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Woman, 24, charged in connection to fatal ATV crash in Sandy Lake First Nation
A 24-year-old woman from Sandy Lake First Nation has been charged in connection with a fatal ATV crash that occurred in the community last November. The single-vehicle collision happened early on...
Community provide support to Sault family involved in fatal collision that took 2-year-old child’s life
Residents of Sault Ste. Marie are rallying to support a local family after a devastating crash that claimed the life of a young child and left others critically injured. On the evening of Jan. 7,...
Evening snowy weather causes multiple collisions across southwestern Ontario
Emergency crews responded to several highway incidents across southwestern Ontario on Wednesday evening, leading to multiple lane closures and travel warnings. Police urged motorists to avoid...
Four people hospitalized after fire at retirement home in Stayner
A fire at a private retirement residence in Stayner has displaced 25 residents, all of whom are currently sheltering at a nearby church. Clearview’s deputy fire chief, Kevin Spears, said emergency...
Serious Hwy. 3 crash in Fort Erie leaves man in critical condition
Ontario Provincial Police report that a man suffered potentially life-altering injuries following a serious single-vehicle crash in Fort Erie on Wednesday morning. Investigators say the driver lost...
33-year-old man struck and injured by tractor-trailer in Cornwall
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a late-night incident near Cornwall in which a pedestrian was struck by a tractor-trailer. Officers were called around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to a business on...
Two drivers charged following street racing collision in Windsor
Windsor police have laid stunt driving charges against two motorists following a street racing collision on Wyandotte Street East. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 3100...
Two men facing charges after evading R.I.D.E. checkpoint and striking police cruisers in Oshawa
Two Oshawa men are facing multiple charges after attempting to evade officers during a RIDE check, according to Durham Regional Police. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Jan. 12 near Stevenson...
Man, 21, facing attempted murder charge after using vehicle to run down former friend in Sarnia
A 21-year-old Sarnia man is facing multiple criminal charges, including attempted murder, following a series of incidents involving a former friend on Jan. 10. Sarnia police were first called around...
30-year-old man struck by vehicle in Guelph intersection
A 30-year-old man was taken to a Hamilton trauma centre after a serious collision in Guelph Tuesday evening. The Guelph Police Service closed the intersection of Woodlawn Road and Woolwich Street at...
Highway 540 closed on Manitoulin Island following fatal two-vehicle crash
One person has died after a serious two-vehicle collision that forced the closure of Highway 540 on Manitoulin Island Tuesday evening. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred around 5:30...
No injuries reported after 9-vehicle crash near Gardiner Expressway
Toronto drivers faced significant delays Tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle crash near the Gardiner Expressway. Police said the collision occurred around 8:40 a.m. in the area of Lower Jarvis...
Teen critically injured following two-vehicle crash in Severn Township
A teenager is in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck and a construction vehicle in Severn Township Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the intersection...
Two hospitalized, including off-duty police officer, following Hwy. 400 crash in Bradford
An off-duty York Regional Police officer was seriously hurt in a three-vehicle crash that disrupted traffic on Highway 400 in Bradford early Tuesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the...
Two people injured following blaze at Mississauga vacant lot
Two people were transported to hospital after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning at a vacant lot in Mississauga. Emergency crews were called to the area of Mattawa Avenue around 4 a.m. Peel...
No injuries after serious house fire in west Windsor
Firefighters in Windsor spent several hours tackling a house fire near Ojibway Park early Tuesday morning. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services responded just before midnight and encountered heavy fire...
Supportive housing fire in Waterloo sends three people to the hospital
Three people were hospitalized after a fire damaged a Waterloo apartment building late Monday night. Emergency crews responded to a blaze at 155 Lincoln Rd., near Ellis Crescent North, at about...
One person dead after fire at Sudbury encampment
Sudbury police say a 38-year-old woman has died following a tent fire at a homeless encampment in the city. Officers were called to the Energy Court encampment around 10 p.m. Monday after reports of...
Snowmobiler rescued from Rideau River near Kemptville, suffers hypothermia
Emergency crews rescued a person after a snowmobile broke through the ice on the Rideau River near Burritts Rapids Monday evening. First responders were called to the area around 6 p.m. after the...
Head-on crash in Scugog leaves two seriously injured
Two motorists were seriously injured and had to be freed from their vehicles following a head-on crash in Scugog Township on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Lakeridge Road near Blue...
