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Pedestrian fatally struck by train in Greater Sudbury
A pedestrian was killed in a collision involving a train in Greater Sudbury on Tuesday morning, prompting a police investigation. Greater Sudbury police said emergency crews were dispatched to the...
Cyclist and pedestrian hospitalized after separate serious collisions in Ottawa
An 90-year-old cyclist and a teenage pedestrian were hospitalized after separate vehicle collisions in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoon, with one victim in critical condition. The first incident occurred...
Female pedestrian suffer critically injuries in collision near Ottawa’s Billings Bridge
A 23-year-old woman was left with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle near Billings Bridge in Ottawa early Tuesday morning. Ottawa police and paramedics responded to Riverside...
Driver charged after London crash leaves woman dead
A woman has died after a single-vehicle crash in London’s Old South neighbourhood early Tuesday morning, police say. Emergency crews were called to the 600-block of Upper Queen Street at...
Man, 59, in critical condition after being hit on Hwy. 58 in Thorold
A 59-year-old Welland man was rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 58 in Thorold Monday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said...
Two 12-year-old girls seriously injured following e-scooter collision in Windsor
Two 12-year-old girls were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after an e-scooter and a minivan collided in Windsor Monday night. According to Windsor police, the crash...
Nobody hurt after railway tracks fire in Kitchener
Fire crews quickly extinguished a blaze near railway tracks in Kitchener on Monday evening after thick black smoke spread over Victoria Street North. Five fire crews responded to the scene behind...
Seven injured in two-vehicle crash in South-West Oxford
Seven people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision in South-West Oxford on Monday afternoon. Oxford OPP, Oxford County Fire and Oxford County...
81-year-old killed in Highway 17 collision north of Sault Ste. Marie
An 81-year-old Sault Ste. Marie resident has died following a collision involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle on Highway 17 near Batchawana Bay. Ontario Provincial Police responded to...
One person found dead after boat fire in Kingston
One person has died following a boat fire at a Kingston marina early Monday morning. Kingston police and emergency crews responded to the blaze at approximately 2:45 a.m. near Wellington Street and...
Man, 45, facing charges following Guelph hit-and-run
A 45-year-old Durham Region man is facing four charges following a hit-and-run collision in Guelph earlier this month. Guelph Police received a report on Oct. 4 from a driver who said their vehicle...
Man receives six-year prison sentence for fatal 2025 Sault Ste. Marie collision
A 19-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man has been sentenced to six years in prison and banned from driving for 10 years after an impaired driving crash that killed a 15-year-old and injured another in...
Driver sentenced to prison for fatal high-speed collision in 2023
An Ontario man convicted in a fatal high-speed crash that killed a woman and her two dogs in Clearview Township has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, with credit for time already...
Child taken to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Mississauga
A child was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga on Monday afternoon, according to Peel Regional Police. The collision occurred shortly...
Brampton apartment fire leaves one person critically hurt
One person was critically injured in a high-rise apartment fire in Brampton on Monday afternoon, prompting an emergency response and the evacuation of the building. Emergency crews were called to...
Man dead, another critically injured after pickup truck crash on Highway 17
A 55-year-old man from Caledon has died and another person suffered life-threatening injuries following a pickup truck crash on Highway 17 east of Nipigon early Monday morning. Ontario Provincial...
Man killed in ATV crash in Timmins
A man has died following a single-vehicle ATV crash in Timmins on Sunday night, according to local police. Timmins Police Service officers were called to the area of Delnite Road and Goldmine Road...
21-year-old woman seriously injured in Kitchener pedestrian collision
A 21-year-old Kitchener woman was seriously injured after being struck by a black BMW in the city Sunday evening, according to Waterloo Regional Police. Officers and emergency crews responded to the...
Man fatally struck by vehicle on Hwy. 85 in Kitchener
A 57-year-old Kitchener man has died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 85 in Kitchener, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Mississauga OPP officers responded to the collision in the...
Police investigate man dragged by vehicle during robbery in Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating an alleged robbery in which a man was reportedly dragged by a vehicle before his backpack and sweater were stolen. Police were notified around 7:10 p.m....
Two girls injured following e-bike collision in Timmins
Two young girls riding an e-bike were injured in a collision after allegedly running a red light in Timmins, according to police. The crash occurred on Oct. 14 at the intersection of Algonquin...
