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Man, 85, critically hurt after being struck by off-duty Niagara police officer in St. Catharines
Hamilton police are investigating after an 85-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in St. Catharines. The incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. in a plaza parking lot at Welland Avenue and Bunting...
Garbage truck driver fatally struck by own vehicle in Scarborough
A 66-year-old Toronto garbage truck driver was killed Tuesday morning when the vehicle he was operating rolled and struck him in Scarborough. The incident occurred around 8:34 a.m. near Middleport...
One person hospitalized after apartment fire in Windsor’s west end
Windsor firefighters were called to an apartment fire in the city’s west end Tuesday morning. The blaze broke out on the 6th floor of a building on the 600 block of Mill Street, near Wyandotte,...
One person killed in fatal 3-vehicle crash near Moorefield
One person has died following a three-vehicle crash near Moorefield, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The collision occurred around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on Wellington Road 10. Another individual...
Icy roads blamed for crash in Amherstburg
Windsor police are cautioning drivers about icy road conditions after at least one vehicle slid into a ditch in Amherstburg. The incident occurred Tuesday morning at Alma Street and Concession 5...
No injuries after suspicious fire at Vaughan strip mall
Police are investigating a fire at a Vaughan strip mall as suspicious. York Regional Police and Vaughan Fire and Rescue responded to the blaze on Centre Street near Dufferin Street around 5:10 a.m....
31-year-old man facing impaired charges after running stop sign and crashing in eastern Ontario
A 31-year-old Rockland man is facing multiple charges after being found driving under the influence of both drugs and alcohol. Early Tuesday, Russell OPP responded to a report of a car running a...
Lithium-ion batteries blamed for aggressive fire in Norfolk County hobby shop, no injuries reported
Firefighters in Norfolk County are urging caution with lithium-ion batteries after a rapid fire erupted Monday south of Simcoe. The blaze occurred at a former auto repair shop in Walsh, now used as...
Mississauga man facing numerous charges after crashing on Highway 417 in Ottawa
A 21-year-old Mississauga man is facing several drug-trafficking and driving-related charges following a Monday afternoon crash on Highway 417 in Ottawa. OPP officers responded just after 4 p.m. to...
Serious three-vehicle collision injures two people in Warwick Township
Two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle collision Monday afternoon in Lambton County. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Confederation Line and Forest Road in Warwick...
Woman, 76, sent to hospital following hit-and-run collision in Cambridge
A 76-year-old woman is in hospital after a hit-and-run involving a white pickup truck in Cambridge. The collision occurred around 2 p.m. on Nov. 30 at Franklin Boulevard and Jamieson Parkway, where...
Farm owner injured following devastating barn fire in Brechin
A barn at Perfect View Farm on Concession 7 in Brechin was heavily damaged in an early-morning fire Sunday, resulting in the loss of some livestock. The blaze was reported at 6:18 a.m., bringing...
Cambridge man facing charges after colliding with snow plow in Puslinch Township
A 22-year-old Cambridge man is facing several charges after his hatchback collided with a snow plow on Downey Road in Puslinch Township on the morning of Nov. 28. Provincial police say he has been...
Woman injured in Scarborough 2-vehicle collision
A woman in her 20s was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision late Tuesday night in Scarborough. The crash happened around 10:38 p.m. at Kennedy Road and...
Cyclist hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Toronto’s Queen West area
A cyclist in his 30s was hit by a vehicle late Monday night in Toronto’s Queen West area. The collision happened shortly before 10:15 p.m. at King Street West and Niagara Street. He was taken to...
Lamborghini strikes pedestrian and flees in Toronto’s Harbourfront area
Police are searching for the driver of a white Lamborghini Urus that struck a pedestrian and then fled the scene in Toronto’s Harbourfront area Monday evening. The collision happened shortly before...
No injuries after fire breaks out in garage of Brampton house
Fire crews in Brampton are asking drivers to keep away from a residential area while they tackle a house fire. The blaze, reported around 6 p.m. Monday near Flowertown Avenue and Ackerman Avenue,...
School bus carrying students involved in crash with another vehicle in Oro-Medonte
A school bus carrying students and another vehicle both ended up in a ditch Monday morning in Oro-Medonte, near Line 6 and Horseshoe Valley Road. OPP reported no injuries. The students were...
No injuries after truck burst into flames on Hwy. 400 near Aurora
A truck fire and gravel spill caused major delays on southbound Highway 400 near King Road close to Aurora Monday. Ontario Provincial Police reported that a gravel truck caught fire while stopped on...
