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Fire broke out in vacant residential building in Timmins
A fire broke out Sunday night at a vacant multi-unit residential building on Fifth Avenue in Timmins, prompting a large response from local fire crews. Timmins Fire Chief Scott Atkinson said the...
Windsor man charged with impaired driving following crash in Essex
A 60-year-old Windsor man is facing impaired driving charges after crashing his vehicle into a ditch in Essex on Sunday evening. OPP officers from the Essex Detachment responded to the scene around...
Pickering woman in critical condition following 2-vehicle collision in Ajax
A 61-year-old Pickering woman is in critical condition following a two-vehicle collision in Ajax on Sunday evening. The crash occurred around 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Kingston Road and...
28-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured in crash in Windsor
A 28-year-old motorcyclist is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious crash in Windsor on Sunday night. Police responded around 9:30 p.m. to a collision at the intersection of...
Ottawa police investigating crash that left woman injured
The Ottawa Police Service is appealing for witnesses following a serious single-vehicle crash in The Glebe early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 5:25 a.m. near the intersection of Queen...
Man facing multiple charges following series of hit-and-run crashes in Mississauga
A 39-year-old man, Gary Walker — who is under a Canada-wide driving prohibition — faces multiple charges after allegedly causing a series of drug-impaired hit-and-run crashes in Mississauga on June...
Motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with vehicle in Etobicoke
A male motorcyclist was seriously injured, though not critically, in a collision with a vehicle Sunday evening in Etobicoke. The incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. near Humberline Drive and...
Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 417 leaves two injured
Two drivers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a seven-vehicle crash on Highway 417 in downtown Ottawa Sunday afternoon. The collision occurred in the westbound lanes near...
One dead, another hospitalized following house fire in Hamilton
A house fire in Hamilton on Sunday claimed the life of a woman and sent another person to hospital for smoke inhalation after attempting a rescue. The blaze broke out around noon at a two-storey...
Two people dead after vehicle hits stone wall in Hamilton
Hamilton police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning on the Claremont Access. Around 3 a.m., a southbound Chevrolet left the road and hit a stone wall....
Hydro line downed following serious two-vehicle collision near Ingersoll
Police are responding to a serious two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Foldens Line and Clarke Road near Ingersoll. A hydro line is down as a result of the crash. The extent of injuries...
Two motorcyclists seriously injured in head-on collision near Cornwall
Two people on a motorcycle were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a head-on collision near Cornwall on Saturday. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the crash occurred around 4...
Boy riding e-scooter struck by vehicle in Celedon
A boy was hospitalized after being struck in a hit-and-run incident in Caledon on Saturday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the collision at 2 p.m. near Mayfield Road and...
One person hospitalized following 2-vehicle crash in North York
A person was transported to the hospital with unspecified injuries following a two-vehicle crash in North York on Saturday morning. Toronto police responded to the collision at Sentinel Road and...
Highway 17 reopened following serious collision in Wawa
Highway 17 in the Wawa area has reopened after being closed for nearly eight hours overnight due to a serious collision in Lake Superior Provincial Park. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to...
Motorcyclist killed after colliding onto parked ATV in North Dundas
A 40-year-old motorcyclist died Friday evening after colliding with a parked ATV on County Road 11, southeast of Chesterville, in North Dundas. Police were called around 10 p.m. about the crash, and...
14-year-old airlifted to hospital following scooter-vehicle collision near Barrie
A 14-year-old scooter rider was airlifted to a Toronto trauma center after being struck by a vehicle near Barrie on Friday night. The collision occurred around 10:30 p.m. on County Road 27, south of...
Vehicle collision causes power outage in Pickering
A vehicle collided with an electrical box in Pickering on Friday, causing a power outage which crews are fixing. The crash occurred near Brock Road, north of Rossland Road. Elexicon Energy reported...
Motorcyclist dead following collision on Gardiner Expressway
A 24-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision with a pickup truck on the Gardiner Expressway in Etobicoke on Friday evening. Emergency services responded around 7:45 p.m. to a crash in the...
Elderly driver charged after youth struck by vehicle in Thornbury
A youth sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Thornbury on Monday afternoon. According to Collingwood OPP, a vehicle driven by a 76-year-old Thornbury...
