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Two injured after serious two-vehicle crash in Oro-Medonte
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the intersection of Bass Lake Side Road and Line 11 in Oro-Medonte, where one person became trapped inside a vehicle. The...
Lamborghini racing motorcycle loses control and crashes onto Hwy. 403 near Brantford
A 26-year-old man from Paris, Ontario is facing multiple charges after an investigation into a dramatic crash involving a Lamborghini that became airborne before coming to rest in the median of...
Ontario construction company and contractor fined after 2024 workplace fatality
A workplace fatality at a construction site in Warwick has resulted in fines totaling $145,000 for a Watford-based company and an excavating contractor. According to the Ministry of Labour,...
Driver dies after hitting parked truck in Etobicoke
A man has died following a collision in Etobicoke on Monday evening. Toronto police were called to the area of Shorncliffe Road and Bramshott Road, near Dundas Street West, shortly after 6:30 p.m....
One injured, Brampton driver charged after three vehicles collide in Erin
A 36-year-old driver from Brampton is facing several charges after a three-vehicle collision involving a dump truck at a rural intersection in Erin. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with car in Barrie intersection
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a car at the intersection of Harvie Road and Bryne Drive in Barrie during Monday’s afternoon rush hour. Police and emergency crews...
Motorcyclist taken to trauma centre following serious two-vehicle collision in Mississauga
A 29-year-old motorcyclist is in stable condition following a two-vehicle collision in Mississauga on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash near the intersection of Winston...
Thirteen people hospitalized after two TTC buses collide in York
Thirteen people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after two TTC buses collided in Toronto’s York area on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred near the intersection of Weston Road and...
Truck driver seriously injured after colliding with freight train in Dorchester
A truck driver was seriously injured after a freight train collided with a tri-axle tanker truck at a railway crossing in Dorchester on Monday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at the...
No injuries reported after truck fire on Hwy. 11 in Gravenhurst
A section of Highway 11 northbound in Gravenhurst remains partially closed following an early morning tractor-trailer fire. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 a.m. Monday to reports of a...
Nobody injured after serious fire rips through Hamilton townhouse complex
Fourteen residents were displaced after a fire heavily damaged a townhouse complex on Hamilton’s West Mountain early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to Caroga Court shortly after midnight...
Motorcyclist in critical condition following two-vehicle collision in London
A motorcyclist suffered critical injuries following a collision with a vehicle in London’s north end on Sunday night. Emergency crews responded to the crash near the intersection of Hyde Park Road...
34-year-old man dies after two dirt bikes collide in Garden River First Nation
A 34-year-old man has died following a collision involving two dirt bikes on a trail in Garden River First Nation. The Anishinabek Police Service responded to reports of the crash shortly after 6:30...
11 residents displaced, uninjured after fire damages three houses in Windsor
Eleven residents have been displaced after a fire damaged three homes on Windsor’s near west side. Firefighters responded to the 300 block of Bridge Avenue, near University Avenue West, late Sunday...
Leamington driver facing charges after crashing on Highway 77
A 26-year-old man from Leamington is facing multiple charges after a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning. Police responded to a collision on Highway 77 near Mersea Road 8 at approximately...
Brampton man dies following canoe accident in Upper Rideau Lake
A 24-year-old man from Brampton died after a canoe overturned on Upper Rideau Lake in eastern Ontario on Saturday evening. Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of a boating emergency...
SUV bursts into flames after colliding with deer in Chatham-Kent
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a vehicle fire that followed a collision with a deer on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent over the weekend. The incident occurred Saturday morning in the...
Multiple people injured following serious two-vehicle crash in North York
A serious two-vehicle collision in North York has left several people injured and prompted road closures in the area Sunday evening. Toronto police say the crash happened around 6:54 p.m. at Black...
One person treated at scene after large bungalow blaze in Scarborough
A two-alarm fire broke out at a multi-unit bungalow in Scarborough on Sunday afternoon, prompting road closures in the surrounding area. Emergency crews were dispatched at about 1:33 p.m. to 130...
Two vehicles collide on Highway 403 in Brantford
A stretch of westbound Highway 403 in Brantford was shut down Sunday afternoon after a two-vehicle collision near Oak Park Road. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash prompted a response from...
