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Ottawa motorcyclist facing multiple charges after allegedly hitting police officer on Highway 417
An Ottawa motorcyclist faces multiple charges after allegedly hitting a police officer while attempting to flee a traffic stop on Highway 417 Tuesday afternoon. The 33-year-old man has been charged...
Two cyclists injured after getting struck by car in Cambridge
Police are investigating a Thursday night collision in which a 44-year-old woman and a male youth from Cambridge were struck by a car while cycling. Officers responded to the scene at the...
Crash involving transport truck and farm tractor in Lambton County leads to life-threatening injuries
Provincial police are investigating a crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in rural southwestern Ontario involving a transport truck and a farm tractor. The incident took place around 3:45 p.m. on...
Police investigate multi-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s south end
Ottawa Police Service is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in the city’s south end. Emergency crews responded to the incident at 4:40 p.m. on Bank Street, south of...
One fatality after collision involving motorcycle and vehicle in Scarborough
A fatal collision in Scarborough on Thursday evening left one man dead and another critically injured. Toronto police reported that the crash occurred shortly after 6:20 p.m. near Kingston and Manse...
Significant traffic delays on Highway 401 following fatal rollover of tractor-trailer
A deadly rollover involving a tractor-trailer carrying dangerous goods has caused significant traffic disruptions on Highway 401 in Mississauga. The accident occurred around 10:20 a.m. in the...
29-year-old man charged after two children seriously injured in collision in Oshawa
A 29-year-old man from Oshawa has been charged with impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of a collision that left two children seriously injured. Durham Regional Police responded to a...
Two injured in 2-vehicle crash in Whitby
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Whitby. According to Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, one person was transported to the hospital, while another was treated at the...
Denfield driver charged after crashing into hydro pole in Lucan
A 70-year-old man from Denfield has been charged with careless driving following a rollover collision with a hydro pole in Lucan. The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday on Denfield...
Police seeking driver involved in hit-and-run of teenage cyclist in North York
Police are searching for a driver who allegedly struck a 14-year-old boy on a bicycle and fled the scene in North York last week. The incident occurred around 12:35 p.m. on May 9 near Princess...
Brantford man charged following fatal collision near Napanee
A 25-year-old man from Brantford, Ontario, has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, along with two counts of dangerous operation causing bodily harm, following a...
Highway 403 eastbound closed after 2-vehicle crash involving deer
A driver attempting to avoid a deer swerved and collided with a transport truck on Highway 403 in Brant County around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to Ontario Provincial Police Constable Jonathan...
Dog owner sentenced after 9-year-old girl seriously injured in Newmarket
A Newmarket man has pleaded guilty after his three dogs attacked and seriously injured a nine-year-old girl in July 2023. Leslie Theodore Kovacs admitted guilt to charges of criminal negligence...
Stretch of Highway 17 reopened after crash in Algoma Mills
Highway 17 has reopened following a crash that shut down an eight-kilometre stretch in Algoma Mills, between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, for several hours Wednesday morning. The collision,...
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in east Ottawa
A person using a wheelchair was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning on Industrial Avenue near Trainyards Drive in Ottawa’s east end. Ottawa police responded to the call at around 9:30...
Motorcyclist dead after fatal crash in York Region
York Regional Police are investigating a fatal collision between a dump truck and a motorcycle that occurred around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday near King Road and 10th Concession Road. A 25-year-old man from...
Pedestrian killed, another critically injured in fatal collision in Orléans
A fatal collision in Orléans on Tuesday afternoon left one pedestrian dead and another critically injured. The incident occurred around 2:10 p.m. on Innes Road at Orchardview Avenue, where two...
Crash closes eastbound lanes on E.C. Row Expressway
A crash has closed the eastbound lanes on E.C. Row Expressway between Lauzon Parkway and Banwell Road, according to Windsor police. The collision occurred around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Drivers are...
Police investigate serious collision in east Windsor
Windsor police are investigating a serious two-vehicle collision that occurred late Monday night in east Windsor. The crash happened around 11:00 p.m. at the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and...
