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Three injured, one critical following head-on collision in Ottawa
Three people were hospitalized after a head-on collision on Prince of Wales Drive in Ottawa on Sunday morning. Emergency crews were called to the roadway south of Hunt Club Road shortly before 9...
Cyclist dead after being hit by fleeing motorist in Brant County
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a cyclist in Glen Morris. Emergency crews were called to East River Road around 8:30 a.m. Sunday after a cyclist was found...
27-year-old man fatally struck by pickup truck in Kawartha Lakes
Provincial police are looking into a deadly collision involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian in Kawartha Lakes. The crash occurred Friday at about 10 p.m. on Highway 7. Police say a 27-year-old...
Elderly woman killed by fallen tree branch in Mississauga
An elderly woman has died after being hit by a falling tree branch in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say officers were called to the area of High Street East and Lakeshore Road East around 2:30...
39-year-old charged after person attacked by dogs in Essex
An 39-year-old Essex resident is facing court proceedings after a dog-related incident in the town. Police were called to Laird Avenue around 7 p.m. on January 4 after receiving reports that two...
Road closure in Fergus following serious multi-vehicle collision
A portion of Wellington Road 18 in Fergus was closed Saturday evening after a serious multi-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police announced just after 6:15 p.m. that the roadway was shut down...
Vehicle strikes and downs hydro pole in King Township
A section of Aurora Road in King Township has been shut down following an early-morning crash that brought down hydro lines. York Regional Police say officers were called just after 6 a.m. Saturday...
No injuries reported after fire breaks out at Kitchener multi-unit residence
Kitchener firefighters were called to a late-night fire at a multi-unit residence on Queen Street South on Friday. Crews arrived to find a fire confined to one room and were able to extinguish it...
50-year-old woman arrested following dog attack in Thamesville
A 50-year-old woman has been taken into custody after a dog attack in Thamesville on Thursday evening. Chatham-Kent police were called to Victoria Street after a 55-year-old man reported being...
Driver facing fines and penalties after hitting tow truck on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police report that a driver is facing penalties after rear-ending a tow truck at an active collision scene on Highway 417 in Ottawa. The incident occurred near Bayshore around...
Fatal crash near Hanover leaves man dead, girl injured
A fatal crash near Hanover on Thursday afternoon left one man dead and a young girl injured. West Grey Police report the collision occurred around 5 p.m. on Sideroad 5, between Concessions 4 NDR and...
Woman struck and injured by hit-and-run vehicle in Brampton
Peel Regional Police are looking into a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in Brampton on Friday evening. Police say a woman was struck by a vehicle just before 6 p.m. near the intersection of Ray...
Pickup truck driver arrested after striking ambulance on Hwy. 400 in Innisfil
A collision involving a pickup truck and an ambulance shut down part of Highway 400 in Innisfil on Friday. Police say a black, four-door pickup truck was seen driving erratically before it crashed...
Elderly woman in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Whitby
An elderly woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Whitby on Thursday afternoon. Durham Regional Police say officers were called to the...
49-year-old pedestrian struck by vehicle at busy Cambridge roundabout
A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle at a Cambridge roundabout Thursday evening. Waterloo Regional Police say the collision happened around 7:50 p.m. at the intersection of...
Woman, 37, facing charges after vehicle loses control and crashes in Barrie
A 37-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after a vehicle left the roadway and ended up in a ditch in Barrie on Thursday evening. Police say they were alerted to a suspected impaired driver...
Man dead following fatal workplace accident in Vaughan
A workplace accident in Vaughan has claimed the life of a man, authorities say. Emergency crews were dispatched just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday to Plastic and Paper Sales Inc. on Applewood Crescent,...
Woman sustains serious injuries after being hit by vehicle in Mississauga
A woman is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga Thursday evening. Emergency crews responded just before 9 p.m. near Creditview Road and Eglinton Avenue following...
QEW in Burlington closed following serious truck crash, diesel spill
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a truck crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., a truck lost control in the Fort Erie-bound lanes...
Man struck and killed by vehicle in Brampton
A man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton on Thursday afternoon, Peel Regional Police report. The collision occurred on Mississauga Road just north of Williams Parkway around 2:30...
Suspect sought after fleeing collision scene on eastbound Hwy. 401 near Guelph Line
Ontario Provincial Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Guelph Line on Thursday afternoon, which prompted a search for a suspect. The crash was...
