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Man seriously injured after crashing motorcycle in Mississauga
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Mississauga on Thursday evening. The collision happened just before 7 p.m. near Eglinton Avenue and Sorrento Drive. Preliminary...
No injuries reported after large structure fire near E.C. Row Expressway
A structure fire near the E.C. Row Expressway in Windsor has been extinguished, with no injuries reported. Fire crews responded around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to the 5500 block of North Service Road,...
One seriously injured in collision involving motorcycle near Fairview Park Mall in Kitchener
Waterloo Regional Police have closed the northbound lanes of Fairway Road near Fairview Park Mall in Kitchener following a motorcycle collision. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. Thursday at the...
Minor injuries reported following two-vehicle collision at Mississauga intersection
A two-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon led to minor injuries and temporarily closed an intersection in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police responded around 2:30 p.m. to the crash at McLaughlin...
Nobody injured following destructive early morning barn fire in Metcalfe
Firefighters battled a large barn fire in rural Metcalfe early Thursday morning, which destroyed three structures but spared the homeowner’s residence. Emergency crews were called around 12:45 a.m....
Two people seriously injured following two-vehicle crash in Caledon
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries following a late-night crash on Airport Road in Caledon. Peel Regional Police responded shortly after 12:40 a.m. Thursday to a collision involving...
Two seriously injured in Cambridge motorcycle crash, impaired charges laid
A 49-year-old motorcyclist is facing impaired driving and other charges following a serious crash in Cambridge that left both the rider and passenger injured. Waterloo Regional Police responded to...
Multiple people hospitalized, one in critical condition after two vehicles collide in Scarborough
Toronto police are investigating a serious two-vehicle crash in Scarborough that critically injured a 47-year-old woman on Wednesday evening. The collision occurred around 6:38 p.m. near Brimley...
Leamington driver facing charges in Hwy. 77 two-vehicle crash that sent two to the hospital
A 24-year-old man from Leamington has been charged following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 77 that temporarily closed the road. The collision occurred near Mersea Road 5 around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday....
73-year-old man killed in fatal Kawartha Lakes crash
A 73-year-old man from Janetville has died following a single-vehicle crash in Kawartha Lakes. Emergency crews responded to the incident on Century Farms Road in Manvers Township at approximately...
Woman, 45, charged in Barrie collision that left motorcyclist seriously hurt
A 19-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a collision with an SUV in Barrie on June 2. Emergency crews responded to the crash at the intersection of...
One injured after truck plunges into construction pit near Barrie’s Bayfield Mall
A 27-year-old woman was hospitalized in stable condition after her SUV plunged approximately 16 feet into a construction pit behind Bayfield Mall in Barrie on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews,...
86-year-old cyclist taken to hospital following Kitchener collision
An 86-year-old cyclist was injured following a collision with a pickup truck in Kitchener. The incident occurred around 3:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Homer Watson Boulevard and Block Line Road...
Female cyclist struck by vehicle in Toronto’s Little Italy
A cyclist in her 20s was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto's Little Italy neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon. The collision occurred near Harbord and Grace streets at...
Man in critical condition after being hit by pickup truck in Scarborough
A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a pickup truck in Scarborough on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Kingston Road and Manse...
Four people taken to hospital following collision involving TTC bus in Scarborough
Four people were hospitalized and an 80-year-old woman was charged following a collision between a vehicle and a TTC bus Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Eglinton Avenue...
Truck driver seriously hurt after tractor-trailer carrying lumber overturns on Hwy. 401 near Brockville
A serious crash on Highway 401 east of Brockville forced lane closures Wednesday afternoon. The incident, involving a tractor-trailer, occurred just after noon in the eastbound lanes near Kelly...
Occupants treated for smoke inhalation after serious kitchen fire in Orillia
A kitchen fire severely damaged a home on Birch Street in Orillia Wednesday morning, sending dark smoke into the sky. Emergency crews responded around 8:30 a.m., finding the top floor heavily...
No injuries after truck strikes bridge in downtown Toronto
Streetcar service on a section of King Street in downtown Toronto has resumed after a truck struck a bridge in Liberty Village on Wednesday morning, damaging overhead transit wires. The collision...
23-year-old woman fatally struck by vehicle in Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision involving a 23-year-old woman. The incident occurred around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at University Avenue East and Marsland Drive,...