Driver dead after crashing into concrete wall in Ajax
A 49-year-old man died after crashing his vehicle into a concrete wall in Ajax on Monday night. The single-vehicle collision occurred around 9:50 p.m. on Kerrison Drive East, near Kingston Road East...
Fatal motorcycle crash in Chatham-Kent
A motorcyclist involved in a crash Monday afternoon in Chatham-Kent has died, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) confirmed. Emergency crews responded to the scene at Communication Road and Fairview...
12-year-old airlifted to hospital following serious collision near Mount Forest
A 12-year-old child is in critical condition after a bicycle collided with a skid steer on a farm near Highway 6 and Sideroad 2, just south of Mount Forest. The incident occurred shortly before 10...
Man killed in motorcycle crash in east Windsor
A 51-year-old man has died following a motorcycle crash in Windsor's east end. Police were called to the scene just after 8 p.m. Sunday in the 8700 block of McHugh Street, near the WFCU Centre....
Driver killed in fatal crash on Highway 102 near Thunder Bay
Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pick-up truck and a tractor-trailer on Highway 102 near Kaministiquia. The incident occurred just before midnight on Saturday. The driver of the...
Two dog owners charged after dogs attacked man in North Bay
Two dog owners in North Bay have been charged after their dogs attacked a man on Algonquin Avenue on April 29. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. when a man and woman were sitting on the steps...
Motorcyclist dead after late night crash in Brampton
A fatal motorcycle collision occurred in Brampton late Saturday night, just before 11 p.m., at the intersection of Chrysler Drive and Corporation Drive. Emergency responders arrived to find a male...
Suspect sought in fatal hit-and-run in Owen Sound
Police in Owen Sound are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred early Saturday morning, around 3 a.m. Authorities say a man was walking near 5th Street East and 5th Avenue East when he was...
Motorcyclist killed in collision involving tractor trailer on Highway 7 in Kawartha Lakes
A motorcyclist died in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Highway 7 near Highway 35 in Kawartha Lakes on Saturday morning, just before 10:30 a.m. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the...
SIU investigate collision involving 15-month-child and on-duty officer
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is looking into an incident in Oxford Mills where a 15-month-old child was struck by a car driven by an on-duty officer. According to Ontario Provincial...
Driver airlifted after crash in Kawartha Lakes
A driver was airlifted to a trauma center following a crash early Saturday morning in Kawartha Lakes. At around 5 a.m., emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle collision on Hartley and Fenel...
Man face charges for 3-vehicle collision in Halton Hills
A 25-year-old man has been charged following a three-vehicle crash in Halton Hills on Friday night that left one driver seriously injured. Halton police said the collision occurred at 6:20 p.m. on...
Four injured in head-on collision in Orleans
A head-on collision in Orleans on Friday night left four people injured, with one requiring extrication from a vehicle. Ottawa Paramedic Service responded to the crash, which occurred around 8:15...
Man seriously injured after being hit by vehicle on Highway 404
A man was rushed to a trauma center with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 404 late Friday night. The incident occurred around 11:39 p.m. just north of Sheppard...
Road closure in Mississauga following crash involving motorcycle and car
Emergency crews closed a section of Burnhamthorpe Road West near Confederation Parkway in Mississauga on Friday afternoon after a crash between a motorcycle and a car. The eastbound lanes were shut...
Cyclist hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by truck in Cabbagetown
A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a truck while riding her bike in the Cabbagetown area on Thursday evening. Toronto police said the collision occurred around 6 p.m. at Gerrard Street...
Motorcyclist charged after crashing in Laurentian Valley
A motorcyclist has been charged following a crash that left him injured in Laurentian Valley Township last month, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported. Police responded to the collision on...
Car burst into flames following 2-vehicle crash near Paisley
South Bruce OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Bruce Road 3 and Brant-Elderslie Townline, south of Paisley, around 6:45 a.m Friday morning. Upon arrival, emergency crews...
Driver rescued from burning vehicle after crash in Ottawa
Two bystanders helped rescue a driver from a car that rolled over and caught fire near Mooney’s Bay on Thursday evening. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Riverside Drive, near the railroad...
Woman seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash in Kitchener
A 53-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash in Kitchener on Thursday afternoon. The collision occurred around 4:40 p.m. at the intersection of Charles...
