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Residents safely escape house fire in London
Firefighters are working to fully extinguish a house fire on Lorne Avenue in London after multiple 911 calls reported heavy black smoke in the area. London Fire Department crews were dispatched to...
Motorist injured in south Ottawa crash involving dump truck
A driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a dump truck collided with a car in south Ottawa Monday afternoon. The crash happened around 3:25 p.m. at Bankfield Road and...
E-bike rider hospitalized following collision in Etobicoke
A man in his 60s was taken to a trauma centre Monday afternoon after an e-bike and vehicle collided in Etobicoke. Emergency crews were called to The Queensway and Grand Avenue, west of Park Lawn...
No injuries reported after fiery two-vehicle crash on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
A fiery collision brought traffic to a standstill on westbound Gardiner Expressway Monday afternoon. Toronto police said two vehicles were involved in a collision near Park Lawn Road shortly after 3...
Delivery truck driver killed in fatal Hwy. 401 crash in Scarborough
A 62-year-old man has died after the delivery truck he was driving crashed on Highway 401 in Scarborough Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to the eastbound express...
Woman rushed to trauma centre after two-vehicle crash in Brampton
A woman was rushed to a trauma centre with critical injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Brampton on Monday morning. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Chinguacousy Road and...
Two motorists injured in collision near St. Thomas
A two-vehicle collision near St. Thomas sent both drivers to hospital Monday and temporarily shut down a section of Sunset Road. Police were called to the crash around 10:40 a.m. after a pickup...
Cyclist critically injured after being hit by vehicle in Ottawa’s Lowertown
A cyclist was taken to hospital with critical injuries following a morning collision in Ottawa’s Lowertown area. The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. near Sussex Drive and Bruyère Street, where...
Two people hospitalized after apartment fire in downtown Toronto
Two people were taken to hospital Monday morning after a fire broke out inside an apartment in downtown Toronto. Emergency crews were called to the building shortly after 7:15 a.m. after reports of...
Male pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in London
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in London early Monday morning. Police and paramedics were dispatched to Hale Street shortly after 7 a.m. following reports of a collision...
Driver arrested after 2-vehicle collision in York leaves 4 people hospitalized
Four people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Toronto’s Oakwood Village late Sunday night. Toronto police responded to Dufferin Street and Rogers Road...
American man dead after vessel capsized in Georgian Bay
A 67-year-old California man has died after his vessel capsized on Georgian Bay over the weekend. Ontario Provincial Police responded around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 following reports of a capsized...
Impaired hit-and-run driver arrested at McDonald’s drive-thru in Guelph
A 49-year-old Elmira man is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after allegedly fleeing a collision and later entering a Guelph McDonald’s drive-thru through the exit. Guelph police were...
Cyclist hospitalized following two-vehicle crash in south Barrie
A 61-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a vehicle in south Barrie on Saturday afternoon. Barrie police said the crash happened around 4:20 p.m. near Big Bay Point Road,...
36-year-old impaired driver charged after crashing in Elora
A Waterloo man has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle crash in Elora. Wellington County OPP and emergency crews responded to a collision on Middlebrook Road at...
Man facing charges after hitting multiple vehicles, injuring two people in stolen TTC pickup truck in downtown Toronto
A 39-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a marked TTC pickup truck in downtown Toronto, crashing into several vehicles while fleeing police and injuring two people....
Motorcyclist dead following fatal collision with car in Scarborough
A motorcyclist has died after a collision involving a car in Scarborough on Sunday evening. Toronto police say the crash happened around 5:50 p.m. at Eglinton Avenue and McCowan Road. Investigators...
No injuries after truck crashes and spills watermelons on Hwy. 401 in Halton Hills
Several Highway 401 lanes are closed in Halton Hills after a transport truck crashed and spilled its load of watermelons across the westbound lanes Sunday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police say...
No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into hydro pole in North York
A 38-year-old man is facing a careless driving charge after a vehicle crashed into a hydro pole in North York early Sunday. The collision happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the Armour Heights area...
Pedestrian fatally struck by SUV in Walpole Island First Nation
A 48-year-old Walpole Island First Nation resident has died after being struck by an SUV late Friday night. Emergency crews were called to Chiefs Road, between Tecumseh Road and Austin Road, at...
