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Five-vehicle collision in Brantford leads to truck driver and company facing charges
A Brantford driver and a trucking company are facing multiple charges following a five-vehicle collision involving a transport truck on Thursday morning. The crash occurred around 10:40 a.m. at King...
Collision in Scarborough leaves woman in her 70s dead
A 74-year-old woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough Thursday morning. Toronto police were called around 8:22 a.m. to the intersection of Homestead Road and Coronation Drive,...
Cat blamed for Hamilton apartment fire that left one resident injured, four displaced
A multiple-alarm fire in Hamilton’s east end Thursday morning has left several residents displaced, with the city fire department suggesting a cat may have sparked the blaze. Firefighters arrived...
Dangerous winter conditions lead to multiple minor crashes in Ottawa
A snowy Wednesday afternoon led to treacherous driving conditions on Highway 417, with Ontario Provincial Police responding to multiple crashes. Since 6 p.m. Wednesday, officers have attended 17...
One person hurt after vehicle overturns into ditch in Scarborough
A single-vehicle rollover in Scarborough left one person injured early Thursday morning. The crash occurred around midnight on Highway 2A near Lawson Road, where the driver’s vehicle ended up in a...
Two suspects sought following carjacking and hit-and-run collision in Mississauga
Ontario Provincial Police are looking for two suspects after a carjacking on Highway 427 that ended in a hit-and-run on Highway 403 Wednesday evening. The incident began shortly after 6 p.m. when a...
Snowplow driver charged after striking highway overpass in Oro-Medonte
A snowplow driver has been charged after hitting a highway overpass in Oro-Medonte on Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Penetanguishene Road and Partridge Road, where...
One person injured, multiple residents displaced following building fire in Windsor’s Walkerville area
A fire in the 1700 block of Benjamin Avenue Wednesday morning caused smoke damage to both a home and an attached restaurant. Windsor Fire and Rescue Service says the blaze began outside the...
50-year-old dead after crashing snowmobile north of Sault Ste. Marie
A 50-year-old Goulais River resident died Tuesday night following a single-snowmobile crash, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision occurred shortly after 11 p.m. on McGaughan Road,...
ATV driver facing multiple charges after fleeing R.I.D.E. checkpoint and hitting police cruiser on Manitoulin Island
A man on an ATV is facing several criminal charges after evading a police checkpoint on Manitoulin Island and later crashing into a police cruiser. The incident began shortly after 10 p.m. on Dec....
Pickup truck driver arrested after colliding into snowplow in Ottawa
At around 2:28 a.m. on Dec. 7, officers responded to a crash in Ottawa's east end involving a pickup truck and a Kubota snowplow operating on a sidewalk. The collision sent both vehicles into a...
Hit-and-run driver sought after pedestrian struck and injured in Sarnia
Sarnia Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a driver involved in a hit-and-run on Tuesday evening. Around 8:30 p.m., a pedestrian was struck in a crosswalk at Talfourd Street and Queen...
38-year-old worker dies following fatal workplace accident in Lambton County
A workplace accident in Lambton County has resulted in the death of a 38-year-old London resident. Emergency responders were called to a Douglas Line address in Forest late Tuesday afternoon, where...
Heavy snow causes around 400 crashes in southwestern Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police reported roughly 400 crashes across Southwestern Ontario during a 12-hour period of heavy snow starting early Wednesday. Sgt. Ed Sanchuk emphasized that collisions occurred...
Hazardous snowy weather blamed for over 150 collisions across GTHA
Ontario Provincial Police report over 150 collisions across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas since early Wednesday as a fast-moving winter storm created slippery roads and poor visibility. OPP...
Lanes on Highway 402 near Strathroy closed following multiple truck collisions
Multiple collisions involving transport trucks and poor weather have closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 402 between Kerwood Road and Centre Road, with cleanup expected to take several hours. No...
No injuries reported following single-vehicle crash in Barrie
Two lanes of Highway 400 at Essa Road in Barrie were closed Wednesday afternoon following a single-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police say the call came in around 4 p.m., and the driver was...
Driver sustained injuries after car slid into ditch in Ottawa’s south end
Ottawa firefighters rescued a driver trapped after their car slid off the road on Snake Island Road amid slippery conditions and an incoming snowstorm. Police called crews around 11:37 a.m., and...
Three-vehicle crash leaves one person injured in Barrie
A section of Tiffin Road in Barrie was closed Wednesday morning after a three-vehicle crash near Dunlop Street. Emergency crews responded, and at least one person required medical attention. It is...