Compassionate Capreol mother among two killed in fatal Hwy. 144 collision
Deborah Moxam, 58, of Capreol died in a head-on collision on Highway 144 on Jan. 6, one of two people killed in the crash. According to her family, she was deeply committed to helping others,...
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by pickup truck in Collingwood
A 69-year-old man was left with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck in Collingwood on Monday afternoon. Police say the collision occurred at the intersection of High...
One person seriously injured following 2-vehicle crash on Highbury Avenue North
One person was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle crash north of London on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police reported shortly before 8:15...
Man seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle in Markham
A man believed to be in his 20s is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Markham Monday morning. Emergency crews were called just after 7 a.m. to the intersection of...
Large fire rips through residence in Collingwood, no injuries reported
Fire crews in Collingwood were called to a structure fire early Monday morning after reports of flames coming from a residential home. When firefighters arrived, heavy fire was visible through a...
Vehicle crash brings down traffic pole in Brampton intersection
A single-vehicle crash that brought down a traffic light pole caused road closures in Brampton early Monday. Peel Regional Police say the collision happened around 5:25 a.m. at the intersection of...
Two charged after stolen vehicle hits pole in Brampton plaza
Two people are facing charges after a stolen vehicle crashed into a pole at a Brampton plaza early Monday. Peel Regional Police say officers were called to the area of McLaughlin Road and Flowertown...
No injuries after semi-truck driver strikes snow plow on Hwy. 17 in Clearwater Bay
A semi-truck driver has been charged after colliding with a snow plow on Highway 17 in northwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police in Kenora say the crash happened around 8 p.m. on January 11 in...
Police charges woman in Midland after striking police cruiser in attempt to flee
A 31-year-old woman from Penetanguishene is facing multiple charges after an encounter with police in Midland on Sunday afternoon. Southern Georgian Bay OPP say officers attempted a traffic stop...
5-year-old child dies after fatal ATV collision in Renfrew County
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal ATV collision that claimed the life of a five-year-old child in Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan Township over the weekend. Police and Renfrew County...
18-year-old novice driver charged after crashing through fence in Greater Napanee
Ontario Provincial Police have charged an 18-year-old novice driver with impaired driving following an early-morning crash in Greater Napanee. The collision happened around 4 a.m. on January 10,...
17-year-old girl arrested after striking police cruisers in Guelph
A 17-year-old from Wellington County was taken into custody Friday night following a series of dangerous encounters with police while allegedly impaired. Guelph police were alerted shortly before 10...
Three injured, one critical following head-on collision in Ottawa
Three people were hospitalized after a head-on collision on Prince of Wales Drive in Ottawa on Sunday morning. Emergency crews were called to the roadway south of Hunt Club Road shortly before 9...
Cyclist dead after being hit by fleeing motorist in Brant County
A 65-year-old Brant County man is facing charges after a fatal hit-and-run involving a cyclist in Glen Morris. Police were called to East River Road at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday following reports of a...
27-year-old man fatally struck by pickup truck in Kawartha Lakes
Provincial police are looking into a deadly collision involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian in Kawartha Lakes. The crash occurred Friday at about 10 p.m. on Highway 7. Police say a 27-year-old...
Elderly woman killed by fallen tree branch in Mississauga
An elderly woman has died after being hit by a falling tree branch in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say officers were called to the area of High Street East and Lakeshore Road East around 2:30...
39-year-old charged after person attacked by dogs in Essex
An 39-year-old Essex resident is facing court proceedings after a dog-related incident in the town. Police were called to Laird Avenue around 7 p.m. on January 4 after receiving reports that two...
Road closure in Fergus following serious multi-vehicle collision
A portion of Wellington Road 18 in Fergus was closed Saturday evening after a serious multi-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police announced just after 6:15 p.m. that the roadway was shut down...
Vehicle strikes and downs hydro pole in King Township
A section of Aurora Road in King Township has been shut down following an early-morning crash that brought down hydro lines. York Regional Police say officers were called just after 6 a.m. Saturday...
No injuries reported after fire breaks out at Kitchener multi-unit residence
Kitchener firefighters were called to a late-night fire at a multi-unit residence on Queen Street South on Friday. Crews arrived to find a fire confined to one room and were able to extinguish it...