Occupants uninjured after condo fire in south Barrie
A Saturday evening fire at a condominium complex in south Barrie damaged four apartment units and part of the building’s roof, prompting an evacuation of residents. Barrie fire crews were called to...
Two people killed in collision involving motorcycle and car in Welland
Two people have died following a motorcycle collision with a sedan in Welland on Saturday morning. Niagara Regional Police Service said officers responded to the crash near Ontario Road and Hobson...
Child seriously injured in Goderich collision
A 5-year-old child was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Goderich on Saturday afternoon. Huron County OPP and Huron County EMS responded to the collision on Quebec Street shortly...
One person injured in two-vehicle crash near Tillsonburg
One person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision north of Tillsonburg. Emergency crews responded to the crash as authorities temporarily shut down...
No reported injuries after house fire in east Ottawa
Ottawa firefighters responded to a house fire in Manor Park on Saturday morning, successfully containing the blaze before it spread to nearby properties. Crews were called to a home on Martin...
One person assessed by paramedics after residential fire in Toronto’s Davisville Village
An elderly man was rescued following a residential fire in Toronto’s Davisville Village on Saturday morning. Toronto police and fire crews were called to a detached two-storey home on Millwood Road...
Woman struck and injured by vehicle at Brampton intersection
A woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton on Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to the collision at Latania Boulevard and Bloomsbury Avenue, near Goreway...
Two men hospitalized following rollover collision in Toronto’s west end
A rollover collision in Toronto’s west end sent two men to hospital early Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to Alliance Avenue and Rockcliffe Boulevard shortly after 3:30 a.m. Police say...
Man, 36, charged following two-vehicle crash in Scarborough
A 36-year-old man is facing an impaired driving charge after a two-vehicle collision in Scarborough early Saturday left one vehicle overturned. The crash occurred around 1:38 a.m. near Steeles...
39-year-old Essex driver killed in crash near Harrow
A 39-year-old Essex woman has died after a single-vehicle collision near Harrow late Friday night. Essex OPP officers were called to the intersection of County Road 15 and Fifth Concession Road...
E-scooter rider charged with impaired operation after crashing in Huntsville
A Huntsville woman is facing an impaired driving charge after police say she crashed an e-scooter Friday evening. Officers were called to Earls Road at about 5:30 p.m. following reports of an...
West Perth collision leaves one driver dead, another hospitalized
A 79-year-old man from Arva, Ont., has died after a two-vehicle crash in West Perth on Friday afternoon. The collision happened shortly before 4 p.m. at the intersection of Perth Road 163 and Perth...
Impaired driver facing several charges after Cambridge collision injures another driver
Police in Waterloo Region responded to a two-vehicle collision in Cambridge on Friday afternoon that resulted in impaired driving charges. Officers were called to the intersection of Elgin Street...
Woman sought after two dogs involved in vicious attack at Toronto park
Toronto police are asking for the public’s help locating a woman whose two dogs allegedly escaped a fenced-in dog park and attacked a person and their pet in Summerhill. The incident occurred on...
One person hospitalized in Cambridge collision
One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision in Cambridge on Friday afternoon. Waterloo Regional Police said the crash occurred near Elgin Street North and Winter Avenue. The individual...
Motorcyclist fatally struck by vehicle beneath Burlington Skyway
A motorcyclist has died after a two-vehicle collision on Eastport Drive beneath the Burlington Skyway Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred around 2:08 p.m. Police said...
Elderly woman killed in two-vehicle crash in West Perth
A Friday morning crash in West Perth has claimed the life of an 89-year-old Stratford woman. The two-vehicle collision occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at the intersection of Perth Road 180 and Perth...
Nobody injured following industrial building fire in Brampton
Police have closed part of Rutherford Road South in Brampton following an early morning industrial fire. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Friday at an industrial unit near Clarence Street....
Niagara police officer facing charges after fleeing traffic stop and striking another vehicle
A 54-year-old Niagara police officer is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and later crashing in Niagara-on-the-Lake Thursday night. Niagara Regional Police responded to...
2 people hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash involving motorcycle in Mississauga
Two people were taken to hospital after a motorcycle collided with several vehicles in Mississauga Thursday afternoon. Peel Regional Police responded to the area of Dundas Street West and Ninth Line...
Female pedestrian suffers serious injuries in Etobicoke collision
A woman in her 80s was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke Thursday afternoon. Toronto police and paramedics responded to the area of Bloor Street West and Kipling Avenue...
