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Highway 11 in Bracebridge shuts down following collision between dump truck and vehicle
A collision involving a dump truck and a passenger vehicle is causing major traffic disruptions on Highway 11 in Bracebridge. The crash was reported shortly before 2 p.m. near High Falls Road,...
One person hospitalized after two trucks collide in Angus
One person was taken to hospital following a collision involving two heavy trucks in Angus on Wednesday. Emergency crews responded to Brentwood Road around 12:30 p.m. after a transport truck and a...
No serious injuries reported following eight-vehicle collision in Georgina
An eight-vehicle collision caused significant traffic disruptions in Georgina Wednesday morning. York Regional Police responded shortly before 9 a.m. to the area of Morton Avenue and Woodbine...
Pedestrian collision in downtown Toronto leaves man seriously injured
A man was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the area of Queen Street West and Portland Street shortly before...
Several people injured after Toronto Community Housing building fire involving lithium-ion batteries
Four people were injured after a two-alarm fire involving lithium-ion batteries broke out at a Toronto Community Housing building Wednesday morning. Toronto firefighters were called to a...
Two-vehicle collision in Guelph leaves cyclist injured, driver assaulted by witness
Two men are facing charges following a collision involving a cyclist in Guelph that police say was followed by an assault. Officers responded around 10:40 p.m. to the aftermath of a crash involving...
Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Hwy. 174 in Ottawa
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 174 in Ottawa’s east end. Emergency crews responded to a collision on the eastbound lanes near Blair Road at approximately 9:50 p.m....
No reported injuries after man stuck in trench in Markham
A man was safely rescued Tuesday night after becoming trapped in a trench in Markham. York Regional Police and emergency crews responded around 8 p.m. Aug. 11 to an area near Warden Avenue and...
Toronto woman charged with impaired driving after rollover crash in Gravenhurst
A 50-year-old Toronto woman escaped injury after a single-vehicle rollover in Gravenhurst that left her vehicle on its roof. Bracebridge OPP officers responded to West Lionshead Road at around 4:30...
Seventeen passengers injured after bus crashes on Hwy. 17 near Wawa
An Ontario Northland bus driver has been charged with careless driving after a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 north of Wawa. The crash occurred around 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11. Police say...
35-year-old motorist charged after hitting hydro pole in Norwich Township
A 35-year-old Guelph resident is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after a vehicle left the roadway and struck a hydro pole in Norwich Township. The crash happened around 8 p.m. on Aug....
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after colliding with van in Mississauga
A young man riding a motorcycle was taken to hospital after a collision with a van in Mississauga Tuesday night. Peel Regional Police responded to the crash around 8:30 p.m. near Morning Star Drive...
Multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 403 in Mississauga leaves 3 injured, man and child critical
A serious chain-reaction crash on Highway 403 in Mississauga left a 12-year-old boy and a 43-year-old man from the United States with life-threatening injuries Tuesday evening. Ontario Provincial...
Two people hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11 in Oro-Medonte
Two people were taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash disrupted traffic on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision near...
No reported injuries after large residential blaze in Scarborough
Firefighters remain on scene in southeast Scarborough after battling a three-alarm house fire Tuesday afternoon. The blaze broke out at a two-storey residence on Broadbridge Drive in the West Rouge...
One dead, three others injured following three-vehicle crash east of Stratford
A 61-year-old Kitchener man has died following a three-vehicle collision east of Stratford. Police responded to the crash at the intersection of Highway 8 and Road 104 at approximately 2:30 p.m....
No injuries after transport truck downs hydro lines on Hwy. 17 in eastern Ontario
Highway 17 in eastern Ontario has reopened following a transport truck crash that knocked down hydro lines and disrupted power Tuesday. The collision happened around 11 a.m., forcing the highway to...
Man injured after one vehicle crashes into Brampton bus shelter
A man waiting at a Brampton bus shelter was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle crashed into the shelter Monday night. The collision happened shortly after 10 p.m. near Kennedy...
45-year-old man fatally hit by vehicle in Innisfil
A 45-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Innisfil Monday night. South Simcoe Police were called to the area of 6th Line and Sideroad 10 at about 10 p.m. following reports of a...
Brampton property owner sentenced after 2023 house fire left pregnant woman and daughter dead
A Brampton property owner has been sentenced in connection with a fatal house fire that claimed the lives of a pregnant woman and her three-year-old daughter in June 2023. The fire broke out around...