Three hospitalized following Mississauga condo fire
Three individuals were hospitalized following a condo fire in Mississauga early this morning. Emergency services responded to the blaze near Embassy Avenue and Inverhouse Drive shortly after 7:30...
Motorcyclist critically injured in collision with car near London
A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into a Mercedes sedan Friday morning near London. The collision occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Dundas Street and...
House fire causes around $750,000 damage in Scotland, Ontario
A fire in Scotland, Ontario, caused an estimated $750,000 in damage on Wednesday afternoon. Brant County firefighters, OPP officers, and paramedics responded to the blaze around 2:30 p.m. on Maple...
One person injured following house fire in Thunder Bay
A person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and burn injuries following a house fire on Thunder Bay’s south side early Wednesday morning. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to the blaze around 7...
One fatality following early morning crash on Highway 4
A fatal two-vehicle crash occurred early Friday morning on Highway 4 near Hurondale Road, just north of Exeter. The collision, involving a car and an SUV, happened shortly before 6 a.m. The...
Driver sustained serious injuries following 2-vehicle collision in Waterloo
A serious two-vehicle collision in Waterloo sent one man to the hospital late Thursday night. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the crash at the intersection of Weber Street South and Union...
Toronto police officer seriously injured in motorcycle collision on Highway 403 in Mississauga
A Toronto police officer has been hospitalized after his motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer on Highway 403 in Mississauga Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. in the...
Highway 69 reopens following collision near Pointe Au Baril
Highway 69 has reopened near Pointe Au Baril following a two-vehicle collision that occurred earlier Thursday. The highway had been closed between Highway 529 and Highway 522 but all lanes are now...
OPP investigate collision involving school bus in Blind River
At approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday, the East Algoma OPP and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a collision between a school bus and a commercial vehicle at the intersection of Causley Street...
Eastbound lanes on Highway 417 closed following serious two-vehicle collision
A serious two-vehicle collision has shut down the eastbound lanes of Highway 417 in downtown Ottawa on Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred around 11:55 a.m. near Nicholas Street in the left lane....
Kitchener driver charged following 3-vehicle crash in Guelph
A 28-year-old Kitchener resident has been charged following a three-vehicle crash in southwest Guelph. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Paisley Road and...
Significant traffic delays on Highway 400 following rollover collision
A two-vehicle collision that resulted in a rollover significantly disrupted traffic on Highway 400 southbound near King Road on Wednesday. The Ontario Provincial Police (Aurora detachment) and...
OPP seeking suspect who fled collision scene in Freelton
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for a suspect who fled on foot after being involved in a collision with a stolen vehicle on Highway 6. The crash occurred at Concession 11 East in Freelton,...
Highway 64 closed following serious collision involving pedestrian
Highway 64 remains closed following a serious collision on Wednesday afternoon involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian. The crash occurred around 1:40 p.m., and emergency crews responded promptly....
Single-vehicle crash in Tillsonburg claims driver’s life
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Tillsonburg that occurred Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene on Vienna Road, between Simcoe...
Vehicle bursts in flames following 3-vehicle collision near Warden and Finch
A vehicle caught on fire following a three-vehicle collision near Finch and Warden avenues early Wednesday morning, just before 6:30 a.m. Paramedics responded to the scene, but all parties involved...
LaSalle to increase enforcement on off-leash dogs
The Town of LaSalle is reminding dog owners to keep their pets on a leash when off their property, following an increase in complaints about dogs running loose. The town announced on X that stricter...
Many pedestrians and cyclists at risk of being struck at intersections in Canada
A new study commissioned by CAA reveals that in Canada, one in every 770 pedestrians and one in every 500 cyclists experience a high-risk or critical near-miss at intersections. The study, conducted...
Owen Sound driver dead following head-on collision in Georgian Bluffs
A 21-year-old from Owen Sound has died following a head-on collision on Grey Road 5 in Georgian Bluffs. The crash, involving a utility truck and a passenger vehicle, occurred around 4 p.m. on...
29-year-old killed in ATV crash near Highway 69
A 29-year-old from Henvey Inlet First Nation has died following an ATV crash on June 17. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the scene on Pickerel River Road, near Highway 69, at 9:30 a.m. The...
Highway 401 eastbound closed following Milton collision
The eastbound express lanes of Highway 401 are expected to remain closed until around 6 p.m. Tuesday following a collision involving two commercial vehicles, according to the OPP. The crash occurred...