50-year-old woman arrested following dog attack in Thamesville
A 50-year-old woman has been taken into custody after a dog attack in Thamesville on Thursday evening. Chatham-Kent police were called to Victoria Street after a 55-year-old man reported being...
Driver facing fines and penalties after hitting tow truck on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police report that a driver is facing penalties after rear-ending a tow truck at an active collision scene on Highway 417 in Ottawa. The incident occurred near Bayshore around...
Fatal crash near Hanover leaves man dead, girl injured
A fatal crash near Hanover on Thursday afternoon left one man dead and a young girl injured. West Grey Police report the collision occurred around 5 p.m. on Sideroad 5, between Concessions 4 NDR and...
Woman struck and injured by hit-and-run vehicle in Brampton
Peel Regional Police are looking into a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in Brampton on Friday evening. Police say a woman was struck by a vehicle just before 6 p.m. near the intersection of Ray...
Pickup truck driver arrested after striking ambulance on Hwy. 400 in Innisfil
A collision involving a pickup truck and an ambulance shut down part of Highway 400 in Innisfil on Friday. Police say a black, four-door pickup truck was seen driving erratically before it crashed...
Elderly woman in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Whitby
An elderly woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Whitby on Thursday afternoon. Durham Regional Police say officers were called to the...
49-year-old pedestrian struck by vehicle at busy Cambridge roundabout
A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle at a Cambridge roundabout Thursday evening. Waterloo Regional Police say the collision happened around 7:50 p.m. at the intersection of...
Woman, 37, facing charges after vehicle loses control and crashes in Barrie
A 37-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after a vehicle left the roadway and ended up in a ditch in Barrie on Thursday evening. Police say they were alerted to a suspected impaired driver...
Man dead following fatal workplace accident in Vaughan
A workplace accident in Vaughan has claimed the life of a man, authorities say. Emergency crews were dispatched just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday to Plastic and Paper Sales Inc. on Applewood Crescent,...
Woman sustains serious injuries after being hit by vehicle in Mississauga
A woman is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga Thursday evening. Emergency crews responded just before 9 p.m. near Creditview Road and Eglinton Avenue following...
QEW in Burlington closed following serious truck crash, diesel spill
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a truck crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., a truck lost control in the Fort Erie-bound lanes...
Man struck and killed by vehicle in Brampton
A man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton on Thursday afternoon, Peel Regional Police report. The collision occurred on Mississauga Road just north of Williams Parkway around 2:30...
Suspect sought after fleeing collision scene on eastbound Hwy. 401 near Guelph Line
Ontario Provincial Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Guelph Line on Thursday afternoon, which prompted a search for a suspect. The crash was...
Driver injured after detached wheel strikes vehicle on Hwy. 401 in Pickering
A driver was taken to hospital after a sedan was severely damaged by a detached wheel from a tractor trailer on Highway 401 in Pickering on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 12:35...
Woman, 35, fatally struck by truck in Etobicoke
A 35-year-old woman has died after being struck by a truck in Etobicoke on Thursday morning, Toronto police say. Officers were called to the intersection of Islington Avenue and Dixon Road shortly...
Two-vehicle collision in North York leaves man with serious injuries
A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision in North York on Thursday morning, according to Toronto police. Officers were called to the area of Bathurst Street...
Two people hospitalized after two vehicles collide in Middlesex County
Emergency crews are assessing injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Middlesex County. The collision occurred on Highway 7, also known as Elginfield Road, prompting a closure between Stonehouse Line...
One person seriously hurt in Essex crash
One person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Essex County on Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police were called to Mersea Road 8, which remains closed...
Man hospitalized after vehicle goes into water in Toronto’s Mimico area
A man was taken to hospital after his vehicle slid into the water near a docking area in Mimico on Wednesday night. Police say the incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. near the intersection of Park...
Multi-vehicle collision in Sault Ste. Marie leaves four critically injured, including two children
Four people, including two young children, were seriously injured in a three-vehicle collision in Sault Ste. Marie on Wednesday evening. Police say the crash happened around 7:10 p.m. near the...
36-year-old driver killed in single-vehicle crash near Courtland
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash near Courtland. Emergency crews were called to Highway 3 just after 7 p.m. Wednesday after reports that a sedan had left the...
