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Man left seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in midtown Toronto
A man in his 60s was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in midtown Toronto on Monday evening. The incident happened around 7 p.m. near Yonge Street and Sheldrake...
Driver arrested after collision leaves two pedestrians seriously hurt in Mississauga
Two pedestrians were hospitalized with serious injuries after a collision in Mississauga Monday evening, according to paramedics. The incident occurred on Crescent Road between Indian Road and Lorne...
No injuries after fire breaks out in Windsor residential apartment
Fire crews in Windsor responded to a residential blaze in the 800 block of Windsor Avenue. The fire originated on the second floor of an apartment building and was quickly contained, with smoke...
North York building fire seriously injures two people
Two people were seriously injured in a North York building fire early Monday morning. The fire started around 3:30 a.m. in a fourth-floor unit on Jane Street near Sheppard Avenue West. Firefighters...
Man hurt following late night collision on Gardiner Expressway
The eastbound Gardiner Expressway in Toronto’s west end has reopened after a late-night collision on Sunday. The crash occurred near Kipling Avenue around 10:15 p.m. A man in his 50s was taken to...
53-year-old pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Kitchener
A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries following a crash in Kitchener on Sunday evening. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. at Kingswood Drive and Block Line Road. A 53-year-old man...
Driver arrested after fleeing collision scene in Guelph
Guelph police have arrested a man who fled the scene of a crash on Sunday evening. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. near Speedvale Avenue West and Elmira Road North. Officers say the...
Two elderly residents injured, one critical after building fire in Ottawa’s Centretown area
Ottawa paramedics report that an elderly man was hospitalized in life-threatening condition following a fire in the city’s Centretown neighbourhood Sunday night. Emergency crews responded around...
No injuries after blaze damages two businesses in downtown Kingston
Two downtown Kingston businesses sustained major damage in a fire late Sunday night. The City of Kingston says The Shuroop and A One Clothing on King Street East were impacted by flames, smoke, and...
Bell River man facing impaired driving charges after crashing in Lakeshore
A 63-year-old man from Belle River has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle collision in Lakeshore, Ontario Provincial Police say. The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. Friday...
79-year-old dead following fatal rollover crash near Exeter
A 79-year-old resident of North Middlesex has died following a single-vehicle rollover south of Exeter on Friday. Emergency crews responded around noon to London Road, also known as Highway 4, where...
Four people killed in Hwy. 11 collision near Kenogamisis Lake Road
Ontario Provincial Police in Greenstone are seeking the public’s assistance in investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred on December 17 and claimed four lives. Police say two SUVs...
Woman, 60, killed in multi-vehicle crash on Eglinton Avenue near DVP
A 60-year-old woman died after a three-vehicle collision in North York on Sunday afternoon, according to police. The crash occurred around 4:10 p.m. on the northbound off-ramp of the Don Valley...
Elderly driver hospitalized after hitting bus shelter in Etobicoke
A driver was hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash in Etobicoke late Sunday morning. Toronto police responded to reports of the collision at Kipling Avenue and Redwater Drive around 10:11...
Police officer injured in Etobicoke intersection crash
A police car was involved in a crash Sunday morning in Etobicoke, Toronto police reported. Officers were responding to a call at 9:38 a.m. near The Queensway and Kipling Avenue with their emergency...
TTC streetcar derails after colliding with car in downtown Toronto
A TTC streetcar derailed early Sunday morning following a collision with a car at a busy downtown intersection, according to police. The crash occurred around 5:39 a.m. near Richmond Street W. and...
Snowy conditions leads to multiple crashes on Simcoe County
Snowy weather led to challenging driving conditions across Simcoe County on Sunday, with multiple crashes reported. In Springwater Township, a crash that occurred between Vigo Road and Crossland...
Collision shuts down long stretch of Hwy. 11 between Nipigon and Cochrane
A collision early Sunday morning has led to the closure of a long stretch of Highway 11, halting traffic between Nipigon and Cochrane. Police have not confirmed any injuries, but have warned that...
Two youths, one adult killed in crash on Highway 11 west of Kapuskasing
A crash early Sunday morning on Highway 11 west of Kapuskasing resulted in three fatalities. The collision, involving a tractor-trailer and a pick-up truck, occurred around 12:30 a.m. between...
No injuries reported after SUV and transit bus collide in Orillia
A driver has been charged following a collision between an SUV and an Orillia transit bus on Saturday night near downtown. The crash occurred at the intersection of Coldwater Road West and Patrick...