E-scooter rider seriously injured in collision in downtown Toronto
A man in his 30s was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while riding an e-scooter in downtown Toronto on Tuesday afternoon. The collision occurred around 3:41 p.m. near Richmond...
18-year-old hospitalized following dirt bike crash in Kitchener
An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with unspecified injuries following a dirt bike crash in Kitchener on Tuesday afternoon. Waterloo Regional Police say the incident occurred around 1:10 p.m....
Highway 144 in Chelmsford temporarily closed following 2-vehicle collision
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in Chelmsford, prompting a temporary closure of Highway 144 at the MR35 intersection, according to Greater Sudbury Police....
Beloved crossing guard injured in 2-vehicle collision in London’s Old North
Residents in London’s Old North neighbourhood are rallying to support a beloved crossing guard who was injured Tuesday morning after a two-vehicle collision sent a car onto the sidewalk at Colborne...
Cyclist struck by vehicle during morning in Ottawa
A cyclist in his 30s was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning on St. Laurent Boulevard near Clarke Avenue, according to Ottawa police....
Fatal three-vehicle collision temporarily closes Sudbury’s Lasalle Extension
A fatal three-vehicle collision occurred early Tuesday morning on Sudbury’s Lasalle Extension, resulting in the death of a 44-year-old man and serious injuries to another driver. The crash happened...
Teen driver extorted by driver following collision in Guelph
A 17-year-old in Guelph was pressured into transferring $1,000 to a stranger after a minor collision on Friday afternoon. According to Guelph Police, the teen was driving his father's car near...
Wellington Road 17 in Mapleton closed after serious collision
A serious collision in Mapleton led to the closure of Wellington Road 17 in both directions on Monday. According to an Ontario Provincial Police social media update posted at 4:52 p.m., the closure...
Multiple people hospitalized following serious crash in Stayner
A serious crash involving a pickup truck and an SUV in Stayner early Saturday morning sent multiple individuals to the hospital. The collision happened shortly before 9 a.m. at the intersection of...
Fatal two-vehicle crash closes section of Highway 89
A section of Highway 89 in Cookstown was closed Monday afternoon following a fatal two-vehicle crash near 6th Line and County Road 56. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 2:30 p.m., where...
Police seek witnesses in connection to high speed crash in King Township
York Region police are appealing for witnesses as they investigate a June 2 crash in King Township, where a sedan traveling at nearly 200 km/h left one man injured. According to police, the white...
Suspect sought after ATV rider seriously injured in hit-and-run
Police are searching for a suspect after an ATV rider was seriously injured in an alleged intentional hit-and-run following a house party in Fort Erie, Ontario, early Sunday morning. Niagara...
One person hospitalized after motorcycle crash in Etobicoke
A man in his 30s is in the hospital following a motorcycle crash in Etobicoke late Saturday night. The incident, which occurred around 10 p.m. near Kipling Avenue and Byland Road, was a...
Motorcyclist sent to hospital following serious collision in North York
Emergency crews responded to a serious collision in North York on Saturday night. The Toronto Police Service reported that the incident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. at Yorkland Road and Sheppard...
Car flipped in serious multi-vehicle crash in Brampton
A serious multi-vehicle crash in Brampton on Saturday morning left one car flipped and a transport truck off the road. Emergency services, including Peel Regional Police, Brampton Fire, and Peel...
Highway 17 temporarily closed near Nairn Centre following collision
A vehicle collision led to the closure of Highway 17 near Nairn Centre on Friday evening, Ontario Provincial Police reported. The road was shut down between both entrances of Lorne Falls Road just...
Three injured in Highway 400 crash near Bradford
A two-vehicle crash on Highway 400 near Bradford on Friday afternoon left three people injured. The collision occurred in the southbound lanes near County Road 88. The injured were transported to a...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash near Brantford
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash south of Brantford on Friday evening. The collision occurred just before 6 p.m. on Cockshutt Road,...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in multi-vehicle collision in Caledonia
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a three-vehicle collision near Caledonia on Friday evening. The crash occurred on Highway 54, which was temporarily closed between Mines Road and McKinnon...
