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Woman dies from critical injuries after being hit by vehicle in Orillia
A 68-year-old woman has died after being struck by an SUV in Orillia on Sunday evening. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the pedestrian collision at approximately 8 p.m., leading to the...
Two people arrested following multiple collisions involving stolen vehicles in Kingsville
Two people from Leamington have been charged after an investigation into stolen vehicles in Kingsville led to a series of collisions involving police cruisers and emergency vehicles, Ontario...
Motorcyclist facing charges after running red lights and hitting vehicle in Sudbury
A Sudbury motorcyclist is facing three charges after a red-light collision in the early hours of Oct. 11 that police say followed a series of dangerous driving incidents. The 26-year-old man first...
Seniors displaced after apartment fire in Kincardine, no injuries reported
A fire at a seniors’ apartment complex in Kincardine has forced numerous residents from their homes, with all displaced tenants now having found or received assistance securing temporary...
Multi-vehicle crash in Listowel sends two people to the hospital
Two people were taken to hospital following a collision involving multiple vehicles, including a transport truck, in Listowel on Monday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred...
No injuries after early morning building fire in Windsor
Windsor firefighters responded to a commercial fire at a mixed-use building on Ottawa Street early Monday morning. Crews were dispatched to the two-storey property in the 1200 block of Ottawa Street...
Man, 69, killed in SUV crash in Kanata
A 69-year-old man has died after an SUV crashed on March Valley Road in Kanata early Sunday morning. Ottawa police said the man was driving alone when the vehicle collided on the stretch of road...
Nobody injured after house fire in Windsor’s west end
A house fire displaced one person and caused an estimated $250,000 in damage in Windsor's west end Saturday night. Fire crews were called to the 1100 block of Bruce Avenue at approximately 10:30...
4 people injured in 2-vehicle crash in Woolwich Township
Four people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a collision involving two vehicles in Woolwich Township on Saturday. Waterloo Regional Police said the crash happened around 4 p.m....
SUV driver sought after hit-and-run in Elliot Lake
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for a driver who allegedly left the scene after a black SUV struck a female pedestrian in Elliot Lake on Oct. 10. The collision occurred during the afternoon...
Driver hospitalized following single-vehicle crash in Greater Sudbury
A single-vehicle collision in Sudbury’s Donovan neighbourhood left one driver with serious but non-life-threatening injuries on Friday evening. Greater Sudbury Police Service officers responded to...
One person found dead after house fire in Poplar Hill First Nation
A fatal house fire in Poplar Hill First Nation is under investigation by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service after a deceased person was found inside the residence. Police said officers received a...
Woman dead, two men injured following two-vehicle crash in Scarborough
A woman has died and two men were seriously injured following a two-vehicle collision in Scarborough on Sunday night. The crash occurred shortly before 10 p.m. near Scarborough Golf Club Road and...
Three-vehicle crash disrupts traffic on Hwy. 400 in Bradford
A multi-vehicle collision involving three vehicles and a transport truck disrupted southbound traffic on Highway 400 in Bradford on Sunday evening. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the crash...
Man seriously injured in Brampton 2-vehicle crash
A man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Brampton early Sunday afternoon. Peel Regional Police responded to the crash near...
Ten people hospitalized after school bus rollover on Hwy. 401 in Chatham-Kent
Ten people were taken to hospital after a school bus carrying approximately 36 adult passengers rolled over on a Highway 401 off-ramp in Chatham-Kent on Sunday morning. Elgin County OPP said the...
One person in critical condition after two vehicles collide in Kawartha Lakes
One person was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries following a collision involving a pickup truck and a car in Kawartha Lakes on Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing in Etobicoke
A motorcyclist in his 30s was hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash in Etobicoke early Sunday morning, Toronto police say. Officers were called to the area of Dundas Street West and Royal York...
One injured, woman arrested after multi-vehicle collision in The Annex
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a multi-vehicle collision in downtown Toronto early Sunday, leaving one man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Toronto...
Two women hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash in Brampton
A four-vehicle crash in Brampton sent two women to hospital Saturday night, Peel Regional Police say. Emergency crews were called to the Queen Street West and Highway 410 area at about 10 p.m. Both...