Two women, child injured after vehicles crashes into Stittsville bakery
A vehicle crashed through a bakery in Stittsville on Sunday afternoon, leaving two women and a child with minor injuries. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 5500 block of Hazeldean Road at...
1 person assessed by paramedics after mobile home fire in west Ottawa
Ottawa firefighters brought a house fire under control at a mobile home community in Bells Corners on Sunday morning. Ottawa Fire Services said crews were dispatched to the area near Vanier Road at...
Man fatally struck by vehicle on Highway 85 in Kitchener
A fatal collision on Highway 85 in Kitchener claimed the life of a 57-year-old local man early Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the northbound lanes near Victoria Street...
Windsor apartment fire leaves 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
One person has died and two others were hospitalized following an overnight apartment fire in east Windsor. Emergency crews responded to the Dorchester Apartments in the 2500 block of Lauzon Road...
Driver sought after crashing sports car into pole in Etobicoke
Toronto police are searching for a driver who fled on foot after a sports car struck a pole in Etobicoke early Sunday, bringing down wires. Officers responded to the collision at approximately 2...
Residents unharmed after basement fire in Oro-Medonte
Nine fire trucks and 30 firefighters responded to a basement fire at a home in Oro-Medonte on Saturday night. Fire crews received a call shortly after 9 p.m. about smoke coming from a residence on...
Motorcyclist struck and injured by vehicle in Chatham-Kent
A 45-year-old motorcyclist from Chatham-Kent was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a collision on Highway 40. The crash occurred shortly after 1 p.m. on Oct. 4, between...
Male pedestrian seriously injured in Brampton hit-and-run
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in a Brampton commercial parking lot on Saturday evening, according to Peel police. Emergency crews responded at approximately 7:44 p.m....
Two-vehicle collision in Uxbridge leaves one dead, two injured
A 45-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle collision at a rural intersection in Uxbridge on Friday afternoon. Durham Regional Police say the crash occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. at...
Collision closes stretch of road in north Brantford
Brantford police have closed a section of King George Road in the city’s north end following a collision Saturday morning. Police say the incident occurred before 9:40 a.m. along King George Road...
Three people hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 400 in Barrie
Three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a four-vehicle collision on Highway 400 southbound in Barrie on Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash was...
Nobody hurt after destructive house fire in Barrhaven
A major residential fire in Ottawa’s Barrhaven neighbourhood prompted an extensive firefighting response early Saturday. Ottawa Fire Services received several emergency calls just before 2:45 a.m....
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after colliding with vehicle in Scarborough
A man has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle in Scarborough late in the evening. Toronto police say the crash occurred near Midland Avenue and Tara Avenue...
No reported injuries after townhouse blaze in Kitchener
A fire damaged four units in an eight-unit townhouse complex on Activa Avenue in Kitchener on Friday night. Kitchener Fire crews responded to the incident at approximately 8:23 p.m. and completed a...
Woman arrested after striking two pedestrians and fleeing in Smith Falls
Two pedestrians were seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident in Smiths Falls on Friday night, leading to the arrest of a woman now facing multiple charges. Smiths Falls police say the pair were...
2 people hospitalized following 2-truck crash on Hwy. 401 in Middlesex County
Two people were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a collision involving two commercial trucks on Highway 401 eastbound near Union Road in Middlesex County on...
Elderly man on wheelchair struck by vehicle in Ottawa’s west end
An elderly man was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle while using a motorized wheelchair in Ottawa’s west end Friday afternoon. Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson Marc-Antoine...
Chatham driver charged after striking police cruiser in Lakeshore
A 63-year-old Chatham resident has been charged with careless driving after a vehicle struck an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser in Lakeshore early Friday morning. OPP officers were called to a...
1 person seriously hurt following 3-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Woodstock
A three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Woodstock caused a major disruption Friday morning, forcing the closure of all eastbound lanes for several hours. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash...
Man, 20, critically injured in rural east Ottawa collision
A 20-year-old man remains in life-threatening condition after a collision involving a car and a transport truck in rural east Ottawa on Thursday evening. Ottawa police say the crash occurred at...
