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One person critically injured following 2-verhicle collision on Highway 7 in Perth
A serious two-vehicle collision in Perth prompted the Ontario Provincial Police to shut down both directions of Highway 7 on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:15 p.m. between...
Man fatally struck by tractor trailer in industrial accident in North York
A man was killed in an industrial accident in Toronto on Wednesday after being struck by a tractor trailer. The incident occurred around 1:55 p.m. near Jethro Road and Wilson Avenue, close to...
Highway 9 closed off following two-vehicle collision in Caledon
OPP are investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Wednesday morning in Caledon. The incident led to the closure of Highway 9 in both directions between Mono Adjala Townline and Airport...
Sittsville man facing charges following 2-vehicle crash that injured four in Beckwith Township
Ontario Provincial Police say a Stittsville man is facing several charges following a two-vehicle crash that injured four people, including two children, in Beckwith Township. The crash happened at...
Cambridge driver charged following collision that left woman seriously injured
A serious collision in Cambridge on Tuesday afternoon left a 39-year-old St. George woman hospitalized. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Coronation Boulevard near Goldie Avenue, involving a...
48-year-old cyclist injured in Kitchener collision
A collision in Kitchener on Tuesday night resulted in a 48-year-old cyclist being taken to hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. Emergency crews responded around 10:10 p.m. to the...
67-year-old cyclist critically injured after being hit in Oakville
A 67-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle while cycling near South Oakville Centre on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 11:49 a.m. on Rebecca Street, just...
Woman seriously injured by hit-and-run vehicle in St. James Town
Toronto police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a woman seriously injured on Tuesday morning in the St. James Town area. The incident happened just before 8 a.m. near Parliament Street and...
Rollover crash on Highway 403 in Brantford leaves four people hospitalized
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a serious rollover crash that occurred early Tuesday on Highway 403 just outside Brantford. The incident happened around 12:35 a.m., when a vehicle left...
Two houses destroyed by late-night fire in Sarnia
A late-night fire in Sarnia on Monday caused significant damage to two homes and left one family deeply shaken. The blaze began around 11 p.m. at a split-level house on Griffith Road. A neighbor,...
25-year-old charged following multi-vehicle collision in Guelph/Eramosa Township
A 25-year-old Guelph resident has been charged with careless driving following a four-vehicle collision in Guelph/Eramosa Township. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Monday on Highway 124 near...
Two people sought following hit-and-run collision north of Kingston
Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals linked to a hit-and-run collision that occurred north of Kingston. The crash took place around 10:55...
Pelham cyclist fatally struck by vehicle in Niagara Region
A 53-year-old cyclist from Pelham has died following a collision with a vehicle in Niagara Region. The incident occurred on August 12, shortly before 6 p.m., near the intersection of Welland Road...
Police seeking help to identify driver involved in Bradford parking lot collision
Bradford police are investigating a parking lot collision involving a black Chevrolet Corvette that took place on the evening of July 30 outside a business on Holland Street West. Surveillance...
Driver sought in connection to hit-and-run incident in Prescott
Ontario Provincial Police are seeking assistance from the public to identify a driver involved in a hit-and-run incident that occurred in Prescott on August 9. According to authorities, a red sedan...
Two injured in collision involving police cruiser in Brampton
A collision involving a police cruiser in Brampton sent two drivers to the hospital and temporarily shut down part of a major road. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. Monday at the intersection of...
Woman dead after being hit by pickup truck in Brampton
A woman has died after being struck by a pickup truck in Brampton on Monday morning, according to Peel police. The incident occurred around 7:14 a.m. near Countryside Drive and Airport Road. The...
Residents displaced after large fire rips through two buildings in Hawkesbury
A large fire in Hawkesbury, Ontario, has caused extensive damage and prompted evacuations from nearby homes. The blaze erupted around 10 a.m. Monday at a condo development under construction on...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision involving firetruck in Toronto’s west end
A motorcyclist is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a collision with a fire truck in Toronto's west end. The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. near Sheppard Avenue West and Jane...
Firefighters tackle structure fire at Innisfil home
Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at a home in Innisfil on Monday morning, just before 7:30 a.m., in the area of Pinegrove Avenue. Upon arrival, crews found a fire burning in the...
