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Crash in St. Thomas involving grain truck leaves teen girl fighting for her life
A devastating crash in St. Thomas has left a teenager fighting for her life. Hadley Denison, a Grade 12 student, was riding with her best friend Friday when their vehicle collided with a grain truck...
No injuries after fire breaks out at Scarborough kickboxing gym
A two-alarm fire broke out Sunday morning at a business under construction on Danforth Avenue in Scarborough. Fire crews arrived shortly after 8:30 a.m. to find heavy smoke coming from the former...
Elderly woman killed in Toronto house fire
An 84-year-old woman has died following a house fire in Toronto. Emergency crews were called to a two-storey home near Avenue Road and Boswell Avenue around 11 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found the...
Two teens seriously hurt following collision involving motorcycle in Mississauga
Two teenage boys were hospitalized after a late-night crash involving a motorcycle in Mississauga. Emergency crews were called to Alpha Mills Road and Mississauga Road at 10:51 p.m. Saturday....
91-year-old pedestrian dead after being hit by vehicle in Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie police are investigating a Saturday evening collision that fatally injured a 91-year-old pedestrian. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. near Dacey Road and Terry Fox Place. The...
Woman, 42, fatally struck by pickup truck in Ancaster
A 42-year-old woman died after being struck by a pickup truck in Ancaster on Saturday evening, according to Hamilton police. The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. on Wilson Street West near McClure...
One person injured after multiple transport trucks collide on Highway 11
A major multi-vehicle crash involving several transport trucks shut down a stretch of Highway 11 in northern Ontario early Saturday. Police closed the section between Highways 65 and 64 near...
One person dead after two planes collide in eastern Ontario
A mid-air collision in South Glengarry Township, Ont., left one person dead Saturday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The crash occurred around 10:50 a.m. while two planes, both...
Firefighters extinguish Ottawa high-rise blaze, no injuries reported
Ottawa Fire Services tackled a Saturday morning blaze in a commercial high-rise on Elgin Street. Crews were called shortly after 10 a.m. and declared a working fire at 10:35. Firefighters contained...
No reported injuries after structure fire in Windsor industrial building
Windsor Fire crews responded to a structure fire Friday morning in the 3300 block of Marentette Avenue. When firefighters arrived, smoke was pouring from an industrial building. The fire was brought...
Smoke alarms credited for saving residents following London apartment basement fire
Fire crews say functioning smoke alarms likely prevented a tragedy at a London apartment building early Sunday. Multiple units responded just after 2 a.m. to a report of smoke in the basement of a...
One person hospitalized after fiery two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Scarborough
A fiery two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Scarborough caused major delays Friday night. The crash happened just before 9 p.m. in the eastbound express lanes at McCowan Road, leaving one of the...
Driver, 23, dead following fatal fiery crash in east Windsor
A 23-year-old man was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle crash in east Windsor. Emergency crews were called just after 8 p.m. to the 3100 block of Pillette Road, where a vehicle had struck...
Brampton man arrested following road rage hit-and-run incident that left victim seriously injured
A Brampton man is facing multiple charges after what Peel police describe as a hate-motivated road rage incident that turned into a hit-and-run. According to investigators, the confrontation began...
Three people hospitalized after three vehicles collide in Lucan
A section of Denfield Road in Lucan is open again after a late-night crash involving three vehicles shut it down between Chriselle Place and Maple Lodge Drive. The closure lasted until about 3:45...
Pedestrian fatally struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Mississauga
Peel police say a 56-year-old Mississauga man died Friday night after being hit by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene. Emergency crews were called around 9:05 p.m. to the area of Eglinton Avenue...
Pickup truck crashes into house in Windsor, medical episode suspected
A pickup truck crashed into a home on Riverside Drive near Pierre Avenue on Friday evening. Police were called to the 1100 block near Langlois Avenue shortly after 6:30 p.m. A westbound driver...
Youth riding scooter injured after being struck by vehicle in Cambridge
A youth was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Cambridge on Friday evening. Waterloo regional police were called to Chalmers Street around 5:15...
Motorcyclist hospitalized following serious 2-vehicle crash in Cambridge
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a serious two-vehicle collision on Hespeler Road in Cambridge Friday afternoon. Waterloo regional police closed the southbound lanes between the...
