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Three youths dead, one critically hurt in West Grey crash
West Grey Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred around midday Tuesday on Concession 2 near Allan Park Road. The vehicle was carrying four young people when it left the...
Sudbury man pleads guilty to April 2022 fatal crash in Oro-Medonte
A Sudbury man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death in connection with a fatal head-on crash in April 2022 on Highway 12 in Oro-Medonte that claimed the life of 66-year-old Irene...
Energy Court encampment blaze in Sudbury leaves two injured
Two people were injured Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Energy Court encampment in Sudbury, sparked by propane heaters being used to keep warm. Deputy Fire Chief Jesse Oshell said the heaters...
Elmvale house destroyed by fire, residents uninjured
A house in Elmvale sustained major damage after a fire broke out late Tuesday morning. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was billowing from the roof. Queen Street (County Road 92) was closed in...
7 injured, including 3 children, following serious head-on collision in Muskoka Lakes
Emergency crews responded to a serious head-on collision Tuesday morning in Muskoka Lakes that injured seven people, including three children. The crash occurred around 7:45 a.m. on Muskoka Road 118...
Apartment fire in Mississauga leaves one dead, four hospitalized
One person has died and four others were hospitalized following an apartment fire in Mississauga’s Cooksville area on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a building near North Service...
No injuries reported after structure fire in Caledon
A structure fire in Caledon on Tuesday morning led to temporary road closures north of Brampton. The blaze began before 9:30 a.m. near King Street and Innis Lake Road, prompting responses from...
G2 driver crashes salt truck on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police were called to a crash on Highway 417 during Monday morning involving a G2 driver operating a salt truck. The vehicle lost control, overturned, and spilled salt across...
Man in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in Hamilton
A man was critically injured Monday evening after being hit by a vehicle in Hamilton. The collision occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near Barton Street East and Rosslyn Avenue North, where a Mazda...
Man dead, another seriously injured following two-vehicle collision in Markham
A 61-year-old man has died and a 50-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Markham late Monday afternoon. York Regional Police say the crash, involving a...
Huron County collision involving snow plow leaves one person injured
A collision involving a snow plow in Huron County has left one person with non-life-threatening injuries. Ontario Provincial Police report that Blyth Road is closed between County Road 21 and Nile...
Driver sustains minor injuries after crashing into ditch on Hwy. 400 in Oro-Medonte
A commercial truck rolled into a ditch near the Vasey Road exit on Highway 400 late Monday morning, trapping the driver inside. Severn Fire Department crews arrived around 11 a.m. and successfully...
Three workers at picket line hit by transport truck in Windsor
Three locked-out workers were hit by a transport truck Monday morning outside Titan Tool and Die, according to Unifor Local 195 President Emile Nabbout. The employees, who have been on the picket...
Two people hospitalized following 2-vehicle collision on Hwy. 7 near Belleville
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash north of Belleville that sent two people to hospital Monday morning. The collision occurred around 10:40 a.m. on Highway 7 between...
Woman, 35, killed in two-vehicle crash near Owen Sound
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred south of Owen Sound on Monday morning. The collision happened around 8:30 a.m. on Grey Road 18 between Inglis...
Four injured after minivan hits pickup truck involved in helping out at earlier school bus crash in Tottenham
Emergency crews were called to two separate incidents Monday on the 6th Line near Tottenham Road. The first involved a school bus that slid off the road into a ditch. No students were on board, and...
7 injured, including 4 children, in Highway 400 collision in King Township
A man is in critical condition and six others, including four children, suffered minor injuries after a collision on Highway 400 in King late Sunday night. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. in the...
Cochrane man facing impaired driving charges after crashing on Highway 11
A 27-year-old man from Cochrane is facing multiple impaired driving charges after OPP found his vehicle in a ditch along Highway 11 early Sunday morning. Officers on patrol discovered the car around...
Snow and ice blamed for more than 200 crashes in the GTA within 24 hours
Ontario Provincial Police reported more than 200 crashes across the Greater Toronto Area in the past 24 hours as icy conditions created dangerous driving situations. According to OPP Sgt. Kerry...
Two-truck collision, snowy conditions close long stretch of Highway 402 eastbound
Ontario Provincial Police shut down a 30-kilometre section of Highway 402’s eastbound lanes Monday evening due to hazardous weather and poor road conditions. The closure, stretching from Oil...