Two teens arrested after crashing stolen vehicle into transport truck on Highway 400
Two teenagers allegedly stole a Honda CR-V before crashing into a transport truck on Highway 400 and fleeing on foot. The crash occurred northbound around 6 a.m. Wednesday, south of County Road 88...
Resident displaced, uninjured after large townhouse fire in north London
A townhouse fire in north London early Wednesday morning displaced 12 residents and caused an estimated $800,000 in damage, according to the London Fire Department. Crews were called to Silverbrook...
Nobody hurt after early-morning house fire in Barrhaven
Firefighters responded to a townhouse fire in Barrhaven early Wednesday morning, arriving to find the second floor fully engulfed in flames. The call came in just before 1:00 a.m. for a home on the...
Winnipeg man killed in devastating two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 17 near Kenora
A 32-year-old man from Winnipeg has died after a collision west of Kenora involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer. Ontario Provincial Police and emergency crews responded to the crash on...
Driver sought after fleeing traffic incident that left another motorist injured in Bradford West Gwillimbury
South Simcoe Police are seeking public assistance to identify a driver involved in an incident that caused minor injuries. The incident occurred between 3:45 p.m. and 3:55 p.m. on May 27 near County...
No injuries reported after large fire breaks out at Brampton scrap metal yard
Fire crews are battling a large and difficult blaze at a scrap metal yard in Brampton near Intermodal Drive and Goreway Drive. Emergency responders from Peel Regional Police and Brampton Fire and...
One driver injured after two-vehicle collision sends SUV into building in Elora
A two-vehicle crash in Elora sent an SUV into a building Monday evening, prompting a response from police and emergency crews. Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police were called to the...
No reported injuries after railway ties ignite massive fire in east London
Firefighters quickly contained a significant fire involving railway materials in east London on Monday afternoon, preventing damage from spreading to nearby businesses and additional rail equipment....
Two injured after serious two-vehicle crash in Oro-Medonte
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the intersection of Bass Lake Side Road and Line 11 in Oro-Medonte, where one person became trapped inside a vehicle. The...
Lamborghini racing motorcycle loses control and crashes onto Hwy. 403 near Brantford
A 26-year-old man from Paris, Ontario is facing multiple charges after an investigation into a dramatic crash involving a Lamborghini that became airborne before coming to rest in the median of...
Ontario construction company and contractor fined after 2024 workplace fatality
A workplace fatality at a construction site in Warwick has resulted in fines totaling $145,000 for a Watford-based company and an excavating contractor. According to the Ministry of Labour,...
Driver dies after hitting parked truck in Etobicoke
A man has died following a collision in Etobicoke on Monday evening. Toronto police were called to the area of Shorncliffe Road and Bramshott Road, near Dundas Street West, shortly after 6:30 p.m....
One injured, Brampton driver charged after three vehicles collide in Erin
A 36-year-old driver from Brampton is facing several charges after a three-vehicle collision involving a dump truck at a rural intersection in Erin. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the...
Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with car in Barrie intersection
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a car at the intersection of Harvie Road and Bryne Drive in Barrie during Monday’s afternoon rush hour. Police and emergency crews...
Motorcyclist taken to trauma centre following serious two-vehicle collision in Mississauga
A 29-year-old motorcyclist is in stable condition following a two-vehicle collision in Mississauga on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash near the intersection of Winston...
Thirteen people hospitalized after two TTC buses collide in York
Thirteen people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after two TTC buses collided in Toronto’s York area on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred near the intersection of Weston Road and...
Truck driver seriously injured after colliding with freight train in Dorchester
A truck driver was seriously injured after a freight train collided with a tri-axle tanker truck at a railway crossing in Dorchester on Monday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at the...
No injuries reported after truck fire on Hwy. 11 in Gravenhurst
A section of Highway 11 northbound in Gravenhurst remains partially closed following an early morning tractor-trailer fire. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 a.m. Monday to reports of a...
Nobody injured after serious fire rips through Hamilton townhouse complex
Fourteen residents were displaced after a fire heavily damaged a townhouse complex on Hamilton’s West Mountain early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to Caroga Court shortly after midnight...
Motorcyclist in critical condition following two-vehicle collision in London
A motorcyclist suffered critical injuries following a collision with a vehicle in London’s north end on Sunday night. Emergency crews responded to the crash near the intersection of Hyde Park Road...