Orléans collision leaves motorcyclist dead, driver hospitalized
A 21-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision with an SUV in Orléans on Saturday night, according to Ottawa police. Officers responded to the crash on Trim Road, just south of Watters Road,...
One person airlifted after collision involving motorcycle in Perth County
A motorcycle and pickup truck collided on West Street in Trowbridge, Ont., around 7 p.m. Saturday, leaving one person with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Ontario Provincial...
Man, 18, killed in motorcycle crash near Creemore
An 18-year-old man from Brussels, Ont., died Saturday afternoon after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Clearview Township. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision on County Road 9,...
Woman, 70, taken to hospital following collision in Osgoode
Ottawa firefighters rescued a person trapped inside a vehicle following a two-vehicle collision in Osgoode on Saturday morning. Ottawa Fire Services said crews were dispatched to the area of Mitch...
One dead, another injured after two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 11 in Severn
A fatal two-vehicle collision in Severn has left one person dead and another with non-life-threatening injuries. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision on Highway 11 northbound shortly...
Truck driver dead following workplace incident at Vaughan warehouse
A truck driver died in a workplace incident at an industrial warehouse at 9501 Highway 50 in Vaughan on Friday night. Emergency crews responded around 10:30 p.m. and found the individual with no...
Minor injuries reported after SUV crashes into restaurant in northeast London
A two-vehicle collision in northeast London sent an SUV into the side of a restaurant late Friday morning, leaving people with minor injuries. Emergency crews responded shortly before 11:30 a.m. to...
Small plane crashes and catches fire near Fergus
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a small aircraft crashed and caught fire in a field near Fergus on Friday morning, killing two people. The Skybolt biplane had departed from Fergus...
Bracebridge driver charged after crashing into tree near Macaulay Public School
A 45-year-old Bracebridge man is facing multiple charges after a vehicle crashed into a tree near Macaulay Public School in Bracebridge. Emergency crews responded to the collision on Cedar Lane,...
One person taken to hospital after crash in Bradford
A collision temporarily shut down a section of Line 5 in Bradford on Friday morning, leaving one person with minor injuries. South Simcoe police closed the road in both directions between Canal Road...
No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into Mississauga bus shelter
Peel police are investigating after a vehicle struck a bus shelter near Princess Street and Barry Avenue in Mississauga on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 9:30 a.m....
Two people seriously injured in Guelph crash
Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle collision in Guelph early Friday, while a separate driver was arrested after entering the closed-off crash scene and refusing a breath test....
Person found dead after house fire in East Ferris Township
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal residential fire in East Ferris Township that left one person dead Wednesday night. Emergency crews responded to a home on Quae-Quae Road around...
Woman, 53, fatally struck by vehicle in Windsor
Windsor police are investigating a fatal collision that claimed the life of a 53-year-old woman Thursday night. Police say the woman was crossing Tecumseh Road East outside an intersection near...
Port Colborne man killed in motorcycle collision
A 31-year-old Port Colborne man has died following a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck Thursday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Officers responded to the...
Male pedestrian seriously injured in Burlington hit-and-run
Halton police are working to identify a driver who fled after striking a pedestrian in Burlington late Wednesday evening. The collision occurred around 11:25 p.m. on Fairview Street, just east of...
Sudbury man sentenced to prison for fatal 2023 collision
A 56-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for a fatal 2023 collision that killed 29-year-old Adam Hirschfeld on Skead Road in Sudbury. Nuno Jorge Duraes pleaded guilty to...
Elderly pedestrian critically injured in East York collision
A man in his 70s is in hospital with critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto’s east end on Thursday evening. Toronto police said officers were called to the area of Coxwell...
Two people hospitalized after three-vehicle crash in Etobicoke
A woman in her 70s and a man in his 50s were taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash in Etobicoke on Thursday evening. Toronto police responded to the intersection of Kipling Avenue and...
Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in Toronto Harbourfront collision
A man in his 30s was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a collision involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in Toronto Harbourfront Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred around...