Driver injured after detached wheel strikes vehicle on Hwy. 401 in Pickering
A driver was taken to hospital after a sedan was severely damaged by a detached wheel from a tractor trailer on Highway 401 in Pickering on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 12:35...
Woman, 35, fatally struck by truck in Etobicoke
A 35-year-old woman has died after being struck by a truck in Etobicoke on Thursday morning, Toronto police say. Officers were called to the intersection of Islington Avenue and Dixon Road shortly...
Two-vehicle collision in North York leaves man with serious injuries
A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision in North York on Thursday morning, according to Toronto police. Officers were called to the area of Bathurst Street...
Two people hospitalized after two vehicles collide in Middlesex County
Emergency crews are assessing injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Middlesex County. The collision occurred on Highway 7, also known as Elginfield Road, prompting a closure between Stonehouse Line...
One person seriously hurt in Essex crash
One person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Essex County on Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police were called to Mersea Road 8, which remains closed...
Man hospitalized after vehicle goes into water in Toronto’s Mimico area
A man was taken to hospital after his vehicle slid into the water near a docking area in Mimico on Wednesday night. Police say the incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. near the intersection of Park...
Multi-vehicle collision in Sault Ste. Marie leaves four critically injured, including two children
Four people, including two young children, were seriously injured in a three-vehicle collision in Sault Ste. Marie on Wednesday evening. Police say the crash happened around 7:10 p.m. near the...
36-year-old driver killed in single-vehicle crash near Courtland
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash near Courtland. Emergency crews were called to Highway 3 just after 7 p.m. Wednesday after reports that a sedan had left the...
Person injured following dog bite incident at Essex’s Bridlewood Optimist Park
Ontario Provincial Police confirmed they are investigating a dog bite reported Sunday at Bridlewood Optimist Park in Essex that left a person injured. They describe the injuries as...
Cottam driver pleads guilty to dangerous driving in connection to 2022 rollover crash
A 21-year-old man from Cottam has admitted to dangerous driving partway through his trial over a serious crash that occurred in October 16, 2022. Cameron Drouillard had been facing four charges...
One person taken to hospital after vehicle rollover in Ottawa
A vehicle rollover on St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa Wednesday afternoon left one person injured, paramedics report. Emergency crews responded around 3:30 p.m., and an adult was taken to hospital...
Driver, 81, seriously hurt in crash involving two vehicles in Waterloo
A collision between a Honda SUV and a Maserati SUV closed part of Lexington Road in Waterloo Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 2:40 p.m., shutting down Lexington Road between Davenport...
No injuries after waste recycling truck crashes into Barrie house
A waste recycling truck crashed into a home in west-end Barrie Wednesday afternoon, sending emergency crews to the scene. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Benson Drive. Barrie Fire Services...
One passenger dead, driver critically hurt following 2-vehicle crash near Kingston
One person has died following a head-on crash involving two vehicles east of Kingston Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say. The collision occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Taylor Kidd...
Oakville bus collision leaves woman hospitalized with serious injuries
A woman was seriously injured after being struck by a bus in Oakville on Wednesday morning, according to Halton Regional Police. The collision occurred near the intersection of Trafalgar Road and...
60-year-old killed in crash at Bluewater Bridge in Sarnia
A 60-year-old person from London has died after a crash at the Bluewater Bridge in Sarnia on Wednesday morning. Lambton County OPP say emergency crews, including police, fire and paramedics, were...
QEW near Hamilton reopens following multi-vehicle crash that left one person injured
The Fort Erie–bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way have reopened after a multi-vehicle collision near Hamilton caused major disruptions Wednesday morning, police say. Ontario Provincial Police...
One dead, two hospitalized following house fire in Peterborough
One person has died and two others were hospitalized after a house fire in Peterborough early Wednesday morning, police say. Emergency crews responded to a residential blaze near McDonnel Street and...
Impaired driver charged after downing hydro pole in Kitchener
A driver is facing charges after a single-vehicle crash in Kitchener early Wednesday that brought down a hydro pole. Emergency crews were called to the scene near Courtland Avenue East and Shelley...
Driver sought after fleeing multi-vehicle crash scene in Scarborough
Toronto police are looking for a driver who left the scene after a multi-vehicle crash in Scarborough late Tuesday night. The crash occurred just before 10 p.m. near the intersection of Brimley Road...
Fatal head-on crash on Highway 144 in Sudbury leaves two people dead
Two people were killed in a head-on collision Tuesday evening on Highway 144 in Sudbury, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m Tuesday. and involved a pickup...