34-year-old man dies after two dirt bikes collide in Garden River First Nation
A 34-year-old man has died following a collision involving two dirt bikes on a trail in Garden River First Nation. The Anishinabek Police Service responded to reports of the crash shortly after 6:30...
11 residents displaced, uninjured after fire damages three houses in Windsor
Eleven residents have been displaced after a fire damaged three homes on Windsor’s near west side. Firefighters responded to the 300 block of Bridge Avenue, near University Avenue West, late Sunday...
Leamington driver facing charges after crashing on Highway 77
A 26-year-old man from Leamington is facing multiple charges after a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning. Police responded to a collision on Highway 77 near Mersea Road 8 at approximately...
Brampton man dies following canoe accident in Upper Rideau Lake
A 24-year-old man from Brampton died after a canoe overturned on Upper Rideau Lake in eastern Ontario on Saturday evening. Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of a boating emergency...
SUV bursts into flames after colliding with deer in Chatham-Kent
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a vehicle fire that followed a collision with a deer on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent over the weekend. The incident occurred Saturday morning in the...
Multiple people injured following serious two-vehicle crash in North York
A serious two-vehicle collision in North York has left several people injured and prompted road closures in the area Sunday evening. Toronto police say the crash happened around 6:54 p.m. at Black...
One person treated at scene after large bungalow blaze in Scarborough
A two-alarm fire broke out at a multi-unit bungalow in Scarborough on Sunday afternoon, prompting road closures in the surrounding area. Emergency crews were dispatched at about 1:33 p.m. to 130...
Two vehicles collide on Highway 403 in Brantford
A stretch of westbound Highway 403 in Brantford was shut down Sunday afternoon after a two-vehicle collision near Oak Park Road. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash prompted a response from...
Man struck and critically injured by vehicle involved in street racing on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
A man is in life-threatening condition after being struck on Highway 401 in Mississauga in a crash Ontario Provincial Police believe involved aggressive driving and street racing. Police say the...
Nobody hurt after serious house fire south of Ottawa
Fire crews in Ottawa spent nearly two hours battling a house fire near Kars on Sunday morning that forced residents from their home but resulted in no injuries. Ottawa Fire Services say they were...
Pickup driver sought after crashing into Bradford McDonald’s
Police in South Simcoe are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Bradford after a pickup truck struck a restaurant early Sunday morning and the driver fled the scene. Officers say the incident...
Garbage truck driver, 44, killed in rollover accident on Hwy. 401 near Port Union
A 44-year-old North York man has died after a garbage truck rollover on Highway 401 near Port Union Road Sunday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle crash happened shortly...
Residents safely evacuated after early-morning blaze at Kitchener home
A fire caused an estimated $400,000 in damage to a Kitchener home early Sunday morning, though no injuries were reported. Kitchener Fire crews were dispatched to a structure fire on Ahrens Street...
Man fatally struck by vehicle while crossing street in Toronto’s west end
A male pedestrian has been killed after being struck by a car in Toronto’s west end in the early hours of Sunday morning. Toronto police say the incident happened around 1:19 a.m. near Old Park Road...
Hit-and-run pickup truck driver sought after pedestrian left seriously injured in Fergus
Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian seriously injured in Fergus late Saturday night. Emergency...
16-year-old girl dead, another critically injured following serious two-vehicle crash in Kawartha Lakes
A 16-year-old girl from Bobcaygeon has died following a two-vehicle collision in the Kawartha Lakes region, while another person remains in critical condition. Emergency crews responded to the crash...
Elderly man fatally struck by motorcycle in Prince Edward County
A 77-year-old Prince Edward County man has died after being struck by a motorcycle Saturday evening, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Emergency crews responded to the collision at the...
95-year-old driver killed in Burlington crash
A 95-year-old Burlington resident has died following a single-vehicle collision on Old York Road Saturday evening. Halton Regional Police say the crash occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. when a red...
Nobody hurt following basement electrical fire in Windsor
An electrical malfunction is believed to have caused a basement fire that resulted in an estimated $100,000 in damage to a Windsor home on Saturday. Windsor Fire and Rescue crews responded to a...
