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Driver injured following vehicle rollover near Etobicoke’s Humber Bay Park
A driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a single-vehicle rollover in Toronto early Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the Lake Shore Boulevard West and Park Lawn Road...
No reported injuries after overnight fire at Innisfil auto salvage yard
Emergency crews spent several hours at the scene of a fire at an auto salvage yard in Innisfil early Tuesday morning. Innisfil Fire and Rescue Services received the call shortly after midnight, with...
11-year-old dead, two others injured following catastrophic collision on Highway 17
An 11-year-old from North Bay has died following a serious collision involving a passenger vehicle and a dump truck on Highway 17. The crash happened around 5:20 p.m. Monday in East Ferris Township,...
1 person taken to hospital following serious 2-vehicle crash in North York
A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash in North York on Monday evening. Toronto police were called to the Willowdale area near Bathurst Street and Ellerslie Avenue,...
P.E.I. man dead after fatal ATV crash in Markstay-Warren
A 64-year-old man from Prince Edward Island was killed Monday morning in an ATV crash in Markstay-Warren. Temiskaming OPP officers and emergency crews were called to Boundary Road, north of Hagar,...
Man hospitalized after being hit by vehicle near Toronto’s Union Station
A man in his 20s was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle near Toronto’s Union Station Monday morning. Police and paramedics were called to Station Street, near York and Front streets,...
No injuries reported after overnight blaze at Scarborough commercial property
Firefighters battled a major blaze at a commercial property in Scarborough early Monday, prompting a three-alarm response. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. near McLevin Avenue and Tapscott Road,...
Woman suffers serious injuries after being dragged by vehicle in Mississauga
A woman was seriously injured after being dragged by a vehicle at a Mississauga plaza parking lot late Sunday, following a dispute between two drivers, according to Peel police. Emergency crews were...
33-year-old driver arrested after impaired crash in Chatham
A suspected impaired driver who was reported to police by a Chatham business was later arrested after becoming involved in a collision Sunday night. Chatham-Kent police were first alerted around...
SIU investigating fatal multi-vehicle collision after attempted traffic stop in Windsor
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal Windsor collision that followed an attempted traffic stop Sunday afternoon. The incident began shortly after 4 p.m. near St. Luke Road and Seminole...
Driver killed in fatal Highway 11 crash in Marten River
A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Marten River Saturday night, according to the Temiskaming OPP. Emergency crews, including OPP officers and members of the Marten River...
Watercraft operator facing charges after serious crash on Conestogo Lake
A 51-year-old Waterloo man is facing impaired-driving charges after a watercraft collision on Conestogo Lake in Mapleton Township that left a passenger with serious injuries. Emergency crews were...
Impaired G2 driver charged after hitting another vehicle on Hwy. 17 in West Nipissing
A 19-year-old G2 driver from Petawawa is facing impaired-driving charges following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in West Nipissing shortly after midnight Saturday. According to the Nipissing...
Male pedestrian seriously injured in downtown Toronto collision
A man in his 50s was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto on Sunday afternoon. Toronto police responded to the area of Dundas Street East and Sherbourne Street...
Motorist injured after train strikes vehicle near Fallowfield Station in Barrhaven
A woman in her 40s was taken to hospital after a train struck a vehicle near Fallowfield Station in Barrhaven Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the rail crossing at Fallowfield Road...
SIU investigating after person struck by vehicle during police response in Mississauga
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a person was struck by a vehicle during a police response in Mississauga on Sunday. Peel Regional Police were called to Viscount Road, between...
Cyclist struck and seriously injured by vehicle near Toronto’s Christie Pits Park
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle near Christie Pits Park Sunday morning. Toronto police responded to the area of Christie Street and Bloor...
2 people seriously injured in Highway 400 crash in Vaughan
Two people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 400 in Vaughan early Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash in the...
Woman dead after being struck by LRT Train in Waterloo
A woman has died after being struck by an ION light rail train in Waterloo late Saturday night. Emergency crews were called to the area of Dutton Drive around 11:20 p.m. following reports of a...
Man dead, child critically injured following motorcycle crash in Port Colborne
A 49-year-old Fort Erie man has died and a child is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a motorcycle crash in Port Colborne. The collision happened around 5 p.m. Saturday on Highway...