CTV cameraman seriously injured by vehicle driven through barricade in Perth County
A CTV Kitchener cameraman was seriously injured Thursday after being struck by a vehicle that allegedly drove past a road closure barricade at the scene of an earlier crash in Perth County. Dave...
Toronto woman facing charges after collision injures police officer in Clarence-Rockland
A Toronto woman is facing five criminal charges after an incident in Clarence-Rockland that left an Ontario Provincial Police officer injured. Police say the incident began shortly before noon...
Man taken to hospital after collision involving e-scooter in Brampton
A man riding an e-scooter has suffered life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Brampton on Wednesday night. Police responded to Queen Street West and Mercer Drive shortly...
Brampton crash leaves 1 person hospitalized
One person was taken to hospital following a single-vehicle collision in Brampton on Thursday night. Police responded to reports of a crash on Gorewood Drive, north of Steeles Avenue, shortly before...
31-year-old man dead after being hit by two vehicles in Oshawa
A 31-year-old man has died after being struck by two vehicles while crossing Ritson Road South in Oshawa on Thursday evening. Durham Regional Police say the collision occurred near Vimy Avenue...
Man sought after fleeing collision that injured two on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police are looking for a man who left the scene on foot after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 417 in Ottawa Thursday evening. The crash occurred near the Bronson Avenue exit...
4 children, woman hospitalized after Hwy. 5 collision in Hamilton
Four children and a woman were taken to hospital after a collision between a sedan and a dump truck on Highway 5 in Hamilton on Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were...
Police officer injured in two-vehicle crash in Scarborough
A Toronto police officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a collision involving a marked cruiser and another vehicle in Scarborough on Thursday morning. Police said the...
Woman, 78, critically injured in collision in Ottawa’s Sandy Hill
A 78-year-old woman was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Ottawa’s Sandy Hill neighbourhood on Thursday. Ottawa police said emergency crews responded to a collision involving a...
Woman, 22, fatally struck by vehicle in Marathon, Ont
A 22-year-old woman from Kasabonika First Nation has died after being struck by a vehicle in Marathon early Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded to the incident on...
One person suffers critical injuries following two-vehicle collision in Wingham
One person suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Amberley Road in Wingham late Wednesday night. Huron County OPP said the crash, involving a vehicle and a cargo van,...
Man critically injured after rollover crash in Mississauga
A man in his 70s was taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Mississauga on Wednesday night. Peel Regional Police said emergency crews responded to...
Man, 60, seriously injured in e-scooter crash in Kitchener
A 60-year-old Kitchener man was seriously injured in an e-scooter crash on Homer Watson Boulevard Wednesday evening and was taken to an out-of-region hospital for treatment. Waterloo Regional Police...
Fatal head-on crash in Georgina leaves one dead, another critically injured
An 85-year-old man has died and a 22-year-old driver is in life-threatening condition following a head-on collision on Highway 48 in Georgina on Wednesday evening. Aurora OPP said officers responded...
Elderly woman struck and killed by vehicle in St. Catharines
An 80-year-old woman has died after being struck by a trailer in a parking lot in St. Catharines on Wednesday evening. Niagara Regional Police said emergency crews responded to the incident at...
Driver charged after truck carrying hazardous cargo crashes on Highway 144
A 37-year-old driver from Caledon East has been charged with careless driving after a tractor-trailer crash prompted a 14-hour closure of Highway 144 in northern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police...
Impaired Barrie driver involved in multiple collisions facing charges
A Barrie man is facing multiple charges after police investigating a series of collisions involving parked vehicles located an abandoned car near Highway 400. Barrie Police say they received reports...
Worker dead after suffering fatal injury at Lakeshore construction company
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is investigating a workplace fatality at Facca Inc. in Lakeshore after a worker died from injuries sustained in an incident last month. The ministry said it was notified...
One officer suffers minor injuries after serious building fire near Don Valley Parkway
Toronto police are investigating a suspicious three-alarm fire that broke out Wednesday night at the vacant former Jam Factory in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood. Emergency crews responded shortly...
Two people injured after three vehicles collide on Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway
A collision involving three vehicles has shut down the southbound lanes of Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway near Queen Street East, with closures beginning at the Bayview/Bloor exit. Emergency services...