Serious collision involving snowplow on Hwy. 11 in North Bay leaves pedestrian critically hurt
Ontario Provincial Police temporarily closed a section of Highway 11 in North Bay on Saturday night for an investigation following a serious incident. The closure, which began around 10 p.m. near...
No injuries after house fire in Kitchener, residents displaced
An overnight fire in Kitchener has displaced three people after a blaze broke out at a two-storey home on Hidden Creek Drive around midnight. The fire, which started in the garage, was contained to...
19-year-old dead following Highway 401 crash near Drumbo
A tragic late-night crash on Highway 401 near Drumbo has resulted in the death of a 19-year-old and caused a road closure that lasted several hours. The collision occurred around 6:39 p.m. on Friday...
Man, 23, charged after feeling checkpoint and crashing into house in Cambridge
A 23-year-old man has been charged by Waterloo Regional Police after evading a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) checkpoint and crashing into a house in Cambridge. The incident occurred...
Two separate collisions obstruct roads in Wellington County
Two separate collisions led to temporary road closures in Wellington County. Wellington County OPP closed Wellington Road 19 between Sixth Line and North Broadway Street in Belwood after a transport...
Hwy. 23 closed following 5-vehicle crash near London
A five-vehicle crash has closed Highway 23 between Elginfield (Highway 7) and Whalen Line. Police warn that visibility in the area outside London is near zero due to drifting snow and are advising...
Two injured following rollover crash near Toronto Metropolitan University
Two people were taken to hospital after a vehicle hit a parked car and rolled over on Jarvis Street Friday morning. Police were called to the scene near Gerrard Street and Jarvis around 11 a.m. Both...
One person hospitalized after being hit by stolen vehicle in Etobicoke
One person was taken to hospital and two people were arrested after a stolen vehicle was involved in a crash in Etobicoke. Toronto police say an automated licence plate recognition alert identified...
Three sustained injuries following Brampton crash
Three people were injured in a crash along the Brampton–Caledon border, prompting an extended road closure earlier in the day. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred on Mayfield Road...
One injured following early morning multi-vehicle collision in Mississauga
One man was injured after a five-vehicle collision in Mississauga early Friday morning. Emergency crews responded to the crash near Derry Road East and Tomken Road just before 5:30 a.m. Police say...
Woman sent to hospital after being hit by TTC bus in Etobicoke
A woman in her 30s was taken to hospital after being struck by a TTC bus in Etobicoke early Friday morning. Toronto police say the collision happened around 5:54 a.m. near Evans Avenue and The West...
Woman struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Barrie
Barrie police are asking for the public’s assistance after a pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run in the city’s south end. Officers were called around 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 following a report that...
Man, 23, facing careless driving charge following Brant County crash
A 23-year-old man is facing a careless driving charge following a single-vehicle crash that shut down part of Brant Road in Brant County for several hours. Ontario Provincial Police were called to...
Five teenagers charged after crashing into cemetery fence in Scarborough, several injured
Five 17-year-olds, three boys and two girls, are facing charges after a vehicle crashed into a cemetery fence in Scarborough around midnight near Kingston Road and Brimley Road South. Toronto police...
Brantford man charged with impaired driving after crashing in Ancaster
According to police, a 26-year-old man from Brantford is facing impaired driving charges following a crash in Ancaster. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the westbound lanes of Highway 403...
Pedestrian dead, two other injured after two vehicles collide at Richmond Hill intersection
A 65-year-old pedestrian from Vaughan was killed and two others were injured—one critically—after a two-vehicle crash in Richmond Hill on Thursday that struck three people on a sidewalk. York...
Driver sent to hospital following collision involving school bus in Barrie
Police say officers were called to a collision involving a school bus and a school transportation minivan at Lillian Crescent and Cundles Road around 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 18. Investigators believe the...
Three injured, one critical following 3-vehicle collision in west London
One person sustained serious injuries in a three-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon in west London, according to police. The crash occurred on Gainsborough Road, sending two other people to...
Tractor-trailer crash causes chemical spill on Hwy. 652 near Cochrane
A tractor-trailer crash on Highway 652 prompted a full road closure Thursday as crews responded to a chemical spill. Ontario Provincial Police said the incident occurred between Michel Lake Road and...
No injuries after two vehicles collide at Highway 410/401 interchange
A two-vehicle collision caused lane closures at the Highway 410 and Highway 401 interchange in Mississauga on Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred shortly before 10:30...