20-year-old driver involved in fatal 2024 Brampton collision charged with stunt driving in Mississauga
A 20-year-old man from Woodstock who is awaiting trial in connection with a fatal Brampton crash has been charged again, this time in a stunt driving investigation in Mississauga. Peel Regional...
Two boat crashes resulting to injuries within days on Lake of the Woods
Ontario Provincial Police are highlighting two recent boating incidents on Lake of the Woods, including one linked to alcohol and another that prompted an extensive overnight search during severe...
Man facing multiple charges after leaving Hwy. 11 crash scene near Kapuskasing
A 48-year-old man from Moonbeam Township has been charged with multiple offences following an alleged impaired driving incident on Highway 11. Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of a...
Two people hospitalized following serious multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga
A 78-year-old North York woman has died following a three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Mississauga Saturday evening. The crash occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. in the eastbound collector...
Man treated for smoke inhalation following apartment fire in Vanier, Ottawa
A man in his 60s was rescued from an apartment fire in a high-rise building in Ottawa’s Vanier neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a residential tower on Lacasse...
No injuries reported after fire incident at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York
A fire inside a laundry chute at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York prompted a temporary evacuation of the downtown hotel early Saturday morning. Toronto Fire Services responded to the hotel on Front...
Woman rushed to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Toronto’s west end
A woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto’s west end during the early hours of Saturday. Toronto police responded to reports of a pedestrian collision near Ossington...
Man, 48, killed in Hwy. 410 collision involving two vehicles in Mississauga
A 48-year-old man from Brampton has died following a collision on Highway 410 in Mississauga early Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to the southbound lanes...
Man seriously injured following collision in Scarborough parking lot
A man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in a Scarborough parking lot on Friday night. Toronto police were called to the parking area outside a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts location...
30-year-old man dead after falling off cliff in Osprey Heights
A 30-year-old Ontario man has died after falling from a cliff in the Osprey Heights area of Clearview Township on Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to...
OPP investigate hit-and-run collision in Springwater Township
Provincial police are seeking information as they continue to investigate a hit-and-run collision that occurred Thursday evening in Springwater Township. Huronia West OPP responded to a two-vehicle...
Cyclist struck and injured by vehicle in Oakville
A cyclist was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Oakville on Friday evening. Halton Regional Police say the collision occurred in the area of Speers Road and Kerr Street. The...
One dead, four others hospitalized following devastating three-vehicle crash near Smith Falls
A fatal three-vehicle crash involving two passenger vehicles and an ambulance occurred on Highway 15 near Lombardy on Friday evening, prompting a lengthy road closure. Ontario Provincial Police...
Two residents hospitalized after serious house fire in Scarborough
Toronto firefighters rescued four dogs from a house fire in Scarborough Friday afternoon that sent two residents to hospital for observation. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 4:10 p.m. at a...
Timmins hit-and-run collision under police investigation
Timmins Police are asking the public to avoid a section of Maple Street North as officers investigate a hit-and-run collision that occurred earlier Friday. In a news release issued May 29, police...
SIU investigate vehicle collision that left two people injured in Windsor
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a serious collision in Windsor Friday morning. The crash occurred around 8:28 a.m. after a Windsor police officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Walker...
One driver dead, another injured after two vehicles collide in Woolwich
A 77-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle collision in Woolwich Township early Friday morning. Police say the crash happened around 5:50 a.m. at the intersection of Northfield Drive East...
Two people injured following late-night house fire in Windsor
A house fire in Windsor Thursday night left two people injured and five displaced. Windsor Fire and Rescue responded around 10:30 p.m. to a blaze at 868 Tuscarora Street near Marentette Avenue. One...
Two taken to hospital after apartment fire in Ottawa’s west end
Two people were hospitalized with minor smoke inhalation after a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment building in Ottawa’s Lincoln Heights neighbourhood Thursday evening. Ottawa Fire Services...
No injuries reported after large fire destroys house in Manotick
A two-storey home along the Rideau River in Manotick was destroyed by a fire Thursday evening. Multiple emergency calls came in around 5:45 p.m., reporting flames spreading from outside into the...
Alberta truck driver, Brampton carrier facing charges following North Bay multi-vehicle crash that left one injured
An Alberta truck driver and the commercial carrier they worked for are facing a total of 16 charges after a crash involving several vehicles in North Bay. Police say the collision happened around...