4 people hospitalized following 2-vehicle rollover crash in Scarborough
Five people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle collision in Scarborough on Wednesday afternoon that left one vehicle overturned. The crash happened at around 5:11 p.m. near the intersection of...
Worker airlifted to hospital after falling from roof at Sombra greenhouse
A worker was airlifted to hospital Wednesday morning after falling approximately nine metres while replacing roofing material at a greenhouse in Sombra, Ont. The St. Clair Township Fire Department...
24-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured in Cambridge collision
A 24-year-old Cambridge man was seriously injured in a collision involving a motorcycle and a car Wednesday morning. Waterloo Regional Police said the crash occurred around 8:05 a.m. at the...
Rollover crash damages traffic lights at Barrie intersection, driver injured
A rollover collision at a Barrie intersection Wednesday morning damaged traffic signals and left them malfunctioning, according to police. Officers were called to Mapleview Drive and Welham Road...
60-year-old man fatally struck by vehicle in Barrhaven
A 60-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Ottawa’s Barrhaven neighbourhood early Wednesday morning. Ottawa paramedics said emergency crews were called to the intersection of...
Nobody hurt after house fire caused by space heater in South Huron
A space heater is believed to have sparked a residential fire in South Huron early Wednesday morning, causing an estimated $250,000 in damage. South Huron fire crews were called to the home at...
2 injured, 1 serious following crash in Toronto’s Weston neighbourhood
A man was seriously injured after a single-vehicle collision in Toronto’s Weston neighbourhood early Wednesday morning. Police responded to Jane Street and Threthewey Drive shortly before 2 a.m.,...
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Greater Sudbury
A 48-year-old man remains in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Greater Sudbury on Tuesday evening. Greater Sudbury police said officers responded to the collision on Notre Dame...
Man, 75, killed in two-vehicle crash in Greater Sudbury
A 75-year-old man has died after a collision on Elm Street in Greater Sudbury on Tuesday evening, police confirmed. Officers were called to the roadway at approximately 6:30 p.m., between the Big...
Nepean man dies following ATV crash in Addington Highlands
A 59-year-old man from Nepean has died following an all-terrain vehicle collision in Addington Highlands on Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded to the single-vehicle...
36-year-old motorist dead after crashing in Northern Bruce Peninsula
A 36-year-old Lion’s Head resident has died after a vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch in Northern Bruce Peninsula on Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were...
Three teens charged after stolen SUV crashes in Hamilton
Three teenagers have been charged after a stolen SUV allegedly crashed into a parked vehicle in Hamilton and its occupants attempted to escape on foot. Police were called to the intersection of...
SUV driver sought after hit-and-run involving ION vehicle in Kitchener
Waterloo Regional Police are looking for a driver involved in a hit-and-run collision with an ION light rail vehicle in Kitchener on Tuesday afternoon. The collision occurred around 4:10 p.m. near...
Three people suffer life-threatening injuries following multi-vehicle crash near Kincardine
Three people sustained serious, life-threatening injuries in a four-vehicle collision on Highway 21, north of Kincardine, on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred shortly after 3 p.m. in front of...
One person injured in two-vehicle collision at north Barrie intersection
Barrie Police are appealing for witnesses following a two-vehicle collision in north Barrie on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Duckworth Street and Bell Farm Road...
No injuries after suspicious fire damages building in Windsor’s Walkerville area
Windsor police are searching for a suspect following a suspicious fire that caused approximately $1 million in damage to a mixed-use building on Ottawa Street early Monday morning. Officers...
2 children uninjured after taking parents’ vehicle and crashing into cornfield in Laurentian Valley
Ontario Provincial Police located two children, aged 9 and 11, after a vehicle crashed into a cornfield in Laurentian Valley Township early Oct. 12. At approximately 2:50 a.m., an officer on foot in...
Multiple people killed in fiery collision on Hwy. 401 in Southwold Township
Multiple people were killed in a fiery crash on Highway 401 in Southwold Township on Tuesday afternoon after a transport truck struck a passenger vehicle, Ontario Provincial Police say. The fatal...
Several people taken to hospital after two-vehicle crash in south Barrie
A two-vehicle collision in south Barrie prompted the closure of westbound Mapleview Drive on Tuesday morning, with multiple occupants transported from the scene. Barrie police said the crash...