Worker seriously injured in Toronto Metrolinx construction site collision
A construction worker in his 30s was hospitalized Thursday after being hurt at a Toronto work site, according to emergency responders. Police were called around 10:10 a.m. to reports of an injured...
Woman seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle in Ottawa’s Vanier area
A section of McArthur Avenue was shut down Thursday morning following a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. Police announced just after 10 a.m. that the road was closed between...
Two people hospitalized following apartment fire in Toronto’s Keelesdale area
Two people were taken to hospital after an early morning apartment fire in the city’s northwest on Thursday, with investigators examining whether an electric bike was the cause. Emergency crews were...
Three people hospitalized after blaze rips through building in downtown St. Thomas
A major fire severely damaged a 140-year-old building in downtown St. Thomas on Thursday morning, forcing the displacement of nine residents and prompting plans for demolition, according to the...
Serious crash knocks out power, shuts down Highway 24 in Brant County
A single-vehicle crash caused an extended closure of Highway 24 between Cambridge and Brantford on Thursday. Emergency crews were called to the scene shortly before 5 a.m. following reports of a...
Two separate collisions on Hwy. 11 in Severn Township, one person injured
Police are advising drivers to use extra caution on Highway 11 in Severn Township after two collisions affected traffic from late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The first incident occurred...
Two-vehicle collision in Scarborough sends three people to the hospital
Three people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision in Scarborough on Wednesday night, according to Toronto police. The crash occurred on Lawrence Avenue East, just west of Kennedy Road,...
Two drivers hurt following collision in Mississauga intersection
Two drivers were injured following a two-vehicle collision in Mississauga on Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred in the Erin Mills area near Erin Centre Boulevard and Winston Churchill...
68-year-old woman taken to hospital following 2-vehicle collision in Kitchener
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision in Kitchener that occurred Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Bradley Drive at about 9:40 a.m. Police say...
No injuries after truck strikes high-voltage power lines in Ramara Township
Emergency responders were called to a single-vehicle crash involving a well drilling truck on Monck Road in Ramara Township just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. Officials say the truck’s extended drilling...
Serious collision involving two vehicles causes lengthy shutdown on Highway 11
Highway 11 reopened in both directions Wednesday morning between Nipigon and Hearst after being shut down for much of the day due to a collision. Ontario Provincial Police closed the roadway to...
No injuries after vehicle plunges into water at Ashbridges Bay
No one was hurt after a vehicle ended up in the water at Ashbridges Bay early Wednesday morning. Police say a man drove down a boat launch ramp near Lake Shore Boulevard and Coxwell Avenue at about...
Impaired driver charged after veering into ditch in Atikameksheng First Nation
A 51-year-old man from Atikameksheng First Nation has been charged with impaired driving after police found a vehicle in a ditch Sunday evening. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Nora Road...
Woman, 26, charged after crashing into snowbank, refusing breathalyzer in Sault Ste. Marie
A 26-year-old woman from Sault Ste. Marie has been charged after a single-vehicle crash on December 13. At around 2 a.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle striking a snowbank on Huron...
Vaughan man who fatally struck teen, fled and falsified carjacking faces prison sentence
A 25-year-old man from Vaughan, Harnoor Chauhan, has been sentenced to five years in prison and handed a 15-year driving ban for a fatal hit-and-run that occurred in 2024. The incident involved a...
No serious injuries following two Ottawa residential blazes within two hours
Ottawa firefighters responded to two fires in less than two hours on Tuesday evening, both of which caused minimal damage. The first call came at 7:04 p.m. from a home in the Stittsville subdivision...
One person injured in high-rise carbon monoxide incident in Toronto
Residents of a highrise in Toronto’s West Don Lands neighbourhood have been allowed back into their homes after a carbon monoxide incident was resolved Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called...
66-year-old pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Whitchurch-Stouffville
A pedestrian was killed in a collision with a motor vehicle in Whitchurch-Stouffville on Monday evening. Ontario Provincial Police reported that around 8:30 p.m., a vehicle struck a 66-year-old man...
Fire truck driver charged following collision involving school bus in Owen Sound
The driver of a fire truck in Owen Sound has been charged following a multi-vehicle collision involving a school bus and a delivery van on Monday. The crash occurred around noon at the intersection...
Woman injures hand in meat grinder at East York industrial site
A woman sustained serious injuries late Monday night after her hand became caught in a meat grinder at a workplace in East York. Toronto police were called to the industrial site near Overlea...