Man struck and critically injured by vehicle involved in street racing on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
A man is in life-threatening condition after being struck on Highway 401 in Mississauga in a crash Ontario Provincial Police believe involved aggressive driving and street racing. Police say the...
Nobody hurt after serious house fire south of Ottawa
Fire crews in Ottawa spent nearly two hours battling a house fire near Kars on Sunday morning that forced residents from their home but resulted in no injuries. Ottawa Fire Services say they were...
Pickup driver sought after crashing into Bradford McDonald’s
Police in South Simcoe are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Bradford after a pickup truck struck a restaurant early Sunday morning and the driver fled the scene. Officers say the incident...
Garbage truck driver, 44, killed in rollover accident on Hwy. 401 near Port Union
A 44-year-old North York man has died after a garbage truck rollover on Highway 401 near Port Union Road Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle crash happened shortly...
Residents safely evacuated after early-morning blaze at Kitchener home
A fire caused an estimated $400,000 in damage to a Kitchener home early Sunday morning, though no injuries were reported. Kitchener Fire crews were dispatched to a structure fire on Ahrens Street...
Man fatally struck by vehicle while crossing street in Toronto’s west end
A male pedestrian has been killed after being struck by a car in Toronto’s west end in the early hours of Sunday morning. Toronto police say the incident happened around 1:19 a.m. near Old Park Road...
Hit-and-run pickup truck driver sought after pedestrian left seriously injured in Fergus
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian seriously injured in Fergus late Saturday night. Emergency...
16-year-old girl dead, another critically injured following serious two-vehicle crash in Kawartha Lakes
A 16-year-old girl from Bobcaygeon has died following a two-vehicle collision in the Kawartha Lakes region, while another person remains in critical condition. Emergency crews responded to the crash...
Elderly man fatally struck by motorcycle in Prince Edward County
A 77-year-old Prince Edward County man has died after being struck by a motorcycle Saturday evening, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Emergency crews responded to the collision at the...
95-year-old driver killed in Burlington crash
A 95-year-old Burlington resident has died following a single-vehicle collision on Old York Road Saturday evening. Halton Regional Police say the crash occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. when a red...
Nobody hurt following basement electrical fire in Windsor
An electrical malfunction is believed to have caused a basement fire that resulted in an estimated $100,000 in damage to a Windsor home on Saturday. Windsor Fire and Rescue crews responded to a...
20-year-old driver involved in fatal 2024 Brampton collision charged with stunt driving in Mississauga
A 20-year-old man from Woodstock who is awaiting trial in connection with a fatal Brampton crash has been charged again, this time in a stunt driving investigation in Mississauga. Peel Regional...
Two boat crashes resulting to injuries within days on Lake of the Woods
Ontario Provincial Police are highlighting two recent boating incidents on Lake of the Woods, including one linked to alcohol and another that prompted an extensive overnight search during severe...
Man facing multiple charges after leaving Hwy. 11 crash scene near Kapuskasing
A 48-year-old man from Moonbeam Township has been charged with multiple offences following an alleged impaired driving incident on Highway 11. Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of a...
Two people hospitalized following serious multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
A 78-year-old North York woman has died following a three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Mississauga Saturday evening. The crash occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. in the eastbound collector...
Man treated for smoke inhalation following apartment fire in Vanier, Ottawa
A man in his 60s was rescued from an apartment fire in a high-rise building in Ottawa’s Vanier neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a residential tower on Lacasse...
No injuries reported after fire incident at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York
A fire inside a laundry chute at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York prompted a temporary evacuation of the downtown hotel early Saturday morning. Toronto Fire Services responded to the hotel on Front...
Woman rushed to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Toronto’s west end
A woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto’s west end during the early hours of Saturday. Toronto police responded to reports of a pedestrian collision near Ossington...
Man, 48, killed in Hwy. 410 collision involving two vehicles in Mississauga
A 48-year-old man from Brampton has died following a collision on Highway 410 in Mississauga early Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to the southbound lanes...
Man seriously injured following collision in Scarborough parking lot
A man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in a Scarborough parking lot on Friday night. Toronto police were called to the parking area outside a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts location...
30-year-old man dead after falling off cliff in Osprey Heights
A 30-year-old Ontario man has died after falling from a cliff in the Osprey Heights area of Clearview Township on Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to...
