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Two injured, one serious after multi-vehicle collision in Mississauga
A multi-vehicle crash in Mississauga left two people in hospital Wednesday evening, including one with serious injuries. The collision occurred just past 7:00 p.m. and involved three vehicles on...
Crash causes morning traffic delays on eastbound Hwy. 401 in Scarborough
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a collision that disrupted Wednesday morning rush-hour traffic on Highway 401 in Scarborough. The incident occurred in the eastbound collector lanes near...
Four people treated for smoke inhalation after residential fire in Barrie
Fire crews responded to a residential contents fire in Barrie’s northwest early Wednesday morning, prompting the deployment of four units. Barrie Fire and Emergency Services were called just after 7...
Motorist in critical condition after striking hydro pole in Thames Centre
A serious crash in Middlesex County early Wednesday morning left a driver with life-threatening injuries after their condition worsened following hospital admission. Emergency crews were called just...
Three hospitalized following Hwy. 401 crash near Cornwall
Three people were injured following a single-vehicle crash west of Cornwall early Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to a section of Highway 401 near Moulinette Road...
2 injured, 1 critical following serious 2-vehicle crash involving motorcycle in Brantford
Brantford Police are seeking witnesses following a serious collision involving a motorcycle and a car early Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 1:50 a.m. on King George Road near Varadi...
Woman seriously injured after falling off embankment at Rockcliffe Lookout
A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after falling approximately six metres down an embankment at Rockcliffe Lookout in Ottawa early Wednesday morning. Ottawa Fire Services' rope rescue...
Driver taken to hospital after rollover crash in downtown Kitchener
A driver was injured after a vehicle struck a fire hydrant and rolled over in downtown Kitchener late Tuesday night. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the crash on Victoria Street South near Oak...
Two injured, woman critical following two-vehicle crash in Hamilton
A 58-year-old woman was critically injured in a two-vehicle collision in Hamilton late Tuesday night. The crash occurred around 11:15 p.m. near Upper Wellington Street and Sirente Drive, involving a...
Residents uninjured after vehicle fire spreads to garage in Kitchener
No injuries were reported after a vehicle fire spread to a garage in a Kitchener neighbourhood Tuesday night. Fire crews responded to a home on Coopershawk Street and found a vehicle fully engulfed...
Brampton industrial accident leaves worker in critical condition
A worker was critically injured following an industrial accident in Brampton on Tuesday night. Emergency crews responded to an incident on Parkshore Drive, near Finch and Steeles avenues, shortly...
Nobody injured after fire destroys cottage near Trout Lake in North Bay
A family-owned cottage near Trout Lake in North Bay was destroyed in a fire Tuesday night, prompting a response from crews at all three city fire stations. North Bay Fire and Emergency Services...
Midland crash leads to driver facing multiple charges
A 36-year-old Midland man is facing multiple charges following a single-vehicle crash in the town on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police responded to a collision near Yonge Street and Eighth...
Driver sought after failing to remain at scene of two-vehicle crash in Orillia
Orillia OPP is seeking public assistance in identifying a driver involved in a hit-and-run collision earlier this month. Police responded to a two-vehicle crash near Shannon and Gill streets around...
Man, 73, dies following e-bike crash in Scarborough
A 73-year-old man has died following an electric bicycle crash in Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police say the incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. near Kingston Road and Sheppard...
Man struck and seriously injured by vehicle in Markham parking lot
A man was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in a Markham parking lot on Tuesday afternoon. York Regional Police responded to reports of a pedestrian collision at a plaza near...
E-bike rider seriously hurt after hitting pickup truck at Barrie intersection
A man in his 40s suffered serious injuries after an e-bike collided with a pickup truck at a Barrie intersection on Tuesday. Police say the crash occurred around noon at Anne Street South and Essa...
Serious two-vehicle crash closes major road in south London
Westbound Exeter Road remains closed following a collision involving a sedan and a transport truck at the intersection of Exeter Road and Sholto Drive. The impact caused significant damage to the...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in south Ottawa
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive in Ottawa’s south end on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the...
One person suffers serious injuries after motorcycle and car collide in Innisfil
One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision involving a motorcycle and a car in Innisfil on Tuesday morning. Police responded to the crash at the intersection of 5th...