Cambridge driver killed in head-on collision in Norfolk County
A 25-year-old Cambridge woman was killed in a head-on collision involving a sedan and a tractor-trailer in Norfolk County on Tuesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say. Officers from the Norfolk...
Serious rollover crash in south Barrie leaves man and woman injured
Two people were injured in a rollover crash in south Barrie early Tuesday morning, with both occupants trapped inside the wreckage and requiring extrication. Emergency crews responded to the...
Two injured after fire at Niagara Falls apartment
Two people were injured in a fire at a converted motel serving as an apartment complex in Niagara Falls on Monday night, with damage estimated at up to $75,000. Fire crews were dispatched to the...
72-year-old man killed in fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 11
A 72-year-old man from New Liskeard has died following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11 on Oct. 12, Ontario Provincial Police say. Emergency responders were called to the highway near Tilden...
Man, 22, charged following impaired collision in Thunder Bay
A 22-year-old man is facing impaired driving and dangerous operation charges following an early morning crash in Thunder Bay on Monday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to the...
Pickup truck driver dies after striking tree in Ohsweken
An 18-year-old man has died after his pickup truck struck a tree in a single-vehicle collision in Ohsweken early Monday morning. Emergency crews from Six Nations responded to the crash near Cayuga...
Woman dies from critical injuries after being hit by vehicle in Orillia
A 68-year-old woman has died after being struck by an SUV in Orillia on Sunday evening. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the pedestrian collision at approximately 8 p.m., leading to the...
Two people arrested following multiple collisions involving stolen vehicles in Kingsville
Two people from Leamington have been charged after an investigation into stolen vehicles in Kingsville led to a series of collisions involving police cruisers and emergency vehicles, Ontario...
Motorcyclist facing charges after running red lights and hitting vehicle in Sudbury
A Sudbury motorcyclist is facing three charges after a red-light collision in the early hours of Oct. 11 that police say followed a series of dangerous driving incidents. The 26-year-old man first...
Seniors displaced after apartment fire in Kincardine, no injuries reported
A fire at a seniors’ apartment complex in Kincardine has forced numerous residents from their homes, with all displaced tenants now having found or received assistance securing temporary...
Multi-vehicle crash in Listowel sends two people to the hospital
Two people were taken to hospital following a collision involving multiple vehicles, including a transport truck, in Listowel on Monday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred...
No injuries after early morning building fire in Windsor
Windsor firefighters responded to a commercial fire at a mixed-use building on Ottawa Street early Monday morning. Crews were dispatched to the two-storey property in the 1200 block of Ottawa Street...
Man, 69, killed in SUV crash in Kanata
A 69-year-old man has died after an SUV crashed on March Valley Road in Kanata early Sunday morning. Ottawa police said the man was driving alone when the vehicle collided on the stretch of road...
Nobody injured after house fire in Windsor’s west end
A house fire displaced one person and caused an estimated $250,000 in damage in Windsor's west end Saturday night. Fire crews were called to the 1100 block of Bruce Avenue at approximately 10:30...
4 people injured in 2-vehicle crash in Woolwich Township
Four people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a collision involving two vehicles in Woolwich Township on Saturday. Waterloo Regional Police said the crash happened around 4 p.m....
SUV driver sought after hit-and-run in Elliot Lake
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for a driver who allegedly left the scene after a black SUV struck a female pedestrian in Elliot Lake on Oct. 10. The collision occurred during the afternoon...
Driver hospitalized following single-vehicle crash in Greater Sudbury
A single-vehicle collision in Sudbury’s Donovan neighbourhood left one driver with serious but non-life-threatening injuries on Friday evening. Greater Sudbury Police Service officers responded to...
One person found dead after house fire in Poplar Hill First Nation
A fatal house fire in Poplar Hill First Nation is under investigation by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service after a deceased person was found inside the residence. Police said officers received a...
Woman dead, two men injured following two-vehicle crash in Scarborough
A woman has died and two men were seriously injured following a two-vehicle collision in Scarborough on Sunday night. The crash occurred shortly before 10 p.m. near Scarborough Golf Club Road and...
Three-vehicle crash disrupts traffic on Hwy. 400 in Bradford
A multi-vehicle collision involving three vehicles and a transport truck disrupted southbound traffic on Highway 400 in Bradford on Sunday evening. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the crash...