Two police officers injured after being struck at crash scene on Highway 403 near Woodstock
Two police officers were hospitalized Wednesday morning after their cruisers were struck while attending a crash on Highway 403 near the Highway 53 exit. Both officers were inside their vehicles at...
Two-vehicle crash injures one person on Highway 400 south of Barrie
Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to a crash on Highway 400 just south of Innisfil Beach Road involving a tractor trailer and an SUV. Early reports indicate both drivers were able to exit...
Toronto man injured after crashing into shore of Lake Ontario in Loyalist Township
Lennox and Addington OPP have charged a Toronto man with impaired driving following a collision on Bath Road in Loyalist Township on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred just after 10 a.m. when the...
Propane truck rolls into ditch in Mulmur
Emergency crews responded Wednesday afternoon to 30 Sideroad in Mulmur after a propane truck tipped onto its side in a snowy ditch. The incident was reported shortly after 1 p.m., and officials have...
Driver seriously hurt following wrong-way high speed collision with snowplow in Ottawa
A driver has been arrested after a high-speed collision with a snowplow on Limebank Road on Dec. 9. Police say the vehicle was travelling on the wrong side of the road when it struck the plow near...
Serious three-vehicle crash closed off eastbound Hwy. 401 between Ayr and Drumbo
Ontario Provincial Police responded to a three-vehicle crash at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, which involved a transport truck, an SUV, and a pickup. By 9 p.m., officers were still escorting stranded...
66-year-old man dead after crashing in Sarnia’s Lambton Mall
A 66-year-old man died Tuesday evening after his vehicle crashed into a loading dock at Lambton Mall in Sarnia. Emergency crews were called around 7:20 p.m. and found the man unresponsive inside the...
One person hospitalized after three trucks collide in Wellesley Township
A three-vehicle collision involving a transport truck and two pickup trucks sent one man to hospital in Wellesley Township on Tuesday. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the crash at Line 86 and...
Vehicle crashes into Kitchener building after driver suffers medical emergency
Waterloo Regional Police, along with paramedics and firefighters, responded to a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday around 6:12 p.m. on Breithaupt Street in Kitchener. According to police, a...
Three people injured after SUV strikes ambulance in Amherstburg
Three people were injured Tuesday afternoon when an SUV speeding south on 5th Concession Road North failed to stop at Alma Street and collided with an Essex-Windsor EMS ambulance in Amherstburg....
Driver arrested after hitting parked vehicle and fleeing in Bradford West Gwillimbury
South Simcoe police have charged a Kleinburg man who allegedly fled after crashing while impaired on Holland Street East in Bradford West Gwillimbury Monday night. Officers were called after reports...
Caledon driver charged after crashing vehicle with only three tires on Hwy. 401 near Port Hope
Ontario Provincial Police suspended a Caledon man’s licence after a Sunday morning crash left his vehicle travelling on Highway 401 with only three tires. Around 7 a.m., officers responded to...
No injuries after fire at Kitchener encampment
Residents of Kitchener’s Victoria encampment are increasingly concerned about safety after a tent fire early Saturday. Jamie Stief, a homelessness advocate who works with groups such as the Social...
39-year-old cyclist dead following 3-vehicle crash in Harriston
Police say a cyclist has died after a serious three-vehicle crash in Harriston. OPP were called to the scene around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, where two passenger vehicles and a cyclist had collided. The...
Three vehicles involved in Hwy. 401 collision in Blandford-Blenheim Township
Emergency crews were called to a major collision around 6:30 p.m. on eastbound Highway 401, just west of Oxford Road 3 in Blandford-Blenheim Township. The collision involved a transport truck, an...
One person injured following 2-car crash on County Road 10 in Clearview
A two-car crash caused significant traffic delays on County Road 10 in Clearview. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the scene between Conc. 2 and Conc. 3 in Sunnidale around 3:30 p.m. One...
No injuries reported after separate collisions involving school buses in Waterloo
No injuries were reported following two separate collisions involving school buses on Tuesday afternoon in Waterloo. The first crash, involving a school bus and another vehicle, occurred around 2:50...
One person injured in west Windsor house fire
Fire crews responded to a blaze at a two-storey home on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in west Windsor just before 1 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters reported intense heat and heavy smoke upon arrival....
No injuries after two vehicles collide in Newmarket
A van and a sedan collided Tuesday morning at Davis Drive West and Mitchell Place in Newmarket, temporarily closing one westbound lane. York Regional Police say the crash occurred around 11:13 a.m....
Woman seriously hurt in North York collision
A woman suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in North York on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded shortly after 7:30 a.m. to the intersection of Sheppard Avenue East and...