Nobody injured after vehicle hits light pole near Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue
A stretch of Yonge Street reopened Tuesday morning after a single-vehicle collision prompted a temporary road closure. Toronto police said the crash occurred around 5 a.m. near Yonge Street and...
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crashing in Bayfield
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Bayfield early Tuesday morning. Police say the collision occurred around 1:30 a.m. when the rider...
Serious Hwy. 404 crash near Newmarket sends one person to the hospital
Northbound lanes of Highway 404 north of Newmarket reopened Tuesday morning after a single-vehicle crash near Queensville Sideroad East. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision around...
Worker dies after falling into hole at Brampton construction site
A man has died after falling into a hole at a construction site in Brampton on Monday afternoon, according to police. Emergency crews were called just before 4 p.m. to Kennedy Road South near...
Dog attack in downtown Toronto leaves two people injured
Two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following an alleged dog attack near the intersection of Bloor and Church streets on Monday afternoon. Police were called to the area...
Two-vehicle crash snarls morning traffic on QEW near Stoney Creek
A collision involving two vehicles caused major delays on the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Way near Stoney Creek during Monday morning’s commute. The crash occurred near Nikola Tesla Boulevard and...
89-year-old riding e-bike critically injured in collision at Windsor intersection
An 89-year-old e-bike rider remains in critical condition following a collision with a vehicle at a Windsor intersection on Friday. The crash occurred shortly after noon at the intersection of...
Three people hospitalized following serious two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 407 in Burlington
A two-vehicle collision on the westbound Highway 407 ramp to Plains Road sent three people to hospital and prompted a lengthy road closure on Monday. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash...
Pickup truck driver dies from injuries after crashing near Ingersoll
Ontario Provincial Police have identified the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred Monday morning on Mount Elgin Road near Ingersoll. Emergency crews responded to the scene shortly...
One driver facing charges after Hwy. 401 collision in Lakeshore injures two children, one in critical condition
A Windsor woman is facing multiple charges following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Lakeshore that left a 10-year-old child with life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred around 7...
Quebec driver charged after serious collision injures motorcyclist in East Hawkesbury
A 25-year-old man from Saint-Hubert, Quebec, has been charged following a collision in East Hawkesbury that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash on...
70-year-old man pleads guilty to fatal 2025 crash at Richmond Hill daycare
A 70-year-old man has admitted guilt in connection with a deadly daycare crash in Richmond Hill that killed a toddler and injured numerous children and staff members. Vinay Kumar Gupta pleaded...
Two men seriously hurt following collision at Nepean intersection
A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Merivale Road and Meadowlands Drive in Nepean on Sunday afternoon left two men hospitalized and caused major traffic disruptions. Ottawa paramedics...
Two people hospitalized after fiery two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Etobicoke
A driver has been charged with impaired driving and dangerous driving causing bodily harm following a wrong-way collision on Highway 401 near Kipling Avenue in Etobicoke on Sunday morning. Ontario...
One person in critical condition after vehicle crashes into tree in Brampton
One person has been taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Brampton on Saturday night. Peel Regional Police said the collision occurred around 8:45...
2 women dead, man hospitalized following serious 2-vehicle crash in Brampton
Two women have died following a two-vehicle collision in Brampton on Saturday afternoon. Peel Regional Police said the crash occurred just before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Queen Street and...
Nobody hurt following house fire in Etobicoke
No injuries were reported after a house fire broke out in Etobicoke on Friday night. Toronto Fire crews responded to the blaze at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the area of Islington Avenue and The...
Two elderly women struck by vehicle at Burlington intersection
Two elderly women were seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while crossing an intersection in Burlington on Friday night. Halton Regional Police said the collision occurred at...
Windsor collision leaves elderly cyclist in critical condition
An 89-year-old cyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle at an intersection on Friday afternoon. Police responded to the collision shortly after noon at the intersection of...
Ottawa driver charged after stopping for turtle causes crash on Hwy. 60 in North Algona-Wilberforce Township
An Ottawa driver has been charged after a crash on Highway 60 in North Algona-Wilberforce Township that occurred when a vehicle slowed or stopped to allow a turtle to cross the road. Ontario...
