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Dump truck driver hurt after rolling down embankment in Ottawa
A dump truck driver was injured after his vehicle plunged 40 feet down an embankment and landed on its side in Ottawa’s west end Tuesday morning. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a call from...
Two drivers hospitalized following head-on crash near Woodstock
Ontario Provincial Police report that a head-on collision near Woodstock sent two drivers to hospital Tuesday morning. The crash involved a car and a pickup truck on Highway 59 between Curries Road...
Man struck and killed by truck in North York
Toronto police are seeking witnesses after a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer in North York on Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the area of Steeles Avenue West...
Multiple people injured following serious collision at Barrie intersection
Barrie police responded to a serious collision at the intersection of Dunlop Street West and Cedar Pointe Drive early Tuesday morning, disrupting traffic during the rush hour. Officers arrived at...
No injuries, residents evacuated after early morning blaze at Etobicoke high-rise
Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at a high-rise building in Etobicoke early Tuesday morning, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate. Crews were called to the building near Kipling Avenue...
Sault woman, 74, dies following Hwy. 17 crash in Sudbury
A 74-year-old woman has died following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in Sudbury early Monday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision occurred around 1 a.m. near the...
Two people injured after vehicle crashes over Hwy. 427 overpass and lands onto Hwy. 401 in Toronto
Ontario Provincial Police say winter conditions and speed are believed to be factors after a vehicle vaulted off a Highway 427 overpass and crashed into traffic on Highway 401 in Toronto. The...
Woman charged after getting vehicle stuck between two parked cars in Guelph
Guelph police have charged a 67-year-old woman after she was found wedged inside her vehicle between two parked cars in a shopping plaza parking lot. Officers were called to the scene on Stone Road...
Woman facing impaired charges after hit-and-run crash near school in Whitby
A Whitby woman is facing several impaired driving charges after police say she hit a parked car near a public school and left the scene. Durham Regional Police were called to Fifewood Crescent near...
23-year-old woman survives tumble from Niagara Falls highway ramp after vehicle slides over guardrail
A 23-year-old woman narrowly avoided a serious crash after her vehicle went off a highway on-ramp in Niagara Falls and came to rest above the QEW. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident occurred...
Worker dead after falling into Hamilton Harbour
A worker has died after falling from Pier 14 into Hamilton Harbour, according to Hamilton police. The incident occurred Monday while the worker was clearing snow near the end of the dock. Police...
Niagara aviation manufacturer fined $60k after worker loses eyesight
A Niagara-on-the-Lake aviation parts manufacturer has been fined $60,000 after a workplace safety violation led to a worker permanently losing vision in one eye. Genaire Limited pleaded guilty on...
Ontario company fined $50k for workplace accident that left employee critically hurt
An Ontario manufacturer has been fined $50,000 after a workplace accident in Burlington left an employee critically injured. The incident occurred on April 10, 2023, at Stobag North America...
No injuries following crash involving OC Transpo bus in south Ottawa
OC Transpo says no injuries were reported after one of its buses collided with a vehicle in south Ottawa on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at about 4 p.m. at the intersection of Fallowfield...
Four people hospitalized after ambulance and transport truck collide in Madoc
Ontario Provincial Police say four people were taken to hospital after a collision involving a transport truck and an ambulance in Madoc on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. at the...
No injuries, major delays after GO train derails near Toronto’s Union Station
A derailment near Union Station on Monday morning has caused widespread and ongoing delays across the GO Transit network, with service disruptions continuing through the evening commute due to...
Firefighters tackle serious residential fire in Waterloo, no reported injuries
A residential fire on Seawind Trail in Waterloo prompted a response from the Waterloo Fire Department and regional police on Monday morning. Police said the blaze led to the closure of the road at...
Serious vehicle collision in Sudbury sends two people to the hospital, one in critical condition
Kingsway Boulevard has reopened in Greater Sudbury after a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning left two people hospitalized. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision on the Highway...
No injuries after early morning shopping plaza fire in Ajax
A smoky fire broke out early Monday morning at a shopping plaza in downtown Ajax, but no injuries were reported. The blaze occurred at Harwood Plaza just south of Highway 401. The Town of Ajax says...
Woman critically hurt after striking pole and another vehicle in Brampton
A woman was critically injured in a collision in Brampton early Monday morning. Police say the crash occurred around 1 a.m. near the intersection of Kennedy Road and Woodward Avenue. A vehicle...