Person injured following dog bite incident at Essex’s Bridlewood Optimist Park
Ontario Provincial Police confirmed they are investigating a dog bite reported Sunday at Bridlewood Optimist Park in Essex that left a person injured. They describe the injuries as...
Cottam driver pleads guilty to dangerous driving in connection to 2022 rollover crash
A 21-year-old man from Cottam has admitted to dangerous driving partway through his trial over a serious crash that occurred in October 16, 2022. Cameron Drouillard had been facing four charges...
One person taken to hospital after vehicle rollover in Ottawa
A vehicle rollover on St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa Wednesday afternoon left one person injured, paramedics report. Emergency crews responded around 3:30 p.m., and an adult was taken to hospital...
Driver, 81, seriously hurt in crash involving two vehicles in Waterloo
A collision between a Honda SUV and a Maserati SUV closed part of Lexington Road in Waterloo Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 2:40 p.m., shutting down Lexington Road between Davenport...
No injuries after waste recycling truck crashes into Barrie house
A waste recycling truck crashed into a home in west-end Barrie Wednesday afternoon, sending emergency crews to the scene. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Benson Drive. Barrie Fire Services...
One passenger dead, driver critically hurt following 2-vehicle crash near Kingston
One person has died following a head-on crash involving two vehicles east of Kingston Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say. The collision occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Taylor Kidd...
Oakville bus collision leaves woman hospitalized with serious injuries
A woman was seriously injured after being struck by a bus in Oakville on Wednesday morning, according to Halton Regional Police. The collision occurred near the intersection of Trafalgar Road and...
60-year-old killed in crash at Bluewater Bridge in Sarnia
A 60-year-old person from London has died after a crash at the Bluewater Bridge in Sarnia on Wednesday morning. Lambton County OPP say emergency crews, including police, fire and paramedics, were...
QEW near Hamilton reopens following multi-vehicle crash that left one person injured
The Fort Erie–bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way have reopened after a multi-vehicle collision near Hamilton caused major disruptions Wednesday morning, police say. Ontario Provincial Police...
One dead, two hospitalized following house fire in Peterborough
One person has died and two others were hospitalized after a house fire in Peterborough early Wednesday morning, police say. Emergency crews responded to a residential blaze near McDonnel Street and...
Impaired driver charged after downing hydro pole in Kitchener
A driver is facing charges after a single-vehicle crash in Kitchener early Wednesday that brought down a hydro pole. Emergency crews were called to the scene near Courtland Avenue East and Shelley...
Driver sought after fleeing multi-vehicle crash scene in Scarborough
Toronto police are looking for a driver who left the scene after a multi-vehicle crash in Scarborough late Tuesday night. The crash occurred just before 10 p.m. near the intersection of Brimley Road...
Fatal head-on crash on Highway 144 in Sudbury leaves two people dead
Two people were killed in a head-on collision Tuesday evening on Highway 144 in Sudbury, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m Tuesday. and involved a pickup...
Brampton man charged following Hwy. 9 multi-vehicle collision in Kincardine
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 21-year-old man from Brampton in connection with a three-vehicle collision on Highway 9 in Kincardine. The crash occurred late Sunday morning, around 11:30...
Woman hospitalized after being hit by school bus in downtown Toronto
A woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a school bus in downtown Toronto Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police say the collision occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of...
80-year-old woman fatally struck by pickup truck in Scarborough
A 80-year-old woman has died after being struck by a pickup truck in Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon, Toronto police say. Officers were called to the area of Kingston Road and Midland Avenue around...
60-year-old woman dead following two-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes
Ontario Provincial Police are examining the circumstances surrounding a deadly two-vehicle collision that happened Monday afternoon in Kawartha Lakes. Emergency crews were dispatched around 12:19...
No injuries after fire destroys Douglas Trading Post
Residents of Douglas and nearby Ottawa Valley communities are coping with the loss of a local landmark after a fire overnight destroyed the Douglas Trading Post. The building, located off Highway 60...
Snowplow operator with lifetime license suspension arrested following 2-vehicle collision in Stittsville
Ottawa police say a snowplow driver was arrested following a collision in Stittsville on Monday evening after officers discovered the operator was banned from driving for life. Officers were called...
Serious collision involving two vehicles in Tecumseh sends two people to the hospital
A portion of Highway 3 in Tecumseh has reopened following a serious two-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police report that two people were taken to hospital late Sunday afternoon with injuries...