Man, 77, dies after fatal motorcycle collision in North Glengarry
A 77-year-old Cornwall man has died following a collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle in North Glengarry Township. The crash occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, August...
Five people hospitalized following serious two-vehicle crash in North York
Five people, including two children, were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle collision in North York on Saturday evening. Toronto police responded to the crash at Jane Street and Stong Court...
Pilot injured after small plane crashes in Clearview Township
A 46-year-old pilot was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries after a small plane crashed in a wooded area in Clearview Township on Saturday. Clearview Fire, paramedics and Ontario...
Occupants uninjured after suspicious fire damages home in Windsor’s Sandwich Town
A residential fire in Windsor’s Sandwich Town neighbourhood is being investigated as suspicious after flames spread from outside a home into the residence early Saturday morning. Windsor Fire and...
Man charged after striking officers with vehicle and crashing at Ambassador Bridge
A 32-year-old man is facing multiple charges after a dangerous driving incident at the Ambassador Bridge on Friday injured a Windsor police officer and a Canada Border Services Agency officer....
Motorcyclist dead after colliding with pickup truck near Chesterville
A 37-year-old Winchester man has died following a motorcycle crash near Chesterville on Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision on County Road 7 near Crump Road at...
Man dies after van crashes into truck in Brampton
A man in his 60s has died following a collision involving a van and a truck in Brampton Friday afternoon. The crash occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. at Queen Street East and Delta Park Boulevard,...
One person hospitalized following two-vehicle crash in Oshawa
A two-vehicle collision in Oshawa sent one person to a Toronto-area trauma centre Friday afternoon. The crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. Ritson Road was closed southbound between St. Eloi and...
Deadly crash on Highway 102 leaves two men dead, another hospitalized
Two Thunder Bay men died Friday afternoon after a single-vehicle crash involving an SUV on Highway 102 near Silver Falls Road. The collision happened around 12:30 p.m. A 67-year-old man and a...
No injuries reported after fire at Ottawa’s Twin Elm Rugby Park
Twin Elm Rugby Park in Richmond, Ottawa is closed until further notice after a structure fire Friday morning. Ottawa firefighters responded around 9:37 a.m. and found heavy smoke coming from a...
No reported injuries after transport truck fire on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
A transport truck fire temporarily closed all eastbound collector lanes of Hwy. 401 at Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga early Friday. The fire was reported around 1:58 a.m. No injuries...
Cyclist critically injured following two-vehicle crash in Springwater Township
A 30-year-old cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck Thursday night in Springwater township. The collision happened around 10:30 p.m. on County Road 27...
Windsor teen charged after LaSalle e-scooter crash
A 16-year-old Windsor youth has been charged following a collision involving an electric scooter in LaSalle. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Highway 3 and Todd Lane. Police say the...
Five people hospitalized after serious crash in Lake of Bays
Five people were injured in a single-vehicle SUV crash on Muskoka Road 117 in Lake of Bays Thursday afternoon. The collision happened around 3:30 p.m., closing the road as emergency crews responded....
Man, 31, facing numerous charges after hit-and-run crash in Greater Sudbury
A 31-year-old Greater Sudbury man is facing numerous charges after police say he fled the scene of a collision and was later found to be impaired. Officers responded to a crash near Bancroft Drive...
79-year-old driver dies following Hwy. 631 crash near Hornepayne
A 79-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle collision south of Hornepayne on Highway 631. The crash occurred Thursday at approximately 9:50 a.m. The man was the only person inside the...
Two impaired drivers charged in Simcoe County collision
Two men are facing impaired driving charges following a two-vehicle collision in Simcoe County early Thursday. The crash happened around midnight at Flos Road Seven and Victoria Road near County...
No injuries after truck fire on Hwy. 11 in Callander
A truck fire on Highway 11 in Callander caused temporary traffic disruptions Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 3:20 p.m. on Aug. 25, with the Ontario Provincial...
Police seek hit-and-run driver that left teen girl injured in Windsor
Windsor police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a driver involved in a hit-and-run that injured a 17-year-old girl. The incident occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 9 in the 2600...
One person hospitalized after cyclist and vehicle collide in North York
A cyclist was involved in a collision with a vehicle in North York Thursday evening, sending one person to a local trauma centre. Toronto police said the crash happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. near...