Motorcyclist dies from injuries following collision on Hwy. 94 in Callander
An 82-year-old motorcyclist from East Ferris Township has died following a collision with a car on Highway 94 in Callander on Thursday afternoon, Ontario Provincial Police confirmed. Officers...
Crash involving SUV and truck on Highway 400 ramp snarls traffic
A two-vehicle collision involving an SUV and a transport truck caused significant traffic delays at a Highway 400 off-ramp in south Barrie on Thursday afternoon. Barrie Fire and Emergency Services...
Lithium-ion battery sparks fire at Regent Park apartment building
Two people and three dogs were rescued after a two-alarm fire broke out in a sixth-floor apartment at a Regent Park high-rise apartment on Thursday afternoon. Toronto police and fire crews responded...
Woman seriously injured after being hit by vehicle near Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park
A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle near Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto on Thursday afternoon. Toronto police responded to the collision near Crawford...
Several hospitalized after separate house explosions in Hamilton
Three people were taken to hospital, two with serious injuries, following separate house explosions in Hamilton on Thursday morning. The first incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. at a home on...
Eastbound Hwy. 401 lanes in Scarborough temporarily closed after two-truck crash
A collision involving two transport trucks temporarily shut down all eastbound express lanes of Highway 401 in Scarborough on Thursday morning. The crash occurred near Neilson Road near Morningside...
Motorcycle rider dead after colliding with pickup truck in Port Colborne
A 31-year-old Port Colborne man has died after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at a Port Colborne intersection Thursday morning. The crash occurred around 6:08 a.m. at Highway 3 and...
Man, 89, critically injured in multi-vehicle crash in North York
An 89-year-old passenger remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a chain-reaction crash in North York Wednesday evening. The collision happened just before 6:20 p.m. on Bayview...
Waterloo man injured after hitting hydro pole facing charges
A 45-year-old Waterloo man is facing several charges after a crash knocked down part of a hydro pole and forced a road closure for several hours. Waterloo Regional Police responded to Erbsville Road...
Motorcyclist, 21, seriously injured in Pickering crash
A 21-year-old motorcyclist suffered life-altering injuries after losing control and crashing in Pickering on Wednesday afternoon. Durham Regional Police responded shortly after 4:35 p.m. to...
Man charged with impaired driving after crashing on Hwy. 401 in Tecumseh
A 47-year-old Petrolia man is facing multiple impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Tecumseh. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 1:56 p.m. Wednesday...
Driver charged after pedestrian struck by vehicle in Bradford
A pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being struck by a Honda minivan at a Bradford West Gwillimbury intersection Tuesday afternoon. South Simcoe Police responded to Holland Street West and...
Man dies after Brampton industrial accident
A man has died following an industrial accident in Brampton on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the area of Auction Lane and Queen Street at approximately 4:15 p.m., where they...
One person airlifted after serious collision involving dump truck in Caledon
A person was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre after a collision involving a dump truck and a passenger vehicle in Caledon Wednesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash...
2 hospitalized following serious collision involving school bus and gravel truck near Stratford
A serious collision involving a school bus and a gravel truck has closed several roads near Stratford as Perth County OPP investigate. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Line 39 and...
Multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11 near Geraldton leaves 2 injured, 1 critical
A crash involving three vehicles on Highway 11 near Geraldton left one person with life-threatening injuries and resulted in a lengthy road closure. The collision was reported around 6:45 a.m. Oct....
24-year-old man struck and injured by vehicle in Kitchener
A 24-year-old Kitchener man was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Kitchener late Tuesday evening. Waterloo Regional Police said emergency crews were called to Chopin Drive near...
Several people injured in serious three-vehicle crash in Brant County
A three-vehicle collision in Brant County sent two drivers to hospital Tuesday night, with one suffering life-altering injuries. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. on...
1 person hospitalized following collision involving police cruiser on Highway 3 in Elgin County
Highway 3 in Elgin County has reopened following a two-vehicle crash that brought traffic to a standstill Tuesday night. The collision occurred along Highway 3 between Heritage Line and Springer...
Woman found with severe injuries in Vaughan linked to fatal hit-and-run
A 60-year-old Richmond Hill woman found dead with severe injuries along a Vaughan roadway Tuesday afternoon is now being investigated as a fatal hit-and-run. Police said the woman, who worked as a...