Two injured, one critical after sedan and tractor trailer collide in Elgin County
Two people were taken to hospital after a collision involving a sedan and a tractor trailer in Elgin County early Friday afternoon, with one victim suffering life-threatening injuries. Elgin County...
Two firefighters hurt in Richmond Hill townhouse blaze
A townhouse under renovation on Rideau Drive caught fire Thursday night, sending two Richmond Hill firefighters to hospital. Crews arrived to find significant smoke and flames and switched to aerial...
Gravenhurst driver charged after hitting construction equipment and leaving scene
A suspended driver is facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing into construction equipment on Evans Avenue East and then leaving the scene. Bracebridge OPP were alerted around 6:50 p.m....
Woman, 48, seriously hurt after being hit by teen driver in Wallenstein
A 48-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in Wallenstein. Waterloo regional police say the collision occurred around 6:45 p.m. at the...
Two separate crashes snarl traffic on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
On Thursday, two separate collisions near Pearson International Airport caused significant delays on Highway 401 in Mississauga. The first incident occurred just before 5 p.m. in the westbound...
One injured after two vehicles collide in Chatham-Kent
A two-vehicle crash in Chatham-Kent has resulted in one injury and charges for one of the drivers. Emergency crews responded to the collision around 9:30 a.m. Thursday on Highway 40 at Electric...
Fatal crash involving three vehicles leaves one dead in Manitoulin Island
A fatal three-vehicle collision on Manitoulin Island has resulted in one death. The crash, which involved two passenger vehicles and a commercial truck, occurred around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on Highway...
One person dead following serious collision in Kerns Township
A serious collision in Kerns Township has claimed the life of one person. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash shortly after noon Thursday at the intersection of Milberta and McCool...
Man sought after fleeing and injuring police officer with vehicle in Greater Sudbury
Police in Greater Sudbury are actively searching for Devin Taylor, 47, who fled a roadside check on October 31, dragging a police officer along the road in the process. Fortunately, the officer...
Crossing guard struck and killed by dump truck in Hamilton
A 52-year-old man was killed after being struck by a dump truck in Hamilton Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. at Mohawk Road and Upper Wentworth Street. The man, who was a...
Brampton man killed in two-truck collision on Hwy. 401 in Oxford County
A 26-year-old man from Brampton was killed in a crash involving two transport trucks on Highway 401 in Oxford County Thursday morning. The collision occurred around 7 a.m. in the eastbound lanes...
Residential property damaged by fire in Greater Sudbury, no injuries reported
A house under construction in Greater Sudbury’s Minnow Lake area was damaged by fire early Thursday morning. The blaze began around 6:30 a.m. at a property near Howey Drive and Somerset Street....
No injuries reported after significant blaze breaks out in Vaughan townhouse
A major townhouse fire in Vaughan early Thursday morning caused extensive damage but no injuries. The blaze began shortly before 3 a.m. on Stonebriar Drive, near Keele Street and McNaughton Road....
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Brampton
A man was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton early Thursday morning. The collision occurred around 1:35 a.m. at Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard. Police believe the...
Dog killed in large house blaze near Harrow
A family dog died after a fire early Thursday morning near Harrow. The blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. in a detached garage at a home on Smith Road between the 4th and 5th Concessions. Fire Chief...
Boy, aged 4, seriously hurt in Etobicoke house fire
A four-year-old boy was seriously injured after a house fire broke out in Etobicoke on Wednesday night. Fire crews responded to a home on Tofield Crescent, near Kipling Avenue and Rexdale Boulevard,...
13-year-old pedestrian injured by hit-and-run vehicle in New Hamburg
Waterloo regional police are investigating a hit-and-run in New Hamburg that injured a 13-year-old pedestrian Wednesday evening. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. when a white vehicle, turning...
23-year-old man arrested after crashing into ditch in Bradford West Gwillimbury
A 23-year-old man from Etobicoke was arrested after a single-vehicle crash in Bradford West Gwillimbury on Monday. Police responded around noon to a report of a black BMW that had rolled into a...
Toronto police officer charged after causing two separate crashes in pursuit of stolen vehicle
A Toronto police officer has been charged after allegedly driving recklessly during a January 8 police pursuit that led to two separate crashes, including a collision with another police vehicle....
Two vehicles collide on Highway 400 overpass in Barrie
A two-vehicle accident on the Harvie Road bridge over Highway 400 prompted a temporary closure Wednesday afternoon. The collision occurred around 3:15 p.m. near Fairview Road. Authorities reported...