Two injured, one serious after motorcycle and car collide in Brampton
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a car in Brampton on Monday evening. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 7:40 p.m. near Steeles Avenue East and Bramalea Road after...
Pedestrian rushed to trauma centre following North York collision
A pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in North York on Monday afternoon. Toronto police and paramedics were called to Wilson Avenue and Clayson Road shortly after 3...
One person hospitalized, dog rescued following house fire in Toronto’s Roncesvalles area
A resident and their dog are safe after firefighters rescued them from a second-floor unit during a house fire in Toronto’s Roncesvalles neighbourhood Monday afternoon. The blaze was reported at a...
Cyclist seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle in Vaughan
A cyclist was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Vaughan on Monday afternoon. The collision occurred shortly after 1 p.m. near Bathurst...
Three people injured following serious multi-vehicle crash in Cambridge
Three people were taken to hospital after a serious crash in Cambridge’s Hespeler neighbourhood early Monday morning. The collision happened shortly after 3 a.m. near Maple Grove and Beaverdale...
Nobody injured after building fire in Toronto’s Dovercourt Village
Toronto Fire Services is investigating a fire that broke out early Monday at a mixed-use building in Dovercourt Village. The blaze started on the ground floor of the three-storey building near...
82-year-old dead following fatal house fire in Huron County
An 82-year-old Bluewater resident has died following a house fire in Huron County early Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were called to a structure fire on Parr Line at...
Impaired driver charged after colliding into light pole in Scarborough
A driver is facing an impaired-driving investigation after crashing into a light pole in Scarborough late Sunday night. Toronto police said the collision happened shortly after 11 p.m. near Kennedy...
One person taken to hospital after striking pole in Mississauga
One person was injured after a vehicle crashed into a traffic light pole in Mississauga on Sunday night. Peel Regional Police said emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle collision at...
No injuries reported after cargo train derails in Cambridge
Six railcars carrying non-dangerous goods briefly left the tracks in Cambridge on Sunday afternoon, with no injuries reported. Canadian Pacific Kansas City said the minor derailment occurred around...
Blind River driver charged after Highway 17 collision leaves two seriously injured
A 66-year-old Blind River man is facing multiple charges after a two-vehicle crash in the Township of the North Shore sent two people to hospital with serious injuries. Ontario Provincial Police...
Ottawa Police investigating two-vehicle collision on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police are asking for witnesses following a collision on Highway 417 in Ottawa. Police said a sedan and a white cargo van crashed near Parkdale Avenue at approximately 3 p.m....
E-bike rider hospitalized after colliding with SUV in Kitchener
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a serious collision involving an e-bike and an SUV in Kitchener that sent one person to hospital. Emergency crews responded around 4:05 p.m. Friday to a...
Man, 39, arrested after fleeing Sudbury crash scene in stolen vehicle
A 39-year-old Greater Sudbury man is facing multiple charges after police say he crashed a stolen vehicle and fled the scene last week. Greater Sudbury Police Service said the collision happened...
Barrie woman faces impaired charges after hitting e-bike rider and fleeing
A 45-year-old Barrie woman is facing multiple charges after police say she fled the scene of a collision that injured an e-bike rider. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Thursday near Anne Street...
Oshawa driver, 28, arrested after striking and critically injuring pedestrian
An Oshawa man has been charged after police allege he deliberately drove into a pedestrian, leaving the victim with critical, life-threatening injuries. Durham police responded to the area of...
Scarborough North MP Shaun Chen resigning following injuries suffered from 2025 crash
Liberal MP Shaun Chen will resign from Parliament at the end of this week, citing ongoing health problems stemming from a car accident late last year. Chen, who has represented Scarborough North...
2 injured, 1 serious following multi-vehicle crash in Brampton
A woman was seriously injured after a multi-vehicle crash in Brampton on Sunday afternoon. Peel Regional Police said three vehicles collided near Chinguacousy Road and Dusk Drive, south of Queen...
Driver hospitalized after crashing into pole in Brampton
A driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Brampton Sunday afternoon. Peel Regional Police said the vehicle struck a utility pole near Kennedy...
One person in critical condition following motorcycle crash in St. Clair
A 57-year-old motorcyclist is in critical condition following a serious single-vehicle crash in St. Clair early Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial Police reported the collision shortly before 11:30...