Fatal collision involving motorcycle and tractor in Listowel
A 29-year-old motorcyclist has died following a collision with a tractor on Perth Line 88 in Listowel. The crash occurred just after 7 p.m. on Thursday. Emergency services responded, but the...
Georgina man killed in two-vehicle collision on Highway 48 in Sutton
A 31-year-old man from Georgina has died following a two-vehicle collision involving a dump truck on Highway 48 in Sutton Friday morning. The crash occurred around 9 a.m. at the intersection of...
Collision between two transport trucks in Sudbury leaves one dead
One person is dead following a head-on collision between two transport trucks early Friday morning on Highway 17 in Sudbury. The crash occurred around 1:15 a.m., according to Ontario Provincial...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with pickup truck in South Huron
A 29-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a pickup truck in South Huron on Thursday night. Emergency crews responded just after 9 p.m. to the crash on Road 164, between...
Cyclist seriously injured after being struck by police cruiser in Brampton
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating after a 67-year-old cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a Peel police cruiser in Brampton on Thursday. The incident...
Cyclist seriously injured following collision in Mississauga
A cyclist has been rushed to the hospital in critical condition following a collision with a vehicle around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The collision happened near Creditview and Argentia roads in...
One person killed in Niagara Falls crash
A 22-year-old motorcyclist from Niagara Falls has died after a collision with a vehicle late Thursday night. The crash occurred just before 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Thorold Stone and...
E-scooter rider critically injured after crashing on Bloor Viaduct
A man in his 50s has died following a single-vehicle crash involving an electric scooter on the Prince Edward Viaduct in Toronto. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. Thursday in the eastbound lanes....
Driver dead, another injured in Caledon crash
A fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 9 near Mount Pleasant Road, south of Tottenham, is under investigation by provincial police. The collision occurred late Thursday afternoon before 5:00 pm. A...
Driver seriously injured following 2-vehicle crash near Kingston
A two-vehicle crash northeast of Kingston Thursday afternoon left one driver with serious injuries. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident on Highway 15, west of County Road 32 near...
Multiple collisions in Mississauga leads to arrest of suspected impaired driver
A suspected impaired driver was arrested following a series of collisions in Mississauga Thursday morning. The incidents occurred between Dixie Road and the Queen Elizabeth Way to Dixie Road and...
Major traffic delays and multiple injuries following transport trailer crash on Highway 400 in Barrie
A transport trailer crash on Highway 400 in Barrie early Thursday morning caused major traffic delays and sent several people to the hospital. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. when a...
Two-vehicle collision closes Highway 6 between Espanola and Manitoulin Island
Highway 6, connecting Espanola to Manitoulin Island, remains closed Thursday due to a serious two-vehicle collision near Hopkins Hill Road, south of Espanola. The crash involved a passenger vehicle...
Ottawa tow company charged after towing vehicle from crash scene without permission
An Ottawa tow company and two of its drivers are facing charges after allegedly towing a driver’s vehicle from a crash scene against the owner's wishes. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say the...
Kingston driver charged after colliding onto vehicle and narrowly hitting child pedestrian
A Kingston driver faces multiple charges after a series of erratic actions Thursday morning. At around 8:45 a.m., residents reported a driver behaving recklessly near Cataraqui Woods Drive and...
Hanover police seek hit-and-run suspect and vehicle after pedestrian struck
Hanover police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian that occurred around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday on 7th Avenue near the entrance to Hanover Park. Police say 66-year-old Sheila...
Chatham senior charged following 2-vehicle crash in Sarnia
A 73-year-old Chatham resident has been charged following a two-vehicle crash in Sarnia on Wednesday morning. The collision occurred around 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 40 and Plank...
Sarnia man facing charges following collision in Corunna
A 32-year-old man from Sarnia is facing multiple charges following a collision in Corunna on Monday night. Just after 9 p.m., Lambton County OPP responded to a crash near Cameron and Murray Streets,...
Section of Highway 69 closed near Parry Sound following collision
A serious collision between a transport truck and a passenger vehicle has shut down a section of Highway 69 near Pointe au Baril. Ontario Provincial Police are on scene and have closed the highway...
Transport truck crashes and bursts into flames near Brampton
A transport truck fire led to the temporary closure of a highway on-ramp near Brampton on Wednesday. The incident occurred near Highway 410 and Mayfield Road, close to the Brampton-Caledon border....
