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Woman seriously injured in Mississauga 2-vehicle crash
A two-vehicle collision in Mississauga early Sunday morning left one woman seriously injured. Peel Regional Police responded to the crash at Erin Mills Parkway and Dundas Street West shortly after 4...
No reported injuries after car caught on fire in Oro-Medonte parking lot
Emergency responders were called to a car fire in a grocery store parking lot in Oro-Medonte on Saturday night. Firefighters arrived shortly before 9 p.m. at the Craighurst Foodland on Horseshoe...
Occupants uninjured following residential garage blaze in Barrie
A garage fire at a home in southeast Barrie on Saturday afternoon forced a quick emergency response but left residents unharmed. Fire crews were called to a property on Trillium Crescent after...
Cambridge woman charged after starting house fire that sent one person to the hospital
A 38-year-old woman from Cambridge is facing an arson charge following a house fire early Saturday morning that left one person in hospital. Emergency crews were called to the area of Adam Street...
Driver injured after vehicle strikes hydro pole in Wellington North Township
A collision with a hydro pole has forced the closure of an intersection in Wellington North Township for several hours. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle crash occurred around 4:15...
Two crashes temporarily shut down Hwy. 401 near Brockville
A stretch of Highway 401 west of Brockville was temporarily closed Friday afternoon after a jackknifed tractor-trailer and a separate two-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police responded to...
2 dead, 5 hospitalized following deadly three-vehicle crash near Brantford
A fatal three-vehicle crash near Brantford on Friday afternoon has left two dead and five others hospitalized. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred just after 12:30 p.m. near...
4 people, including 3 children, taken to hospital after two vehicles collide in Kitchener
A two-vehicle collision in Kitchener sent four people to hospital Friday morning. Emergency crews responded around 10:50 a.m. to the intersection of East Avenue and Stirling Avenue North involving a...
Man, 28, rushed to hospital following serious rollover crash in Markham
A high-speed crash in Markham early Friday morning left a 28-year-old driver seriously injured and sent to a Toronto trauma centre. Emergency crews responded to the scene on Major Mackenzie Drive...
Two police officers injured after crashing while in pursuit of suspect in North York
Two Toronto police officers were hospitalized with minor injuries following a single-vehicle crash in North York while attempting to arrest a suspect. The incident occurred Thursday night near Finch...
2 people taken to hospital following serious 2-vehicle crash in Barrie’s south end
A head-on collision in Barrie’s south end has resulted in an impaired driving charge and sent two people to hospital. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Fairview Road around 8:30 p.m....
Three hospitalized in North Bay rollover crash, Cochrane driver charged for running red light
A 79-year-old driver from Cochrane is facing a charge after a two-vehicle crash in North Bay on Thursday evening. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened at the intersection of...
G1 driver injured, facing charges after crashing in Puslinch Township
Provincial police in Wellington County have laid charges against a 20-year-old Brampton man after a single-vehicle crash in Puslinch Township. Officers responded to the collision on Wellington Road...
29-year-old impaired driver charged after crashing on Hwy. 11 near North Bay
A crash along Highway 11 near North Bay has led to charges against a 29-year-old driver from Bracebridge. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident happened around 10 p.m. on March 18 in East...
Chatham man dead following scuba diving incident in Erieau
A 67-year-old man from Chatham has died following a scuba diving incident at Erieau marina earlier this week. Police say emergency crews were called around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after the diver...
Police seeking witnesses after vehicle strikes bus shelter and flees in Windsor
Police in Windsor are seeking public assistance after a vehicle crashed into a bus shelter and fled the scene earlier this month. The incident happened around 6:13 p.m. on March 1 at the northwest...
Crash involving transport and pickup truck causes traffic delays on Hwy. 401 near London
Traffic delays hit the Thursday evening commute near London after a crash on Highway 401. The incident, involving a transport truck and a pickup, blocked a single lane between Elgin Road and Putnam...
Three adults, three youths hospitalized following serious collision near Seaforth
A serious two-SUV collision on Thursday afternoon has left six people hospitalized and prompted a road closure near Seaforth. The crash occurred on North Line and Roxboro Line between Winthrop Road...
Man killed in fatal head-on crash in East Garafraxa
A man died following a head-on collision in East Garafraxa early Thursday morning. The crash, involving two vehicles, occurred shortly after 5 a.m. on the border of East Garafraxa and Caledon. The...
Man seriously injured following Hwy. 401 rollover in North York
A man sustained serious injuries in a rollover crash on Highway 401 near Keele just before midnight Wednesday. The accident caused major damage to the traffic median, with one vehicle ending up...