London man charged following collision involving police officer
A 53-year-old London man is facing multiple charges after a hit-and-run incident on Thursday. Around 5 p.m., police received a report of a collision near Wonderland Road North and Gainsborough Road,...
Pedestrian struck by two vehicles in hit-and-run collision in Scarborough
A woman in her 20s is dead after being struck by two vehicles in Scarborough Thursday night. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Birchmount Road and St. Clair Avenue East....
Rise in dog attacks reported in York region: Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan
Over the past five years, the number of reported dog attacks has increased significantly in York Region’s largest cities: Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan—highlighting growing public concern...
Driver from Brampton charged in connection to fatal crash near Kenora
More than a year after a fatal crash on Highway 17A near Kenora, police have laid charges against a Brampton driver. The collision occurred around 9:30 p.m. on February 20, 2024, when an SUV...
Kenora driver charged after crashing vehicle into hotel and fleeing the scene
A 38-year-old Kenora man faces charges after allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and crashing into a hotel on Lakeview Drive around 1 a.m. on May 4. According to the Ontario Provincial...
Motorcyclist injured in two-vehicle collision in Mississauga
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a sedan Tuesday night in Mississauga. The crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. on Argentia Road between Ninth and Tenth Lines, according to Peel Regional...
Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash in Etobicoke
A woman in her 30s was critically injured in a motorcycle collision in Etobicoke on Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:45 p.m. near Kipling Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West. Toronto...
Northbound Huron Church Road in Windsor closed after collision
A collision involving transport trucks has shut down the northbound lanes of Huron Church Road in Windsor, police said Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene and are urging the public...
Power outage in Wasaga Beach after driver collides into utility pole
A single-vehicle crash into a utility pole in Wasaga Beach on Wednesday morning caused a power outage for several hours. The collision occurred on Mosley Street, just south of Fire Station 2,...
Two police officers injured by multiple dogs in Hanover
Two Hanover police officers were injured after being attacked by up to three Cane Corso dogs during an arrest attempt on the morning of May 6. Officers were responding to a dispute between a...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after fiery crash in Kitchener
A 64-year-old motorcyclist from Kitchener was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash on Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 8:35 p.m. on Weber Street East near...
Two killed, one critically injured in 2-vehicle crash near London
Two people are dead and one is critically injured following a two-vehicle crash on Longwoods Road Tuesday night. The collision, which occurred around 8:40 p.m., involved a sedan and a pickup truck....
Woman and dog violently attacked by pit bull in Constance Bay
A woman and her dog are recovering after a violent dog attack in Constance Bay on Monday. Tracey Briscoe was walking her 12-year-old dog, Mic, when a pit bull ran from a nearby property and attacked...
One person injured after crash near Highway 402
Emergency crews responded to a crash Tuesday afternoon near Colonel Talbot Road and the westbound lanes of Highway 402. One person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. While the...
Section of Highway 401 closed after crash near London
A section of Highway 401 westbound is closed following a crash near Putnam Road. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 6 a.m. The OPP have shut down the highway between Culloden Road and...
Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Vaughan
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with unknown injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Vaughan late Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. near Langstaff and Weston Roads. York...
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent
A man has died following a motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The collision occurred around 2 p.m. on Monday near Orford Road. Emergency crews from the Chatham-Kent and Elgin...
OPP investigate possible hit-and-run after injured man found on Highway 12 in Midland
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a suspected hit-and-run after a 64-year-old North York man was found injured on the shoulder of Highway 12 in Midland on Sunday night. A concerned citizen...
Driver charged following 3-vehicle crash that left motorcyclist injured in North Bay
A 33-year-old woman has been charged following a three-vehicle crash in North Bay on Sunday afternoon involving an SUV and two motorcycles. The collision occurred around 1 p.m. near Lakeshore Drive...
32-year-old man charged after collision in Gowanstown
A 32-year-old man from Dundalk is facing charges after a collision in Gowanstown, North Perth, on May 2. The crash involved three vehicles, leaving one driver with non-life-threatening injuries...