Four people hospitalized following collision in Vaughan
Four people were taken to hospital after a crash in Vaughan late Sunday night. Police say the collision occurred around 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Rutherford and Weston roads. One vehicle...
Woman seriously hurt following house fire in Guelph
A woman has been seriously injured following a house fire in Guelph, and investigators are working to determine the cause. Guelph police and fire officials say the fire broke out around noon on...
No injuries after 18-year-old driver strikes police cruiser responding to Ottawa collision scene
Ontario Provincial Police have charged an 18-year-old driver after a patrol cruiser was rear-ended during a roadside incident in Ottawa early Sunday morning. Police were responding to a collision on...
One person killed in Leamington house fire
Essex County OPP are investigating a fatal residential fire in Leamington. Emergency crews were called to a home on Seacliff Drive West shortly after 7:15 a.m. Sunday. Police say one person was...
No reported injuries after kitchen fire in Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services responded to a residential kitchen fire over the weekend that was caused by unattended cooking. Crews were called to a home in the 0–100 block of Northern Avenue...
No injuries after vehicle crashes into Circle K in Windsor, driver charged
A driver has been charged after a vehicle crashed into a convenience store in Windsor’s west end on Saturday morning. Windsor police say a car struck the front of the Circle K on Mill Street at...
Friends and family mourn 14-year-old boy killed in fatal Ontario snowmobile crash
A 14-year-old boy killed in a snowmobile crash in Zorra Township is being remembered for his kindness and the positive impact he had on those around him. Dominic Cross, a Grade 9 student at...
Pedestrian dies from injuries sustained from collision in North York
A pedestrian who was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in North York on Sunday afternoon has died. The collision occurred near Keele Street and Gulliver Road, south of Lawrence...
No injuries after vehicle fire spreads into home in Barrie
A garage fire caused significant damage to a home in northwest Barrie on Sunday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response. Barrie Fire officials say crews were called to a residence on Benson...
Three-vehicle crash near Ashbridges Bay leaves five people injured
Five people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash in Toronto’s east end late Sunday morning. Toronto police say the collision occurred on Lake Shore Boulevard East near Ashbridges Bay Park...
Several people injured following serious two-vehicle crash in west London
Several people were injured in a two-vehicle collision in west London early Sunday, prompting road closures and an emergency response. London Fire Department crews were called to the intersection of...
Two people injured following townhouse fire in North York
Emergency crews were called to a residential townhouse near Driftwood Avenue and Jane Street early Sunday after a fire broke out, sending two people to hospital. Toronto Fire Services arrived...
Fatal crash involving truck and SUV on Hwy. 11 leaves three people dead
Three people were killed in a crash involving a transport truck and an SUV on Highway 11 west of Hearst, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision happened around 6 p.m. Saturday near...
Delivery driver hospitalized after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle near Blue Mountains
A food delivery driver remains in hospital after being struck in a hit-and-run Saturday night in the Craigleith area near the Blue Mountains. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident happened...
33-year-old man facing impaired dangerous driving charges for second time after crashing in Dryden
A 33-year-old man from Wabigoon Lake First Nation is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after a crash early Saturday at the Laura Howe Marsh parking area, marking the second time in just...
Kenora man facing charges following two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 17 near Hawk Lake
A 41-year-old Kenora man is facing several charges after a collision involving two commercial vehicles in northwestern Ontario early Friday. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred on...
Multi-vehicle crash closes Hwy. 401 eastbound in Oshawa
All eastbound lanes of Highway 401 at Ritson Road in Oshawa were shut down Saturday evening following a multi-vehicle collision. Police say the crash was reported shortly after 7 p.m. and involved a...
Man seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in North York
A pedestrian was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle in North York on Saturday afternoon. The collision happened around 3:46 p.m. near Jane Street and Shoreham Drive, just south of Steeles...
83-year-old man dead, four people hospitalized following serious crash in South Bruce Peninsula
An 83-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle collision in Sauble Beach that also left four others injured. Grey Bruce OPP say emergency crews were called to Sauble Falls Parkway near Sixth...
Fatal head-on crash near Renfrew leaves two drivers dead
Two drivers were killed in a head-on crash involving two vehicles near Renfrew on Saturday afternoon, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Officers were called to Highway 17 between Anderson Road...
Two people hospitalized after serious 2-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes
A serious two-vehicle collision in the Kawartha Lakes region sent two people to hospital Saturday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police reported the crash shortly before 1 p.m. on County Road 48 near...