64-year-old man fatally struck by dump truck in Whitchurch-Stouffville
A 64-year-old man from Georgina was killed early Tuesday morning after being struck by a dump truck in Whitchurch-Stouffville. York Regional Police say the collision occurred around 4:07 a.m. near...
Two drivers seriously hurt in head-on crash south of Ottawa
Two drivers were seriously injured in a head-on crash south of Ottawa on Tuesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the scene on Brinston Road at Snowbird Road, near South Mountain,...
Crash temporarily closed stretch of Highway 17 near Sault Ste. Marie
A collision temporarily closed Highway 17 east of Sault Ste. Marie on Tuesday morning. According to Ontario 511, the highway was shut down in both directions between Highway 638 in Bruce Mines and...
No injuries after car strikes pole in Toronto’s Bayview and Sheppard area
Emergency crews responded to a crash early Tuesday morning after a car collided with a pole in the Bayview and Sheppard area. The incident occurred just after 2:00 a.m. Fortunately, there were no...
One dead after snowmobilers crash through ice on Bay Lake
One person died Monday afternoon after two snowmobilers broke through the ice on Bay Lake near Latchford, Ont. The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m., prompting a response from Ontario...
Cyclist killed after colliding with vehicle in Guelph-Eramosa Township
A 49-year-old man from Ariss died Sunday evening after his bicycle collided with a vehicle in Guelph-Eramosa Township. The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. on Wellington Road 86. He was pronounced...
Toronto woman faces jail sentence after child attacked by dog in 2024
Patrycja Siarek, a Toronto woman whose dog attacked and severely injured a nine-year-old child last year, was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday. In addition to the jail time, Siarek is...
Fatal collision involving pedestrian on Highway 655 in Timmins
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal pedestrian-vehicle crash in Timmins that occurred on Monday. The accident happened shortly after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 655...
Ontario commits $20 million to boost daycare safety with new concrete barrier initiative after Richmond Hill tragedy
Ontario is creating a $20-million safety fund named after Liam Riazati, the toddler who died in September when an SUV crashed into a Richmond Hill daycare. Beginning early next year, child-care...
One person injured after fire breaks out in Scarborough apartment
A woman is in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out in a second-floor unit of a low-rise apartment building in Scarborough late Monday afternoon. Emergency...
Man rushed to hospital following two-vehicle crash in North York
A man in his 20s has been taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after an SUV and a tractor-trailer collided in North York. Emergency crews responded just before 4 p.m. Tuesday to the area...
One person taken to hospital after colliding in Sarnia intersection
A collision at the intersection of Blackwell Sideroad and Confederation Line in Sarnia has sent one person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police have closed the area while crews...
Serious crash involving school bus near Markdale leaves three injured, one critical
Emergency crews responded to a serious two-vehicle crash Monday morning on Highway 10 near Markdale. Grey Bruce OPP received the call shortly before 8:30 a.m. regarding a collision at Sideroad 70...
Woman hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by vehicle in North York
A woman in her 70s was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle late Monday morning in North York. The collision occurred around 11:26 a.m. at Bayview Avenue and Cummer...
One person sent to hospital following Highway 24 crash near Cambridge
Highway 24 near Waynco Road in North Dumfries has reopened after a two-vehicle crash shut down the area late Monday morning. One person was taken to hospital with injuries that are not...
One person critically injured following 2-vehicle collision on Highway 101
Highway 101 East in Porcupine has reopened after a two-vehicle collision that left one person critically injured. The crash closed the roadway for several hours Sunday between Lawrence Street and...
Man, 56, facing charges following hit-and-run collision in Sudbury
A 56-year-old man is facing multiple charges after Sudbury police stopped a vehicle involved in erratic driving and a hit-and-run on Saturday. Officers received several 911 calls about a driver...
Two men facing impaired charges in separate crashes in Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie police have charged two men with impaired and dangerous driving in separate single-vehicle crashes reported just days apart. The first incident happened on the afternoon of Dec. 5,...
Driver strikes Guelph police cruiser and flees with two children in vehicle
Guelph police are looking for a man who fled a traffic stop after officers responded to a suspicious vehicle call that put two young children at risk and resulted in damage to a police cruiser....
Alymer police officer charged for 2024 collision
An Aylmer police officer is facing a careless driving charge in connection with a collision that happened on Dec. 3, 2024, near Talbot and John Street. The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. and sent...
Brampton company fined $70,000 after worker sustained critical injuries in 2023
Ontario has issued a $70,000 fine to a Toronto-based company after a worker was critically injured by a reversing forklift at a Brampton logistics facility. The incident occurred on Aug. 14, 2023,...