Worker dead, another injured in collision incident at Oro-Medonte landfill
A fatal workplace incident at the Oro-Medonte landfill on Old Barrie Road is under investigation after a worker was struck by a vehicle Monday morning. Emergency responders confirmed the worker died...
Witnesses sought after vehicle rolls into ditch on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police are seeking witnesses after a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 417 Monday morning. Officers were called around 10 a.m. to the eastbound lanes near Anderson Road, where...
Two pedestrians seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle in Brampton
Two pedestrians were seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Brampton on Monday morning. Peel police say the collision occurred around 9:22 a.m. at Goreway Drive and Cottrelle Boulevard,...
Major road closure for several hours after two vehicles collide in Brampton
A two-vehicle collision in Brampton early Monday led to lane closures on a major roadway. Peel police say the crash occurred just after 7 a.m. on Steeles Avenue at Castleview Drive. The injuries...
Man seriously injured after colliding into construction equipment in Scarborough
A man was seriously hurt after driving into construction equipment at a Scarborough work site near McCowan Road and Nugget Avenue. Paramedics transported him to a trauma centre with serious but...
No injuries reported in North York house fire
A house fire early Monday in North York caused no injuries, police say. The blaze began around 4:15 a.m. at a vacant home near Finch Avenue and Bathurst Street. With no one inside at the time, there...
Residents safe following early morning house fire in Aurora
A house fire early Monday in Aurora has been contained, but several road closures are still in effect, according to York police. Emergency crews responded around 4 a.m. on Dec. 1 to a home near...
Man, 69, facing charges after crashing and fleeing scene in Tiny Township
A 69-year-old man from Tiny Township is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving impaired, crashing his vehicle, and leaving the scene. Police were called to a business on Tiny Beaches Road...
Vehicle collision leaves 60-year-old pedestrian critically injured in Pickering
A 60-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Pickering on Nov. 29. Durham police say the collision occurred around 10:40 a.m. near Kingston Road and Fairport Road, when...
Guelph man charged after hitting hydro pole and fleeing
A Guelph man faces charges after crashing a speeding pickup into a hydro pole on Janefield Avenue near Torch Lane around 8 p.m. Friday, then running off. Security footage captured the truck veering...
Two injured in multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 near Leslie Street
Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 Sunday evening. The collision occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m., blocking multiple eastbound...
Senior woman hospitalized following two-vehicle collision near Fairview Mall
An elderly woman in her 80s was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision near Fairview Mall on Sunday evening. The crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. at Don...
One person suffers smoke inhalation following Barrie house fire
A Sunday afternoon house fire in Barrie drew a major emergency response to Georgian Drive and Johnson Street. Crews were called around 12:30 p.m., and police shut down the area as more than a dozen...
Man hospitalized after crashing into ditch on Highway 174 near Cumberland
A man in his forties was taken to hospital with stable neck and back injuries after his vehicle veered into a ditch on Highway 174 east of Cumberland. The crash occurred between the 3100 and 3400...
No injuries reported after tractor-trailer crashes on Highway 407 in Oshawa
A tractor-trailer jackknifed on Highway 407 in Oshawa Sunday morning, shutting down all eastbound lanes at Simcoe Street around 9 a.m. Emergency crews worked to clear the truck, and the highway...
Driver injured in single-vehicle crash near Ingersoll
A single-vehicle crash early Sunday forced the closure of Plank Line southeast of Ingersoll. The incident occurred around 6:55 a.m., and the driver’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening....
Early morning Brampton house fire leaves one firefighter injured
A Brampton firefighter was taken to hospital after being hurt while responding to a house fire early Sunday during snowy conditions. Crews were dispatched around 2:54 a.m. to a home near Fernbrook...
Several minor injuries, residents evacuated after large apartment blaze in Hawkesbury
A large overnight fire that damaged 30 units in a Hawkesbury apartment building is now being treated as suspected arson, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The blaze broke out late Saturday and...
No injuries reported after fire sparked by lithium-ion battery at Cambridge shelter
An overnight fire at The Bridges shelter in Cambridge forced residents out of the building early Sunday. Emergency crews arrived around 12:30 a.m. to find smoke spreading through the second and...
Hit-and-run vehicle leaves cyclist critically injured in St. Catharines
Police in Niagara are trying to locate the driver of a white Mercedes involved in a Saturday night hit-and-run that left a cyclist critically hurt. The collision happened around 8:30 p.m. near...
Stolen vehicle hit police cruiser before fleeing in Sarnia
A white Jeep stolen from a home on London Road in Sarnia Friday evening led to the arrest of a suspect days later. The theft occurred around 7:15 p.m., and a patrol officer spotted the vehicle about...
