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No reported injuries after transport truck strikes streetcar wires in Toronto’s west end
Traffic has resumed along most of King Street in Toronto’s west end after a transport truck damaged overhead streetcar infrastructure during the morning commute. The collision occurred shortly after...
Driver killed in fatal 2-vehicle crash in Perth South
The Stratford Police Service is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in Perth South. Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Perth Line 32 and Road 125 shortly before midnight...
Several children injured after school bus accelerates over bump in Severn Township
Provincial police are investigating a school bus incident in Severn Township that left one student hospitalized with a broken nose. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Washago when a bus...
Two men arrested for drug trafficking after striking and injuring police officer with vehicle in Cambridge
Police in Cambridge have laid multiple charges following a drug trafficking investigation that led to the seizure of narcotics, cash and a homemade conducted energy weapon. On Feb. 4, officers with...
23-year-old woman arrested after hitting police cruiser in flee attempt in Caledon
A 23-year-old woman from Walden is facing several charges after allegedly colliding with a police cruiser in Caledon. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, officers were patrolling near...
Mississauga hit-and-run driver arrested in connection to fatal early 2025 pedestrian collision
More than a year after a fatal pedestrian collision in Mississauga, Peel police have arrested the alleged driver. The incident occurred on Jan. 14, 2025, at the intersection of Bristol Road West and...
One person injured after vehicle found in water near Ashbridges Bay
A person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle was discovered in Lake Ontario near Ashbridges Bay on Wednesday afternoon. Toronto Fire said crews were called just after 2 p.m. to...
One injury confirmed following multi-vehicle crash in Springwater Township
County Road 92 in Springwater Township is closed following a multi-vehicle crash. Provincial police say four vehicles collided around 1 p.m. Wednesday between Crossland and Vigo roads. One person...
One person dead, four other injured following two-vehicle collision near Renfrew
A 77-year-old man from Ottawa has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Renfrew on Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m....
Driver flees following rollover crash in Mississauga
Peel Regional Police are investigating a rollover crash that occurred in Mississauga just before 8 a.m. The collision took place at the intersection of John Street and Hurontario Street. According...
No injuries after fire at luxury residence in Brampton
Emergency crews responded to a fire at a large home on Merrydale Court in Brampton on Wednesday morning. Peel Regional Police said the call came in at about 7:09 a.m. Brampton Fire and Emergency...
No reported injuries following blaze at Brampton house
Peel Regional Police are probing a fire that broke out at a Brampton residence early Wednesday. Crews were dispatched around 4:40 a.m. to a home on Saddlecreek Court, near Highway 407 and McLaughlin...
One firefighter injured following fire at Etobicoke auto shop
A firefighter was hurt while battling a fire at an auto repair shop in Etobicoke early Wednesday. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight at a building on Tupper Avenue, near Horner and Kipling...
Tent fire at park in St. Catharines leaves man dead
A man has died after a tent fire in a wooded area of St. Catharines early Tuesday morning. Niagara Regional Police said officers on patrol around 3:15 a.m. discovered a large, active blaze involving...
19-year-old dies following snowmobile crash in Perth County
A 19-year-old has died following a snowmobile crash in Perth County late Monday night. Emergency crews were called to the Milverton Snowmobile Club trail near Perth Line 72 at about 11 p.m. after...
70-year-old woman fatally struck by vehicle in Hamilton
A 70-year-old woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in Hamilton earlier this week. Police say the incident happened around 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Barton Street East and...
Two officers injured, impaired driver arrested after hitting unmarked police vehicle in London
A 29-year-old London man has been arrested and charged after crashing into an unmarked police vehicle in the city’s west end late Monday night. London police say two officers with the Patrol...
18-year-old man struck and injured by truck after pushing girlfriend out of way in Guelph
An 18-year-old man from Guelph was hospitalized Monday afternoon after being struck by a transport truck at a busy city intersection. Guelph police say the man and his 18-year-old girlfriend were...
Wellington County snowmobile crash leaves 16-year-old seriously injured
A 16-year-old was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash in Wellington County on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident occurred around 9 a.m. on private property in Ponsonby, a...
Mississauga man facing impaired charge following Hwy. 403 crash
A 20-year-old man from Mississauga has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 403 late Saturday night in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say...
OPP gives safe driving reminder after police officer injured in Bruce County rear-end collision
Provincial police in Bruce County are warning motorists about the dangers of driving in severe winter weather after a police cruiser was rear-ended in near whiteout conditions and pushed into an...
Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving that killed Olympic figure skater in 2023
A man from Angus has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in connection with a devastating August 2023 crash that killed Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul and injured...
Pedestrian struck by transport truck at Guelph intersection
Guelph police have shut down a major intersection following a collision involving a pedestrian and a transport truck. Officers were called to the intersection of Gordon Street and Stone Road around...
Man, 61, injured after crashing vehicle on Hwy. 401 in Chatham-Kent
A 61-year-old man from the Township of Rideau Lakes was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 at Communications Road in Chatham-Kent Monday morning. Emergency services, including Elgin...
Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle in Scarborough
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in Scarborough Monday morning. Toronto police say the incident occurred around 7 a.m. near Pharmacy Avenue and Rosita Crescent. The victim was...
Oshawa residential fire leaves man in critical condition
A man is in critical condition after a residential fire in Oshawa early Monday morning. Oshawa Fire reported the “working fire” at a home near Park Road South and Quebec Street around 4:30 a.m....
Man seriously hurt following house fire in downtown Toronto
A house fire in the Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street East area sent a man to hospital Sunday night. The blaze erupted just before 11:00 p.m., prompting police to close Sherbourne Street in both...
Residents safe after fire breaks out in garage of house in London
Residents of a home on Dylan Street Northeast in London escaped safely after a fire broke out in the garage. More than 25 firefighters responded and quickly brought the garage fire under control,...
31-year-old man seriously hurt following snowmobile crash in Scugog
A 31-year-old man was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash in Scugog Township on Sunday evening and required an airlift to a Toronto trauma centre. Durham police were called to an unassumed road...
House fire in east Windsor leaves one woman hospitalized, pet cats dead
A fire at a home on in east Windsor has left eight cats dead and sent one woman to hospital due to smoke inhalation, according to the city’s fire department. The blaze broke out around 12:30 p.m....
Driver uninjured after vehicle goes off road and plunges into creek in south London
Emergency responders are reminding motorists that sunny weather does not guarantee safe driving conditions. Crews were called Sunday afternoon to a single-vehicle crash on Wellington Road South,...
Cambridge man facing charges after striking police cruiser and fleeing in North Dumfries
A Cambridge man is facing multiple charges after allegedly hitting a Waterloo Regional Police cruiser and fleeing the scene. Police say the incident happened around 7:25 p.m. Saturday while an...
36-year-old impaired driver facing multiple charges after causing two collisions in Barrie
A 36-year-old man from Barrie is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving while heavily impaired and being involved in two crashes Friday evening. Barrie police began receiving reports...
Woman and child injured in Scarborough collision
A woman and a child were taken to hospital after a collision in Scarborough Sunday afternoon. Toronto police say the crash occurred shortly before 1:25 p.m. at the intersection of Port Union Road...
No injuries after fire at supportive housing complex in downtown London
A fire in a downtown London apartment caused an estimated $50,000 in damage but resulted in no injuries, fire officials say. London Fire Department crews were called shortly after 11 a.m. to 362...
Two people taken to hospital following Hwy. 400 collision in Barrie
Highway 400 in Barrie has fully reopened after a single-vehicle crash briefly closed two southbound lanes early Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial Police reported around 12:13 a.m. that the two...
One person found dead, another critically hurt following house fire in Napanee
One person has died and another was critically injured after a house fire in Napanee late Saturday night, according to provincial police. Lennox and Addington County OPP say officers were called to...
Transport trucks involved in two separate crashes that shut down major northern Ontario highways
Two separate crashes involving transport trucks led to overnight closures on major northern Ontario highways Saturday, with both routes reopening several hours later. The first collision occurred on...
Multiple people injured following serious head-on crash in south Barrie
Several people were taken to hospital after a serious collision in Barrie’s south end late Saturday night. Barrie police say emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Veterans Drive and...
Ingersoll man dies following fatal snowmobile crash in Kapuskasing
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating another deadly snowmobile crash that occurred Saturday on a marked trail in northern Ontario. Police say they were called around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 to a...
Whitby man killed in snowmobile crash in Kearney
A 51-year-old man from Whitby has died following a snowmobile crash in Kearney, according to provincial police. Ontario Provincial Police say officers were called to Trail AL301 of the Ontario...
No injuries after vehicle strikes snowbank in Barrie
Barrie police are still looking into a late-night collision that occurred Friday after a vehicle struck a snowbank and overturned. Emergency responders were dispatched shortly before 11 p.m. to the...