Hit-and-run vehicle sought after woman fatally struck in Burlington
Halton police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Burlington and are searching for the vehicle involved. A woman was struck near Maple Avenue and Richmond Road at approximately 3:45 p.m....
Two people hospitalized following two-vehicle collision near Leamington
A section of Highway 77 north of Leamington has been temporarily closed following a two-vehicle collision that sent two people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The highway was...
No injuries reported after truck rollover spills stones onto Hwy. 427 in Etobicoke
A rollover involving a stone-hauling truck caused major disruptions on Highway 427 in Etobicoke Thursday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the single-vehicle crash near Dixon Road at...
Teen boy riding e-scooter struck by vehicle in Ottawa’s ByWard Market
A 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital Thursday after being struck by a vehicle while riding an e-scooter in Ottawa’s ByWard Market. Ottawa paramedics responded to the collision at Clarence and...
Male cyclist suffers serious injuries in Brampton collision
A male cyclist was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton on Thursday morning. Peel Regional Police said the collision occurred...
Cyclist struck by vehicle in Brantford
A cyclist suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Brantford on Thursday morning. The collision occurred around 7 a.m. at Colborne Street West and Shellard’s Lane, according to...
Three injured in serious two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 50 in Brampton
Three people were injured early Thursday after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 50 in Brampton. Emergency crews were called to the area of Coleraine Drive and Major Mackenzie Drive West shortly...
No injuries reported after fire destroys golf course clubhouse near Bayfield
A fire destroyed the clubhouse at a golf course near Bayfield on Wednesday night, with no injuries reported. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were called to a structure fire near...
No injuries in Timmins collision after driver failed to yield at stop sign
A Timmins driver has been charged with failing to yield after a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon. Police said the crash occurred when a sedan travelling south on Birch Street South...
Two people injured after camper trailer rollover on Hwy. 401 in Chatham-Kent
A pickup truck towing a camper trailer crashed in Chatham-Kent on Wednesday, leaving two people with minor injuries. The incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401,...
Female pedestrian seriously injured by hit-and-run vehicle in Toronto’s west end
A 34-year-old woman was seriously injured Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto’s west end, with the driver leaving the scene. Toronto police responded shortly after 8:36 p.m....
No injuries reported after truck rollover in Brampton
A transport truck overturned in Brampton Wednesday afternoon, prompting road closures while crews work to clear the scene. Peel Regional Police responded shortly after 1 p.m. to the area of...
One driver dead, another injured following two-vehicle collision in Thames Centre
One person has died and another suffered minor injuries following a collision between an SUV and a commercial truck in Thames Centre Wednesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the...
Pedestrian seriously hurt after being struck by pickup truck in south London
A pedestrian suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck in south London Wednesday morning. The collision occurred around 9 a.m. at Southdale Road East...
Two-vehicle collision temporarily shuts down Hwy. 400 in Oro-Medonte
Highway 400 has reopened north of Barrie following a Wednesday morning collision involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash in the...
Two sinkholes in 48 hours in Toronto’s east end, no injuries reported
A large sinkhole has shut down Jones Avenue in Toronto’s Riverdale area, creating traffic disruptions and forcing TTC buses onto a detour Wednesday morning. The roadway collapsed around 7:30 a.m.,...
One person hospitalized following Hwy. 401 multi-vehicle crash near Greater Napanee
The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Greater Napanee have reopened following an overnight collision involving four transport trucks and a van. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the...
18-year-old man fatally struck by train in Toronto’s east end
An 18-year-old man died Tuesday night after being struck by a train in Toronto’s east end, according to police. Emergency crews were called to the Monarch Park area around 10:20 p.m. after a report...
Motorcyclist, 34, dies after colliding with SUV in Norfolk County
A 34-year-old Norfolk County man died Tuesday evening after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on 10th Concession Road. Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews were called to the roadway,...
Pedestrian collision near Scarborough Town Centre leaves man critically injured
A 73-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a truck in Scarborough Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police responded to the area of Brimley Road and...
Man, 64, dies after ATV crash near Bancroft
A 64-year-old London man has died following an ATV crash north of Bancroft on Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to a trail near McCauley Lake Road at approximately 1:45 p.m....
2 women hospitalized after 2 vehicles collide in Wilmot Township
Two women were taken to hospital Tuesday morning after a two-vehicle crash in Wilmot Township. Waterloo Regional Police responded to Queen Street and Witmer Road at about 8:45 a.m. following reports...