Two seriously hurt after colliding into tree near Walkerton
Two people sustained serious injuries after their vehicle struck a tree Wednesday near Walkerton. The crash occurred around 12:15 p.m. on Highway 9, between Riversdale and Highway 4. Bruce County...
North York man arrested after fleeing police and striking mailbox in Adjala-Tosorontio Township
A North York man was arrested after crashing into a residential mailbox in Adjala-Tosorontio Township early last Thursday. Police say the 28-year-old driver was impaired by alcohol and had...
One person critically injured in Newmarket crash
A driver is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Newmarket on Wednesday morning. York Regional Police responded to the collision just after 9:30 a.m. at...
Fatal house fire leaves one person dead in Wainfleet Township
One person has died and another remains in hospital after a house fire early Wednesday in Wainfleet Township. Emergency crews were called around 12:30 a.m. to a property on Forks Road between...
No injuries after possible e-bike battery explosion on downtown Toronto apartment balcony
Fire crews responded to an explosion and fire on a 17th-floor apartment balcony in Cabbagetown on Wednesday morning, possibly linked to an e-bike battery. Emergency services were called to the...
Two injured, one critical following serious 2-vehicle collision on Hwy. 403 in Brantford
Two people were taken to hospital following a serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 403 in Brantford early Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said the collision happened around 5:30 a.m....
Two people sent to hospital following crash near Elmira
Two people were hospitalized with minor injuries after a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning near Elmira. Waterloo Regional Police responded around 4:10 a.m. to reports of a vehicle that...
Officer seriously hurt, impaired G1 driver charged after hitting police cruiser in Pickering
A 24-year-old Oshawa man is facing multiple charges after an alleged impaired driving crash involving a police cruiser in Pickering early Wednesday morning. According to Durham police, two cruisers...
Impaired Tesla driver sentenced for fatal 2022 high-speed crash
A 48-year-old Wasaga Beach man, Jefferson Dance, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for impaired and dangerous driving causing death in a 2022 crash that killed 62-year-old delivery driver...
Moosonee driver facing charges after crashing stolen pickup truck while impaired
A 40-year-old Moosonee woman is facing several charges after police linked her to a stolen pickup truck and suspected impaired driving. The incident began around 11 a.m. on November 9, when Ontario...
Three youths dead, one critically hurt in West Grey crash
A single-vehicle crash near Hanover on Tuesday has claimed the lives of three teenagers, with a fourth critically injured. All four were students at John Diefenbaker Senior School, aged 15 to 17....
Sudbury man pleads guilty to April 2022 fatal crash in Oro-Medonte
A Sudbury man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death in connection with a fatal head-on crash in April 2022 on Highway 12 in Oro-Medonte that claimed the life of 66-year-old Irene...
Energy Court encampment blaze in Sudbury leaves two injured
Two people were injured Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Energy Court encampment in Sudbury, sparked by propane heaters being used to keep warm. Deputy Fire Chief Jesse Oshell said the heaters...
Elmvale house destroyed by fire, residents uninjured
A house in Elmvale sustained major damage after a fire broke out late Tuesday morning. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was billowing from the roof. Queen Street (County Road 92) was closed in...
7 injured, including 3 children, following serious head-on collision in Muskoka Lakes
Emergency crews responded to a serious head-on collision Tuesday morning in Muskoka Lakes that injured seven people, including three children. The crash occurred around 7:45 a.m. on Muskoka Road 118...
Apartment fire in Mississauga leaves one dead, four hospitalized
One person has died and four others were hospitalized following an apartment fire in Mississauga’s Cooksville area on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a building near North Service...
No injuries reported after structure fire in Caledon
A structure fire in Caledon on Tuesday morning led to temporary road closures north of Brampton. The blaze began before 9:30 a.m. near King Street and Innis Lake Road, prompting responses from...
G2 driver crashes salt truck on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police were called to a crash on Highway 417 during Monday morning involving a G2 driver operating a salt truck. The vehicle lost control, overturned, and spilled salt across...
Man in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in Hamilton
A man was critically injured Monday evening after being hit by a vehicle in Hamilton. The collision occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near Barton Street East and Rosslyn Avenue North, where a Mazda...
Man dead, another seriously injured following two-vehicle collision in Markham
A 61-year-old man has died and a 50-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Markham late Monday afternoon. York Regional Police say the crash, involving a...