Several people injured following two-vehicle collision in south Barrie
Several people were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle collision in Barrie’s south end on Saturday morning. Barrie police say officers were called to Hurst Drive around 11:40 a.m. Four...
14-year-old killed in fatal snowmobile collision in Zorra Township
A 14-year-old has died after a collision involving a snowmobile and a pickup truck in Oxford County on Saturday, according to provincial police. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to the...
Two related collisions in Clarington leaves four people injured, one critical
Four people were injured in a pair of related crashes involving a transit bus on Highway 35/115 in Clarington Thursday afternoon. Durham Regional Police say a Durham Region Transit bus was...
Multiple vehicles collide on Highway 400 in Barrie
Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle collision early Friday morning on Highway 400 in Barrie. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred in the northbound lanes between Essa Road and...
Four people hospitalized, one person missing following blaze at seniors’ complex in Colborne
One person is still missing following an early-morning fire at a seniors apartment building in Colborne. Northumberland County says the fire broke out shortly after 4:10 a.m. Friday at a...
No injuries after residence near Muskoka destroyed by blaze
A fire destroyed a residence at Parker’s Point near Muskoka on Friday morning. Gravenhurst Fire Service crews were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. and found the structure heavily involved upon arrival....
One person missing following house fire west of Kingston
Ontario Provincial Police are reporting that one person is still missing following a house fire in Loyalist Township Thursday night. The blaze broke out around 8:30 p.m. at a residence on Millhaven...
61-year-old woman dead after snowmobile collides with pickup truck in Loyalist Township
A fatal snowmobile collision claimed the life of a 61-year-old Kingston-area woman Thursday afternoon, Ontario Provincial Police reported. Police say the snowmobile struck a pickup truck at about...
Oshawa man facing numerous criminal charges after police pursuit ended with collision
An Oshawa man is facing numerous criminal charges following a reported assault and police pursuit on the city’s south side Tuesday afternoon. Durham Regional Police say officers were called to the...
Man seriously hurt following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in North York
A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a multi-vehicle crash on a Highway 401 on-ramp in Toronto. Ontario Provincial Police say up to four vehicles were involved in the...
One person dead after snowmobile and truck collide in Napanee
One person has died following a collision between a snowmobile and a truck in Napanee. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened shortly after 3:15 p.m. Thursday, and the individual was...
Woman, 29, struck and killed by vehicle at Brampton intersection
A 29-year-old woman has died after being hit by a truck at a Brampton intersection. Peel Regional Police say the collision happened just before 6 p.m. Thursday as the woman was crossing at Queen...
Transport truck rolls into ditch on Hwy. 7/8 in Kitchener
Ontario Provincial Police are seeking information after a transport truck rolled into a ditch on Highway 7/8 in Kitchener Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 10:37 a.m. between...
Multiple vehicle accidents lead to closures on QEW in Niagara Region
A stretch of the QEW in southern Ontario was temporarily shut down Thursday morning following several collisions linked to hazardous road conditions. Ontario Provincial Police closed the highway...
Medical episode possible after 41-year-old man killed in Uxbridge crash
A 41-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Uxbridge Wednesday evening. Emergency crews were called to Regional Road 1, south of Foster Drive, at about 6:35 p.m. Durham Regional...
Woman, 28, dies following fatal two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 11-17 near Thunder Bay
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle that shut down Highway 11–17 near Sistonens Corners on Thursday morning. The crash...
Head-on crash in Pickering leaves one man dead, woman critically hurt
A fatal head-on crash in Pickering has left one man dead and a woman critically injured. Durham police say they were called to the intersection of Kingston and Merritton roads shortly after 7 a.m....
Two residents taken to hospital following basement fire in Cambridge
A basement fire in a Cambridge home Thursday morning is not being treated as suspicious. Fire crews responded around 7 a.m. to a residence on Weaver Street, where flames were found in the basement...
Three people arrested after striking police cruiser with stolen vehicle during pursuit on Highway 417
Three Ottawa residents are facing multiple charges after an early-morning police operation involving a stolen vehicle ended in a crash in the city’s west end. Ottawa police say officers responded to...
Wanted man arrested after fleeing and ramming police cruisers in Barrie
A man wanted by South Simcoe Police has been arrested in Barrie following a dangerous attempt to evade officers that involved ramming police vehicles. Barrie police say officers located the suspect...
