedestrian struck and killed by tractor-trailer in Vaughan
A 65-year-old man is facing serious charges after a fatal collision involving a pedestrian in Vaughan on Thursday evening. Investigators say a 62-year-old Toronto resident was using the marked...
No injuries, residents displaced following high-rise blaze in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park
Fire crews are fighting a stubborn five-alarm blaze at a high-rise on Thorncliffe Park Drive that forced dozens of residents from their homes due to elevated carbon monoxide readings. The fire began...
No injuries reported after early morning fire breaks out in Scarborough
Toronto firefighters contained an overnight blaze in Scarborough after flames erupted around 3:30 a.m. Thursday near Kingston Road, south of St. Clair Avenue. Crews arrived to heavy smoke and...
Driver charged after striking fire hydrant and flooding nearby residences in Milton
A Milton driver is facing a careless driving charge after crashing a black SUV into a fire hydrant late Monday night, causing significant flooding in a residential neighbourhood. The collision...
No injuries after kitchen fire burns Windsor home
A fire in a Windsor home caused an estimated $100,000 in damage Wednesday night. Crews responded around 8:15 p.m. to a residence on Secord Avenue near Rankin Avenue after a neighbour spotted the...
Construction worker critically hurt after falling off roof in Southgate Township
A 20-year-old construction worker from Linwood, Ontario was critically injured after falling about eight metres from a roof at a Southgate Township job site Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews...
Driver, 42, in critical condition after crashing in Colchester
A 42-year-old driver was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash on Bell Road in Colchester late Wednesday afternoon, according to Essex County OPP. The...
Man facing murder charges after pedestrian fatally struck in hotel parking lot in Melancthon
A man has been charged with second-degree murder after a pedestrian was fatally struck in a hotel parking lot in Melancthon. Emergency crews responded around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, where 59-year-old...
19-year-old woman charged with impaired driving after hitting traffic signal in Alliston
A 19-year-old New Tecumseth woman is facing impaired-driving charges after her vehicle struck a centre-median traffic signal in Alliston early Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on...
One person extricated after two vehicles collide on Gardiner Expressway
Traffic is moving again on the Gardiner Expressway after a two-vehicle crash forced a shutdown near Yonge Street on Wednesday night. The collision, which happened just after 8 p.m. by Lower Jarvis...
Serious collision in Harrow leaves one person in critical condition
Bell Road in Harrow is shut down at County Road 50 and Gore Road as OPP officers respond to an active incident. Late Wednesday, officers confirmed that one person was taken to hospital with...
Pedestrian seriously hurt following collision in Etobicoke
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in north Etobicoke on Wednesday evening. Toronto police were called to the area of Finch Avenue West and Kipling...
North Dumfries collision leaves pedestrian seriously injured
Cedar Creek Road in North Dumfries was shut down early Wednesday after a pedestrian was seriously hurt in a crash. Waterloo regional police closed the stretch between Trussler Road and...
Two men hospitalized following serious collision in London
Two men were sent to hospital following a serious collision in London on Wednesday. Around 6:40 p.m., a man driving a 2021 Tesla east on Huron Street approached the intersection at Adelaide Street...
19-year-old driver charged after crashing into house in Mapleton Township
A 19-year-old Caledonia driver faces a careless driving charge after their vehicle crashed into a house in Mapleton Township early Wednesday. Wellington County OPP responded to Elora Street North...
Brampton truck driver charged after crashing into ditch on Hwy. 401 near Augusta Township
A transport truck driver from Brampton has been charged with impaired and dangerous driving after crashing a tractor-trailer into a ditch along the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Augusta...
Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while exiting school bus on Highway 17
A 10-year-old girl was taken to hospital Tuesday after being hit by a car that failed to stop for a school bus in Rolphton, along Highway 17. According to OPP, the girl had just stepped off a...