One driver dead, another airlifted to hospital after Hwy. 6 crash in Centre Wellington Township
A fatal collision north of Guelph has left one driver dead and another with life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred around 12:15 p.m. Thursday at Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22 in Centre...
One driver injured following rollover collision in Brampton
A driver suffered minor injuries after one of two vehicles involved in a Brampton collision overturned Thursday morning. Peel Regional Police and emergency crews were called to Chinguacousy Road and...
East Zorra-Tavistock crash leaves one driver dead, another critically injured
A 50-year-old London man has died and another driver is fighting for his life following an early-morning collision in East Zorra-Tavistock. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash at Cassel...
One person hospitalized following two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 427 in Vaughan
Motorists travelling through Vaughan faced delays Thursday morning after a two-vehicle collision forced the closure of all southbound lanes on Highway 427. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the...
Teen girl struck and seriously injured by car in Cambridge
A teenage girl was hospitalized Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a Cambridge intersection. Emergency crews and police responded to King Street East at Waterloo Street...
Two men killed in alleged street racing crash in North York
A suspected street race may have preceded a deadly early-morning crash in North York that claimed the lives of two men, according to Toronto police. The collision happened shortly after 4:30 a.m....
Family of teen seriously injured in collision near Toronto high school sues city and province over speed camera removal
The family of a 15-year-old boy who was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle at a Toronto intersection is suing the driver, the City of Toronto and the Ontario government for $16...
Man dies after vehicle crashes into Orléans home
An elderly man has died after his vehicle crashed into a home in Ottawa’s Orléans neighbourhood Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to Duvernay Drive at about 12:50 p.m. after reports of...
Man dies after fatal workplace accident in south Ottawa
A 23-year-old man has died following a workplace accident at a business in Ottawa’s south end Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a business in the 4000 block of Barnsdale Road at...
1 injured in 3-vehicle crash involving police cruiser in Brampton
One person was taken to hospital after a three-vehicle collision involving a police cruiser in Brampton on Wednesday morning. Peel Regional Police responded to the crash near Bramalea Road and...
One dead, another critically injured following fiery two-vehicle crash in southwest Ottawa
One person was killed and another critically injured after a two-vehicle collision in southwest Ottawa early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to Fallowfield Road near Old Richmond Road...
Hamilton driver charged after fleeing collision scene in Guelph
A 20-year-old Hamilton man is facing multiple charges after police say he left the scene of a rear-end collision in Guelph Tuesday evening. Guelph Police Service responded to the crash at Willow...
No injuries reported after garage fire at Manotick home
Ottawa firefighters extinguished a garage fire at a home in Manotick Tuesday afternoon, with no injuries reported. Ottawa Fire Services responded shortly after 1:15 p.m. to reports of heavy black...
Driver charged in Puslinch rear-end crash that injured multiple people
A 26-year-old Kitchener resident is facing charges after a rear-end collision in Puslinch left several people with minor injuries. Wellington County OPP responded to the two-vehicle crash on...
62-year-old man killed in Whitewater Region crash
A 62-year-old man was killed early Tuesday after the vehicle he was driving left the road and struck a tree in Whitewater Region, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash on Lacroix Bay...
Impaired driver charged following two-vehicle collision near Lake Nipigon
A 24-year-old Elliot Lake man is facing multiple driving-related charges following a two-vehicle collision on South Bay Road near Lake Nipigon on Aug. 29. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the...
One person hospitalized following serious motorcycle crash on Hwy. 11 in Gravenhurst
A serious motorcycle crash has closed all southbound lanes of Highway 11 in Gravenhurst. Emergency crews responded to the collision near Bethune Drive North shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday. Police say...
Motorcyclist rushed to hospital following serious two-vehicle crash in Uxbridge
A 56-year-old motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Uxbridge Tuesday afternoon. Durham Regional Police were called to the area of Regional...
Motorcyclist dead after hitting vehicle in Scarborough
A man in his 20s has died following a motorcycle collision in Scarborough Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police responded to the crash around 2:05 p.m. at Bertrand Avenue and Crockford Boulevard, near...
Nobody hurt after vehicle catches fire at Brampton house
Emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire at a Brampton home Tuesday morning. Peel Regional Police Service said the fire was reported around 11:46 a.m. at a residence on Ballyshire Drive, near...