Waterloo man charged after hit-and-run involving motorcyclist
A 25-year-old man from Waterloo has been charged following a hit-and-run incident. Emergency crews responded to a crash at Hazel Street and Austin Drive around 2:55 p.m. on Saturday. According to...
8-year-old child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Whitby
An eight-year-old child was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck in a collision in Whitby on Sunday afternoon. Durham Regional Police responded to the scene on Brock...
Section of Highway 11 closed in both directions following vehicle crash
A crash on Highway 11 Sunday afternoon closed both directions between Barrie and Orillia. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued an alert at 3:49 p.m., announcing the closure between Line 12 and...
SIU investigate vehicle crash in Ingersoll
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has launched an investigation into an incident in Ingersoll over the weekend. Oxford County OPP officers attempted a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on...
Two women rushed to trauma centre after being hit by vehicle in Yorkville
Two women were rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Yorkville on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred just before 1:30 p.m. near Avenue...
Two people hospitalized after hitting hydro pole and traffic lights on Highway 427
Two people were hospitalized following a crash Saturday morning on the southbound exit ramp from Highway 427 at Renforth Drive in Toronto. The collision, which occurred shortly after 10 a.m.,...
Multiple injured following serious collision on Highway 15 in Elgin
A serious head-on collision on Highway 15 near Elgin, Ontario, on Friday led to multiple injuries and criminal charges. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several reports of a...
Two injured in collision between car and school bus in Ottawa
Two people were taken to hospital in stable condition following a collision between a car and a school bus in rural south Ottawa on Friday morning. The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Old...
Woman dead following crash involving school bus in Thunder Bay
A woman died in a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a school bus in Thunder Bay on Thursday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on Oliver Road, west of Belrose Road. The school...
Highway 403 lane near Burlington reopens after serious crash
A lane on Highway 403 near Burlington has reopened after a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning. According to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, the driver was hospitalized with serious injuries. The crash...
Elderly pedestrian killed in collision in Chatham-Kent
An 86-year-old pedestrian from Thamesville has died following a collision with a vehicle on Longwoods Road late Wednesday night. The crash occurred around 11:43 p.m. between Deep Drop Road and Huff...
Traffic delays on Highway 400 in Barrie following multi-vehicle collision
A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 400 in Barrie caused significant traffic delays on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews responded just before 6 p.m. near the Dunlop Street exit, south of Bayfield...
Crash involving ION and vehicle closes King Street West in Kitchener
A crash involving Grand River Transit’s ION light rail led to a road closure on King Street West Wednesday evening. Waterloo Regional Police announced the closure between Green Street and Andrew...
Pedestrian fatally hit by truck in Elmvale Acres, Ottawa
Ottawa Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in the Elmvale Acres area. At approximately 10:05 a.m., paramedics responded to a call on Smyth Road near Russell Road, where a...
Elderly man struck by vehicle in East Riverside, Windsor
Windsor police are investigating a pedestrian collision in East Riverside. On Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a crash at Little River Boulevard and Bellagio Drive. They...
6-year-old child dead, three seriously injured following crash in St. Clair Township
A six-year-old child from Walpole Island First Nation has died following a single-vehicle crash in Sombra on Tuesday evening. At approximately 6:50 p.m., the Lambton County OPP, St. Clair Township...
Man dead following vehicle collision with TTC bus in Scarborough
A man in his 30s has died following a collision between a truck and a TTC bus in Scarborough, according to Toronto police. The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday near Meadowvale Road and...
Driver struck construction vehicle on Highway 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are urging drivers to stay alert as construction season intensifies across Ottawa. This reminder follows an incident on Tuesday in which a driver entered a restricted...
SIU investigate fatal two-vehicle crash in Madoc
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle in Madoc, Ont., north of Belleville. The incident occurred Sunday night on Highway 7...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in hit-and-run in Etobicoke
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a hit-and-run collision Monday evening in central Etobicoke. The crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. in the Kingsview Village area, near Islington Avenue and...
Motorist seriously injured after crashing into tree in Markham
A motorist sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized after crashing into a tree in Markham on Monday afternoon, according to York Regional Police. The single-vehicle accident occurred near...