No reported injuries after barn fire at Cornell Campbell House in Scarborough
A storage barn at the Cornell Campbell House in Scarborough was heavily damaged by fire late Saturday night, with no injuries reported. Toronto Fire Services responded to the area of Kingston Road...
52-year-old motorcyclist killed in head-on collision in Muskoka Lakes
A 52-year-old motorcyclist has died following a head-on collision with a passenger vehicle in Muskoka Lakes on Saturday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash happened shortly after 8:30...
Mississauga man found dead after canoe capsized on Stewart Lake in Georgian Bay Township
A 31-year-old Mississauga man has died after a canoe overturned on Stewart Lake in Georgian Bay Township Saturday evening, according to Ontario Provincial Police. OPP said the incident happened...
Minor injuries reported following three-vehicle crash outside Cambridge Memorial Hospital
A three-vehicle collision outside Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Saturday afternoon resulted in only minor injuries and limited property damage. The crash occurred at an intersection on Coronation...
Barrie police officers lure away two aggressive dogs with treats after man bitten
Two aggressive dogs were safely captured in Barrie after officers used treats to lure them away from a potentially dangerous situation. Barrie police were called around 10 a.m. Friday after a...
Four people hospitalized after following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 404 in Aurora
Four people were taken to hospital with non-serious injuries after a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 404 in Aurora Saturday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said four passenger vehicles were...
Woman injured after motorcycle and vehicle collide in Scarborough
A woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a motorcycle and vehicle collided in southwest Scarborough Saturday afternoon. Toronto police responded to the crash near Brimley Road and St....
Pedestrian fatally struck by transport truck on Hwy. 404 in North York
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a transport truck on Highway 404 in North York Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of a man walking on the highway near Finch...
Fatal downtown Ottawa crash leaves motorcyclist dead
A 33-year-old man has died following a motorcycle crash in downtown Ottawa early Saturday morning. Ottawa police said the single-vehicle collision occurred around 2:35 a.m. on Colonel By Drive,...
Man, 39, suffers life-threatening injuries after crashing motorcycle in Windsor
A 39-year-old man is in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Windsor early Saturday morning. Police were called to Riverside Drive East near Ford Boulevard shortly after 3:30 a.m....
Man found dead after residential blaze in Etobicoke
A man has died after a fire broke out at a home in Etobicoke early Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to a residence on Moynes Avenue, near The Queensway and Royal York Road, shortly...
Elderly woman dies following wrong-way crash on QEW in Oakville
An 83-year-old woman has died following a wrong-way crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville Friday night. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 10:10 p.m. after receiving reports of a...
SIU investigate 2-vehicle collision involving Durham police cruiser in Pickering
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating a collision involving a Durham Regional Police cruiser and a civilian vehicle in Pickering on Friday evening. The crash occurred around 7:30...
Teen riding e-scooter suffer minor injuries in Bracebridge collision, charge laid
A 16-year-old e-scooter rider has been charged after a collision with a car in Bracebridge on Friday morning. Bracebridge OPP responded to the crash at the intersection of Wellington Street and...
Motorist injured after downing hydro pole, sparking power outage in Stouffville
A vehicle crash in Stouffville early Thursday morning caused a lengthy road closure and knocked out power to thousands of residents. The collision happened shortly after 6 a.m. at Main Street and...
Minor injuries reported after truck rollover on Hwy. 402 in Sarnia
A transport truck rollover has forced the closure of the westbound Highway 402 off-ramp to Modeland Road in Sarnia. Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police said the ramp is expected to remain...
One person hospitalized following three-vehicle collision on Hwy. 401 near Ingersoll
A three-vehicle crash involving an SUV and two transport trucks caused major delays on Highway 401 westbound near Ingersoll on Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said the collision happened...
Occupants uninjured after fire destroys Stittsville house
Five people have been displaced after a house fire in Stittsville on Thursday evening. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a home on Fernbank Road, southwest of Stittsville Main Street, shortly before...
Attempted murder charge laid after person struck by vehicle in Bradford West Gwillimbury
A 42-year-old Barrie man is facing several charges, including attempted murder, after police say a person was deliberately struck by a vehicle in a Bradford West Gwillimbury neighbourhood Thursday...