Injured impaired driver facing charges following two-vehicle crash near Scarborough Town Centre
A two-vehicle crash near Progress Avenue and Brimley Road in the Scarborough Town Centre area late Saturday night ended with one driver taken into police custody for impaired driving. Both motorists...
Woman, 27, sustains life-altering injuries after crashing on Hwy. 427 in Etobicoke
A 27-year-old woman suffered life-altering injuries after crashing her vehicle on Highway 427 in Etobicoke early Saturday. OPP officers were called around 4 a.m. to the southbound express lanes near...
Two people injured after SUV and pickup truck collide near St. Thomas
Police are investigating a Friday night crash involving an SUV and a pickup truck that left two people injured. The vehicles collided around 8:30 p.m. at Belmont Road and Ron McNeil Line, prompting...
Multiple crashes and asphalt truck spill snarl traffic on Hwy. 401 west of Cambridge
Drivers in southern Ontario faced major delays Friday as multiple crashes slowed traffic along Highway 401. By 11:55 a.m., OPP reported that westbound lanes between Cedar Creek Road and Oxford Road...
Tractor trailer crashes on Highway 7 in Port Perry
Highway 7 is closed in both directions at Scugog Line 6 in Port Perry after a tractor-trailer jack-knifed. No injuries have been reported, but OPP are urging drivers to avoid the area until the...
No injuries after tractor trailer jack-knifed on Hwy. 401 in Clarington
A winter storm caused major disruptions on Highway 401 in Clarington Friday morning when a tractor-trailer jack-knifed, closing all eastbound lanes near Highway 418, east of Oshawa, for over three...
No injuries reported following tractor trailer crash on Hwy. 401 in Cambridge
A tractor-trailer crash on the westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Franklin Boulevard in Cambridge Friday morning temporarily reduced traffic to the two right lanes. No injuries were reported, and the...
Morning snowy weather causes over dozen crashes on Highway 417 in Ottawa
Ottawa authorities are urging drivers to exercise caution after multiple collisions were reported Friday morning amid light snow and sub-zero temperatures. Ottawa OPP responded to over a dozen...
Crash temporarily closes Highway 8 near Cambridge
A crash on Highway 8 near the Safari Road intersection prompted a temporary closure between Cambridge and Hamilton Friday morning. The highway, which was closed around 8:30 a.m., has since reopened.
SIU investigate two-vehicle crash involving OPP cruiser on Hwy. 400 in North York
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a crash involving an OPP cruiser and a civilian vehicle on Highway 400 in North York on Friday morning. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) reported the...
Two people sent to hospital after Brampton house fire
A morning house fire on Versailles Crescent in Brampton sent two people to hospital on Friday. The blaze began around 7:25 a.m. near Highway 50 and Cottrelle Boulevard. One resident was taken to...
Driver injured by snow plow on Hwy. 7 near Lindsay
A woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after her vehicle collided with a snow plow on Highway 7 near Lindsay just before 6 a.m. The snow plow driver was not seriously...
No injuries reported following suspicious structure fire in Windsor
Fire crews in Windsor responded to a structure fire early Friday on Aylmer Avenue near Wyandotte Street East. They arrived around 6 a.m. to find flames visible, but the blaze was quickly contained....
Man treated for smoke inhalation following apartment fire in Ottawa
Ottawa firefighters rescued a man early Friday after a fire broke out in a second-floor unit of a high-rise on Mayview Avenue in the Carlington area. Crews were alerted around 3:53 a.m. and arrived...
Two women sustained minor injuries after car plunges into Lake Erie canal near Chatham
Two young women escaped with minor injuries after their car plunged into a canal leading to Lake Erie on Thursday night. Chatham-Kent police say the crash happened around 10 p.m. on Mariners Road in...
Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Middlesex County
Emergency crews responded to a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle near Medway Road and Clarke Road around 5:35 p.m. Thursday. The pedestrian was taken to hospital with injuries initially...
Guelph man charged after crashing pickup truck into home, no injuries reported
Guelph police have charged a 54-year-old local man after his black Ram pickup crashed into a home on Stevenson Street North Thursday afternoon. Officers say the driver lost control around 2:30 p.m.,...
Devastating house fire in Scarborough leaves two women hospitalized, one critical
Two women were sent to the hospital after a two-alarm house fire early Friday near Birchmount Road and Lawrence Avenue, with one victim in critical condition. Emergency crews were called to a home...
Two people hospitalized with serious injuries following collision in Toronto’s west end
Two people were sent to hospital after two vehicles collide in Toronto’s west end Thursday night. The collision occurred on St. Clair Avenue West, just east of Keele Street, around 7:40 p.m. Both...