Police car involved in a collision that left four injured in downtown London
Four people were injured in a collision between a police vehicle and a London Transit Commission (LTC) bus in downtown London on Wednesday, prompting an investigation by Ontario’s Special...
Motorcyclist injured in serious collision in Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a serious collision involving a motorcycle and a Honda vehicle. The crash occurred around 5:25 p.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Longfellow Drive...
Kitchener man facing charges following 2-vehicle crash in Guelph
A 33-year-old Kitchener man has been charged with impaired and dangerous driving following a two-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning in Guelph. The collision occurred around 2:50 a.m. at the...
75-year-old woman charged in 2-vehicle collision in North Middlesex
A 75-year-old woman from Parkhill is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges following a two-vehicle collision in North Middlesex. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on Saturday at the...
Man succumb to injuries following serious collision involving e-scooter in Pickering
A 21-year-old man has died from injuries sustained in an e-scooter collision with an SUV in Pickering. The incident occurred on the afternoon of June 4, as the e-scooter rider was crossing the...
Pedestrian seriously injured in collision in Scarborough Bluffs
On Monday night, a male pedestrian in his 30s was rushed to a trauma centre with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough’s Cliffside neighbourhood...
Motorcyclist gets trapped under bus and dies in Rexdale collision
A 29-year-old man died Tuesday evening after a high-speed motorcycle crash in Rexdale near Kipling Avenue and Steeles Avenue West. Toronto Police Acting Insp. Baheer Sarvanandan said the...
One person dead, two others hospitalized following serious collision in Caledonia
A fatal collision involving a vehicle and an SUV occurred Tuesday afternoon on Argyle Street South near Highway 6 in Caledonia, Haldimand County. The crash happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. Emergency...
Crash leads to temporary road closure near Oshawa
A crash on Old Scugog Road, south of Church Street in Blackstock north of Oshawa, temporarily closed the rural road Tuesday morning. Durham Regional Police responded to the collision, which involved...
Driver dead after crashing dump truck onto hydro pole near Elora
A 63-year-old Waterloo man died after his dump truck struck a hydro pole Tuesday morning near Elora. The collision occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Sideroad 11. The driver was pronounced dead at the...
Traffic closure in Pickering following collision incident
A crash in Pickering has shut down all eastbound lanes of Kingston Road between Walnut Lane and Glendale Drive, according to Durham Regional Police. The collision occurred Monday afternoon, with...
One person injured in three-vehicle crash on Highway 17 near Sudbury
A three-vehicle crash involving a transport truck on Highway 17 sent one person to hospital by air ambulance Monday evening. The collision occurred around 5 p.m. east of Nairn Centre, prompting a...
Mississauga woman facing charges after crashing in Blue Mountains
A 21-year-old woman from Mississauga is facing multiple charges after fleeing police and later crashing a black Ford Mustang in the Blue Mountains. On Sunday around 7 p.m., OPP were conducting a...
Cyclist airlifted to hospital following serious collision in Fort Frances
A 50-year-old cyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a pickup truck late Saturday night in Fort Frances, northwestern Ontario. The collision occurred around 11:40 p.m. on June 7 at...
Motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries in crash in London
A motorcyclist is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash Saturday morning in Middlesex Centre, northwest of London. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Vanneck Road near...
Pedestrian struck by train in Ingersoll
A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a train early Monday morning in Ingersoll. Emergency crews responded to the incident around 5:10 a.m. on Mutual Street North. The collision occurred near a...
Three separate collisions in York Region leaves two dead, several others injured
Two people were killed and several others injured in three serious collisions over the weekend in York Region, prompting police to appeal for information. Friday NightAt around 7:50 p.m., a crash...
Serious injuries reported in rollover and deer accident on Highway 401
Two separate crashes on westbound Highway 401 occurred on Sunday, resulting in serious injuries and road closures. In the first incident near Newcastle’s Mill Street exit, a motorcyclist collided...
Three people injured in crash involving side-by-side on Manitoulin Island
A single-vehicle crash involving a side-by-side on Manitoulin Island sent three individuals to hospital Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Murray Hill Road in Wiikwemkoong...
One fatality following crash involving motorcycle in Kingston
A 36-year-old motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle crash in Kingston, Ontario, over the weekend. The collision occurred around 6 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Brock Street and Palace...