CHEO sounds alarm on sharp rise in e-scooters and e-bikes related injuries
New figures from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) show a sharp rise in injuries linked to e-scooters and e-bikes among young people. Data covering the year ending in May 2025 found...
Girl, 9, in serious condition after getting hit by vehicle in North York
A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in North York on Friday evening. Toronto police say the collision happened just after 6 p.m. in the area of Steeles Avenue...
63-year-old motorcyclist killed in south Barrie collision
A 63-year-old motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle collision in south Barrie on Friday afternoon. Barrie Police Service responded to the crash at Big Bay Point Road and Hurst Drive around...
Motorcyclist, 21, dead after colliding with car in Gravenhurst
A 21-year-old man from Brampton has died following a collision involving a motorcycle and a car in Gravenhurst on Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police in Bracebridge responded to the crash at...
13-year-old boy struck and injured by LRT in North York
A 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being struck by an LRT on Toronto's Line 6 Finch West route on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:19 p.m. near the intersection of Finch...
20-year-old motorcyclist taken to trauma centre following two-vehicle collision in Mississauga
A 20-year-old motorcyclist was transported to a trauma centre following a collision with a car in Mississauga on Friday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash near Airport Road and...
Two people hospitalized after fiery crash incident on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
The Gardiner Expressway has fully reopened following a multi-vehicle collision and vehicle fire near the Rees Street off-ramp on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. to...
Four people, including one child, seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in south Ottawa
A young boy was airlifted to hospital following a serious two-vehicle collision in south Ottawa on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded around 7:26 a.m. to the intersection of Nixon Drive and...
Pedestrian collision in Chatham leaves man in critical condition
A 49-year-old man from Chatham remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night. The collision occurred around 10:49 p.m. on Longwoods Road between...
Two people injured after two separate apartment fires in London
London firefighters responded to multiple emergency calls Thursday night, including two separate apartment fires. At approximately 11 p.m., crews were dispatched to an apartment building on Kent...
Two dead, two injured following collision involving ORV in Norfolk County
Two people have died and two others were injured following a collision involving an off-road utility vehicle and an SUV in Norfolk County. The crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday at the...
Ottawa police officer charged following collision incident in Oakville
A senior Ottawa police officer has been charged following an incident in Oakville that occurred on June 12. Halton Regional Police allege that a dispute stemming from a collision between two...
OPP officer seriously injured after being struck on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police are reminding motorists to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles after an officer was injured when a cruiser was struck on Highway 401 near Lansdowne earlier this...
Funeral held for five children killed in tragic fatal Mapleton crash
A funeral service for five children from the Doerksen family who died in a tragic two-vehicle crash in rural southern Ontario is scheduled for Saturday, one week after the collision. Peter, 12,...
Elderly man dies from injuries after vehicle strikes tree in North York
Toronto police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision in North York that claimed the life of a 90-year-old driver on Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the area of...
No injuries reported after property blaze in east Windsor
Fire crews in Windsor responded to a blaze in the city’s east end on Thursday afternoon, where heavy smoke was seen rising from the area. Emergency services were called to the 6700 block of Tecumseh...
Truck driver sought after fleeing collision that knocked out power in Kitchener’s Sportsworld Drive
A hit-and-run involving a transport truck caused a power outage and traffic disruptions in Kitchener’s Sportsworld Drive area on Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported around 1 p.m. after a...
Boy airlifted to trauma centre after getting struck by falling tree near school in Oshawa
A young boy has been airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre after being struck by a falling tree branch at a school in south Oshawa on Thursday afternoon. Durham Regional Police say emergency crews...
Girl, 15, struck by vehicle in front of high school in Etobicoke
A 15-year-old girl was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke on Thursday morning. The collision occurred shortly after 11:15...
Employee fatally struck by vehicle at Waypoint Centre in Penetanguishene
A 61-year-old employee of the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care has died after being struck by a vehicle on the facility’s property in Penetanguishene. Emergency crews, including firefighters,...