Brampton man charged following Hwy. 9 multi-vehicle collision in Kincardine
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 21-year-old man from Brampton in connection with a three-vehicle collision on Highway 9 in Kincardine. The crash occurred late Sunday morning, around 11:30...
Woman hospitalized after being hit by school bus in downtown Toronto
A woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a school bus in downtown Toronto Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police say the collision occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of...
80-year-old woman fatally struck by pickup truck in Scarborough
A 80-year-old woman has died after being struck by a pickup truck in Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon, Toronto police say. Officers were called to the area of Kingston Road and Midland Avenue around...
60-year-old woman dead following two-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes
Ontario Provincial Police are examining the circumstances surrounding a deadly two-vehicle collision that happened Monday afternoon in Kawartha Lakes. Emergency crews were dispatched around 12:19...
No injuries after fire destroys Douglas Trading Post
Residents of Douglas and nearby Ottawa Valley communities are coping with the loss of a local landmark after a fire overnight destroyed the Douglas Trading Post. The building, located off Highway 60...
Snowplow operator with lifetime license suspension arrested following 2-vehicle collision in Stittsville
Ottawa police say a snowplow driver was arrested following a collision in Stittsville on Monday evening after officers discovered the operator was banned from driving for life. Officers were called...
Serious collision involving two vehicles in Tecumseh sends two people to the hospital
A portion of Highway 3 in Tecumseh has reopened following a serious two-vehicle collision. Ontario Provincial Police report that two people were taken to hospital late Sunday afternoon with injuries...
Impaired charges for driver and passenger after switching seats in North Bay crash
Ontario Provincial Police in North Bay report that a crash involving a snowbank on January 3 resulted in impaired driving charges for two people after they attempted to avoid responsibility by...
Zipline accident at Scarborough trampoline park leaves 11-year-old boy injured
An 11-year-old boy was injured after falling from a zipline at an indoor trampoline park in Scarborough on Saturday. While preparing to ride, he tested the rope, but when it was his turn the harness...
Woman critically injured in Brampton 3-vehicle crash
A woman is in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in north Brampton late Monday afternoon. Peel Regional Police were called to the intersection of Tobram Road and Countryside Drive...
Traffic snarled by multi-vehicle crash in Barrie’s south end
Traffic was heavily disrupted in Barrie’s south end after a multi-vehicle collision on Fairview Drive around midday. Police were called to the scene near the Barrie Police Service headquarters at...
Woman, 54, facing additional charges in connection to e-bike collision in Sault Ste. Marie
A 54-year-old woman is facing multiple charges following a police investigation into an e-bike incident that occurred in Sault Ste. Marie last fall. Police were called to the 300 block of Second...
Man injured after two vehicles collide, one flipping over in North York
A man was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in north York caused one car to flip near a ravine. The collision occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Monday around Lawrence Avenue East and Leslie Street....
Pedestrian taken to hospital after being struck by GO bus in Waterloo
Phillip Street in Waterloo was closed Monday after a collision involving a pedestrian and a GO Transit bus. Waterloo Regional Police reported the crash around 1:30 p.m., saying the pedestrian, a...
Man in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Brampton
A man in his 60s is in life-threatening condition after being hit by a vehicle in Brampton on Monday morning. Peel police report the incident occurred shortly after 10:30 a.m. near McLaughlin Road...
No passengers injured after bus catches fire on Hwy. 401 ramp in Milton
A bus fire forced the closure of a Highway 401 ramp in Milton on Monday morning. The blaze occurred shortly after 10 a.m. on the westbound off-ramp at Highway 25. All passengers were safely...
Two paramedics hospitalized after dump truck strikes ambulance in Bowmanville
Two paramedics were hospitalized after a dump truck collided with an ambulance in Bowmanville on Monday. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews were initially responding to a vehicle rollover...
Vehicle fire spreads to residential garage in Midhurst, residents safe
A late-night fire in Midhurst caused an estimated $300,000 in damage after flames spread from a vehicle to a residential garage. Springwater Fire crews were called to the scene shortly after 11 p.m....
No reported injuries after large blaze engulfs home in Gravenhurst
Firefighters from across Muskoka battled a major structure fire at a home in Gravenhurst over the weekend. The Gravenhurst Fire Department, assisted by crews from Bracebridge, was called to a blaze...