60-year-old man airlifted to Winnipeg hospital following serious snowmobile crash in northwestern Ontario
A snowmobile crash on Lake of the Woods sent a 60-year-old man to hospital with serious injuries late last week. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle incident occurred around 6:30 p.m....
Families organize fundraiser for paramedics seriously injured in Madoc collision
The two injured paramedics were identified through an online fundraiser as Mya Nichols and Zoraiz Rehman of Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services. Both were seriously hurt after their ambulance...
Serious two-vehicle crash in Huron County leaves one person dead, several other hospitalized
A fatal collision on a rural road north of Clinton is under investigation by provincial police. Huron County OPP said the crash occurred around 2 p.m. Saturday on Base Line Road in Central Huron,...
Snowplow operator arrested for impaired driving after striking police cruiser in Ottawa
Ottawa police arrested a snowplow operator for impaired driving after a crash involving a police cruiser early Saturday morning. The collision occurred on Rideau Street shortly after 4 a.m. Police...
No injuries after fire breaks out at Owen Sound multi-tenant residence
A late-night fire at a multi-tenant house on 2nd Avenue East in Owen Sound ended without injuries. Emergency crews were dispatched around 1:45 a.m. Saturday after a fire broke out on the building’s...
44-year-old man struck and killed by car on Hwy. 7 roadside near Perth
A 44-year-old man from Ottawa has died following a roadside collision on Highway 7 west of Perth early Saturday morning. Police say the incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. between Highway 511...
Four residents assessed for minor injuries following apartment fire in Timmins
An early morning fire at a small apartment building in Timmins ended with no serious injuries after occupants got out safely. Emergency crews were dispatched just after 7 a.m. Thursday to a...
No injuries reported after fire breaks out at Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope
London fire crews have wrapped up their response at the Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope after a reported structure fire Friday evening. Fire and EMS teams were dispatched to the shelter at 281...
Woman killed in two-vehicle collision near Richmond, Ottawa
Ottawa police are investigating a fatal collision near Richmond, Ottawa that claimed the life of a 63-year-old woman late Friday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to a head-on crash on Franktown...
Two people taken to hospital following head-on crash in Tiny Township
A severe snowstorm may have played a role in a head-on crash in Tiny Township on Friday evening. Emergency crews and Ontario Provincial Police were called to Concession Road 12 West near Lefaives...
No injuries after garbage truck strikes pole in Elmira
Arthur Street South in Elmira was briefly shut down Friday afternoon after a garbage truck struck a hydro pole, bringing live electrical wires down onto the roadway. The closure affected the stretch...
One person hospitalized following two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 144 in Greater Sudbury
Highway 144 in Chelmsford reopened Friday afternoon after a collision between a transport truck and a car. The highway had been fully closed at Pilon Crescent, but all lanes are now open. The...
Collision involving tractor-trailer snarls traffic on QEW in Oakville, no injuries reported
A jackknifed tractor-trailer caused major delays on the Toronto-bound QEW Friday morning after ending up in a ditch and blocking several lanes near Third Line. Police said the incident stemmed from...
No injuries following dump truck rollover on Highway 400 in Barrie
Traffic on Highway 400 slowed in both directions in south Barrie around midday after a dump truck left the roadway and rolled into a ditch. The incident occurred in the southbound lanes just past...
Multi-vehicle crash causes traffic disruptions on Hwy. 400 northbound near Cookstown
Traffic was brought to a standstill on Highway 400 Friday morning after a collision involving multiple vehicles occurred south of Cookstown. Ontario Provincial Police confirmed they attended the...
No injuries, traffic delays after tractor-trailer jackknifed on Hwy. 400 in Barrie
A jackknifed tractor-trailer caused major delays on Highway 400 in Barrie Wednesday morning, backing up traffic in both directions for about an hour and a half. Emergency crews were called around...
Man, 56, killed in collision involving snowmobile and vehicle in South Bruce
A 56-year-old man has died following a late-night collision between a snowmobile and a passenger vehicle in South Bruce. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened around 10:20 p.m. Thursday...
Two women dead following 2-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11/17 near Thunder Bay
Two women died Thursday night following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11/17 near Thunder Bay. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred around 9 p.m. on the stretch of highway between...