No injuries reported after motel blaze in Paris, Ont
Paris Road was closed early Tuesday morning as emergency crews battled a structure fire at a motel in Paris, Ont. Firefighters were called to the multi-unit residential property around 3 a.m., with...
Four people hospitalized after serious apartment fire in Toronto’s west end
Four people were taken to hospital after a basement apartment fire in Toronto’s west end early Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a home on Boustead Avenue, near Dundas Street West and...
Farm tractor operator dead following two-vehicle collision near Vankleek Hill
A farm tractor operator has died following a two-vehicle collision near Vankleek Hill. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash on Highway 34 near Ridge Road shortly before 9 p.m. Monday....
Three people killed in fatal house fire in Grassy Narrows First Nation
Three people have died following a house fire in Grassy Narrows First Nation. Treaty Three Police Service officers responded to the residence Sunday evening after the fire was reported. Three people...
62-year-old man killed in ATV rollover near Elliot Lake
A 62-year-old Elliot Lake man has died following an all-terrain vehicle rollover on a gravel road north of the community. Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics were called to the area near Camp 8...
Several people rescued safely after separate marine incidents in Georgian Bay
Beausoleil Fire and Rescue crews responded to two separate calls involving people in distress on Georgian Bay over the Labour Day weekend. Around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, crews were called after a...
Worker killed in fatal industrial accident in Richmond Hill
Two weeks after her husband was killed in a workplace accident in Richmond Hill, his widow is sharing the impact of the loss as Ontario’s Ministry of Labour continues to investigate. Kamal Kumar, a...
Nobody injured after serious residential fire in Markham
A semi-detached home in Markham sustained extensive damage after a fire broke out Monday night. Firefighters were dispatched to a residential cul-de-sac near Rose Way and Natalie Court, in the area...
Girl, 7, struck and injured by taxi in Etobicoke
A 7-year-old girl was hospitalized with minor injuries after being struck by a taxi in Etobicoke on Monday evening. Toronto police and paramedics responded to the collision on Bonnyview Drive, near...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with OC Transpo bus in Barrhaven
A motorcyclist was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after colliding with an OC Transpo bus in Barrhaven on Monday. Ottawa police responded to the crash near Strandherd Drive and...
Passenger dead, driver injured after vehicle strikes pole in Gravenhurst
A 19-year-old woman is in critical condition after a vehicle crashed into a hydro pole in Gravenhurst early Monday morning. Orillia OPP officers were called to the single-vehicle collision on...
No injuries after large blaze at Oshawa funeral home
A downtown Oshawa funeral home has been destroyed after a suspicious fire broke out early Monday morning. Oshawa Fire Services was called shortly before 4 a.m. after paramedics in the area detected...
E-bike rider killed in multi-vehicle collision in Kitchener
A 64-year-old Cambridge man has died after a multi-vehicle collision involving an e-bike in Kitchener on Sunday night. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the intersection of Franklin Boulevard...
Man, 31, seriously injured in e-scooter accident in Welland
A 31-year-old man was hospitalized after losing control of an e-scooter in Welland on Sunday evening. Niagara Regional Police responded to the single-vehicle crash around 6:30 p.m. on Niagara Street...
No reported injuries after gas leak in Brampton residential street
Residents on a Brampton street were evacuated Sunday afternoon after a gas leak was discovered behind a residential unit. Peel Regional Police reported the incident around 4:48 p.m. near Seaborn...
Collision involving motorcycle in Fort Erie leaves 3 injured, 2 in critical condition
Two people are in critical condition after a collision between an SUV and a three-wheeled motorcycle in Fort Erie. Niagara Regional Police responded to the crash at the intersection of Helena Street...
SIU investigate 2 people killed in South Frontenac crash after attempted traffic stop
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after two people died in a single-vehicle crash following an attempted traffic stop in South Frontenac. The incident began shortly after midnight on Sept....
27-year-old Vaughan driver dead after crashing in Thorold
A 27-year-old Vaughan man has died after a single-vehicle collision in Thorold. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash at approximately 11:15 p.m. Saturday. Police say the sedan was...
Two fires involving lithium-ion batteries in Toronto, two suffer smoke inhalation
Toronto firefighters responded to two separate fires involving lithium-ion batteries within a few hours Sunday, with two people treated for minor smoke inhalation. The first fire broke out around...