80-year-old woman critically injured following multi-vehicle crash in Amherstburg
An elderly woman remains in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in Amherstburg. Windsor police say the collision occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 4 at the intersection of Front Road...
Welland man facing charges after fleeing collision that left dog dead, pedestrian seriously injured
A Welland man is facing multiple charges after a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian seriously injured and killed a dog. Niagara Regional Police say the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on...
Single-vehicle crash leads to Sudbury woman facing impaired charge
A Greater Sudbury woman is facing impaired driving charges after a single-vehicle collision in Markstay-Warren late last month. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to North Road around...
Pedestrian left seriously injured in downtown Toronto hit-and-run collision
A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck in a hit-and-run incident in downtown Toronto on Sunday evening. The crash occurred near the intersection of Queen’s Park Crescent and St. Joseph...
Man critically hurt after being hit by vehicle in Rexdale intersection
A 28-year-old man was critically hurt after being struck by a vehicle in Rexdale late Sunday afternoon, according to emergency officials. Toronto police say the collision occurred near the...
Firefighters tackle Ottawa apartment fire, no reported injuries
Ottawa Fire Services responded to a fire Sunday at a multi-unit high-rise in the 600 block of St. Patrick Street. Crews were called at 12:50 p.m. after reports of a light haze and upon arrival...
Transport truck catches fire on Highway 7/8 in Kitchener
A transport truck caught fire Sunday morning on Highway 7/8 westbound in Kitchener near the Homer Watson Boulevard exit. Video footage shows the truck pulled over on the shoulder shortly before 8:30...
No injuries after tow truck and transport truck collide on Hwy. 11 near Gravenhurst
A section of Highway 11 was shut down for more than two hours early Sunday following a collision involving a tow truck and a transport truck south of Gravenhurst. Ontario Provincial Police say the...
No injuries reported following suspicious garage fire in Mississauga home
Police are investigating a garage fire in Mississauga early Sunday morning that is believed to have been deliberately set. Emergency crews were dispatched around 12:30 a.m. to a home on Kempton Park...
Man, 22, fatally struck after two vehicles collide on Hwy. 401 in Cramahe
Provincial police say a pedestrian was killed late Saturday night along Highway 401 in central Ontario. Officers responded around 10:40 p.m. to a two-vehicle collision near Cochrane Road in the...
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Ottawa intersection
Ottawa police report that a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle Saturday evening at the intersection of Laurier Avenue and Nicholas Street. Officers arrived at the scene around 7:15 p.m., where the...
Stolen vehicle involved in Cambridge hit-and-run collision
Waterloo Regional Police are looking into a hit-and-run crash in Cambridge that involved a stolen vehicle. Officers and emergency crews were called around 5:30 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of...
One person taken to hospital after apartment fire in Waterloo
An apartment building in Waterloo was evacuated Saturday evening after a fire broke out on the seventh floor. Waterloo Fire Rescue responded to the incident on Hickory Street East around 5:15 p.m....
Woman, 70, dead after two vehicles collide near Russell
A 70-year-old woman died following a two-vehicle collision Saturday afternoon near Russell, Ontario. The crash occurred on North Russell Road close to Route 200, prompting Ontario Provincial Police...
50-year-old man dies following fatal snowmobile crash in Beckwith Township
A 50-year-old Lanark County man was killed in a snowmobile crash early Saturday morning in Beckwith Township, east of Franktown. Ontario Provincial Police say officers were called to the area near...
No injuries after large shop blaze in Kingsville
No injuries were reported after a major fire broke out early Saturday morning in Kingsville. Fire crews were called to the 2000 block of Seacliff Drive around midnight, according to the Kingsville...
Four people injured in serious 2-vehicle crash on Highway 11
A major two-vehicle collision shut down a stretch of Highway 11 in northern Ontario for more than three hours on Friday, sending four people to hospital. Ontario Provincial Police closed the highway...
American driver charged following Hwy. 401 collision that injured three people
An 51-year-old driver from Illinois has been charged with careless driving after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Middlesex County on New Year’s Day. Emergency crews were called to the...
Two arrested after fleeing crash scene in North York
Police arrested two males after they ran from the scene of a crash in North York late Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 9:24 p.m. near Weston Road and Fenmar Drive, where a single vehicle...
Two people injured after vehicle crashes in Etobicoke
Police report that a crash in Etobicoke Friday afternoon sent two people to hospital. The collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Martin Grove Road and Jeffcoat Drive, where a...