Fleeing driver crashes into post on Highway 17 in Sudbury
OPP say a speeding driver on Highway 17 in Sudbury tried to outrun officers but instead crashed into a post on the afternoon of Dec. 5. Police had recorded the vehicle travelling more than 50 km/h...
Child injured after being struck by school bus in Almyer
A late-week incident in Aylmer led to charges against a school bus driver after a student was hit while crossing the street. Emergency crews responded on Dec. 4 to the intersection of Wellington and...
Woman, 46 sustained serious burn injuries after apartment fire in Etobicoke
A 46-year-old woman suffered severe burns in a two-alarm fire at an apartment building in south Etobicoke. The fire broke out in a second-floor unit at 1 Summerhill Road, near Lake Shore Boulevard...
Hazardous road conditions blamed for multiple crashes in Cambridge
Blair Road is closed in both directions at Langdon Drive after several crashes Sunday linked to hazardous road conditions. Waterloo Regional Police confirmed at around 5:40 p.m. that the closure...
Two dead following fatal trailer fire in Fort William First Nation
An early morning fire destroyed a standalone trailer in Fort William First Nation and claimed two lives early Saturday. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue arrived on Squaw Bay Road shortly after 3 a.m. to find...
Two dead, one critically injured following serious crash on Hwy. 400 in Vaughan
A devastating crash on Highway 400 in Vaughan early Sunday morning left two people dead and a third critically injured. The collision occurred shortly before 3:45 a.m. near Major Mackenzie Drive and...
No injuries after pickup truck engulfed in flames in Greater Sudbury
An early morning vehicle fire in a parking lot on Bruce Avenue in Greater Sudbury triggered an emergency response Sunday around 4:45 a.m. The incident occurred in the tenant lot of 720 Bruce Avenue,...
64-year-old woman killed in fatal crash on Hwy. 401 in Dutton
A 64-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 401 early Sunday morning near Iona Road in Dutton. Emergency crews responded shortly after 2:30 a.m. The woman was transported...
Large building blaze shuts down area of downtown St. Catharines, no injuries reported
A long-burning blaze in downtown St. Catharines has left parts of the core shut down as fire crews continue their work. A fire broke out late Friday night at 17 Queen Street, the former St....
Five people injured after serious high-speed crash near Waterloo Airport
Waterloo regional police are investigating a high-speed crash that caused an SUV to roll several times early Saturday. Officers were called to Shantz Station Road near Menno Road around 6:45 a.m....
Pickup truck flees scene of Hwy. 400 crash in Port Severn
Provincial police are investigating a Saturday morning single-vehicle crash on Highway 400 near Joe Kings Road in the Port Severn area. Around 9:45 a.m., a northbound pickup truck reportedly crossed...
No injuries after two tractor-trailers collide in Cochrane
Highway 11 was shut down for several hours Saturday morning after two tractor-trailers collided north of Menard Lake Road in Cochrane. OPP officers arrived around 6:15 a.m. and confirmed that no one...
Guelph driver hospitalized, facing charges after hitting four vehicles at high-speed
A Guelph man is facing multiple charges after a high-speed crash involving four vehicles early Saturday. Police say an officer spotted a speeding vehicle around 2:15 a.m. on Elizabeth Street and...
Townhouse fire extinguished in Brampton, no injuries reported
Fire crews in Brampton have contained a townhouse fire on Corby Crescent, marking the city’s second two-alarm incident of the day. Brampton Fire and Emergency Services reported the blaze just before...
No injuries or fire reported after house explodes in Elgin County
Fire investigators are sifting through the remains of a home in southeast Elgin County after a sudden, fire-free explosion late Friday morning. First responders were called to Sandytown Line in...
Thunder Bay woman charged with impaired driving after crashing on Hwy. 17 in Blind River
A 27-year-old Thunder Bay woman is facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police responded around 1 a.m. Friday to reports of a possible impaired driver whose truck had gone into a ditch on Highway...
Collision involving several vehicles on Hwy. 400 in Barrie, no injuries reported
A crash involving several vehicles caused major delays on Highway 400 in Barrie Friday afternoon. Provincial police say a dump truck, a transport truck and a passenger car collided in the northbound...
No injuries after two-alarm fire in Brampton apartment
Firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze Friday morning at a Brampton apartment building on McMurchy Avenue. The fire began on the sixth floor of the building at 49 McMurchy Ave., according to...
Woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after North York apartment fire
A woman was critically injured in an apartment fire in North York late Thursday afternoon. Fire crews arrived at a building near Lawrence Avenue West and Keele Street around 5:17 p.m. and found an...
Two hospitalized after car strikes light pole in Vaughan
Two people were hospitalized after a car struck a light pole in Vaughan on Thursday afternoon. York Regional Police say the single-vehicle crash happened just after 2:15 p.m. near Jane Street and...