Huron County collision involving snow plow leaves one person injured
A collision involving a snow plow in Huron County has left one person with non-life-threatening injuries. Ontario Provincial Police report that Blyth Road is closed between County Road 21 and Nile...
Driver sustains minor injuries after crashing into ditch on Hwy. 400 in Oro-Medonte
A commercial truck rolled into a ditch near the Vasey Road exit on Highway 400 late Monday morning, trapping the driver inside. Severn Fire Department crews arrived around 11 a.m. and successfully...
Three workers at picket line hit by transport truck in Windsor
Three locked-out workers were hit by a transport truck Monday morning outside Titan Tool and Die, according to Unifor Local 195 President Emile Nabbout. The employees, who have been on the picket...
Two people hospitalized following 2-vehicle collision on Hwy. 7 near Belleville
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash north of Belleville that sent two people to hospital Monday morning. The collision occurred around 10:40 a.m. on Highway 7 between...
Woman, 35, killed in two-vehicle crash near Owen Sound
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred south of Owen Sound on Monday morning. The collision happened around 8:30 a.m. on Grey Road 18 between Inglis...
Four injured after minivan hits pickup truck involved in helping out at earlier school bus crash in Tottenham
Emergency crews were called to two separate incidents Monday on the 6th Line near Tottenham Road. The first involved a school bus that slid off the road into a ditch. No students were on board, and...
7 injured, including 4 children, in Highway 400 collision in King Township
A man is in critical condition and six others, including four children, suffered minor injuries after a collision on Highway 400 in King late Sunday night. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. in the...
Cochrane man facing impaired driving charges after crashing on Highway 11
A 27-year-old man from Cochrane is facing multiple impaired driving charges after OPP found his vehicle in a ditch along Highway 11 early Sunday morning. Officers on patrol discovered the car around...
Snow and ice blamed for more than 200 crashes in the GTA within 24 hours
Ontario Provincial Police reported more than 200 crashes across the Greater Toronto Area in the past 24 hours as icy conditions created dangerous driving situations. According to OPP Sgt. Kerry...
Two-truck collision, snowy conditions close long stretch of Highway 402 eastbound
Ontario Provincial Police shut down a 30-kilometre section of Highway 402’s eastbound lanes Monday evening due to hazardous weather and poor road conditions. The closure, stretching from Oil...
Two OPP officers injured while responding to 20 crashes within five hours in Essex County
Ontario Provincial Police are urging drivers to slow down and use caution during snowy conditions after a series of collisions in Essex County on Sunday. Within just five hours, emergency crews...
Witnesses sought following Hwy. 417 hit-and-run collision incident in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police are appealing for witnesses following a hit-and-run collision on Highway 417 in Ottawa. The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m. on November 6 in the westbound lanes near St....
Fatal collision involving pedestrian closes lanes on Hwy. 401 in North York
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run after a 30-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a transport truck on Highway 401 in North York Sunday evening. The collision...
Elderly woman critically injured in North York collision
An 83-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in North York on Saturday evening. The collision occurred near Wilson Avenue and Dufferin Street shortly after 6:30 p.m....
Inclement snowy weather causes over a hundred collisions in Eastern Ontario
The Ontario Provincial Police report responding to more than 120 collisions in Eastern Ontario between noon and 4 p.m., mostly involving vehicles sliding off the road or multi-vehicle accidents. No...
No reported injuries following tractor-trailer fire on Hwy. 401
A tractor-trailer fire has shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 401. Emergency crews are on scene managing the incident, and no injuries have been reported. Traffic is being diverted at Culloden...
Road closure after vehicle hits hydro pole in Wellington County
A single-vehicle crash in Bellwood, Wellington County, led to the closure of Wellington Road 19 on Sunday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police reported around 3:30 p.m. that the road was shut down...
Multi-vehicle collision in Vaughan leaves pedestrian critically hurt
A 60-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck during a multi-vehicle collision in Vaughan late Sunday morning. York Regional Police say the crash occurred near Famous Avenue and...
SUV driver injured after crashing into Salvation Army store in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park area
A man in his 30s is facing multiple charges after his SUV crashed into a Salvation Army store in Toronto early Sunday morning. Police say they were called around 2:30 a.m. to the area of Overlea...
Body found in burning vehicle in Scarborough
A person was found dead following a vehicle fire in Scarborough on Friday night. Toronto police say officers responded around 9:45 p.m. to a report of a car engulfed in flames behind an industrial...