Two hospitalized following vehicle rollover in Brampton
Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle overturned in Brampton on Tuesday. Peel Regional Police responded to the single-vehicle crash at Great Lakes Drive and Bovaird...
Woman riding e-scooter hospitalized following 2-vehcle collision in downtown Kitchener
A 37-year-old woman was hospitalized after an e-scooter and vehicle collided in downtown Kitchener Tuesday morning. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the intersection of Charles Street West and...
22-year-old man injured in e-bike collision in Barrie
A 22-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after his e-bike collided with a vehicle in Barrie on Tuesday morning. Barrie Fire and Emergency Services responded to the intersection of...
No injuries reported after fiery crash on QEW Burlington Skyway
The Toronto-bound QEW was temporarily shut down Tuesday morning following a crash involving two passenger vehicles that sparked a fire. Ontario Provincial Police reported the collision shortly...
Woman dead, toddler critically injured after head-on crash on Hwy. 5 in Hamilton
A 32-year-old woman has died and her two-year-old son remains in critical condition following a head-on crash in Hamilton Tuesday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Highway 5, just...
Cyclist injured after colliding with police cruiser in London
A cyclist suffered minor injuries after being involved in a collision with a marked London Police Service cruiser Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. near Hamilton Road and Chesley...
One person hospitalized after e-bike fire in Scarborough
A fire at a Scarborough building early Tuesday morning sent one person to hospital and prompted a temporary evacuation of residents. Emergency crews were called to a property on Macy Avenue East, in...
Quebec driver killed in fatal Hwy. 401 crash in eastern Ontario
A 63-year-old Quebec man has died following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 near Johnstown on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews responded to an exit ramp near...
Impaired collision in Thunder Bay sends one person to the hospital
A Thunder Bay driver is facing impaired driving and dangerous operation charges following a serious two-vehicle collision Sunday evening. Thunder Bay Police Service officers were called to the...
Driver charged in Huron East crash after being distracted by dog
A St. Thomas driver is facing a careless driving charge after police say a dog inside the vehicle distracted them, leading to a single-vehicle crash in Huron East. Huron County OPP and paramedics...
Brampton man involved in northern Ontario collision facing multiple charges
A 58-year-old Brampton man is facing several charges after police received reports of dangerous driving across multiple communities in the Parry Sound area. Anishinabek Police Service said officers...
Mississauga collision sends two motorists to trauma centre
Two drivers were injured, one critically, following a two-vehicle collision in Mississauga on Monday night. Peel Regional Police and emergency crews were called to the Erindale area near Mississauga...
One driver airlifted, another rescued from burning vehicle in Waterford crash
Two drivers were seriously injured after a collision involving an SUV and another vehicle in Waterford Monday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were called to Thompson Road...
One seriously injured after two-vehicle crash in Etobicoke
A person was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Etobicoke Monday evening. Toronto police said the crash occurred around 7:10 p.m. at Finch Avenue West and...
Pedestrian seriously hurt in Vaughan collision
A pedestrian was seriously injured and taken to a trauma centre following a collision in Vaughan Monday afternoon. Paramedics said emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. near Pine Valley...
Nobody hurt after large basement fire in Orléans
A basement fire that threatened neighbouring homes in Orléans was brought under control quickly Monday morning, with no injuries reported. Ottawa Fire Services received several 911 calls shortly...
Pedestrian injured after being struck near Toronto’s Pearson Airport
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle near Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga Monday morning. Peel Regional Police responded to the area of...
London man facing numerous charges after striking multiple vehicles and fleeing
A 46-year-old London man is facing multiple charges after police say an impaired driver struck an ambulance and another vehicle before fleeing and later led officers to Victoria Hospital. The...
73-year-old man on wheelchair dies after being hit by vehicle in Windsor
A 73-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Windsor Sunday evening. Windsor police said the man, who was using a motorized wheelchair, was crossing near...
Motorcyclist dead following collision in northwest London
A motorcyclist was killed Sunday evening after a collision involving another vehicle in northwest London. Emergency crews were called to the area of Fanshawe Park Road West and Aldersbrook Gate...