Distracted driver charged after crashing into trees in Guelph-Eramosa
An 18-year-old driver from Acton is facing charges after a single-vehicle crash near Guelph early Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 4 a.m. to the intersection of Jones...
Man exiting vehicle struck by driver in North York
A man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in North York on Thursday afternoon. Toronto police said the incident occurred shortly...
Cyclist taken to hospital after colliding with OC Transpo bus in Ottawa
A cyclist was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after colliding with an OC Transpo bus in Ottawa on Thursday afternoon. Paramedics said the crash occurred around 4:25...
Driver hospitalized after crashing through Ottawa schoolyard fence
A senior woman was taken to hospital after her vehicle crashed through a fence outside Knoxdale Public School in Ottawa on Thursday afternoon. Paramedics responded to the scene on Greenbank Road at...
Person fatally struck by train near Hamilton’s Confederation GO Station
Emergency crews responded Thursday morning after a person was fatally struck by a train on the Lakeshore West GO line west of Confederation GO Station in Hamilton. Police and paramedics were called...
Man airlifted in critical condition following hit-and-run collision in Oshawa
Durham police are investigating a hit-and-run in north Oshawa that left a man with life-threatening injuries on Thursday morning. Officers were called to the area of Nonquon Road and Mary Street...
Two injured, including officer, following fatal police shooting and collision in Mississauga
A 19-year-old man was fatally shot by a Toronto police officer during a gun-related investigation in Mississauga early Thursday, prompting an investigation by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU)....
Hit-and-run collision in Brampton leaves female pedestrian in critical condition
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a hit-and-run in Brampton that left a female pedestrian with critical injuries early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded around 12:20 a.m. to the...
Cyclist, 14, seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle in Whitby
A 14-year-old cyclist was seriously injured after being struck by a pickup truck in Whitby on Wednesday night. Durham Regional Police said the collision occurred shortly before 9 p.m. at the...
Two people facing numerous criminal charges after ramming police cruisers with stolen SUV in London
Two people are facing numerous criminal charges after London police recovered firearms and drugs from a stolen SUV following a failed attempt to flee officers on Sunday. Police said the stolen...
Person suffers head injury after falling down embankment in London’s Meadowlily Trail
Emergency crews carried out a technical rescue at Meadowlily Heritage Forest Trail on Wednesday evening after a person was injured in a fall down a steep embankment. The London Fire Department said...
One driver dead, another injured following two-truck collision in Tilbury
A 44-year-old man was killed following a two-vehicle collision in Tilbury on Tuesday evening. According to Chatham-Kent Police, the crash occurred around 6 p.m. at the intersection of Jeanettes...
No reported injuries after fire destroys several vehicles and apartment unit in Ottawa’s Westboro area
Two residents have been displaced after a vehicle fire in Ottawa’s Westboro neighbourhood spread to multiple vehicles and damaged a nearby apartment unit Tuesday afternoon. Ottawa Fire Services...
Pedestrian struck and seriously injured by train in North Bay
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a train in North Bay on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the area of Couchie Memorial Drive and Main Street West shortly...
Woman taken to hospital following 3-vehicle crash in downtown Toronto
A woman in her 30s suffered minor injuries after a three-vehicle crash in downtown Toronto on Wednesday morning that left one vehicle overturned and temporarily shut down Fort York Boulevard....
One person injured after lithium-ion batteries spark fire at Etobicoke shelter
A two-alarm fire at a city-run shelter in Etobicoke early Wednesday morning was contained to a single seventh-floor unit, with officials saying the room contained lithium-ion batteries that were...
No occupants injured after residential fire near downtown Windsor
A fire at a multi-unit residential building on Janette Avenue caused an estimated $400,000 in damage and displaced four residents early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the 100 block...
One driver hospitalized following serious two-vehicle crash in Mississauga
One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision sent a car into a bus shelter and a light pole in Mississauga early Wednesday morning. Peel Regional Police said the crash occurred at...
Motorist charged after striking multiple parked vehicles in York
A 19-year-old driver has been charged with careless driving after a rollover crash in York early Wednesday morning. Toronto police said the collision occurred around 2:40 a.m. near Winona Drive and...
Motorcyclist dead, two others injured following two-vehicle collision in Mulmur
A 63-year-old Wellington North man died following a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle in Mulmur on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the intersection...