Pedestrian struck and killed by tractor-trailer in Vaughan
A 65-year-old man is facing serious charges after a fatal collision involving a pedestrian in Vaughan on Thursday evening. Investigators say a 62-year-old Toronto resident was using the marked...
No injuries, residents displaced following high-rise blaze in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park
Fire crews are fighting a stubborn five-alarm blaze at a high-rise on Thorncliffe Park Drive that forced dozens of residents from their homes due to elevated carbon monoxide readings. The fire began...
No injuries reported after early morning fire breaks out in Scarborough
Toronto firefighters contained an overnight blaze in Scarborough after flames erupted around 3:30 a.m. Thursday near Kingston Road, south of St. Clair Avenue. Crews arrived to heavy smoke and...
Driver charged after striking fire hydrant and flooding nearby residences in Milton
A Milton driver is facing a careless driving charge after crashing a black SUV into a fire hydrant late Monday night, causing significant flooding in a residential neighbourhood. The collision...
No injuries after kitchen fire burns Windsor home
A fire in a Windsor home caused an estimated $100,000 in damage Wednesday night. Crews responded around 8:15 p.m. to a residence on Secord Avenue near Rankin Avenue after a neighbour spotted the...
Construction worker critically hurt after falling off roof in Southgate Township
A 20-year-old construction worker from Linwood, Ontario was critically injured after falling about eight metres from a roof at a Southgate Township job site Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews...
Driver, 42, in critical condition after crashing in Colchester
A 42-year-old driver was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash on Bell Road in Colchester late Wednesday afternoon, according to Essex County OPP. The...
Man facing murder charges after pedestrian fatally struck in hotel parking lot in Melancthon
A man has been charged with second-degree murder after a pedestrian was fatally struck in a hotel parking lot in Melancthon. Emergency crews responded around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, where 59-year-old...
19-year-old woman charged with impaired driving after hitting traffic signal in Alliston
A 19-year-old New Tecumseth woman is facing impaired-driving charges after her vehicle struck a centre-median traffic signal in Alliston early Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on...
One person extricated after two vehicles collide on Gardiner Expressway
Traffic is moving again on the Gardiner Expressway after a two-vehicle crash forced a shutdown near Yonge Street on Wednesday night. The collision, which happened just after 8 p.m. by Lower Jarvis...
Serious collision in Harrow leaves one person in critical condition
Bell Road in Harrow is shut down at County Road 50 and Gore Road as OPP officers respond to an active incident. Late Wednesday, officers confirmed that one person was taken to hospital with...
Pedestrian seriously hurt following collision in Etobicoke
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in north Etobicoke on Wednesday evening. Toronto police were called to the area of Finch Avenue West and Kipling...
North Dumfries collision leaves pedestrian seriously injured
Cedar Creek Road in North Dumfries was shut down early Wednesday after a pedestrian was seriously hurt in a crash. Waterloo regional police closed the stretch between Trussler Road and...
Two men hospitalized following serious collision in London
Two men were sent to hospital following a serious collision in London on Wednesday morning. One was transported as a precaution, while the other suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries....
19-year-old driver charged after crashing into house in Mapleton Township
A 19-year-old Caledonia driver faces a careless driving charge after their vehicle crashed into a house in Mapleton Township early Wednesday. Wellington County OPP responded to Elora Street North...
Brampton truck driver charged after crashing into ditch on Hwy. 401 near Augusta Township
A transport truck driver from Brampton has been charged with impaired and dangerous driving after crashing a tractor-trailer into a ditch along the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Augusta...
Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while exiting school bus on Highway 17
A 10-year-old girl was taken to hospital Tuesday after being hit by a car that failed to stop for a school bus in Rolphton, along Highway 17. According to OPP, the girl had just stepped off a...
Two-vehicle crash involving OPP cruiser snarls traffic on Hwy. 400 in Cookstown
A two-vehicle crash involving an OPP cruiser on Highway 400 in Cookstown caused major traffic delays Tuesday morning. The collision occurred around 9 a.m. in the southbound lanes near Highway 89,...
No injuries reported after 9 vehicles collide on Toronto’s Highway 401 near Dixon Road
Westbound traffic on Highway 401 in Toronto experienced delays Tuesday morning following a nine-vehicle crash near Dixon Road. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident was reported around 6:15...
Construction worker seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Kincardine
A 70-year-old construction worker is in serious condition after being hit by a vehicle Monday evening in Kincardine. Police and paramedics responded around 5:20 p.m. near Highway 21 and Underwood...
Transport truck driver charged after fatally hitting cyclist on Hwy. 17 in Blind River
A 63-year-old commercial transport driver from Plummer Additional Township has been charged after a cyclist was killed in a collision Monday on Highway 17 in Blind River. Emergency crews were called...