Man, 41, facing multiple charges after crashing into ditch in Sault Ste. Marie
A 41-year-old man from Sault Ste. Marie faces multiple driving-related charges after his vehicle ended up in a ditch on Manitou Drive last week. Police responded around 6 p.m. on November 3...
Teen injured after being hit by tree branch in Burlington trail
A teenage boy was hospitalized after being hit by a falling tree branch while on a trail in Burlington on Saturday. Emergency crews responded to the area of Lemonville Road, north of York Road,...
Man, 65, struck by firetruck in Windsor
A 65-year-old man was hospitalized after being hit by a firetruck on Friday night. Police responded around 9 p.m. to Riverside Drive East and Parent Avenue, where the collision occurred....
North Bay man charged with impaired driving after hitting vehicle on Highway 17
A 56-year-old North Bay man faces impaired driving charges after a rear-end crash on Highway 17 in Bonfield Township, following a tip from an off-duty Ontario Provincial Police officer. Around 7:15...
Man in critical condition following collision involving motorcycle in Scarborough
A 43-year-old motorcyclist suffered critical injuries after a collision in Scarborough on Saturday evening. According to Toronto police, the crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. near Lawrence Avenue...
One person dead following serious crash involving two vehicles in Norwich
A 26-year-old Norfolk County resident has died after a two-vehicle crash in Brant County on Saturday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Muir Line...
Hit-and-run collision in Brampton leaves man seriously hurt
A man was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a hit-and-run early Saturday in Brampton. Emergency crews responded to Charolais Boulevard and Pearson Road around...
Brantford man dead following fatal head-on collision in Bracebridge
A 22-year-old man from Brantford was killed in a head-on collision early Saturday in Bracebridge. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Fraserburg Road between McKay Trail and Old Cottage Road....
Man, 33, sustains life-threatening injuries following crash near Smiths Falls
A 33-year-old man from Perth is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday west of Smiths Falls. Lanark County OPP responded to the scene on Highway 43...
Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Kingston
A 19-year-old pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle Friday night in Kingston. The collision occurred around 9 p.m. on Johnson Street near Albert Street, and the victim was...
One person injured following head-on collision on Highway 59 in Tavistock
One person was taken to hospital following a head-on collision in Tavistock on Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Matthew Foster said the crash, involving an SUV and a commercial van,...
Arson suspected after apartment fire in downtown Toronto, no injuries reported
Toronto police are investigating a downtown apartment fire as suspected arson. Emergency crews responded around 9:39 a.m. Friday to a building near Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street. No...
SUV driver in critical condition after crashing into construction vehicle in North York
A man has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after his SUV collided with a backhoe tractor early Friday in North York. The crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. near Weston Road and Fenmar...
One person critically hurt following serious truck collision on County Road 169 in Ramara Township
A person has been airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries following a collision between a pickup truck and a transport truck in Ramara Township. The crash occurred early...
One dead, three injured following two-vehicle crash in St. Clair Township
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday evening in St. Clair Township. The collision, involving a minivan and another passenger vehicle, happened...
No injuries after suspicious fire at construction site in Ford City
Windsor police are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out early Nov. 4 at a residential construction site in Ford City. Emergency crews were called to the 1700 block of Cadillac Street just...
Body of 20-year-old woman involved in fatal Brampton collision discovered inside car at impound lot
Peel Regional Police have released new information after the body of a 20-year-old Brampton woman was discovered more than 12 hours after a serious collision—inside a car that had already been towed...
Two people facing charges in connection to fatal Richmond Hill house fire in September
Two Toronto residents have been charged in connection with a deadly house fire in Richmond Hill that killed an 11-year-old girl and her 24-year-old aunt and injured three others. York Regional...
Fire in Brampton highrise leaves elderly woman dead
A 99-year-old woman has died following a highrise fire in Brampton, according to Peel paramedics. The blaze broke out on the 14th floor of an apartment building on Hanover Road, near Queen Street...
8-year-old girl dead, mother hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Oakville
An 8-year-old girl has died and her mother remains hospitalized after being hit by an SUV in Oakville on Thursday afternoon. The collision occurred on North Service Road West, just west of Dorval...
Toronto police officer struck by vehicle in Scarborough during traffic stop
A Toronto police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop in Scarborough on Thursday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. near Lawrence...