Strathroy man killed in two-vehicle crash in Oxford County
A 30-year-old man from Strathroy has died following a crash involving a sedan and a transport truck in Oxford County on Sunday evening. The collision occurred just before 7 p.m. at the intersection...
Impaired Windsor driver facing charges after fleeing crash scene
A 39-year-old woman in Windsor is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving impaired and fleeing the scene of a crash on Saturday night. Police responded to a collision near McDougall Street...
41-year-old driver charged in connection to hit-and-run on Highway 403 in Brant County
A 41-year-old driver from Grand Bend has been charged following a hit-and-run incident on Highway 403 near the Paris Road off-ramp in Brant County on August 15, around 7:30 p.m. Police reported that...
Hit-and-run motorcyclist sought by Guelph Police
Guelph Police are seeking the identity of a motorcyclist who fled the scene of a crash on August 13. The incident occurred when a car was rear-ended while waiting to turn from Speedvale Avenue West...
Mississauga driver charged after fleeing police and crashing in Caledon
A 21-year-old Mississauga driver is facing several charges after allegedly fleeing from police and crashing into a ditch north of Brampton. The incident occurred on August 3 around 1 p.m. in...
Driver killed in fatal collision south of Ingersoll
A fatal collision occurred on Culloden Line south of Ingersoll, involving a transport truck and a sedan. The incident led to road closures between Ebenezer Road and Daniel Road, with Mount Englin...
Two injured after boat caught fire near Courtice
On Sunday afternoon, a boat fire in Durham Region left a teenage boy and an adult man injured. Police responded to the scene near Courtice Road, roughly 60 kilometers east of Toronto, shortly after...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding in Etobicoke
A motorcyclist in his 30s was hospitalized following a collision in Etobicoke near North Queen Street and Manstor Road, just north of The Queensway and west of Highway 427. Toronto police responded...
Dog killed in Burlington house fire
A dog has died following a fire at a Burlington home on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at a two-storey house on Seton Crescent, where heavy smoke was seen coming from all...
E-bike rider critically injured after being struck in south Etobicoke
A male cyclist on an electric bike is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in south Etobicoke’s Long Branch neighborhood. The collision took place near Lake Shore Boulevard West and...
Serious motorcycle crash temporarily shuts down QEW in Burlington
A serious motorcycle crash on the QEW near Burloak Drive in Burlington led to the closure of eastbound lanes on Saturday night. The incident occurred just before 10 p.m., and one person was taken to...
Fatal ATV crash leaves man dead in Middlesex County
Chippewa police are looking into a fatal ATV crash that occurred on August 14 at around 3:45 p.m. on Chippewa Road. Authorities report that the ATV veered off the road, throwing the driver, a...
Fatal injury near North York Centre Station tracks temporarily halted Line 1
Subway operations on a section of Toronto's Line 1 were temporarily halted following a fatal incident near the tracks at North York Centre Station. The suspension affected service between Finch and...
Car flipped over after two vehicles collide near Highway 401 in Mississauga
One car flipped onto its roof after two vehicles collide near Highway 401 in Mississauga. The collision occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m on Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Hurontario...
Two sent to hospital following collision in Scarborough
Two people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision in Scarborough on Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to Milliken Boulevard and Passmore Avenue, east of Kennedy Road, just...
Driver seriously injured in rollover crash in Kawartha Lakes
An intersection in Kawartha Lakes is closed following a serious single-vehicle rollover that resulted in life-altering injuries to the driver. The incident occurred Saturday morning on Eldon Road,...
Fatal collision involving ATV and transport truck on Highway 11
A fatal multi-vehicle collision involving an ATV and a transport truck on Highway 11 in northern Ontario has resulted in the deaths of four people and prompted the closure of the highway, causing...
Kitchen fire kills dog in east London
London fire crews responded to a house fire in the city’s east end early Saturday morning. The blaze, which started in the kitchen of a home on the 200 block of Rainbow Avenue, was quickly contained...
One person injured following house fire in the Glebe, Ottawa
Ottawa paramedics reported that one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries following a house fire in the Glebe on Saturday morning. Fire crews responded to the 100 block of Holmwood...
2 injured after e-scooter collides with pedestrian in Etobicoke
Toronto police are investigating a late-night collision involving an e-scooter rider and a pedestrian in Etobicoke. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Friday at Mabelle Avenue and Dundas...