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by tow truck in Mississauga
A man remains in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Mississauga late Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred near the intersection of Dixie and Rathburn roads. Peel Regional Police...
Etobicoke collision leaves man with seriously injuries
A man in his 20s is in serious but stable condition following a multi-vehicle crash in Etobicoke on Tuesday night. Toronto police responded to the scene at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Forty First...
Man, 44, facing dangerous-driving and impaired charges after collision in Cornwall
A 44-year-old Cornwall man is facing four charges after police responded to a collision in the 800 block of Pitt Street early Tuesday morning. Police said a vehicle struck a business on Pitt Street,...
Single-vehicle crash near Pakenham, Ont kills 18-year-old
An 18-year-old man from Mississippi Mills has died in a single-vehicle crash late Monday night, just west of Ottawa. The incident occurred around midnight on 8th Concession South Pakenham near Cedar...
Guilty plea in Etobicoke car accident that killed 3 minors
A young man accused of driving while impaired when he crashed into a Toronto family’s minivan, killing three children, has pleaded guilty. Ethan Lehouillier of Georgetown, Ont., entered his guilty...
Family of 3-year-old girl killed in Cambridge collision mourn tragic loss
A Cambridge family is mourning the tragic loss of their three-year-old daughter, who was struck and killed in a collision on December 11. The girl, who was in a stroller being pushed by her mother,...
No injuries after fire causes extensive damage to home in downtown Windsor
A fire caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to a vacant home near downtown Windsor on Monday morning, though fortunately, no one was injured. The two-storey residence, located near the corner of...
No injuries reported following serious industrial complex blaze in Timmins
Firefighters in Timmins battled a major blaze at an industrial complex on Laforest Road for nearly 10 hours on Sunday. The fire broke out at D&L Towing around 4 a.m., with crews arriving to find...
Man seriously injured in Ajax house fire
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a house fire broke out early Wednesday morning in Ajax. Emergency crews were called to a home on Angier Crescent around 6:10 a.m. on December 11,...
Mississauga man facing charges after crashing stolen vehicle in Henvey Inlet First Nation
A 37-year-old man from Mississauga is facing multiple charges after a stolen vehicle was involved in a single-car crash in a northern Ontario First Nation community south of Sudbury. Ontario...
Woman, 26, charged with impaired driving following McDougall Township crash
Ontario Provincial Police have laid impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle crash early Saturday in McDougall Township. Police were called to a collision on Highway 124 around 1 a.m.,...
Witnesses sought following hit and run crash in Ottawa’s south end
Ottawa police are seeking witnesses following a hit-and-run collision that took place last week in the city’s south end. Police are seeking witnesses following a two-vehicle collision reported in...
Two seriously injured after vehicle crashes into steep ditch in New Tecumseth
Ontario Provincial Police with the Nottawasaga Detachment have charged one person with impaired driving following a single-vehicle crash in the Town of New Tecumseth. Police say officers responded...
Four people seriously hurt after pickup truck hits horse and buggy in Perth County
A serious crash involving a horse and buggy left four people hospitalized with significant injuries. The collision occurred on Sunday, December 14, around 4:30 p.m. on Perth Road 116 near Perth Line...
More details of fatal crash that killed 10-year-old child released by mother
The mother of a 10-year-old boy who died in a tragic crash with an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) cruiser is sharing more details about the heartbreaking incident. In a GoFundMe post, Chasity Tharp...
Impaired driver charged after car crashes into utility pole in Windsor
A 26-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a utility pole and flipping it onto its side in east Windsor last week. Windsor police responded to...
American driver charged with impaired driving after crashing into snowbank in Elliot Lake
A 29-year-old man from Texas has been charged in connection with a single-vehicle crash in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to the intersection...
Pedestrian suffers serious injuries in Thunder Bay collision
Thunder Bay police are investigating a serious collision involving a pedestrian that occurred in the city’s north end Thursday evening. According to a police news release, officers were called to...
Collision in Mississauga results in life-altering injuries for 21-year-old man
A driver remains in hospital with life-altering injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Mississauga. The crash occurred just before midnight at the intersection of Ninth Line and Argentia Road. A...
Head-on car crash east of Perth leaves child dead and OPP officer injured
A 10-year-old child has tragically died after a head-on crash involving an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) cruiser east of Perth, Ontario, on December 13. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on...