Rider narrowly escapes catastrophe after snowmobile struck by train in Severn
A snowmobile was hit by a southbound train Thursday afternoon near Port Stanton Parkway after becoming stuck on the railway tracks, according to Severn Fire officials. Severn Fire and Emergency...
Driver dies from critical injuries following Tillsonburg crash
A fatal single-vehicle crash occurred Thursday afternoon in Tillsonburg. Emergency crews, including Oxford OPP, paramedics, and fire services, were called to Progress Drive near Highway 3 around...
No injuries after lithium battery ignites in student’s backpack at London school
The London Fire Department is urging caution around lithium-ion batteries after a portable charger sparked a fire inside a student’s backpack at Northridge Public School. Fire crews were called to...
Male pedestrian critically hurt in North York collision
Toronto police report that a man was hit by a vehicle in North York late Thursday evening. The collision occurred around 9:35 p.m. near the intersection of Lawrence Avenue West and Brookview Drive....
Two vehicles collide on Hwy. 401 westbound in Mississauga
A brief traffic disruption affected the westbound collector lanes of Highway 401 near Winston Churchill Boulevard on Thursday afternoon after a crash involving two vehicles. The incident was...
Residence evacuated following Scarborough residential fire
Police and fire crews responded to a residential fire in Scarborough on Thursday afternoon. Authorities say the fire broke out just before 3:30 p.m. at a home near Birchmount Road and Timberbank...
Woman seriously hurt in Brampton 2-vehicle collision
A woman was taken to hospital and road closures were put in place after a two-vehicle collision in Brampton on Thursday morning. Peel Regional Police say the crash occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on...
Elderly man hospitalized after vehicle hits wall at Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus
An elderly man was taken to hospital after his vehicle struck a retaining wall outside the Ottawa Hospital’s Riverside Campus on Thursday morning. Emergency crews were called to the Riverside Drive...
One suspect arrested in connection to home invasion following Hwy. 400 ramp crash in Vaughan
A Highway 400 on-ramp in Vaughan was closed for several hours early Thursday as police investigated a home invasion and vehicle crash involving fleeing suspects. York Regional Police say officers...
Two people injured, impaired driver arrested after vehicle flips over on Gardiner Expressway
Toronto police have arrested a driver in connection with an impaired driving incident on the Gardiner Expressway early Thursday. Officers say a vehicle hit a guardrail and rolled over in the...
Two people hurt in two-vehicle collision in Erin, impaired driver charged
Two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a late-night collision in Erin. Ontario Provincial Police say the two-vehicle crash occurred on Trafalgar Road at about...
Three people hospitalized following serious 2-vehicle collision in Mississauga
Three people were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle collision near downtown Mississauga on Wednesday night. Peel Regional Police say the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on Centre View Drive,...
Alberta driver charged after striking pedestrian in Kitchener
A driver from Alberta is facing charges after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in Kitchener. Waterloo Regional Police say a vehicle struck a pedestrian on Weber Street East near...
One person airlifted to hospital following snowmobile crash in Severn Township
Emergency responders were dispatched to a snowmobile crash in Severn Township on Wednesday evening. According to Severn Fire and Emergency Services, crews were called to the area of Carlyon Line and...
Man arrested for impaired driving after crashing mom’s Tesla in Guelph
A Guelph woman’s Tesla has been impounded after her son was arrested in connection with an impaired driving investigation. Guelph police say they were notified of a rear-end collision shortly before...
Arson-related house fire in Oshawa leaves one person seriously hurt
Police are investigating an arson attack at a home in Oshawa and are looking for three suspects believed to be connected to the incident. Durham Regional Police say officers were called to a...
One person hospitalized following serious multi-vehicle collision in Essa Township
County Road 56 in Essa Township was shut down following a serious three-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m., forcing the closure of the roadway between the...
At least 10 people injured following multi-vehicle crash involving transit bus in Brampton
Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a Brampton Transit bus Wednesday afternoon. Peel Regional Police were called to the intersection of Queen Street and Hansen Road just...
Two pedestrians struck and injured by vehicle in Scarborough
A man and a woman were hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle in Scarborough Wednesday morning. Police responded to the collision at Warden and Bertrand avenues shortly after 11:20 a.m. Both...
Ottawa townhouse kitchen fire leaves several residents displaced, no injuries reported
An adult and two children were displaced after a kitchen fire in an Ottawa townhouse Wednesday morning. Ottawa Fire Services responded to the blaze on Ledbury Avenue around 9:47 a.m. following...