OPP investigate hit-and-run collision in Springwater Township
Provincial police are seeking information as they continue to investigate a hit-and-run collision that occurred Thursday evening in Springwater Township. Huronia West OPP responded to a two-vehicle...
Cyclist struck and injured by vehicle in Oakville
A cyclist was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Oakville on Friday evening. Halton Regional Police say the collision occurred in the area of Speers Road and Kerr Street. The...
One dead, four others hospitalized following devastating three-vehicle crash near Smith Falls
A fatal three-vehicle crash involving two passenger vehicles and an ambulance occurred on Highway 15 near Lombardy on Friday evening, prompting a lengthy road closure. Ontario Provincial Police...
Two residents hospitalized after serious house fire in Scarborough
Toronto firefighters rescued four dogs from a house fire in Scarborough Friday afternoon that sent two residents to hospital for observation. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 4:10 p.m. at a...
Timmins hit-and-run collision under police investigation
Timmins Police are asking the public to avoid a section of Maple Street North as officers investigate a hit-and-run collision that occurred earlier Friday. In a news release issued May 29, police...
SIU investigate vehicle collision that left two people injured in Windsor
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a serious collision in Windsor Friday morning. The crash occurred around 8:28 a.m. after a Windsor police officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Walker...
One driver dead, another injured after two vehicles collide in Woolwich
A 77-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle collision in Woolwich Township early Friday morning. Police say the crash happened around 5:50 a.m. at the intersection of Northfield Drive East...
Two people injured following late-night house fire in Windsor
A house fire in Windsor Thursday night left two people injured and five displaced. Windsor Fire and Rescue responded around 10:30 p.m. to a blaze at 868 Tuscarora Street near Marentette Avenue. One...
Two taken to hospital after apartment fire in Ottawa’s west end
Two people were hospitalized with minor smoke inhalation after a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment building in Ottawa’s Lincoln Heights neighbourhood Thursday evening. Ottawa Fire Services...
No injuries reported after large fire destroys house in Manotick
A two-storey home along the Rideau River in Manotick was destroyed by a fire Thursday evening. Multiple emergency calls came in around 5:45 p.m., reporting flames spreading from outside into the...
Alberta truck driver, Brampton carrier facing charges following North Bay multi-vehicle crash that left one injured
An Alberta truck driver and the commercial carrier they worked for are facing a total of 16 charges after a crash involving several vehicles in North Bay. Police say the collision happened around...
Mother and child on bicycle seriously injured in Richmond Hill collision
A mother and her child were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after their bicycle was hit by a car in Richmond Hill Thursday evening. The crash occurred around 7:50 p.m. at...
Rollover crash closes stretch of Huron Church Road in Windsor
A vehicle rollover has forced the closure of parts of Huron Church Road and College Avenue in Windsor Thursday afternoon. Police reported that southbound Huron Church Road and College Avenue, along...
Motorcyclist seriously injured following Hwy. 11 multi-vehicle collision in Gravenhurst
A serious crash on Highway 11 in Gravenhurst left one person in critical condition and temporarily closed the southbound lanes. Police responded Thursday at 3:50 p.m. to reports of a collision...
Four teens rushed to hospital following serious rollover crash in Whitby
Four teenagers were hospitalized following a serious single-vehicle crash in Whitby early Thursday morning, police say. The collision occurred around 5:35 a.m. on Myrtle Road near Baldwin Street...
Passenger injured after minivan strikes parked cars, tree in Windsor’s east end
A 38-year-old woman has been charged after her minivan collided with two parked cars and a tree in Windsor’s east end. The incident occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. on May 27 in the 1800 block of...
Woman taken to hospital following two-vehicle collision in Cambridge
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that sent one person to the hospital. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Maple Grove Road and...
No injuries after trailers destroyed by blaze near Elliot Lake
Two trailers were destroyed in a fire north of Elliot Lake earlier this week, according to local fire officials. Crews responded Tuesday morning to Panel Mine Road after receiving reports of a...
Hit-and-run driver sought after injuring crossing guard in North Bay
North Bay police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a crossing guard with minor injuries earlier this month. The incident happened around 8:45 a.m. on May 20 near the intersection of Prince...
Man, 60, charged following collision on Hwy. 6 that left pedestrian injured, dog dead
A 60-year-old man from Markdale has been charged following a collision on April 9 that injured a pedestrian and killed a dog. The incident occurred around noon on Highway 6 in Arthur, Ont. Police...