Fatal vehicle crash in North Middlesex
Middlesex County OPP are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in North Middlesex that occurred late Friday night. Emergency services were called to Cedar Swamp Road, between McGillivray Drive...
Collision involving e-bikes sends two people to hospital in Kitchener
Two people were hospitalized following a collision involving e-bikes in Kitchener on Friday night. Emergency crews responded to the scene on Manitou Drive, between Wabanaki Drive and Sasada Drive,...
Two seriously injured in 3-vehicle crash on Highway 410 near Morrisburg
Two people were seriously injured in a crash involving three commercial vehicles on Highway 401, west of Morrisburg, Ontario, Friday morning. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the...
Morning fire damages house in London
On Friday morning, the London Fire Department responded to a residential fire in the 200 block of Middleton Avenue. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze, and authorities credited working smoke...
Woman hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in downtown Toronto
A woman in her 50s was taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle near Lake Shore Boulevard and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto around 7:20 a.m. Friday. According to paramedics, her injuries...
Three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 near Iroquois leaves two injured
Two people were injured in a collision involving two transport trucks and a dump truck on Highway 401 near Iroquois Friday morning. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes near Carman Road,...
Serious collision on Brydges Street in London
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on Friday afternoon in East London. Emergency responders arrived at the scene near Brydges Street, east of Egerton Street, around 1:50 p.m., where...
Person hospitalized following collision in London intersection
Emergency crews are responding to a collision near Waterloo Street and Central Avenue in London. One person has been taken to hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. Authorities are...
Residence in downtown Sudbury destroyed by fire
A triplex on Lloyd Street in Greater Sudbury suffered extensive damage from a fire late Thursday night. Fire crews responded around 10:45 p.m. to find the front of the building engulfed in flames....
Four teenagers charged after crashing stolen vehicle on Highway 11 in Gravenhurst
Four teenagers from Moncton, New Brunswick, are facing charges after crashing an allegedly stolen vehicle on Highway 11 in Gravenhurst Thursday evening. The single-vehicle incident occurred around 7...
63-year-old man critically injured following hit-and-run in Niagara Falls
A 63-year-old man who suffered critical injuries in a hit-and-run in Niagara Falls on August 10 has died in hospital. The collision occurred in the evening near Montrose Road and Greendale Street,...
Pickering crash leads to road closures
A crash in Pickering has prompted road closures and an ongoing investigation by Durham Regional Police. The incident occurred Thursday around 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Old Brock Road and...
Driver dead after vehicle hits utility pole in Waterloo
A fatal crash occurred Thursday afternoon in Waterloo when a vehicle struck a utility pole at the intersection of Albert Street and Seagram Drive. Emergency crews responded around 3:40 p.m., but the...
Four teens involved in fatal jet ski accident in Lake St. Clair
A tragic jet ski accident on Lake St. Clair, near Couture Beach in Lakeshore, has left one teen dead and another critically injured. Emergency services were called around 2 p.m. Thursday after a...
House damaged by suspicious fire in Gravenhurst
A fire that broke out early Thursday morning at a property in Gravenhurst is under investigation, with damage estimated at over $100,000. Fire crews responded to multiple 911 calls around 6 a.m....
Impaired driver arrested after crashing in Wellington County
A 27-year-old novice driver from Fergus was arrested by Wellington County OPP following a single-vehicle crash on Thursday. Police responded to reports of a vehicle in a ditch around 8 a.m. and...
Markham man arrested after crashing into blocker truck on Highway 401 in Clarington
A 35-year-old Markham man was arrested early Thursday after crashing his car into a blocker truck at a police investigation scene on Highway 401 in Clarington. The OPP had set up the scene on the...
Brewery in Toronto’s east end temporarily closed following fire outbreak
Godspeed Brewery in Toronto’s east end has reopened after a small fire temporarily shut it down on Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews were called to the scene, located just south of Gerrard Street East...
Large fire destroys house in Clearview Township
A major fire destroyed a large home in Clearview Township late Wednesday morning, forcing several residents and their pets to evacuate. The blaze broke out on Concession 6 near County Road 91 and...
Parolee charged following impaired crash in Windsor
A 69-year-old man previously convicted of second-degree murder has been arrested in Windsor for allegedly driving while impaired and breaching his parole conditions. The incident occurred on the...
Boy taken to hospital after being struck in Scarborough
A boy was hospitalized after a collision in Scarborough on Wednesday night. Emergency crews responded to the scene near Finch Avenue East and Birchmount Road shortly before 8:30 p.m. According to...