Child in critical condition following Markham house fire
A 9-year-old child remains in critical condition after a house fire in Markham on Friday, according to York Regional Police. Emergency crews were called shortly after noon to a home near 16th Avenue...
Vehicle collision in downtown Toronto leaves dog dead, man injured
A dog was killed and a man was injured after a vehicle struck a pedestrian in downtown Toronto on Friday afternoon, police say. Officers were called to the area of Lakeshore Boulevard and...
Windsor man facing charges following Hwy. 3 wrong-way crash that injured police officer
Essex County OPP have charged a Windsor man after a wrong-way crash on Highway 3 that involved a police cruiser. The collision happened around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 1 near County Road 8 in Lakeshore,...
Fatal snowmobile crash in Atikokan leaves 22-year-old dead
A 22-year-old Atikokan resident has died following a snowmobile crash on New Year’s Day. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the Saturn Avenue extension around 11 a.m. The rider was taken to...
Man hospitalized with serious injuries following Hwy. 416 crash
A single-vehicle rollover on Highway 416 sent a man to hospital with serious injuries early Friday morning, according to Ottawa paramedics. The crash occurred around 6 a.m. in the northbound lanes...
63-year-old man dead following fatal 2-vehicle crash in Thamesville
A 63-year-old man has died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Thamesville, according to Chatham-Kent police. The collision occurred on Dec. 29 shortly before 4 p.m. at the...
Highway 17 in Sault Ste. Marie reopens following multi-vehicle crash
Highway 17 is now fully open to traffic between Highway 638 in Echo Bay and Trunk Road in Sault Ste. Marie. The closure was caused by a crash involving a tractor-trailer and three other vehicles....
Scarborough woman fatally struck by hit-and-run vehicle on Highway 401 in Mississauga
Ontario Provincial Police are trying to locate the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal collision on Highway 401 in Mississauga on New Year's day. Investigators say the incident occurred around...
47-year-old woman seriously injured following chain-reaction crash in Beaverton
A 47-year-old woman suffered life-altering injuries after being struck during an early morning crash in Beaverton on Thursday. Police say the incident happened around 3 a.m. on Regional Road 23,...
Man, 64, critically hurt after being struck by vehicle in Oshawa
Durham police say a 64-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Oshawa on New Year’s Eve. The collision occurred around 11:15 p.m. near the intersection of Simcoe Street...
20-year-old driver dead after hitting tree in Corunna
Lambton County OPP say a 20-year-old person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Corunna. Emergency crews were called to Bentinck Street around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday after a car left the roadway...
Impaired driver charged after vehicle struck by train at Etobicoke North GO Station
A 19-year-old woman is facing impaired driving charges after a car ended up on the rail tracks at Etobicoke North GO Station in Toronto’s west end and was struck by a train. Police say the incident...
Two drivers, 66, killed in head-on collision near Brockville, one passenger injured
Two drivers were killed in a head-on collision on New Year’s Eve just northwest of Brockville, OPP say. Ontario Provincial Police report the crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on County Road...
One person airlifted following serious two-vehicle crash in Kawartha Lakes
Police are investigating a serious two-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes that sent one person to a Toronto trauma centre. Emergency crews were called just after 10 a.m. Wednesday to Highway 7A...
70-year-old woman fatally struck by two hit-and-run vehicles in midtown Toronto, one driver charged
Toronto police say charges have been laid against one driver following a fatal midtown hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 70-year-old woman. The incident occurred around 7:15 a.m. near Eglinton...
Two injured, driver arrested after crashing near Toronto’s Exhibition Place
A man has been taken into police custody on suspicion of impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash near Exhibition Place early Wednesday. The collision occurred just before 6:50 a.m. in the area...
Toronto man facing charges after crashing and refusing breathalyzer in Kenora
A 21-year-old Toronto man is facing charges after allegedly refusing a breath test following an early-morning crash in Kenora. Ontario Provincial Police were called to Homestake Road around 3:30...
Resident and pet cat rescued from balcony fire in Ottawa’s Hitonburg area
Ottawa Fire Services say firefighters assisted a resident and their cat to safety during a balcony fire in Hintonburg Tuesday evening. Crews responded to a duplex on Irving Avenue around 8:09 p.m....
Guelph man catches fourth impaired charge after crashing mother’s car
A 45-year-old man from Guelph is facing multiple charges after a crash that led police to uncover a long list of alleged offences, including another impaired driving case. Guelph police were called...