Senior pedestrian killed in collision involving pickup truck in Kapuskasing
Ontario Provincial Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a deadly pickup truck–pedestrian collision in Kapuskasing on Monday. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. at Riverside Drive...
Head-on crash between car and pickup truck in Cumberland sends two to the hospital
Two people were hospitalized after a car and a pickup truck collided head-on Monday afternoon on Highway 174 at McTeer Road in Cumberland, Ottawa. Fire crews responded just after 2 p.m. to the...
Bradford man, 24, fatally struck by vehicle
A 24-year-old man from Bradford has died following a vehicle-pedestrian collision on the evening of Nov. 21. South Simcoe police say the crash occurred at around 7:15 p.m. on Sideroad 10, just north...
37-year-old man sustained minor injuries after crashing vehicle while impaired in Essa Township
A 37-year-old man from Essa Township is facing impaired driving charges after his vehicle left the road and landed in a ditch on 3rd Line near 5th Sideroad late on Nov. 21. Police say they...
Wrong-way tractor trailer driver sought after causing multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 400 in Barrie
OPP are seeking the public’s help to identify the driver of a tractor-trailer that caused a multi-vehicle crash while travelling the wrong way on Highway 400 in Barrie last week. Investigators say a...
Downtown Toronto hit-and-run collision leaves woman in critical condition
A woman in her 40s was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run in downtown Toronto Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. at Beverly Street and Dundas...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after colliding with SUV in North York
A male motorcyclist in his 20s was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in North York on Monday afternoon. The collision occurred near Bayview and Heathcote avenues, just north of York Mills...
Garage fire causes extensive damage to London house, residents displaced
A garage fire on Brian Avenue in London Monday afternoon caused extensive damage to the structure and the adjoining home. Flames and heat from the blaze melted siding on the house’s second floor,...
Kitchener man charged after crashing transport truck in North Dumfries
A 64-year-old Kitchener man is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after a transport truck overturned into a ditch in North Dumfries on Monday morning. The single-vehicle collision...
Multiple vehicles involved in collision on QEW in Mississauga
A multi-vehicle collision caused lane closures on the QEW in Mississauga during Monday morning’s rush hour. The crash, involving up to eight vehicles, occurred around 6 a.m. in the Toronto-bound...
No injuries after vehicle knocks down hydro pole on Hwy. 12 in Orillia
Traffic on Highway 12 in Orillia was delayed Monday morning after a single-vehicle crash brought down a hydro pole. The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. at the intersection with Gill Street....
Two arrested after overturned vehicle found abandoned in Toronto’s Distillery District
Two men are in custody after fleeing the scene of a vehicle rollover in Toronto’s Distillery District early Monday morning. The crash occurred around 3:14 a.m. near Cherry Street and Front Street,...
No injuries after house fire in Scarborough
Firefighters responded at around 9:15 p.m. Sunday night to a house fire near Brimorton Drive and Markham Road after flames were reported on the roof. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the...
Windsor house fire leaves two residents displaced
A house fire in Windsor displaced two residents Sunday night. Fire crews responded around 10:15 p.m. to the 600 block of Eugenie Street East, near Howard Avenue, after reports of flames on the...
Kitchener man facing impaired charges after crashing in North Dumfries Township
A 33-year-old man from Kitchener is facing multiple charges after an impaired driving crash in North Dumfries Township Sunday evening. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on New Dundee Road near...
Elderly resident safe, pet cats dead following North Bay house fire
A house fire on Cedar Heights Road in North Bay destroyed a home Sunday evening. The sole resident, an elderly man, was safely evacuated with the help of firefighters. Two cats did not survive....
Six people hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 7 in Innisville
A major investigation is underway after a five-vehicle crash on Highway 7 sent six people to hospital on Sunday evening. Lanark OPP responded to the collision in Innisville around 5:30 p.m., where...
Stolen pickup truck hits tree in Brantford, driver sought
Brantford police are searching for a suspect after a stolen pickup truck crashed into a tree early Sunday morning. The silver GMC Sierra was reportedly speeding on Ninth Avenue before striking a...
Two people facing drug trafficking charges after colliding into deer on Hwy. 401
Two people are facing drug trafficking charges after Ontario Provincial Police discovered roughly $10,000 worth of cocaine in a vehicle that had just collided with a deer on Highway 401. The crash...
Six drivers charged after driving through barricaded highway, collision scene
Six motorists are now facing Highway Traffic Act charges after driving through a closed section of County Road 31 in South Dundas. The closure was put in place Friday night following a fatal crash...