Man, 40, facing charges after crashing UTV in Papineau-Cameron Township
A 40-year-old East Ferris man is facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing a UTV into a ditch during the Thunder Valley Semi Racing – Truck Rodeo in Papineau-Cameron Township. Ontario...
4-year-old child airlifted to hospital after being hit by pickup truck near Boland Lake
A 4-year-old child suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck at a private campground near Boland Lake in La Salle Township on July 31. Ontario...
Motorcyclist hospitalized following Hwy. 401 collision in Cambridge
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV on Highway 401 Tuesday evening. The crash happened in the westbound lanes between Hespeler Road and...
One person seriously hurt following two-vehicle crash involving motorcycle in Vaughan
One person was seriously injured after a motorcycle and car collided in Vaughan on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. near Major Mackenzie Drive West and Ontario Street,...
Four people injured in collision involving e-bike in downtown Toronto
Four people, including a child, were taken to hospital after a collision involving an e-bike in downtown Toronto on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 10:35 a.m. near Parliament Street and...
Three people hospitalized following collision on Hwy. 10 in Orangeville
A two-vehicle collision in Orangeville on Tuesday morning has forced the closure of a section of Highway 10. Provincial police said the crash occurred between Sideroad 10 and County Road 16. Three...
Kitchen fire blamed for apartment unit fire that left one man dead in downtown Toronto
One person has died following a fire at a downtown Toronto high-rise on Tuesday morning. Toronto Fire Services responded to reports of smoke on the 19th floor of a residential building at 200...
One person dead after apartment building blaze in Scarborough
One person has died after a two-alarm fire at a 20-storey apartment building in Scarborough on Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to the building near Neilson Road and McLevin Avenue at...
Motorcyclist dead following two-vehicle crash in Brampton
A motorcyclist in his 30s has died after a collision involving a sedan in Brampton on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 7:40 a.m. near Queen Street East and Sun Pac Boulevard. The...
Driver taken to hospital after hitting utility pole near Toronto’s High Park
A driver was taken to hospital after a single-vehicle collision near High Park on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Parkside Drive and High Park Boulevard shortly...
No injuries, arson suspect arrested after Kitchener townhouse fire
A 34-year-old man has been charged after an early morning fire at a townhouse complex in Kitchener caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. Emergency crews responded around 6:30 a.m. Sunday to a...
No reported injuries after garage fire at Mississauga residence
An early morning fire destroyed a detached garage at a home in Mississauga's Cooksville neighbourhood. Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services responded to the blaze on Rolling Stone Court, near...
4 people, including 2 children, hospitalized following downtown Toronto apartment fire
Four people, including two children, were hospitalized after an early morning apartment fire in downtown Toronto on Tuesday. The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. in an eighth-floor unit of a...
Motorcyclist, 38, dies after colliding with SUV in Tillsonburg
A fatal motorcycle crash in Tillsonburg is under investigation after a rider died following a collision with an SUV on Monday evening. Emergency crews responded shortly after 5 p.m. to Simcoe...
Barrie driver crashes vehicle after two attempts to flee police
A 36-year-old Barrie man is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing police twice before crashing his vehicle and attempting to escape on foot. The incident began on August 3 when Barrie...
Nobody injured after house fire in Georgian Bay
An investigation is ongoing after a house fire broke out in Georgian Bay on Sunday evening. Georgian Bay Fire and Emergency Services responded around 6:30 p.m. after a passerby noticed smoke coming...
No injuries after driver rescued from submerged vehicle in Guelph Lake
A Good Samaritan is being praised after rescuing a driver from a submerged vehicle in Guelph Lake during the Civic Holiday long weekend. According to Wellington County OPP, the incident occurred...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in two-vehicle collision in Toronto’s west end
A 25-year-old motorcyclist was taken to a Toronto trauma centre after a collision with a vehicle in the city's west end on Monday afternoon. Toronto police said the crash occurred just before 5:15...
Teen cyclist suffer arm injury after being hit by vehicle in Barrhaven
A 15-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Ottawa's Barrhaven neighbourhood on Monday afternoon. Paramedics responded to the collision near the intersection of...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with TTC bus in Toronto’s west end
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a collision involving a TTC bus in Toronto's west end on Monday afternoon. Toronto police said the crash occurred just before 3 p.m. near Queen Street West...
Five people hospitalized, one in critical condition after two-vehicle crash in Clearview Township
One person suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision near Stayner on Monday and was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash, involving an...