Man, 28, facing impaired charges after hitting parked vehicle in Sault Ste. Marie
A 28-year-old man is facing multiple impaired driving charges after police say he struck an unoccupied vehicle in Sault Ste. Marie early Monday morning. Officers were called to the 800 block of Lake...
Orangeville driver facing charges following Guelph-Eramosa rollover crash
A 24-year-old Orangeville man is facing several charges after police say an impaired driver lost control and rolled a vehicle multiple times in Guelph-Eramosa Township. The crash occurred around 5...
Impaired driver charged after hitting tree in Guelph-Eramosa Township
A driver from Paris, Ont is facing impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle crash in Guelph-Eramosa Township. Wellington County OPP responded Saturday morning after a vehicle left the...
Distracted driver charged after injuring one person in serious crash near Stratford
A West Perth driver is facing a careless driving charge after police say cellphone use contributed to a crash that sent another motorist to hospital. The collision happened shortly after midday on...
2 injured following collision involving e-bike and pedestrian in downtown Toronto
A woman in her 50s was seriously injured Tuesday night after being struck by an e-bike in downtown Toronto. Toronto police responded to the area of Trinity Street and Eastern Avenue at approximately...
Elderly man hospitalized after rollover crash in Barrie
A section of Lakeshore Drive in Barrie was closed for several hours Tuesday following a rollover crash that sent an 80-year-old man to hospital. Emergency crews were called shortly after 2 p.m....
19-year-old woman killed in fatal crash involving tractor-trailer on Hwy. 11/17 near Thunder Bay
A 19-year-old Thunder Bay woman died Tuesday afternoon after the passenger vehicle she was travelling in collided with a tractor-trailer on Highway 11-17. The crash happened shortly after 12:30 p.m....
No injuries reported after apartment basement fire in London
A kitchen fire in a basement apartment prompted an evacuation and temporary road closure in London Tuesday morning. London Fire Department crews were dispatched to a multi-unit building on...
E-scooter rider hospitalized following collision with vehicle in Scarborough
An e-scooter rider was hospitalized Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough. Toronto police were called to Neilson Road and Livonia Place shortly before 10 a.m. following an...
Cyclist suffers serious injuries after hitting vehicle door in downtown Toronto
A cyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries Tuesday morning after colliding with the open door of a tow truck in downtown Toronto. Toronto police and paramedics responded to the area of...
Residents uninjured after garage fire at downtown Ottawa building
Ottawa firefighters contained an overnight garage fire at a multi-unit residence on Lisgar Street, preventing the flames from spreading to the rest of the building. Ottawa Fire Services responded to...
Female pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Newmarket
A pedestrian has died following a collision involving a Chevrolet Corvette in Newmarket late Monday night. York Regional Police say the crash occurred near Davis Drive and Parkside Drive at...
Boy, 8, critically injured after being hit by vehicle in Mississauga
An 8-year-old boy is in life-threatening condition after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga Monday evening. Emergency crews were called to Erin Centre Boulevard near Adobe Court and Tenth Line...
Serious collision on Highway 17 sends driver to the hospital
Highway 17 west of Sudbury was closed in both directions for several hours Monday following a single-vehicle collision. Officers were called to the crash at approximately 2:20 p.m. The driver was...
ATV driver killed in crash in South Frontenac Township
A 33-year-old Frontenac County resident has died following an ATV crash in South Frontenac Township over the weekend. Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews were called to Green Bay Road...
Head-on crash leaves two drivers injured, dogs dead in Bradford West Gwillimbury
A head-on crash in Bradford West Gwillimbury claimed the lives of two dogs and left both drivers injured Saturday morning, according to South Simcoe Police. Officers were called to Canal Road at...
No reported injuries, ramp closure on Hwy. 400 after crash in Woodbridge
Cleanup efforts are underway after a single-vehicle collision shut down a Highway 400 ramp in Woodbridge. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred around 4:15 p.m. Monday on northbound...
Cyclist seriously injured in collision west of Ottawa
A cyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in west of Ottawa Monday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Carp Road and March Road in Carp shortly after 3...
Driver injured after downing hydro pole in Burlington
A woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle crashed into a hydro pole in Burlington on Monday afternoon. Halton Regional Police said the single-vehicle collision...