Three suspects arrested for alcohol theft after getting involved in two-vehicle collision in Caledon
Three people are facing charges after an alleged shoplifting incident involving thousands of dollars in alcohol at an Ontario store. Ontario Provincial Police say the theft occurred around 4:15 p.m....
Transport truck rollover south of Elmira, minor injuries reported
Traffic has fully reopened between St. Jacobs and Elmira following a transport truck crash that shut down a major roadway Wednesday morning. The incident was reported shortly after 7 a.m. on Arthur...
Transport truck driver flees Hwy. 401 collision scene that injured one person
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the driver of a transport truck accused of leaving the scene of a crash on Highway 401 Wednesday morning. Police say that shortly before 7 a.m., the truck...
Two people hospitalized following collision involving TTC streetcar in downtown Toronto
Two people were taken to hospital after a vehicle collided with a TTC streetcar in downtown Toronto early Wednesday, briefly disrupting service on a major transit route. Paramedics were called to...
One person flees scene of Hwy. 410 multi-vehicle collision in Brampton that left man critically injured
A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 410 in Brampton early Wednesday left one man critically injured and forced the closure of the northbound lanes for much of the morning. Ontario Provincial Police...
Rear-end collision in Guelph leads to impaired driver facing charges
A 37-year-old Guelph man is facing multiple charges following a rear-end collision that police say involved impaired and dangerous driving. Guelph police were called to the intersection of Eramosa...
23-year-old driver charged after colliding with train in Essex County
A 23-year-old driver from Belle River is facing charges following a collision with a train in Essex County. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened Tuesday around 7:03 p.m. at the Canadian...
Puslinch man facing charges after crashing vehicle and attempting to bribe OPP officer
A 65-year-old man from Puslinch is facing criminal charges after an incident involving Ontario Provincial Police earlier this week. Police say the man’s vehicle left the roadway and ended up in a...
Two dogs violently attack two mothers and a 4-year-old girl in Oshawa
Two Oshawa mothers are demanding answers after a violent dog attack left both women injured and a four-year-old girl seriously hurt. The incident occurred on January 13 as Kayla Silva and her...
No reported injuries after vehicle hit light pole in Brampton
Police have partially closed a section of Queen Street in Brampton after a vehicle struck a light pole. The single-vehicle crash occurred near Queen Street and James Street, prompting Peel Regional...
Ambulance slides into ditch in Milton
Police are responding to a crash in Milton where an ambulance ended up in a ditch. The incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. on Lower Baseline Road, just west of Trafalgar Road, where a Halton Regional...
Vaughan house destroyed by fire, no injuries reported
A large home in Vaughan was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out at a residence on Templewood Crescent, near Weston and Teston roads. York Regional Police said officers and...
Serious collision involving transport truck and SUV shuts down stretch of Hwy. 11, one person injured
A section of Highway 11 in northern Ontario has reopened after being shut down Tuesday afternoon due to a serious collision involving a transport truck and an SUV. Ontario Provincial Police...
One person taken to hospital following rollover crash in Barrie
A single-vehicle rollover in south Barrie sent one person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Tuesday afternoon. Barrie police reported receiving the call just before noon near Yonge...
Approximately 50 vehicles involved in crashes on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario, several people injured
Westbound lanes of Highway 401 in eastern Ontario have reopened, but eastbound lanes remain closed after a series of collisions involving up to 50 vehicles in the Quinte West area on Tuesday....
No injuries after suspicious fire destroys home in Mississauga
An overnight fire at a Mississauga home is under investigation as a suspected arson. Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services were called to a detached bungalow on Watersedge Road, near Lake Ontario...
38-year-old impaired driver charged after crashing in Chisholm Township
A 38-year-old resident from a community near North Bay is facing impaired driving charges after a late-night collision in Chisholm Township. Ontario Provincial Police were called to Grahamvale Road...
Bradford man charged following hit-and-run collision with uninsured vehicle
A Bradford man is facing multiple charges after police linked an uninsured vehicle to a hit-and-run collision in Bradford West Gwillimbury. South Simcoe Police said officers first stopped the...
Truck driver charged with operating unsafe vehicle following crash on Hwy. 17
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a commercial truck driver after he continued operating a severely damaged tractor-trailer for several hours following a crash. The incident started around 6...
80-year-old driver charged after striking tow truck operator in Caledon
Police have charged an 80-year-old Brampton driver following a collision with a tow truck operator last week. The incident occurred on Saturday on Mayfield Road near Robertson Davis Drive in...