Residents safely evacuated after balcony fire at east Ottawa apartment
Firefighters in Ottawa successfully contained a fire to a single apartment balcony thanks to a rapid and coordinated response. The blaze was reported around 7:39 p.m. Wednesday at a large apartment...
Burlington man facing charges after colliding on QEW and fleeing wrong way in Oakville
A 26-year-old Burlington man is facing several charges after a dangerous incident on the QEW in Oakville on Wednesday evening. Police say a grey sedan was seen travelling the wrong way in the Fort...
Man found dead following house fire in Niagara Falls
A fatal house fire in Niagara Falls on Wednesday evening is under investigation. Emergency crews responded around 6 p.m. to a burning home on Elm Street, where firefighters later extinguished the...
Pedestrian, 54, seriously injured by vehicle in Woolwich
A 54-year-old pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Woolwich on Wednesday evening. The collision occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near Arthur Street North and Church...
No injuries reported after house fire in Fergus
A house fire in Fergus on Wednesday afternoon prompted an emergency response but resulted in no reported injuries. Crews were called to a home on Courtney Street around 3 p.m., where residents and...
Three companies facing charges after November condo blaze in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park
Three companies are facing charges after an investigation into a major fire in Thorncliffe Park that burned for more than two weeks and displaced hundreds of residents. The blaze, which started on...
Police investigate serious pedestrian collision in Elmira
A serious collision involving a pedestrian in Elmira on Wednesday evening prompted a temporary road closure and an ongoing police investigation. Emergency crews responded shortly after 5 p.m. to the...
Fatal head-on collision in Ottawa leaves woman dead, man facing charges
A 31-year-old man has been charged following a deadly head-on collision in Ottawa’s west end on Wednesday evening. The crash occurred around 7:15 p.m. on Carling Avenue near Ullswater Drive,...
Boy fatally struck by GO train in Mississauga
A young boy has died after being struck by a Lakeshore West GO train near Long Branch GO station in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say a 13-year-old boy was hit at approximately 2:45 p.m. near...
Driver taken to hospital after truck crashes, spills fuel on Hwy. 17 in Renfrew
A tractor-trailer crash near Renfrew has forced the closure of Highway 17 and caused a fuel spill close to the Bonnechere River. The incident happened around 1:45 p.m., prompting Ontario Provincial...
Windsor woman charged after crashing vehicle in Leamington
A Windsor woman is facing impaired driving charges following a crash in Leamington. The incident happened Tuesday just after 10:30 p.m. on Wakefield Avenue, prompting an investigation by Ontario...
Only minor injuries reported following serious 2-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11 in Oro-Medonte
A serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 northbound in Oro-Medonte on Wednesday resulted in no serious injuries. The crash occurred shortly after 1 p.m. just north of Line 14, when a black...
Impaired truck driver charged after hitting pole in Puslinch Township
A tractor-trailer crash in Puslinch Township has led to impaired driving charges. The incident happened Tuesday around 5:30 p.m. on Concession 2, where the truck struck a hydro pole. Wellington...
Toronto police officer injured after cruiser struck by stolen vehicle in North York
A Toronto police officer was hospitalized after a cruiser was hit by a suspected stolen vehicle in North York. Police say the incident began just after 5 p.m. when an Automated Licence Plate...
Multiple closures caused by collisions on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario
Strong winds and snow squalls caused multiple disruptions along Highway 401 in eastern Ontario on Tuesday morning, leading to several temporary closures. A jackknifed tractor-trailer shut down...
Dangerous snowy weather blamed for multiple crashes on Hwy. 11 in Orillia
A stretch of northbound Highway 11 in Orillia was closed Tuesday morning after numerous crashes during worsening winter weather. Ontario Provincial Police reported about ten collisions between Line...
Youth killed in fatal snowmobile crash on Hwy. 11/17 in Nipigon
A fatal snowmobile crash in Nipigon prompted a major highway shutdown on Tuesday and is now under investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police. First responders were called shortly after 7 a.m. to...
No injuries after two transport trucks crash into ditch on Hwy. 401 in Kitchener
A crash involving two transport trucks led to the temporary closure of an eastbound Highway 401 on-ramp in Kitchener late Monday night. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 10:45 p.m. near...
Occupants unharmed after fast spreading blaze damages two homes in London
Firefighters in London responded to a wind-driven blaze that caused major damage to the back of a home in the city’s east end on Monday afternoon. The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m., and...
Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Hwy. 10 in Caledon
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 10 in Caledon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision around 1:15 p.m. on Highway 10 between King Street and Boston...
No injuries after vehicle crashes into home in Welland, driver arrested
A man from Niagara Falls is facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a home in Welland and fleeing the scene. Police say officers responded to a residence near East Main...
Impaired driver arrested after vehicle veers into ditch and catches fire in Windsor
A person has been arrested following an alleged impaired driving crash in Windsor late at night. Police say officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. to a single-vehicle collision on E.C. Row...
Police seeking information on hit-and-run that left pedestrian seriously hurt in Ottawa
Ottawa police are seeking witnesses after a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian earlier in February near the intersection of Fisher Avenue and Viewmount Drive. Investigators say a pedestrian was...
Cyclist struck and injured by vehicle in Toronto’s Little Jamaica
A male cyclist in his 60s was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle Sunday evening in Little Jamaica. The collision occurred shortly before 7 p.m. at Eglinton Avenue West and Oakwood...
Firefighter responding to peeling roof left seriously injured in downtown Toronto
A Toronto firefighter was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after being injured while responding to a peeling roof on Oxford Street near Bathurst and College. The incident occurred around 4:43 p.m....
Two serious crashes in Kawartha Lakes send three people to the hospital
Ontario Provincial police reported two separate crashes in the Kawartha Lakes area Sunday afternoon. The first occurred around 1 p.m. in Janetville on Highway 35 near Fleetwood and Golf Course...
No injuries after transport truck and multiple vehicles collide on Hwy. 401 in North York
A multi-vehicle crash involving a jackknifed transport truck temporarily blocked the westbound express lanes of Highway 401 in North York early Sunday morning. The collision, which involved three...
Man struck by vehicle in Scarborough’s Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan area
Early Sunday morning, emergency crews responded to a pedestrian-vehicle collision in Scarborough’s Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan area near Sheppard Avenue East and Warden Avenue. A man in his 30s was...
Driver missing after vehicle crashes into pole in York
Toronto police are searching for a driver who fled after their SUV collided with a pole early Sunday morning. The crash occurred around 6:04 a.m. near Bathurst Street and Avenal Drive. Officers...
Two dead, two injured following deadly apartment blaze in Ottawa’s Centretown area
A high-rise fire in Centretown, Ottawa, claimed two lives and injured two others on Saturday night. Ottawa Fire Services responded shortly after 9:30 p.m. to reports of active alarms and flames on...
Vaughan man dies following fatal snowmobile collision in Cochrane
A 19-year-old man from Vaughan died Saturday morning after his snowmobile collided with a commercial vehicle in Cochrane, Ontario. The crash occurred around 9 a.m. at the intersection of OFSC Trail...
Family uninjured after large fire destroys house in Alban
A fire in Alban destroyed a home, leaving a family of four without a residence. The incident occurred near Highway 64 around midnight between Friday and Saturday, March 14. Firefighters responded...
Van driver sought following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the driver of a van following a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 417 in Ottawa Saturday afternoon. Police say the collision occurred around 12:19 p.m. in...
Driver and passengers uninjured after GO bus rollover in south Barrie
A rollover involving a GO Transit bus prompted a road closure in the south end of Barrie on Saturday morning. Police say the bus overturned on Yonge Street near St. Paul’s Anglican Church shortly...
Firefighter injured, two displaced after duplex fire in Windsor
A Saturday morning fire at a duplex in Windsor has caused an estimated $500,000 in damage and displaced two residents. Fire crews responded to the property at the intersection of Irvine Avenue and...
Wawa snowmobiler, 65, killed in northern Ontario crash
A fatal snowmobile crash early Saturday morning has claimed the life of a 65-year-old resident of Wawa. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, officers from the Superior East OPP responded to a...
No occupants injured after building fire in Sault Ste. Marie
Firefighters spent several hours battling a blaze in a building near the International Bridge on Friday, with the structure’s age making the operation more difficult. Crews from Sault Ste. Marie...
Two people found dead in Echo Bay house fire
A deadly house fire in Echo Bay is under investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police. Emergency crews responded to the fire on Highway 17B at about 3:51 p.m. Friday. Personnel from the Echo Bay...
Scarborough trampoline park operator facing charges for zipline incident that left boy injured
Ontario’s public safety regulator has laid charges against the operator of a Scarborough trampoline park after an 11-year-old boy was injured when a zipline harness failed earlier this year. The...