64-year-old driver killed in Kawartha Lakes collision
A 63-year-old motorist has died following a two-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes on Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police report the crash occurred around 11 a.m. on Highway 35, just north...
Minor injuries following crash that caused oil spill in Haldimand County
Haldimand Road 20 in Fisherville has reopened after being shut down Saturday afternoon due to a two-vehicle crash that caused an oil spill. The closure affected the stretch between Concession Road...
No injuries after barn fire in Brantford
An overnight barn fire in Brantford is under investigation by the Office of the Fire Marshal. Emergency crews were dispatched to a structure fire on Blossom Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Saturday,...
Hit-and-run driver sought after hitting vehicle in North Dumfries, no injuries reported
Police are looking into a hit-and-run crash that occurred earlier this month in North Dumfries Township. Waterloo Regional Police say the incident took place around 7:25 p.m. on December 6 at the...
One person dead following fatal crash in Kawartha Lakes
A fatal crash in Kawartha Lakes claimed the life of one driver on Saturday morning, according to provincial police. The collision occurred on Highway 35 between Highway 7A and Telecom Road and...
Impaired charges laid in Pembroke crash that resulted in serious injuries for three victims
OPP are investigating a serious crash that occurred shortly after midnight Saturday near Pembroke, resulting in three people being badly hurt. The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. on White Water...
Multi-vehicle crash on the Gardiner Expressway seriously injures 1 in Toronto
Traffic on the westbound Gardiner Expressway is flowing again after a crash involving multiple vehicles forced a lengthy closure early Saturday. Police say the collision occurred shortly after 4...
Pilot injured after plane crashes near Sarnia
A small plane crash near Sarnia Friday night left a young pilot with only minor injuries. Emergency crews were called around 9:25 p.m. to the area of Michigan Line and Blackwell Road after reports...
Serious head-on collision on Highbury Avenue in south London
Emergency responders attended a serious head-on collision on Highbury Avenue in south London Friday afternoon. At least one person required extrication from a vehicle, though the full extent of...
Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by transit bus in North Bay
A pedestrian was sent to hospital after being hit by a city transit bus in North Bay on Friday afternoon. Police say the collision occurred around 1 p.m. near the intersection of Oak Street and...
Two people taken to hospital following two-vehicle crash in Killaloe
Two people were injured in a midday crash near Killaloe on Friday, according to Ontario Provincial Police, with one driver needing emergency air transport for treatment. The collision, involving a...
Two injured after fiery collision involving school bus and SUV in St. Clair Township
Ontario Provincial Police say a collision between a school bus and an SUV early Friday morning in St. Clair Township led to a fire. The crash occurred around 6:49 a.m. at the intersection of Plank...
One person critically hurt after oxygen tank fire sparked by smoking in east Windsor
One person was left critically injured following a wheelchair fire in east Windsor early Friday morning. Windsor fire officials said the incident occurred in the 3100 block of Meadowbrook Lane and...
29-year-old driver charged following early morning crash in Lakeshore
A 29-year-old man from Essex has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle crash in Lakeshore early Friday morning. Essex County OPP responded to the collision on Old Tecumseh...
Fatal crash temporarily shuts down stretch of road in Kenora
Ontario Provincial Police in Kenora say a fatal single-vehicle crash led to the closure of Redditt Road for several hours while officers conducted their investigation. The collision occurred around...
Man, 72, charged with impaired driving after rear-end collision in Guelph
A 72-year-old man from Guelph has been charged following a collision Thursday night that police say was caused by impaired driving. Officers were called to Stevenson Street North near Emma Street...
No injuries or charges issued after third snowplow collision of the week in Ottawa
Police responded to another collision involving a snowplow and a passenger vehicle on the highway, marking the third such incident this week. Ontario Provincial Police reported dealing with numerous...
Several people injured in North York multi-vehicle collision
A multi-vehicle collision in North York left one person seriously injured on Monday night. Toronto police say the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at Arrow Road and Deerhide Crescent, just south of...
3-year-old girl dead, woman seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Cambridge
A three-year-old girl has died after being struck by a vehicle in Cambridge on Thursday afternoon, while another pedestrian was seriously injured. The collision occurred shortly before 1:00 p.m. on...
7-year-old child fatally struck by bus in downtown Hamilton
Hamilton police are investigating after a seven-year-old child was struck by a city bus downtown Thursday afternoon and later died from their injuries. The collision occurred around 1:12 p.m. near...