No injuries reported after snowplow hit gas meter in downtown Toronto
Bloor Street was closed near Bathurst Street Monday night after a sidewalk snowplow struck a gas meter. Toronto police say the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. The...
Crash involving car and snowplow closes Hwy. 11 in Oro-Medonte
Highway 11 saw another winter-related closure Monday afternoon following a collision in Oro-Medonte Township. Ontario Provincial Police say a car and a snowplow collided at Line 10, forcing the...
No injuries after van fire spreads to residential garage in London
A fast response by the London Fire Department helped prevent major damage after a van caught fire in a residential driveway on Monday. Emergency crews were called just after noon to a vehicle fire...
Tractor-trailer rollover shuts down Hwy. 401 near Mallorytown
Ontario Provincial Police issued a warning about a prolonged closure on Highway 401 Monday morning after a tractor-trailer rolled near Mallorytown. All lanes were shut down around 9:32 a.m. at...
No injuries after TTC streetcar derails at Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue
A streetcar derailment at the intersection of Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue caused transit disruptions Monday morning. Toronto police reported no injuries but warned of delays in the area,...
38-year-old woman dead, second vehicle to drive off Hwy. 7 flyover ramp and fall onto Hwy. 8
A 38-year-old woman from Waterloo has died after her vehicle went over a snowbank on the Highway 7 flyover ramp and fell onto Highway 8 below on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the...
One person injured after taxi falls off Hwy. 7 flyover onto Hwy. 8 in Kitchener
One person was injured after a taxi cab crashed off the Highway 7/8 flyover and overturned near the Highway 8 East ramp early Monday. Emergency crews were called to the on-ramp from King Street East...
Transport truck driver sought after fleeing collision scene on Hwy. 11 that led to minor injuries
Ontario Provincial Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a transport truck believed to have left the scene of a collision on Highway 11 in Cochrane on Sunday evening. Police say...
One person dead after apartment fire in Tottenham
One person has died following an apartment fire in Tottenham over the weekend. Nottawasaga OPP say they were called to a residential fire on Queen Street North at about 4:45 p.m. on Sunday. Police...
Pickup truck driver sought after striking pole and fleeing in Cambridge
Waterloo regional police are searching for the driver involved in an early-morning hit-and-run in Cambridge. Officers say a pickup truck left the road and struck a traffic pole near the intersection...
Three people hospitalized, residents displaced following suspicious blaze at Sault Ste. Marie housing complex
Police are investigating a suspicious early-morning fire that displaced nearly 20 residents from a housing complex over the weekend. Sault Fire Services were called to a residential blaze in the 600...
Child and grandfather killed in deadly house blaze in Cochrane
Cochrane Mayor Peter Politis has expressed condolences following a deadly house fire on Namah Road that claimed the lives of a young girl and her grandfather over the weekend. The mayor confirmed...
75-year-old cyclist killed in downtown Kingston collision
A 75-year-old cyclist has died following a collision near downtown Kingston. Kingston police say the crash happened Friday on Princess Street, east of Bath Road. The cyclist was taken to hospital...
Man, 21 charged with impaired driving after Highway 118 crash in Bracebridge
A 21-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after his car was found stuck in a snowbank on Highway 118. Bracebridge police were called to a single-vehicle collision on the Highway 11 North...
Brampton man facing drug charges following hit-and-run crash in Mississauga
A 23-year-old Brampton man is facing multiple charges after police say a hit-and-run crash in Mississauga led to the seizure of drugs valued at about $200,000. Peel Regional Police were called to...
Dangerous winter storm causes over 100 vehicle collisions and accidents in the GTHA
With hundreds of crashes and vehicles sliding into ditches across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in the past day, drivers are being urged to stay off the roads if possible. Ontario Provincial...
Firefighters battle large house fire in Windsor
Windsor firefighters responded to a house fire on Oak Street Sunday afternoon that sent heavy smoke and flames through the upper levels of the home. Crews were called to the 1000 block of Oak Street...
Residents safe following early morning blaze at downtown Kitchener apartment
An investigation is ongoing after an early morning fire at an apartment building in Kitchener. Emergency crews were called to a building near Queen Street South and Charles Street East at about 4:10...
Two-vehicle crash in West Nipissing leaves one dead, four others hospitalized
One woman has died and four others were hospitalized after a serious two-vehicle crash in West Nipissing late Saturday night. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the collision on Nipissing...