Dump truck driver killed in fatal Hwy. 407 rollover crash in Oshawa
A dump truck driver has died following a single-vehicle rollover crash in Oshawa on Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred shortly before 8:15 a.m. on the eastbound...
Heavy rain blamed for multiple highway accidents in the GTA
Heavy rainfall continued to cause major transportation disruptions across the Greater Toronto Area on Thursday morning, with multiple collisions, flooding, and significant traffic delays affecting...
Driver uninjured after vehicle plunges into lake in Scarborough Bluffs
A driver was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a vehicle was found submerged in the water at Bluffer’s Park in Scarborough early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the...
Four people, including child, injured in Etobicoke crash
Four people were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash in Etobicoke early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the area of Islington Avenue and Finch Avenue West just before 1 a.m....
Four people hospitalized, G1 driver charged following serious crash in North York
Four people were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in North York early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to Finch Avenue West...
Woman, 63, struck and seriously injured by vehicle in Scarborough
A 63-year-old woman was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough late Wednesday night. Emergency crews responded to the area of Birchmount and Comstock roads shortly after 11...
Two overnight fires in Ottawa, one person suffers serious burns
Ottawa firefighters responded to two separate overnight fires on Thursday, with one person suffering serious burn injuries and several residents displaced. The first fire broke out in a townhouse on...
Residents uninjured, eight pets dead following serious house fire in Hamilton
A devastating fire in Hamilton's North End on Wednesday evening destroyed much of a two-storey home, killed eight family pets, and displaced a family of six. Firefighters responded to Gertrude...
Nobody inured after garage blaze in Chatham
A garage fire in Chatham on Wednesday evening caused an estimated $250,000 in damage. Emergency crews from Stations 1 and 2 were dispatched to a property on Grande River Lane at approximately 6:30...
Three injured, including toddler, after vehicle collides into pedestrians in York
A 48-year-old Richmond Hill man has been charged following a midweek crash in York that seriously injured a toddler and an adult pedestrian. The collision occurred at approximately 3:57 p.m....
72-year-old motorcyclist killed in Hwy. 6 collision on Manitoulin Island
A 72-year-old man from Thunder Bay has died following a motorcycle collision on Manitoulin Island. Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 6 near White's...
No injuries reported after school bus with students struck by vehicle on Highway 17
A school bus carrying 26 students was struck from behind by a commercial vehicle on Highway 17 in Spanish, Ontario, on Wednesday morning. The collision occurred shortly after 8 a.m. while the bus...
Two men taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash in Scarborough
A multi-vehicle collision in Scarborough during the early morning hours of Wednesday left two men injured and caused significant traffic disruptions. Emergency crews responded to the crash at the...
Two people hospitalized following townhouse fire in east Ottawa
An early morning townhouse fire in east Ottawa sent two people to hospital and displaced a family of four. Emergency crews responded to a two-storey home on Belisle Street at approximately 4:30 a.m....
No injuries after garbage truck catches fire on Hwy. 11 south of Gravenhurst
A garbage truck fire caused heavy smoke and traffic disruptions along Highway 11 in Kilworthy early Wednesday morning. Police were called to the scene shortly after 3 a.m. after reports of a truck...
Man, 27, in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in Waterloo
A 27-year-old man from Kitchener suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Waterloo late Tuesday night. Police say the collision occurred around 11:20 p.m. at the...
2 people dead, 1 injured following serious 2-vehicle collision in Amaranth Township
Two people from Grand Valley lost their lives in a late-night two-vehicle collision in Amaranth Township. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash near County Road 109 and Grandview Road at...
79-year-old woman facing impaired charges after veering into ditch near Thunder Bay
A 79-year-old woman is facing impaired driving-related charges after police responded to a report of a suspected intoxicated driver near Thunder Bay. Ontario Provincial Police say they received a...
One occupant hospitalized following serious apartment fire in downtown Ottawa
One person was hospitalized and two pets died following an apartment fire in downtown Ottawa Tuesday evening. Ottawa Fire Services responded around 5:55 p.m. to reports of alarms and smoke at a...
Woman suffers critical injuries after being hit by vehicle in North York
A 55-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by an SUV in North York on Tuesday evening. The collision occurred around 6:15 p.m. near Leslie Street and Bannatyne Drive....