Two OPP officers injured while responding to 20 crashes within five hours in Essex County
Ontario Provincial Police are urging drivers to slow down and use caution during snowy conditions after a series of collisions in Essex County on Sunday. Within just five hours, emergency crews...
Witnesses sought following Hwy. 417 hit-and-run collision incident in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police are appealing for witnesses following a hit-and-run collision on Highway 417 in Ottawa. The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m. on November 6 in the westbound lanes near St....
Fatal collision involving pedestrian closes lanes on Hwy. 401 in North York
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run after a 30-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a transport truck on Highway 401 in North York Sunday evening. The collision...
Elderly woman critically injured in North York collision
An 83-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in North York on Saturday evening. The collision occurred near Wilson Avenue and Dufferin Street shortly after 6:30 p.m....
Inclement snowy weather causes over a hundred collisions in Eastern Ontario
The Ontario Provincial Police report responding to more than 120 collisions in Eastern Ontario between noon and 4 p.m., mostly involving vehicles sliding off the road or multi-vehicle accidents. No...
No reported injuries following tractor-trailer fire on Hwy. 401
A tractor-trailer fire has shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 401. Emergency crews are on scene managing the incident, and no injuries have been reported. Traffic is being diverted at Culloden...
Road closure after vehicle hits hydro pole in Wellington County
A single-vehicle crash in Bellwood, Wellington County, led to the closure of Wellington Road 19 on Sunday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police reported around 3:30 p.m. that the road was shut down...
Multi-vehicle collision in Vaughan leaves pedestrian critically hurt
A 60-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck during a multi-vehicle collision in Vaughan late Sunday morning. York Regional Police say the crash occurred near Famous Avenue and...
SUV driver injured after crashing into Salvation Army store in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park area
A man in his 30s is facing multiple charges after his SUV crashed into a Salvation Army store in Toronto early Sunday morning. Police say they were called around 2:30 a.m. to the area of Overlea...
Body found in burning vehicle in Scarborough
A person was found dead following a vehicle fire in Scarborough on Friday night. Toronto police say officers responded around 9:45 p.m. to a report of a car engulfed in flames behind an industrial...
Man, 41, facing multiple charges after crashing into ditch in Sault Ste. Marie
A 41-year-old man from Sault Ste. Marie faces multiple driving-related charges after his vehicle ended up in a ditch on Manitou Drive last week. Police responded around 6 p.m. on November 3...
Teen injured after being hit by tree branch in Burlington trail
A teenage boy was hospitalized after being hit by a falling tree branch while on a trail in Burlington on Saturday. Emergency crews responded to the area of Lemonville Road, north of York Road,...
Man, 65, struck by firetruck in Windsor
A 65-year-old man was hospitalized after being hit by a firetruck on Friday night. Police responded around 9 p.m. to Riverside Drive East and Parent Avenue, where the collision occurred....
North Bay man charged with impaired driving after hitting vehicle on Highway 17
A 56-year-old North Bay man faces impaired driving charges after a rear-end crash on Highway 17 in Bonfield Township, following a tip from an off-duty Ontario Provincial Police officer. Around 7:15...
Man in critical condition following collision involving motorcycle in Scarborough
A 43-year-old motorcyclist suffered critical injuries after a collision in Scarborough on Saturday evening. According to Toronto police, the crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. near Lawrence Avenue...
One person dead following serious crash involving two vehicles in Norwich
A 26-year-old Norfolk County resident has died after a two-vehicle crash in Brant County on Saturday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Muir Line...
Hit-and-run collision in Brampton leaves man seriously hurt
A man was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a hit-and-run early Saturday in Brampton. Emergency crews responded to Charolais Boulevard and Pearson Road around...
Brantford man dead following fatal head-on collision in Bracebridge
A 22-year-old man from Brantford was killed in a head-on collision early Saturday in Bracebridge. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Fraserburg Road between McKay Trail and Old Cottage Road....
Man, 33, sustains life-threatening injuries following crash near Smiths Falls
A 33-year-old man from Perth is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday west of Smiths Falls. Lanark County OPP responded to the scene on Highway 43...
Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Kingston
A 19-year-old pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle Friday night in Kingston. The collision occurred around 9 p.m. on Johnson Street near Albert Street, and the victim was...
One person injured following head-on collision on Highway 59 in Tavistock
One person was taken to hospital following a head-on collision in Tavistock on Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Matthew Foster said the crash, involving an SUV and a commercial van,...
Arson suspected after apartment fire in downtown Toronto, no injuries reported
Toronto police are investigating a downtown apartment fire as suspected arson. Emergency crews responded around 9:39 a.m. Friday to a building near Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street. No...
SUV driver in critical condition after crashing into construction vehicle in North York
A man has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after his SUV collided with a backhoe tractor early Friday in North York. The crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. near Weston Road and Fenmar...
One person critically hurt following serious truck collision on County Road 169 in Ramara Township
A person has been airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries following a collision between a pickup truck and a transport truck in Ramara Township. The crash occurred early...
One dead, three injured following two-vehicle crash in St. Clair Township
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday evening in St. Clair Township. The collision, involving a minivan and another passenger vehicle, happened...
No injuries after suspicious fire at construction site in Ford City
Windsor police are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out early Nov. 4 at a residential construction site in Ford City. Emergency crews were called to the 1700 block of Cadillac Street just...
Body of 20-year-old woman involved in fatal Brampton collision discovered inside car at impound lot
Peel Regional Police have released new information after the body of a 20-year-old Brampton woman was discovered more than 12 hours after a serious collision—inside a car that had already been towed...
Two people facing charges in connection to fatal Richmond Hill house fire in September
Two Toronto residents have been charged in connection with a deadly house fire in Richmond Hill that killed an 11-year-old girl and her 24-year-old aunt and injured three others. York Regional...
Fire in Brampton highrise leaves elderly woman dead
A 99-year-old woman has died following a highrise fire in Brampton, according to Peel paramedics. The blaze broke out on the 14th floor of an apartment building on Hanover Road, near Queen Street...
8-year-old girl dead, mother hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Oakville
An 8-year-old girl has died and her mother remains hospitalized after being hit by an SUV in Oakville on Thursday afternoon. The collision occurred on North Service Road West, just west of Dorval...
Toronto police officer struck by vehicle in Scarborough during traffic stop
A Toronto police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop in Scarborough on Thursday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. near Lawrence...
Hwy. 403 crash in Brant County causes significant delays, no injuries reported
A single-vehicle crash caused major delays on Highway 403 in Brant County Thursday morning. According to OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk, an eastbound commercial truck crossed into the westbound lanes of the...
Two injured following multi-vehicle collision on Highway 400 in Barrie
A multi-vehicle crash late Wednesday night shut down a large section of Highway 400 in Barrie, according to provincial police. The collision occurred around 11 p.m. near Mapleview Drive, involving...
Hamilton man facing charges after hitting police officer during traffic stop in Meaford
A 70-year-old man from Hamilton is facing multiple charges after his vehicle struck a police officer during a traffic stop in Meaford on Wednesday night. Provincial police say the incident occurred...
Woman, 68, killed in crash on Highway 400 in Georgian Bay Township
A 68-year-old woman from Greater Sudbury has died following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Highway 400 in Georgian Bay Township. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened...
Three people hospitalized after two vehicles collide in North York
Three people were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in North York on Wednesday night. Emergency crews were called to Don Mills Road and Steeles Avenue East shortly after 7:30 p.m. At the...
Scarborough crash leaves woman dead, man injured
A woman has died following a single-vehicle crash in Scarborough on Wednesday evening. Toronto police say a pickup truck crashed near Markham Road and Finch Avenue East shortly before 7 p.m. A man...
Cattle truck flips over on Highway 11 near Bracebridge
A transport truck carrying cattle overturned in the median of Highway 11 near Bracebridge on Wednesday evening, prompting a full highway closure in both directions. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)...
Man left critically injured following collision involving transport truck in Brampton
A man is in critical condition after being struck by a transport truck in Brampton on Wednesday evening. The collision occurred around 6:20 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 50 and Mayfield Road....
One person critically injured following serious crash on Highway 400 in Port Severn
A serious single-vehicle crash has shut down the northbound lanes of Highway 400 between White Falls Road and Crooked Bay Road in Port Severn. The collision occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m....