Eglinton Crosstown LRT involved in collision in North York, second incident within a week
An Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicle was involved in a collision in North York on Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and Swift Drive, just...
Motorcycle and SUV collide on Highway 407 near Brampton
A collision between a motorcycle and an SUV caused major traffic delays on Highway 407 east of Brampton Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near the...
Fatal collision involving pedestrian on Highway 404 in East Gwillimbury
A fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer shut down a section of Highway 404 southbound in East Gwillimbury on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred between Woodbine Avenue...
Barrie man dead following discovery of overturned vehicle on Highway 400
A 29-year-old man from Barrie was found dead after a vehicle was discovered overturned on Highway 400 early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred on the northbound side, just north of Duckworth...
Etobicoke boxing gym set on fire early Wednesday morning
An Etobicoke boxing gym is determined to recover quickly after suffering significant damage from a break-in and arson early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the Kingsway Boxing Club...
Mississauga driver flees from police and crashes in Grey Highlands
A driver was reported by concerned residents for behaving erratically along Grey Road 4 and Concession 2 in Grey Highlands at around 11:30 p.m Tuesday. Grey Bruce OPP located the Dodge Ram involved...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with taxi in Toronto’s east end
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries following a collision with a Beck taxi in Toronto’s east end on Tuesday night. The crash occurred near Danforth...
Van bursts into flames in south London
A van caught fire in south London near the intersection of Wonderland Road and Wharncliffe Road at around 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Witnesses reported seeing smoke before the vehicle was engulfed in...
One person hospitalized following fire outbreak in Sandwich, Windsor
A fire in the 3200 block of Sandwich Street in Windsor on Tuesday led to one person being taken to hospital for smoke inhalation, according to local fire officials. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services...
Two injured after driver crashes into police cruiser and several parked cars in downtown Toronto
A section of downtown Toronto was temporarily closed Tuesday afternoon after a driver collided with a marked police cruiser and several parked vehicles near Toronto City Hall. The incident occurred...
Firefighters tackle house fire in Corbeil
Firefighters responded to a residential blaze Monday evening in Corbeil, along Highway 17 East near Johnson Road. Crews were called to the scene shortly after 5 p.m. No one was home at the time, and...
Drayton motorcyclist killed in serious collision near Listowel
A 36-year-old motorcyclist from Drayton has died after a serious collision Tuesday afternoon on Perth Line 88 near Perth Road 140, just east of Listowel. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the...
Serious collision leaves 5 injured in Ottawa’s east end
Five individuals were hospitalized following a serious two-vehicle collision in Ottawa's east end on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 2:57 p.m. at the intersection of Walkley and...
Dump truck collides onto multiple parked vehicles outside homes in Barrhaven
A dump truck caused major destruction in a Barrhaven neighborhood on Tuesday morning, damaging several parked vehicles and tearing through front yards. The incident happened around 10:47 a.m. at the...
Large tree collapses onto SUV in Etobicoke
A large tree fell onto an SUV in central Etobicoke on Tuesday afternoon, but fortunately, no injuries were reported. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on Wellesworth Drive, near Renforth...
Male pedestrian fatally struck by truck in Milton parking lot
A male pedestrian has died after being struck by a truck in a Milton parking lot near Scott Boulevard and Derry Road, according to Halton police. The incident occurred around 12:50 p.m. in the lot...
3 pedestrians injured following collision in west Windsor
Three pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in west Windsor on Tuesday around noon while it was making a turn at the intersection of Church Street and Wyandotte Street West. According to Windsor...
Two Kitchener properties significantly damaged by fire
A fire in Kitchener early Tuesday morning caused extensive damage to two properties, prompting evacuations and a major emergency response. Crews were called shortly after midnight to a blaze that...
Child hurt in farming incident in West Perth
A 12-year-old child was injured in a farming-related incident on Monday in the Municipality of West Perth after being struck by a piece of farm equipment. Emergency responders transported the child...
17-year-old motorcyclist dead following fatal collision near Thunder Bay
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a deadly collision that occurred early Monday morning on Highway 11-17 near Thunder Bay. The crash, involving a motorcycle and another vehicle, happened...