Pedestrian injured by vehicle in Seaforth collision
A pedestrian was injured Sunday afternoon after being struck by a passenger vehicle in Seaforth. Huron County OPP say the collision occurred sometime before 1 p.m. on Goderich Street East, between...
Motorcycle passenger seriously injured in Mulmur crash
A motorcycle passenger suffered life-altering injuries following a crash Saturday afternoon in Mulmur. Ontario Provincial Police responded to River Road around 12:20 p.m. after receiving reports of...
Two dead, one injured following two-vehicle crash in Hanmer
Two people have died and another person was seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Hanmer. The collision occurred on Municipal Road 80 shortly before 10 a.m., when an...
Person struck by train near Long Branch GO station in Mississauga
Lakeshore West GO train service was disrupted Saturday night after a person was struck by a train west of Long Branch GO station in Mississauga. Emergency crews were called to a railway crossing on...
Two people hospitalized following Hwy. 417 crash in North Glengarry
Two people have been taken to hospital following a single-vehicle collision that closed part of Highway 417 in North Glengarry on Saturday. The crash occurred on the eastbound side of the highway...
Woman hospitalized after being struck by truck in Toronto’s Eglinton West
A woman was seriously injured after being struck by a truck in Toronto’s Eglinton West neighbourhood Saturday afternoon. Police and emergency crews were called to the intersection of Keele Street...
No serious injuries after multi-vehicle collision on Highway 10 in Caledon
A section of Highway 10 in Caledon was temporarily closed Saturday afternoon after a multi-vehicle collision. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. near Olde Base Line Road, according to Ontario...
Pedestrian suffers serious injuries in hit-and-run collision near Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto’s west end Saturday morning. Toronto police say the man was hit in the area of Queen Street West and Shaw Street, near...
Motorcyclist seriously injured by hit-and-run vehicle on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
A 35-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured after a collision on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway early Saturday morning. Toronto police say a motorcycle and another vehicle collided near the...
Two men killed in fatal North York crash
Two men have died following a devastating early-morning crash in North York. Toronto police say a vehicle slammed into a traffic light pole at Finch Avenue West and Romfield Lane, west of Keele...
Two people injured in late-night crash near Adjala-Tosorontio Township
Two people were taken to hospital after a late-night collision near Adjala-Tosorontio Township and Mono. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash at the intersection of County Road 1 and...
One person hospitalized following two-vehicle crash near Cayuga
A two-vehicle collision near Cayuga is under investigation after one person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Haldimand County OPP responded to the crash Friday evening, with...
Driver killed in collision in Southwold Township
A driver has died following a single-vehicle collision in Southwold Township on Friday evening. Emergency crews, including Elgin County OPP and Middlesex-London Paramedic Service, responded to John...
One person hospitalized in Huntsville motorcycle crash
A 57-year-old Waterloo man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Huntsville on Friday evening. The single-vehicle collision happened on Brunel Road, near...
Pedestrian collision in midtown Toronto leaves woman dead, driver arrested
An 18-year-old Toronto man is facing a criminal charge after a pedestrian was killed in a midtown Toronto crash Friday. Police say the man was driving a white Nissan Pathfinder north on Bathurst...
No injuries, major delays after vehicle accident on eastbound QEW in Oakville
Toronto-bound traffic on the Queen Elizabeth Way was disrupted Friday after a vehicle overturned in Oakville. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. near the Trafalgar Road off-ramp. Police reported no...
Woman, 28, seriously injured by garbage truck in Toronto’s Fashion District
A 28-year-old woman suffered life-altering injuries after she was struck and pinned beneath a garbage truck in Toronto’s Fashion District Friday morning. Emergency crews were called to the area of...
82-year-old woman in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Scarborough
An 82-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough early Friday morning. The collision occurred shortly before 6:15 a.m. near Bridletowne Circle...
E-bike rider dead following collision with SUV near Aylmer
A 64-year-old Malahide resident has died after an e-bike collided with an SUV south of Aylmer Friday morning. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. at John Wise Line and Imperial Road. The e-bike...
No serious injuries reported after SUV crashes into Ottawa’s Rideau River
An SUV ended up in the Rideau River after a crash near Riverside Drive and Walkley Road early Friday morning. The collision happened around 5:40 a.m. where an SUV travelling west on Walkley Road...