Pickup truck collision leaves man critically hurt in Midtown Toronto
A 49-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck early Wednesday morning in Toronto. Police say the collision happened just before 6:45 a.m. on...
Two pedestrians killed in separate collision incidents in Sudbury
Greater Sudbury police are investigating two separate fatal incidents involving pedestrians that occurred Wednesday morning. The first happened around 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of Lasalle...
Collision temporarily closes westbound Hwy. 401 lanes in Pickering
The westbound express lanes of Highway 401 in Pickering have reopened following a police investigation into a collision. Ontario Provincial Police reported around 8 a.m. Wednesday that the lanes...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing in Washago
A 57-year-old motorcyclist suffered critical injuries after losing control and crashing on Muskoka Street in Washago on Tuesday night. Police say it was a single-vehicle incident in which the...
22-year-old driver charged after hitting pedestrian in Elora parking lot
A 22-year-old driver from Mount Forest is facing charges after a pickup truck struck a pedestrian in a parking lot in Elora. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident on Margaret Street...
Port Dover man arrested after hitting 17-year-old girl and fleeing scene in Guelph
A 22-year-old man from Port Dover has been arrested following an incident in which a 17-year-old girl was struck while crossing a street in Guelph. The collision occurred around 1 p.m. on Monday in...
Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by city bus in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Police Service is looking into a collision involving a pedestrian and a city transit bus that occurred on Sunday evening, leaving one person hospitalized. The incident took place around...
No reported injuries following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
Police temporarily closed westbound express lanes on Highway 401 in Mississauga after a multi-vehicle crash east of Mississauga Road. Peel paramedics were initially called but later stood down, and...
Two men taken to hospital following 2-vehicle collision in Rexdale
Two men were hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision in Rexdale on Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police say the crash, involving a car and a motorcycle, occurred just after 5 p.m. near Kipling...
Hit-and-run collision leaves man seriously hurt in Mississauga
A man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in Mississauga on Tuesday afternoon. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened around 2:45 p.m. at Cambrett Drive and Joliffe Avenue, near...
One person hospitalized after SUV flips over in east London
One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after an SUV rolled onto its roof in east London on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle crash near Clarke Road and...
Vehicle fire temporarily shuts several lanes on Highway 401 in Scarborough
Three westbound collector lanes on Highway 401 in Scarborough have reopened after being closed due to a vehicle fire near Markham Road. Police said the lanes were shut down earlier but were fully...
Man seriously hurt following collision between vehicle and motorcycle in Mississauga
A man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle in Mississauga on Tuesday morning. Peel Regional Police say the crash happened around...
Motorcyclist dead after crashing in Brantford
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway. The collision happened around 11:45 a.m. between Blackburn Drive and Mt. Pleasant Street, leading...
Icy roads blamed for multi-vehicle collision in Vaughan
York Regional Police say icy conditions led to a multi-vehicle collision in Vaughan on Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the scene at Rutherford Road and Pine Valley Drive just before 8 a.m....
Man, 39, killed in head-on collision in Essex County
A 39-year-old man from LaSalle has died following a head-on collision early Tuesday in Essex County. OPP say the crash occurred around 12:06 a.m. on Highway 3 near Cottam and involved an SUV and a...
Guelph man facing charges after fleeing police and hitting hydro pole
A 19-year-old man from Guelph is facing multiple charges after fleeing from police and crashing into a hydro pole Monday night. Police say an officer on patrol near Woodlawn Road West and Imperial...
Cargo van crashes into garage in Ottawa’s Overbrook neighbourhood
A home in Overbrook sustained structural damage Monday afternoon after a cargo van crashed into its garage on Queen Mary Street near Vera Street, according to Ottawa Fire Services. The incident...
Truck driver hospitalized following rollover collision on Highway 400 in North York
A driver was hospitalized Monday evening after a box truck flipped onto its side during a collision with another vehicle on Highway 400 northbound, just north of Finch Avenue West in North York,...
Collision involving TTC bus in Scarborough sends pedestrian to the hospital
A 73-year-old man is in hospital with serious life-threatening injuries after being struck by a TTC bus in Scarborough late Monday afternoon. Toronto police said the collision occurred near...