77-year-old woman dead, driver hospitalized following two-vehicle crash in Cambridge
OPP are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in Cambridge that claimed the life of a passenger. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Maple Grove Road and Speedsville Road around...
Winter weather causes crashes on Highway 402 and 403 in southwestern Ontario
A section of Highway 402 has reopened following a multi-vehicle crash in London. Ontario Provincial Police said the eastbound lanes were closed at Wonderland Road South while crews responded to the...
Snowy conditions, multiple collisions with reported injuries on Highway 401 in southern Ontario
Part of Highway 401 was shut down Friday as snowfall moved across southern Ontario, creating hazardous driving conditions and multiple crashes. Snow began falling in the Greater Toronto Area around...
One person injured after vehicle strikes pole in London
Emergency crews responded to a crash in London on Friday morning after a sedan collided with a utility pole. The incident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at the intersection of Dundas Street East and...
32-year-old pedestrian struck by vehicle in Oshawa
A 32-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle Thursday afternoon in Oshawa. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. at the intersection of Nonquon Road and Mary Street,...
Child seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle near school in Barrhaven
A young child was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle near an elementary school in Barrhaven on Thursday afternoon. Ottawa paramedics said the collision happened around 3:40 p.m. at...
Two drivers injured in collision involving transport trucks on Hwy. 401 in Chatham-Kent
Two people were injured after two transport trucks collided on Highway 401 near the Orford Road exit in Chatham-Kent early Monday morning. Emergency crews from Elgin County OPP, Chatham-Kent Fire...
Etobicoke collision leaves male pedestrian critically hurt
A pedestrian suffered critical injuries after being hit by a pickup truck in Etobicoke on Thursday evening. Toronto police say the collision occurred around 7:47 p.m. near Lake Shore Boulevard West...
Home occupants and neighbours evacuate after fast spreading kitchen fire in North Bay
A house fire Thursday morning in North Bay caused extensive damage to a residence, though all occupants managed to escape safely. Emergency crews from three stations responded to the blaze around...
Students and bus driver uninjured after school bus catches fire in Caledon East
A school bus transporting 44 high school students caught fire Thursday morning in Caledon East, prompting a response from emergency crews. Police say the incident was reported around 8:10 a.m. on...
Southbound closure after two trucks collide on Hwy. 11 in Severn
A section of Highway 11 in Severn is closed following a collision involving a pickup truck and a transport truck early Thursday morning. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the crash...
Pedestrian collision in Barrie leaves woman seriously injured, driver facing charges
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Barrie late Wednesday night. Police say the incident happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the intersection of Sunnidale Road and...
Serious multi-vehicle crash in Sudbury sends several people to the hospital
A four-vehicle collision occurred in Greater Sudbury during the early evening of March 11 after a Tesla sedan reportedly lost control on Municipal Road 35 (Elm Street). Police say the crash happened...
78-year-old woman killed in two-vehicle collision in Melancthon Township
A 78-year-old woman from Listowel has died following a two-vehicle collision in Melancthon Township on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of County Road 124 and...
Multiple people injured in three-vehicle crash near Brantford
A section of Highway 403 near Brantford was temporarily closed Wednesday morning following a three-vehicle crash. Police shut down the eastbound lanes at Garden Avenue around 11 a.m. and advised...
30-year-old driver seriously hurt following three-vehicle crash in Mississauga
A 30-year-old driver was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a three-vehicle crash in Mississauga on Wednesday morning. Peel Regional Police say the collision occurred near the...
Morning flooding and multiple collisions causing minor injuries on Hwy. 401 in Clarington
Part of Highway 401 in Clarington was temporarily shut down Wednesday morning due to multiple crashes and water pooling on the roadway. Ontario Provincial Police closed all eastbound lanes at Holt...
Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit be vehicle in Waterloo
A 23-year-old man was taken to hospital after being struck by an SUV early Wednesday morning in Waterloo. Waterloo Regional Police initially closed King Street North between Hickory Street West and...
Serious multi-vehicle collision in Tecumseh sends several people to the hospital
Provincial police are looking into a three-vehicle collision that occurred in Tecumseh Tuesday evening. Emergency crews, including police, firefighters and paramedics, were called to the...
Brampton truck driver, 34, charged after striking vehicle in Whitchurch-Stouffville
A man is facing impaired driving charges following a crash involving a dump truck in Whitchurch-Stouffville. York Regional Police say emergency crews responded to a collision at the intersection of...
Off-duty OPP officer charged in connection to 2025 fatal collision on Highway 61
An off-duty Ontario Provincial Police officer in northwestern Ontario has been charged with careless driving causing death following a fatal collision in November. The crash happened on Highway 61...