Two-vehicle collision briefly closed Highway 17 in Nairn Centre
A two-vehicle collision involving a transport truck and a cube van briefly closed Highway 17 in Nairn Centre, west of Sudbury, on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. at the Birch...
Cyclist killed in collision in east London
A 49-year-old cyclist has died after a collision with a vehicle in east London on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. near Dundas and Vancouver streets. The cyclist was rushed...
Pickup truck crashes into pizza shop in Alliston
A pizza shop in Alliston got an unexpected shock Monday morning when a Dodge Ram pickup truck crashed through its front windows. The incident occurred just before noon at the Little Caesar’s on...
Hit-and-run incident involving a pedestrian in Guelph under investigation
Guelph Police are investigating a hit-and-run incident involving a pedestrian who was struck while using a crosswalk at Wellington Street East and Neeve Street around 2:30 a.m. The victim was...
Man airlifted to trauma centre following serious two-vehicle crash in North Perth
A 29-year-old man has been airlifted to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries following a crash between a motorcycle and a motor vehicle in North Perth. The collision occurred around 10...
OPP investigate serious crash on Highway 401 in Cornwall
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a serious single-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday night on Highway 401 in Cornwall. The incident happened in the eastbound lanes between McConnell...
Driver flee following multi-vehicle crash in Etobicoke
Toronto police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash in Etobicoke near Kipling Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard, reported just before 8:50 p.m. One vehicle struck a building, another hit a pole,...
OPP investigate serious vehicle rollover on Highway 15 near Smiths Falls
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a serious single-vehicle rollover that occurred Sunday afternoon southwest of Smiths Falls. One person was ejected from the vehicle and suffered serious...
Wrong way collision on Highway 401 leaves elderly dead near Woodstock
Oxford OPP are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred late Saturday night near Woodstock. Just before midnight, emergency crews responded to a crash in the eastbound lanes of...
Serious collision involving pedestrian in Oxford under investigation
Oxford County OPP are investigating a serious collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred around 10:45 p.m. Saturday on Highway 19 in Southwest Oxford. The pedestrian was taken to...
Vehicle crashes into food trailer near Highway 11
A food trailer owner was left shaken after a vehicle struck his mobile kitchen near Highway 11 on Saturday evening. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. at the Line 2 South intersection, where the...
Elderly pedestrian dead after being struck by vehicle in Vaughan
A 76-year-old man has died after being hit by a vehicle early Saturday morning in Vaughan. York Regional Police responded to the incident around 1:30 a.m. near Highway 7 and Martin Grove Road. The...
Police seek witnesses following serious collision involving cyclist in London
Police in London are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision involving a cyclist. The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. on Friday near Commissioners Road East and Hamilton Road. The...
Man seriously injured following 3-vehicle collision in North York
A man in his 20s was seriously injured in a three-vehicle collision near Downsview Park late Friday night, according to Toronto police. The crash occurred shortly after 11 p.m. at Keele Street and...
Two drivers injured in 3-vehicle collision in downtown Toronto
Toronto police are investigating a three-vehicle collision that occurred late Friday night in the downtown core, injuring two drivers and prompting temporary road closures. The incident took place...
Two police officers injured after collision in Guelph
Two Guelph police officers sustained minor injuries after their cruiser collided with an SUV on Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. on Victoria Road South near York Road, when an...
Serious crash in Mississauga leaves motorcyclist in critical condition
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a serious crash with a vehicle in Mississauga early Friday morning. The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. at Tedwyn Drive and Cawthra Road. Peel police...
29-year-old man charged following fiery crash outside pet store in Orillia
A 29-year-old man from Ramara Township is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after his pickup truck caught fire outside a pet store in Orillia on Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews...
Motorcyclist sustain serious injuries in collision in Etobicoke
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision in Etobicoke on Thursday evening, according to police. Toronto police responded to the scene at Royal York Road and Dundas Street West just before...
Two-vehicle collision in Scarborough leaves five seriously injured, including one child
A two-vehicle collision in Scarborough on Thursday afternoon left five people injured, including one child. The incident occurred near McNicoll and Midland avenues, just before 4:25 p.m. Toronto...