No injuries after suspicious fire damages three townhomes in Ajax
A fire that damaged three townhomes in Ajax early Monday is being investigated as suspicious. Emergency crews were called to the area of Rossland Road West and Church Street North around 5:05 a.m.,...
No reported injuries after tractor-trailer crashes and spills diesel on Highway 6
A section of Highway 6 is closed after a tractor-trailer crashed and spilled diesel. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. near Concession Road 12 East in Freelton. The...
SIU investigate collision involving OPP cruiser that seriously injured two in North Middlesex
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating a serious collision involving an OPP cruiser and another vehicle north of London. Emergency crews were called to Nairn Road and Centre Road in...
36-year-old killed in fatal UTV rollover in Wawa
A 36-year-old Wawa resident has died following a utility terrain vehicle rollover on a remote trail near Lochalsh. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 6:01 p.m. on Aug. 22 to the...
One dead, three injured following serious two-vehicle crash in Sudbury
One person was killed and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Sudbury on Saturday. Greater Sudbury Police said the collision happened shortly after 4 p.m. on Municipal Road 80, north...
Man, 23, in critical condition following Chatham-Kent crash
A 23-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Chatham-Kent early Saturday morning. Chatham-Kent police said officers were called to Centre Side...
Driver sought after hit-and-run collision injures 8-year-old cyclist in Kitchener
Police are searching for a driver after an 8-year-old cyclist was struck in Kitchener's Huron South last week. The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 19 near Parkvale Drive and Bianca Court....
SIU clears police officer in Etobicoke collision that left 18-year-old driver seriously injured
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has cleared a Toronto police officer of criminal wrongdoing in connection with a crash that left an 18-year-old man seriously injured in Etobicoke. The...
Two people taken to hospital following on Hwy. 400 collision in Innisfil
A collision on Highway 400 disrupted southbound traffic in Innisfil Sunday evening. Two vehicles were involved in the crash near the Highway 89 exit, according to OPP. Two occupants were taken to...
Multi-vehicle crash in Dufferin County leaves seven people with injuries
Seven people were taken to hospital after a three-vehicle collision in Dufferin County on Sunday evening. The crash happened at around 4:30 p.m. on Highway 89 near Shelburne, between County Road 12...
Three people hospitalized after two vehicles collide in Huntsville
Three people were taken to hospital following a serious two-vehicle collision in Huntsville on Sunday afternoon. OPP responded to Highway 60 at Hanes Road, where the highway was closed in both...
No injuries after tractor-trailer accident on Hwy. 401 in Whitby
A tractor-trailer incident forced the closure of a Highway 401 off-ramp in Whitby for much of Sunday afternoon. The eastbound ramp leading to Lake Ridge Road South was blocked just before noon after...
Two motorists hospitalized after serious collision in Mulmur Township
Two drivers were hospitalized following a serious early-morning collision in Mulmur Township. Dufferin OPP responded to County Road 18, near County Road 21, around 4:30 a.m. Sunday after a minivan...
Multi-vehicle crash in Perth East injures five people
Five people were taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle collision in Perth East late Saturday night. Perth County OPP responded to Line 34 between Road 102 and Road 104 around 11:15 p.m. Police...
Cyclist fatally struck by vehicle in Hamilton
A cyclist has died after being struck by a vehicle in Hamilton late Saturday night. Hamilton police responded to Upper Centennial Parkway and Green Mountain Road shortly after 11 p.m. following a...
No injuries reported following building fire in Gravenhurst
A large fire in Gravenhurst led to a lengthy emergency response Saturday night, with part of Bethune Drive North closed for several hours. Bracebridge OPP reported around 7:15 p.m. that the road was...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after crashing into tree in Dufferin County
A motorcyclist was seriously injured after a crash in Dufferin County on Saturday evening. Dufferin OPP responded to River Road, between Mill Street and the Mulmur-Melancthon Townline, at about 5:40...
Woman suffers life-threatening injuries in Hwy. 174 motorcycle crash
A woman in her 30s was critically injured Saturday afternoon following a collision involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in Ottawa’s east end. Emergency crews were dispatched to Highway 174, west of...
Police fatally shoots person following vehicle crash in North York
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 26-year-old man was fatally shot by a Toronto police officer in North York on Saturday afternoon. Police were called to the King High Avenue and De...