Impaired charges for driver and passenger after switching seats in North Bay crash
Ontario Provincial Police in North Bay report that a crash involving a snowbank on January 3 resulted in impaired driving charges for two people after they attempted to avoid responsibility by...
Zipline accident at Scarborough trampoline park leaves 11-year-old boy injured
An 11-year-old boy was injured after falling from a zipline at an indoor trampoline park in Scarborough on Saturday. While preparing to ride, he tested the rope, but when it was his turn the harness...
Woman critically injured in Brampton 3-vehicle crash
A woman is in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in north Brampton late Monday afternoon. Peel Regional Police were called to the intersection of Tobram Road and Countryside Drive...
Traffic snarled by multi-vehicle crash in Barrie’s south end
Traffic was heavily disrupted in Barrie’s south end after a multi-vehicle collision on Fairview Drive around midday. Police were called to the scene near the Barrie Police Service headquarters at...
Woman, 54, facing additional charges in connection to e-bike collision in Sault Ste. Marie
A 54-year-old woman is facing multiple charges following a police investigation into an e-bike incident that occurred in Sault Ste. Marie last fall. Police were called to the 300 block of Second...
Man injured after two vehicles collide, one flipping over in North York
A man was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in north York caused one car to flip near a ravine. The collision occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Monday around Lawrence Avenue East and Leslie Street....
Pedestrian taken to hospital after being struck by GO bus in Waterloo
Phillip Street in Waterloo was closed Monday after a collision involving a pedestrian and a GO Transit bus. Waterloo Regional Police reported the crash around 1:30 p.m., saying the pedestrian, a...
Man in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Brampton
A man in his 60s is in life-threatening condition after being hit by a vehicle in Brampton on Monday morning. Peel police report the incident occurred shortly after 10:30 a.m. near McLaughlin Road...
No passengers injured after bus catches fire on Hwy. 401 ramp in Milton
A bus fire forced the closure of a Highway 401 ramp in Milton on Monday morning. The blaze occurred shortly after 10 a.m. on the westbound off-ramp at Highway 25. All passengers were safely...
Two paramedics hospitalized after dump truck strikes ambulance in Bowmanville
Two paramedics were hospitalized after a dump truck collided with an ambulance in Bowmanville on Monday. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews were initially responding to a vehicle rollover...
Vehicle fire spreads to residential garage in Midhurst, residents safe
A late-night fire in Midhurst caused an estimated $300,000 in damage after flames spread from a vehicle to a residential garage. Springwater Fire crews were called to the scene shortly after 11 p.m....
No reported injuries after large blaze engulfs home in Gravenhurst
Firefighters from across Muskoka battled a major structure fire at a home in Gravenhurst over the weekend. The Gravenhurst Fire Department, assisted by crews from Bracebridge, was called to a blaze...
80-year-old woman critically injured following multi-vehicle crash in Amherstburg
An elderly woman remains in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in Amherstburg. Windsor police say the collision occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 4 at the intersection of Front Road...
Welland man facing charges after fleeing collision that left dog dead, pedestrian seriously injured
A Welland man is facing multiple charges after a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian seriously injured and killed a dog. Niagara Regional Police say the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on...
Single-vehicle crash leads to Sudbury woman facing impaired charge
A Greater Sudbury woman is facing impaired driving charges after a single-vehicle collision in Markstay-Warren late last month. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to North Road around...
Pedestrian left seriously injured in downtown Toronto hit-and-run collision
A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck in a hit-and-run incident in downtown Toronto on Sunday evening. The crash occurred near the intersection of Queen’s Park Crescent and St. Joseph...
Man critically hurt after being hit by vehicle in Rexdale intersection
A 28-year-old man was critically hurt after being struck by a vehicle in Rexdale late Sunday afternoon, according to emergency officials. Toronto police say the collision occurred near the...
Firefighters tackle Ottawa apartment fire, no reported injuries
Ottawa Fire Services responded to a fire Sunday at a multi-unit high-rise in the 600 block of St. Patrick Street. Crews were called at 12:50 p.m. after reports of a light haze and upon arrival...
Transport truck catches fire on Highway 7/8 in Kitchener
A transport truck caught fire Sunday morning on Highway 7/8 westbound in Kitchener near the Homer Watson Boulevard exit. Video footage shows the truck pulled over on the shoulder shortly before 8:30...