Body discovered in residence destroyed by fire in Penetanguishene
Human remains believed to belong to an adult man were found inside a Penetanguishene residence destroyed by fire over the weekend, according to provincial police. Authorities are still working to...
No injuries reported after large blaze at Hwy. 11 commercial plaza in Oro-Medonte
A large fire at a commercial plaza along Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky Wednesday evening and prompted a major emergency response. The blaze broke out around...
Nobody injured after several e-bikes spark shed fire in Toronto’s west end
A fire involving several e-bikes broke out in a detached shed in Toronto’s west end on Wednesday afternoon. Toronto Fire Services said crews responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. to a property near...
Nobody hurt after car ignites on Hwy. 11 in Severn Township
A vehicle fire temporarily disrupted traffic on Highway 11 southbound near Agnew Road in Severn Township on Wednesday afternoon. Severn Fire crews responded to the scene around 2 p.m., where they...
One person seriously hurt, another missing after boat overturns near Toronto’s Cherry Beach
A missing person search off Cherry Beach on Wednesday has shifted to a recovery operation after a man went under the water during a boating incident. The incident began shortly before 1:30 p.m. when...
Serious rollover crash closes stretch of Dufferin St. in Toronto’s west end
A section of Dufferin Street in Toronto was closed Wednesday afternoon following a two-vehicle collision that left one vehicle overturned. Toronto police said the crash happened around 11:40 a.m....
62-year-old woman killed in Hwy. 17 collision in eastern Ontario
A 62-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in the Whitewater Region on Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to the crash...
No injuries reported after driver crashes into Brantford building
A driver is facing charges after crashing into a commercial building in Brantford on Wednesday morning. Brantford Police Service said the incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. in a plaza on King George...
Woman, 28, seriously hurt in Chatham pedestrian collision
A 28-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Chatham on Tuesday night. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of McNaughton Avenue East and Taylor Avenue...
Two people taken to hospital following emergency plane landing near Fergus
Two people escaped with minor injuries after a small aircraft made an emergency landing in a field near Fergus, Ont., on Tuesday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said the incident happened around...
Two-vehicle crash in Caledon leaves one motorist with serious injuries
Police are seeking witnesses following a serious two-vehicle collision in Caledon that sent one person to hospital. The crash occurred Monday on Highway 9 between Kennedy Road and Heart Lake Road....
Markham G2 driver facing charges after crash in Erin sends one to the hospital
A 21-year-old G2 driver from Markham is facing charges following a three-vehicle crash in Erin, Ont., earlier this month. Emergency crews responded to the collision around 10 a.m. on May 16 at the...
Dryden company fined $55K after worker critically injured by exposing tire
A Dryden-based tire service company has been fined $55,000 following a workplace incident that left an employee with life-threatening injuries after a tire exploded during repairs at a logging site...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with car in Oshawa
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a car in Oshawa. Emergency crews were dispatched to the area of Wilson Road and King Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. following reports of a collision....
Two separate collisions shut down intersections in Timmins
Timmins police responded to two separate collisions on Tuesday evening that led to temporary intersection closures across the city. The first crash occurred around 3:40 p.m. at Highway 655 and...
Motorcyclist seriously injured following two-vehicle collision in Vaughan
A motorcyclist has been seriously injured following a collision involving an SUV in Vaughan Tuesday afternoon. York Regional Police say the crash occurred shortly after 2 p.m. in the area of Keele...
No injuries, livestock safe following fast spreading blaze at Ottawa farm
A barn on a rural farm west of Ottawa was destroyed by fire Tuesday after flames spread rapidly from a tractor to surrounding structures. Emergency crews were called just before 12:30 p.m. to...
One person seriously hurt in crash near Clinton, Ont
A section of Front Road east of Clinton was closed after a serious collision involving a pickup truck and a man riding a mobility scooter prompted an emergency response Tuesday. Huron County OPP say...
Pickup truck driver charged after hitting LRT train in Kitchener
A driver is facing charges after a collision between a pickup truck and an LRT train in Kitchener caused transit disruptions and road closures Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 11 a.m. at...