Child riding bike injured in Mississauga collision
A child was taken to hospital with minor injuries following a collision involving a bicycle in Mississauga Tuesday afternoon. Peel Regional Police said the crash occurred around 3:24 p.m. near...
Two women hospitalized after vehicle crashes into retirement home in Orléans
Two women were taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed into a retirement residence in Orléans Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to the Chapel Hill Retirement...
Pedestrian fatally struck by Via Rail train near Kingston
Via Rail passengers travelling between Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal experienced several hours of delays Tuesday afternoon after a person was struck and killed by a train near Kingston. The incident...
E-bike rider critically hurt after colliding with cube van at Barrhaven intersection
An e-bike rider in his 20s remains in critical condition following a serious collision with a commercial vehicle in Ottawa’s Barrhaven area Tuesday morning. Ottawa police said the crash involved a...
Medical episode blamed for serious collision that sends one vehicle into North York building
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle collision in North York on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to Finch Avenue West and Alness Street shortly...
Man seriously hurt following rollover collision in Toronto’s west end
A man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Toronto’s west end on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded shortly after 7:30 a.m. to the area of Old...
Two separate morning crashes snarl DVP traffic, one reported minor injury
Two separate collisions on the Don Valley Parkway caused significant traffic disruptions during Tuesday morning’s commute. The first crash occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes...
One person injured, highway closed after five-vehicle crash on Hwy. 6 in Morriston
A five-vehicle collision involving two transport trucks and three passenger vehicles forced the closure of Highway 6 in Morriston on Tuesday morning. Wellington County OPP responded to the crash...
One driver injured after two transport trucks collide on Hwy. 402 in Lambton County
A section of Highway 402 was closed for much of Tuesday after a collision involving two transport trucks in the westbound lanes near Nauvoo Road. Emergency crews responded to the crash shortly after...
Woman, 46, arrested for impaired driving after hitting two vehicles in Windsor
A 46-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving following a hit-and-run incident in Windsor early Tuesday morning. Police responded shortly before 3 a.m. to reports of a suspected...
Two people taken to hospital following collision involving e-scooter in Scarborough
Two people were taken to hospital following a collision between an e-scooter and an SUV in Scarborough Monday night. Police said the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on McCowan Road, south of...
No injuries after hit-and-run collision destroys bus shelter in Brampton
Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after a two-vehicle collision in Brampton that destroyed a bus shelter and damaged a nearby light pole. The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m....
29-year-old man dead after crashing into tree in Carling
A 29-year-old man from Beeton has died following a single-vehicle collision in Carling on the night of June 11. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the vehicle struck a tree on Shebeshekong...
12-year-old cyclist struck by vehicle near Mitchell Park in Windsor
A 12-year-old cyclist suffered minor injuries after a collision with a vehicle on Clinton Street in Windsor Monday evening. According to police, the boy entered the roadway from an alley in the 400...
Three people injured in Pickering multi-vehicle collision
Three people were transported to hospital after a multi-vehicle collision in Pickering on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred near the intersection of Valley Farm Road and Kingston Road, located...
Man and woman seriously injured after head-on collision in Ottawa’s south end
A man in his 40s remains in critical condition following a head-on collision in Ottawa’s south end on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash at the intersection of Hawthorne and...
One person hospitalized following two-vehicle crash in Windsor
One person was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and Lauzon Parkway. Emergency crews responded to the crash, which involved two vehicles....
One taken to hospital following collision involving stolen vehicle and police cruiser in North York
A Toronto police cruiser was involved in a collision in North York while officers were responding to a stolen vehicle investigation on Monday. Police were called to the area of Sheppard Avenue West...
51-year-old man killed in two-vehicle collision involving lawn tractor in North Dumfries
A 51-year-old North Dumfries man has died following a collision involving a lawn tractor and a vehicle on Monday morning. Emergency crews were called to Clyde Road at approximately 10:10 a.m. after...
One person suffers smoke inhalation after e-bike fire in London apartment
A resident was treated for smoke inhalation after an e-bike battery caught fire inside an apartment building in north London on Monday morning. London Fire Department crews responded to a...