Residents safe after kitchen fire in Essa Township
Essa Township firefighters were called to a kitchen fire at a home on Auburn Street Wednesday around 1 p.m. Crews arrived to find flames contained to the kitchen, which police said were caused by a...
No injuries after transport truck catches fire on Hwy. 400 in Innisfil
Northbound Highway 400 was temporarily shut down late Tuesday after a transport truck fire near the 6th Line in Innisfil. The incident occurred shortly before midnight, when the driver managed to...
Woman taken to hospital after being struck by vehicle in downtown Ottawa
Ottawa police are seeking witnesses after a serious vehicle–pedestrian collision near the downtown area Tuesday evening. Emergency crews were called to the 600 block of Rideau Street at about 7:05...
London man seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in Barrie
A 21-year-old man from London was seriously injured—but not life-threateningly—in a Barrie crash during Tuesday morning rush hour. Paramedics took him to hospital, and he was later released. A...
19-year-old woman arrested after ramming police cruisers with stolen vehicle and crashing in Manitoulin Island
A 19-year-old woman is facing multiple criminal charges following an incident involving a stolen vehicle on Feb. 1. Wikwemikong Tribal Police responded after receiving a report that evening and...
Novice driver, 28, facing charges after crashing in northern Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a novice driver with multiple offences following a single-vehicle crash early this week in Archipelago Township. The collision happened shortly after midnight...
No injuries reported following large blaze at Windsor industrial facility
Windsor firefighters battled a significant blaze at an industrial property Tuesday evening, prompting a large emergency response. Crews were dispatched around 6 p.m. to the 3900 block of North...
Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Etobicoke
A 28-year-old man has died after being hit by a vehicle in Etobicoke on Tuesday evening. Police and paramedics responded to a call around 7:20 p.m. near Dundas Street West and Acorn Avenue after...
Nobody injured following collision involving school bus in Barrie
A school bus was involved in a collision with two cars on snow-covered roads in Barrie Tuesday afternoon. Police reported the incident occurred around 4 p.m. at Cundles Road near Bayfield Street,...
Woman killed in two-vehicle collision in Markham near Hwy. 407
A woman has died in a two-vehicle collision near Woodbine Avenue and Highway 407 in Markham Tuesday afternoon. York Regional Police were called to the scene around 2:15 p.m. and confirmed the woman...
Four people taken to hospital following serious 2-vehicle crash in Middlesex Centre
Four people were hospitalized, including one with serious injuries, following a two-vehicle crash in Middlesex Centre Tuesday morning. The collision occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of...
Dump truck driver hurt after rolling down embankment in Ottawa
A dump truck driver was injured after his vehicle plunged 40 feet down an embankment and landed on its side in Ottawa’s west end Tuesday morning. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a call from...
Two drivers hospitalized following head-on crash near Woodstock
Ontario Provincial Police report that a head-on collision near Woodstock sent two drivers to hospital Tuesday morning. The crash involved a car and a pickup truck on Highway 59 between Curries Road...
Man struck and killed by truck in North York
Toronto police are seeking witnesses after a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer in North York on Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the area of Steeles Avenue West...
Multiple people injured following serious collision at Barrie intersection
Barrie police responded to a serious collision at the intersection of Dunlop Street West and Cedar Pointe Drive early Tuesday morning, disrupting traffic during the rush hour. Officers arrived at...
No injuries, residents evacuated after early morning blaze at Etobicoke high-rise
Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at a high-rise building in Etobicoke early Tuesday morning, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate. Crews were called to the building near Kipling Avenue...
Sault woman, 74, dies following Hwy. 17 crash in Sudbury
A 74-year-old woman has died following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in Sudbury early Monday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision occurred around 1 a.m. near the...
Two people injured after vehicle crashes over Hwy. 427 overpass and lands onto Hwy. 401 in Toronto
Ontario Provincial Police say winter conditions and speed are believed to be factors after a vehicle vaulted off a Highway 427 overpass and crashed into traffic on Highway 401 in Toronto. The...
Woman charged after getting vehicle stuck between two parked cars in Guelph
Guelph police have charged a 67-year-old woman after she was found wedged inside her vehicle between two parked cars in a shopping plaza parking lot. Officers were called to the scene on Stone Road...
Woman facing impaired charges after hit-and-run crash near school in Whitby
A Whitby woman is facing several impaired driving charges after police say she hit a parked car near a public school and left the scene. Durham Regional Police were called to Fifewood Crescent near...