Cyclist hospitalized following hit-and-run collision near Collingwood
A cyclist was taken to hospital after a hit-and-run collision on a rural road near Collingwood Tuesday morning. Police closed Concession 10 in Nottawa, between Sideroad 30/31 and Sideroad 33,...
Cyclist struck and injured by vehicle in Toronto’s Regent Park
A cyclist suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Toronto’s Regent Park area Tuesday morning. Police responded to the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Gerrard Street around 7...
37-year-old motorcyclist dead after colliding with vehicle in East York
A 37-year-old motorcyclist is dead following a crash in East York early Tuesday that police believe may have involved street racing. Investigators say the man was riding with a group of...
Fatal apartment fire in Niagara Falls leaves elderly woman dead, residents displaced
A 95-year-old woman has died following a fire at an apartment building in Niagara Falls that also forced roughly 20 residents from their homes. Fire crews were called to the building on Drummond...
No serious injuries reported following Hwy. 401 crash in Mississauga
A multi-vehicle collision caused a temporary partial closure on Highway 401 in Mississauga during Tuesday’s morning commute. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m.,...
Two men facing charges after stolen vehicle crashes in Brantford
Two Brantford men are facing multiple charges after a crash involving a stolen vehicle led police to recover drugs and weapons over the weekend. The incident happened around 11 p.m. Saturday near...
Passenger seriously injured, driver arrested following Hwy. 11 crash in northwestern Ontario
A 21-year-old man from Fort Frances is facing criminal charges after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Atikokan left a passenger seriously injured. Ontario Provincial Police said officers...
One person hurt following large house fire in Mississauga
One person was taken to hospital for assessment after a large house fire caused significant damage in Mississauga on Monday evening. The fire broke out shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Pringle Place,...
Two injured after plane crashes at Ottawa’s Carp Airport
Two people sustained minor injuries after a small aircraft crashed at Carp Airport in Ottawa on Monday evening. Emergency crews were called to the airport on Thomas Argue Road around 6:30 p.m....
One person dead following serious collision involving tractor-trailers on Hwy. 403 near Brantford
A resident of St. Thomas has died following a collision involving two tractor-trailers and a pickup truck in Brant County near the Oxford County border. The multi-vehicle crash happened around 5...
Male cyclist seriously injured after colliding with vehicle in Whitchurch-Stouffville
A cyclist is in life-threatening condition after a collision with a vehicle in Whitchurch-Stouffville on Monday afternoon. York Regional Police say the crash happened around 4:15 p.m., near...
Three-vehicle crash snarls traffic on Hwy. 410 in Mississauga
Northbound traffic on Highway 410 in Mississauga was disrupted Monday afternoon following a multi-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police say the three-vehicle crash occurred around 3:30 p.m.,...
Collision involving vehicle and motorcycle in Scarborough sends two to the hospital
A fatal motorcycle crash in Scarborough on Monday afternoon left one man dead and another person injured, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a collision involving multiple...
Woman attacked by several loose dogs in London’s east end
Police are warning the public after several loose dogs were involved in an attack in London’s east end on Monday. London Police Service says the incident happened near Thompson Road Park, just north...
Serious two-vehicle crash closes Hwy. 9 near Orangeville
Highway 9 east of Orangeville has been closed in both directions following a serious two-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police say the shutdown is in effect between Highway 10 and Airport...
Cyclist taken to hospital after crash accident in Bradford
An adult male cyclist sustained minor injuries following an incident in Bradford on Monday afternoon. South Simcoe Police initially responded to Sideroad 10, where the road was closed between Line 8...
Injuries reported after truck and car collide in Ayr
Emergency crews responded Monday morning to a collision involving a transport truck and a sedan in Ayr. Waterloo Regional Police say the crash happened shortly after 10 a.m. at the intersection of...
No injuries after industrial warehouse blaze in North York
Fire crews responded to an industrial warehouse fire in North York late Sunday night and were able to bring it under control after an initial escalation. Toronto Fire says crews were called to a...
One person injured, driver arrested following serious two-vehicle crash in Vaughan
One person was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Vaughan on Sunday night. York Regional Police say the crash happened around 9:15 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 7 and...
No injuries after destructive house fire in Kitchener’s east end
Fire crews are continuing to investigate a major house fire that broke out in the Kitchener’s Idlewood neighbourhood early Sunday morning. Emergency crews were called to a home on Notchwood Court,...