Mother and child on bicycle seriously injured in Richmond Hill collision
A mother and her child were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after their bicycle was hit by a car in Richmond Hill Thursday evening. The crash occurred around 7:50 p.m. at...
Rollover crash closes stretch of Huron Church Road in Windsor
A vehicle rollover has forced the closure of parts of Huron Church Road and College Avenue in Windsor Thursday afternoon. Police reported that southbound Huron Church Road and College Avenue, along...
Motorcyclist seriously injured following Hwy. 11 multi-vehicle collision in Gravenhurst
A serious crash on Highway 11 in Gravenhurst left one person in critical condition and temporarily closed the southbound lanes. Police responded Thursday at 3:50 p.m. to reports of a collision...
Four teens rushed to hospital following serious rollover crash in Whitby
Four teenagers were hospitalized following a serious single-vehicle crash in Whitby early Thursday morning, police say. The collision occurred around 5:35 a.m. on Myrtle Road near Baldwin Street...
Passenger injured after minivan strikes parked cars, tree in Windsor’s east end
A 38-year-old woman has been charged after her minivan collided with two parked cars and a tree in Windsor’s east end. The incident occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. on May 27 in the 1800 block of...
Woman taken to hospital following two-vehicle collision in Cambridge
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that sent one person to the hospital. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Maple Grove Road and...
No injuries after trailers destroyed by blaze near Elliot Lake
Two trailers were destroyed in a fire north of Elliot Lake earlier this week, according to local fire officials. Crews responded Tuesday morning to Panel Mine Road after receiving reports of a...
Hit-and-run driver sought after injuring crossing guard in North Bay
North Bay police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a crossing guard with minor injuries earlier this month. The incident happened around 8:45 a.m. on May 20 near the intersection of Prince...
Man, 60, charged following collision on Hwy. 6 that left pedestrian injured, dog dead
A 60-year-old man from Markdale has been charged following a collision on April 9 that injured a pedestrian and killed a dog. The incident occurred around noon on Highway 6 in Arthur, Ont. Police...
Body discovered in residence destroyed by fire in Penetanguishene
Human remains believed to belong to an adult man were found inside a Penetanguishene residence destroyed by fire over the weekend, according to provincial police. Authorities are still working to...
No injuries reported after large blaze at Hwy. 11 commercial plaza in Oro-Medonte
A large fire at a commercial plaza along Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky Wednesday evening and prompted a major emergency response. The blaze broke out around...
Nobody injured after several e-bikes spark shed fire in Toronto’s west end
A fire involving several e-bikes broke out in a detached shed in Toronto’s west end on Wednesday afternoon. Toronto Fire Services said crews responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. to a property near...
Nobody hurt after car ignites on Hwy. 11 in Severn Township
A vehicle fire temporarily disrupted traffic on Highway 11 southbound near Agnew Road in Severn Township on Wednesday afternoon. Severn Fire crews responded to the scene around 2 p.m., where they...
One person seriously hurt, another missing after boat overturns near Toronto’s Cherry Beach
A missing person search off Cherry Beach on Wednesday has shifted to a recovery operation after a man went under the water during a boating incident. The incident began shortly before 1:30 p.m. when...
Serious rollover crash closes stretch of Dufferin St. in Toronto’s west end
A section of Dufferin Street in Toronto was closed Wednesday afternoon following a two-vehicle collision that left one vehicle overturned. Toronto police said the crash happened around 11:40 a.m....
62-year-old woman killed in Hwy. 17 collision in eastern Ontario
A 62-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in the Whitewater Region on Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to the crash...
No injuries reported after driver crashes into Brantford building
A driver is facing charges after crashing into a commercial building in Brantford on Wednesday morning. Brantford Police Service said the incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. in a plaza on King George...
Woman, 28, seriously hurt in Chatham pedestrian collision
A 28-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Chatham on Tuesday night. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of McNaughton Avenue East and Taylor Avenue...
Two people taken to hospital following emergency plane landing near Fergus
Two people escaped with minor injuries after a small aircraft made an emergency landing in a field near Fergus, Ont., on Tuesday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said the incident happened around...
Two-vehicle crash in Caledon leaves one motorist with serious injuries
Police are seeking witnesses following a serious two-vehicle collision in Caledon that sent one person to hospital. The crash occurred Monday on Highway 9 between Kennedy Road and Heart Lake Road....