London man convicted for 2020 fatal high-speed crash facing additional charge
A London man convicted in a fatal high-speed crash that killed a local woman is now facing additional legal trouble. Bahaa Ali, 31, was found guilty of dangerous driving causing death following a...
Three-vehicle crash on QEW at Hwy. 427 leads to temporary lane closures
A multi-vehicle crash on the QEW in west Etobicoke forced lane closures Tuesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police reported that the three westbound left lanes at Highway 427 were blocked around...
No injuries after large blaze breaks out at back of London house
A house fire on Boullee Street caused significant damage Tuesday morning, though no one was injured. Two residents noticed an electrical-type smell and discovered flames at the back of the home,...
78-year-old man killed in fatal Lakeshore crash
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in the Lighthouse Cove area of Lakeshore. The collision happened around 9 p.m. Monday on Mariner’s Drive near Tisdelle Drive....
Occupants evacuated, one firefighter injured after serious blaze at Wasaga Beach motel
A late-night fire caused heavy damage to a two-storey motel in the Beach 1 area of Wasaga Beach on Monday. Emergency crews were called just before midnight to 45 Mosley Street, the location of the...
Driver and dog rescued after vehicle overturns near Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa firefighters rescued a driver and her dog after a vehicle rolled onto its side near the Central Experimental Farm Monday night. Emergency crews responded around 8:45 p.m. to the intersection...
One person extricated from vehicle following two-vehicle crash in Ottawa
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash in Ottawa Monday night that left one person trapped inside a damaged vehicle. Firefighters were called by Ottawa police at about 8:32 p.m. to the...
Two injured, 21-year-old woman facing charges following two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 655
A 21-year-old woman from Constance Lake First Nation faces multiple charges following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 655 involving a stolen car, Ontario Provincial Police say. The collision occurred...
Elderly woman struck by vehicle in Ottawa’s South Keys Shopping Centre
An elderly woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot at the South Keys Shopping Centre in Ottawa. Police say the collision happened around 3 p.m....
Infant dead, woman seriously injured following three-vehicle crash near Leamington
A 15-month-old boy has died after a three-vehicle crash near Leamington on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews responded to the collision at the intersection of Highway 3...
Woman hospitalized after being hit be vehicle near Toronto’s Lawrence Park
Emergency crews responded to a pedestrian collision near Lawrence Park Monday evening that left a woman in hospital. Toronto police say the incident occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. at the...
One person hospitalized with critical injuries following collision at west London intersection
London police are investigating after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision Monday evening. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. at the intersection of Wharncliffe Road North and...
Motorcyclist critically injured in two-vehicle collision in Richmond Hill
A motorcyclist suffered critical injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Richmond Hill on Sunday afternoon. York Regional Police said the collision between a motorcycle and a grey sport utility...
Man arrested after crashing unattended snow removal vehicle into Toronto’s SickKids Hospital
A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a snow removal vehicle and crashing it into the emergency department entrance at Toronto’s SickKids Hospital on Monday afternoon. Police say...
Man seriously hurt following high-rise apartment fire in Etobicoke
A man was rescued from a high-rise apartment in Etobicoke after a fire broke out late Monday morning. Toronto Fire Services responded to a residential building on Richview Road, near Eglinton Avenue...
Multiple people injured in three-vehicle crash on Highway 3 in Leamington
A section of Highway 3 in Leamington was closed Monday morning following a serious three-vehicle collision, according to Essex County OPP. Police reported the crash around 11 a.m., prompting road...
One firefighter taken to hospital after large fire rips through townhouse in Hamilton
A large fire damaged several townhouse units early Monday morning in Stoney Creek, prompting a major response from Hamilton firefighters. Crews were called to a townhouse complex on Echovalley Drive...
Fatal incident involving vehicle leaves 2-year-old child dead in northern Ontario
A two-year-old child has died after a tragic incident involving a vehicle on a rural property Sunday evening in Robillard Township in northern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident...
Police officer attacked by dog after stopping impaired driver in Owen Sound
An impaired driving investigation in Owen Sound on Saturday night escalated when a dog inside a pickup truck attacked police during an arrest. Officers responded after a concerned resident reported...
Suspect arrested after starting house fire that injured one person and killed dog in Tiny Township
Police have made an arrest following a suspicious house fire in Tiny Township on Sunday evening. Emergency crews responded to reports of a structure fire on Macedonia Circle shortly before 6 p.m....