Youth riding motorcycle hospitalized after crashing onto parked vehicle in Innisfil
Authorities in Innisfil are investigating a crash involving a youth on a motorcycle and a parked vehicle that occurred Monday morning around 10:30 a.m. on Mountbatten Avenue. The young rider was...
23-year-old facing charges after crashing and fleeing in Windsor
A 23-year-old man faces multiple charges following a crash in Windsor involving a black Dodge Charger. The incident occurred just after 8 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Howard Avenue and...
Impaired Sault driver facing charges after crashing into ditch
A 34-year-old woman from Sault Ste. Marie is facing six charges following a single-vehicle crash last Saturday near Landslide Road and Fourth Line East. Emergency services responded to a 911 call...
Pedestrian seriously injured by TTC streetcar in Leslieville
A man in his 30s was seriously injured after being struck by a TTC streetcar in Toronto's east end on Monday night. The incident took place around 9:39 p.m. in Leslieville, near the intersection of...
12-year-old boy on scooter hospitalized after being hit in downtown Toronto
A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized after being hit by a driver while riding a scooter in downtown Toronto on Monday evening. The incident occurred in the Regent Park area, close to Dundas Street...
Driver who crashed onto Ontario premier’s car facing new charges in fatal Highway 48 collision
An Ontario family is mourning the tragic loss of a father and calling for justice after a fatal head-on crash on August 3 in Whitchurch-Stouffville. Andrew Cristillo, a 42-year-old father of three,...
Lanes reopen following single-vehicle crash on Gardiner Expressway
All lanes of the Gardiner Expressway near Parkside Drive have been reopened after a single-vehicle crash occurred around 9:25 a.m.. Police reported that paramedics were quick to respond to the...
Two teenagers arrested and charged after child struck by car in Alliston
A 911 call on Saturday prompted a swift response from paramedics and police to Church Street in Alliston, where a seven-year-old child had been struck by a car. The child was taken to the hospital...
Creemore driver charged following 2-vehicle collision in Guelph/Eramosa Township
A 57-year-old from Creemore has been charged after a two-vehicle collision in Guelph/Eramosa Township. The Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident on Highway 6 at around 3:30 p.m. on...
Two pedestrian injured in vehicle collision in Innisfil
On August 1, two pedestrians were injured when struck by a vehicle on a suburban street in Innisfil, near the intersection of Lawson Street and Boyes Street, around 4:50 p.m. The 48-year-old driver...
Woodstock man killed in 2-vehicle collision in Brant
A man from Woodstock has died following a two-vehicle collision in Brant on Sunday night. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the crash on Highway 53, west of Burford, shortly before 10...
Teen dead following ATV crash in East Hawkesbury
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal ATV crash that occurred in East Hawkesbury. The incident took place on Sunday evening around 7 p.m. on Concession Road 6, when the ATV overturned...
Hit-and-run collision leaves motorcyclist seriously injured in Vaughan
A motorcyclist suffered significant, though non-life-threatening, injuries in a hit-and-run crash in Vaughan on Sunday evening. The collision occurred around 7 p.m. near Fossil Hill Road and Saint...
Pedestrian seriously injured in collision in Vaughan
A pedestrian sustained serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Vaughan on Sunday evening. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 7 and Kipling Avenue when the...
Vehicle flips in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 404
A multi-vehicle crash occurred on the northbound Highway 404 late Sunday afternoon, near the Woodbine and Steeles off-ramp. The incident, which involved a vehicle flipping onto another, was reported...
Man killed in motorcycle crash northeast of Tweed
A man was found dead following a motorcycle crash in eastern Ontario on Sunday afternoon. The Ontario Provincial Police received a call shortly after 4 p.m. from a passerby who discovered the victim...
Person rescued from vehicle following 3-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s west end
Emergency crews responded to a three-vehicle crash on Carling Avenue in Ottawa’s west end Sunday afternoon, where one person was trapped inside a vehicle. The incident occurred around 4:44 p.m. in...
Woman killed in deadly single-vehicle rollover on Highway 401 in Mississauga
A 23-year-old woman from Brampton has died following a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 401 in Mississauga early Sunday morning. The crash occurred around 3:30 a.m., with two occupants in the...
29-year-old man killed in Highway 401 collision near Dixon Road
A fatal two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 eastbound near Dixon Road early Sunday morning has left a 29-year-old man dead. The crash occurred around 3:53 a.m., and police say the driver of one of...