Teen riding scooter seriously hurt in Windsor collision
Dominion Boulevard at Norfolk Street has been closed in all directions as Windsor Police investigate a collision that seriously injured a 14-year-old. Police told CTV News the teen was struck by a...
No reported injuries following 3-vehicle crash involving mini school bus in North York
A three-vehicle crash involving a mini school bus in North York caused no injuries on Monday afternoon. Toronto police responded to the scene at Sheppard Avenue East and Bayview Avenue around 4:20...
Pedestrian sustained serious injuries following Mississauga collision
A pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Mississauga on Monday afternoon. Peel police responded to the crash near Derry Road West and Bellshire Gate around 3:20 p.m....
Two SUVs collide in St. Thomas, minor injuries reported
A collision involving two SUVs in St. Thomas early Monday afternoon temporarily closed Ron McNeil Line. Ontario Provincial Police reported the crash, which occurred between Wellington Road and...
No serious injuries following two-vehicle crash in Markham
A two-vehicle crash in Markham on Monday morning prompted a temporary road closure but caused no serious injuries. York Regional Police say the collision occurred around 8:30 a.m. near Donald...
One person hospitalized with minor injuries following blaze in downtown Toronto highrise
A two-alarm fire in a downtown Toronto highrise left several people with smoke inhalation but no serious injuries on Sunday morning. Fire crews responded around 7:40 a.m. to a third-floor blaze at a...
81-year-old man critically hurt after being hit by SUV in Oshawa
An 81-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Oshawa on Sunday evening. Durham Regional Police say the collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. at Simcoe Street...
Man, 67, charged after crashing into business in Kitchener
A 67-year-old Kitchener man is facing multiple impaired driving charges after crashing into a business on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 12:10 p.m. to a parking lot on Courtland...
Pedestrian injured after being hit by vehicle in Markham
A pedestrian was injured in a Markham collision on Saturday afternoon but suffered non-life-threatening injuries. York Regional Police report the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Raymerville...
Teens saved by working smoke alarms after large house fire in North Bay
Working smoke alarms helped save seven teenagers from a house fire in North Bay early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a blaze on Janey Avenue just after 5 a.m. and arrived to find heavy...
Huntsville resident escapes early morning chimney fire
A resident in Huntsville avoided major damage after waking up to smoke and charred walls early Saturday morning and calling 9-1-1. Fire crews from the Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department...
Driver sought after hitting 20-year-old man in Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that injured a 20-year-old man early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to King Street North near Bridgeport...
Two drivers charged in separate impaired driving incidents, one causing crash in Wellington County
Wellington County OPP charged two drivers with impaired driving on Halloween night in separate incidents just minutes apart. The first occurred around 10:45 p.m. on Metcalfe Street in Elora, where a...
Guelph driver facing charges after fleeing collision scene and narrowly hitting Halloween trick-or-treaters
A 27-year-old Guelph man faces multiple charges after allegedly driving recklessly near children out trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Police say the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Friday at...
Sudbury man arrested following impaired collision that left two injured, one critical
A 20-year-old Sudbury man caused a serious crash after running a stop sign on October 30 around 9:40 p.m. at Cathcart and Huron Streets. According the Sault Ste. Marie police, the man was prohibited...
Person fatally struck after exiting vehicle on Highway 410 in Brampton
OPP are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Highway 410 in Brampton on Sunday evening. Authorities say the incident happened shortly after 6 p.m., when a man stopped his car on the...
No reported injuries following collision involving YRP cruiser in Richmond Hill
No injuries were reported after a York Regional Police cruiser and another vehicle collided in Richmond Hill late Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Elgin...
Vehicle fire in Adjala-Tosorontio Township extinguished, no injuries reported
Fire crews in Adjala-Tosorontio quickly contained a vehicle fire Sunday afternoon on County Road 50. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m., prompting a response from two township fire stations....
Driver dead, four students hospitalized after school bus crashes on Highway 401 near London
A school bus driver has died and four students were taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near London Sunday morning. Police say the bus, carrying 42 passengers from...
One person critically hurt after crashing on Highway 410 off-ramp in Brampton
A person has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Brampton on Sunday morning. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the collision occurred around...