One person airlifted to hospital after van and cattle truck collide in Beeton
One person was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre after a van and a truck hauling a cattle trailer collided late Thursday morning in Beeton. The crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. at Sideroad 10...
One person critically injured after two vehicles collide in St. Clair Township
A serious collision in St. Clair Township on Thursday left one person critically injured. Lambton OPP said emergency crews were called just before 8:40 a.m. to the intersection of Highway 40 and...
61-year-old woman seriously hurt after being struck by school bus on Burlington Skyway
A 61-year-old woman was seriously injured after being hit by a school bus on the Burlington Skyway around midnight. According to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, the woman’s vehicle had broken down in an...
One dead, two injured following devasting rollover crash on Hwy. 406 in St. Catharines
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash on Highway 406 in St. Catharines late Wednesday night. According to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, a southbound vehicle carrying three people—ages...
One person hospitalized after serious townhouse kitchen fire in Barrie
A person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Barrie townhouse on Donald Street Wednesday. Fire crews arrived quickly and contained the blaze to a single unit. According to Barrie Fire...
Woman, 26, facing charges after striking two cars and a restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie
A 26-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after a stolen vehicle struck two cars and a business in Sault Ste. Marie late Wednesday morning. Police say the incident began around 11 a.m. when a...
Two pedestrians injured following two separate hit-and-run collisions in Windsor
Police are searching for suspects after two separate pedestrian hit-and-run collisions on Tuesday. The first occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Reginald Street near Ford Boulevard, where a man walking in...
21-year-old man charged with impaired driving after crashing into ditch on Highway 11-17
A 21-year-old North Bay man faces impaired driving charges after crashing his pickup on Highway 11/17 near Algonquin Avenue late on Nov. 29. Emergency crews arrived around 10:45 p.m. to find the...
Serious collision involving Tesla and pickup truck in London sends two to the hospital
On Nov. 26, a southbound Tesla and a northbound Dodge pickup collided at about 6:30 a.m. in the Adelaide Street North and Victoria Street intersection, leaving the Tesla heavily torn apart. Two...
Five people injured, one critical after fire incident at fraternity house near Western University
Five people suffered burn injuries—one of them critically—after emergency crews rushed late Tuesday night to a fraternity house near Western University. Responders arrived at the Pi Kappa Alpha...
Two pedestrians hospitalized following two separate collisions in Toronto’s Riverdale area
Two separate pedestrian collisions in Riverdale on Wednesday evening sent two people to hospital. Emergency crews first responded to Broadview and Riverdale avenues around 5:30 p.m., where a woman...
Driver, 20, facing charges after crashing into tree and fleeing in Orangeville
A late-night single-car collision in Orangeville on November 26 has led to multiple impaired-driving-related charges for a 20-year-old man from Dundalk. According to Dufferin OPP, the vehicle veered...
Elderly woman in critical condition after cooking-related incident in Etobicoke
An elderly woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a cooking-related incident in Etobicoke on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a home near Martin Grove Road and...
Lanes closed after multiple vehicle collide in Windsor’s Dougall Avenue
A section of Dougall Avenue in Windsor is closed following a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon. Police say the northbound lanes between Ouellette Place and South Cameron Boulevard are shut...
Tow truck driver fatally struck by vehicle on Highway 401 near Ayr
A 42-year-old tow truck operator from Kitchener was killed Wednesday morning after being hit by a vehicle while assisting a stranded motorist on Highway 401 near Ayr. The collision happened around...
No injuries after Markham driver falls asleep at wheel, crashes into poles
An intersection in Markham has reopened after an early-morning crash caused by a driver who allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel. York Regional Police were called to Markham Road and Bullock Drive...
Two suspects injured and arrested after stealing vehicles, collision with police cruiser in Etobicoke
Two suspects are in custody and a third is still being sought after an armed home invasion and vehicle theft in Etobicoke early Wednesday, according to Toronto police. The incident began around...
Impaired driver injured after hitting hydro pole in Ottawa, charges laid
Ottawa police say a driver was arrested overnight after crashing into a ditch and striking a hydro pole with a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit. Officers responded to Dwyer Hill Road...
Drayton driver charged after bypassing barricades at fatal crash scene
A Drayton resident has been charged after driving past a road-closure sign at the scene of a fatal collision. Police were investigating an earlier crash near Concession Road 8 and Wellington Road 10...
Woman, 25, charged with having improper tires following 2-vehicle collision on Hwy. 401 in Kingston
A driver has been charged following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Kingston Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes near Sydenham Road. Kingston...