Motorcycle rider seriously injured in Highway 40 collision near Wallaceburg
Highway 40 near Wallaceburg was temporarily closed Sunday between Langstaff Line and Stewart Line following a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. One person was taken to hospital with...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after crashing in Kitchener
A 60-year-old Kitchener man was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a motorcycle crash in the city’s south end Sunday afternoon. Waterloo Regional Police said the collision occurred...
Three injured after vehicle goes off Owen Sound embankment
A 15-year-old is facing multiple charges after a vehicle carrying three people left a roadway in Owen Sound and ended up near the shoreline of Georgian Bay early Sunday. The incident happened around...
Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash in Kingston
A 44-year-old motorcyclist has died after a collision involving another vehicle in Kingston on Saturday evening. Kingston police responded to Bath Road, west of Centennial Drive, at approximately...
Man, 40, facing impaired charges after two vehicles collide in Tecumseh
A 40-year-old Windsor man is facing several charges after a two-vehicle collision in Tecumseh on Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash on County Road 22 near Lesperance...
3 youths injured, facing charges following ATV rollover in Mapleton Township
An ATV rollover in Mapleton Township has resulted in charges against three youths after all three riders were injured and taken to hospital. The crash happened shortly after 12 p.m. on September 26...
Kitchener driver facing multiple charges after Hwy. 427 collision leaves 6 people hospitalized
A 24-year-old Kitchener man is facing multiple impaired and dangerous driving charges after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 427 left six people injured early Sunday. Ontario Provincial Police say...
Man, 31, struck and killed by vehicle in North York
A 31-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle in North York early Sunday morning. Toronto police were called to Keele Street and Steeles Avenue West shortly before 2 a.m. after...
Collision closes roundabout, knocks out power in LaSalle
A 23-year-old Amherstburg man is facing impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle crash in LaSalle early Sunday morning. LaSalle police say the collision occurred shortly after 2 a.m. on...
Man arrested after crashing vehicle into Etobicoke residence
A man has been arrested after a vehicle left the roadway, broke through a fence and crashed into a home in Etobicoke late Saturday. Toronto police were called to the area of Kipling Avenue and...
Man, 24, killed in Thorold crash
A 24-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in Thorold early Saturday morning. Niagara Regional Police were called to the area of Merrittville Highway and Seburn Road shortly before...
SIU investigate Highway 7 collision involving OPP cruiser that seriously injured driver
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a collision involving an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser and another vehicle in Lanark County. The crash happened shortly before 2 p.m....
3 people taken to hospital after serious collision involving motorcycle in North York
A motorcyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries after a collision involving a pickup truck in North York on Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Allard Avenue and Wilson Avenue...
Cyclist hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Etobicoke
A cyclist in his 70s was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke on Sunday afternoon. The collision happened near Dixon Road and Royal York Road shortly after 2 p.m. Emergency...
Driver arrested following rollover crash in London
A 46-year-old London man is facing impaired-driving charges after a vehicle struck two parked cars and rolled onto its roof in the city’s south end Saturday afternoon. London police said the crash...
No injuries after elementary school fire in Ottawa
Ottawa firefighters contained a fire at St. Gregory Catholic School in the Meadowlands area Saturday afternoon. Ottawa Fire Services responded shortly after noon after smoke alarms were activated at...
No reported injuries after blaze at Essa dairy farm barn
A barn at a large Holstein dairy farm in Essa was damaged by fire Friday evening. New Tecumseth firefighters were called to the property on 5 Sideroad at about 6:05 p.m. and found flames coming from...
Kitchener teen seriously injured in hit-and-run collision
A 17-year-old Kitchener boy was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a collision in the city. The crash occurred on Sept. 30 at the intersection of Highland Road...
Boy struck and injured by vehicle in midtown Toronto
A 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital Friday evening after being struck by a vehicle in midtown Toronto. The collision happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. at Duplex Avenue and Lawrence Avenue West...
One driver killed in fatal two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 40 in Chatham-Kent
A driver has died following a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 40 in Chatham-Kent Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash at Highway 40 and Electric Line around...