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TTC streetcar driver injured following collision with truck near Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park
A streetcar driver was hurt in a crash involving a truck near Trinity Bellwoods Park on Friday morning. Toronto Police Service say officers were called to Dundas Street West and Beatrice Street at...
Elderly woman dead, two other injured following house fire in Newmarket
York Regional Police report that an elderly woman has died after a house fire in Newmarket early Friday. Officers were called to Kirby Crescent shortly after 6:30 a.m. The woman was pulled from the...
35-year-old man killed following Hwy. 401 collision in Mississauga
A 35-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Mississauga, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash occurred shortly before 6...
32-year-old driver facing charges after crashing in Essex
Ontario Provincial Police in Essex County report that a driver from Kingsville is facing multiple impaired driving charges following a collision in Essex. Officers responded to a crash on County...
Child critically injured after being hit by vehicle in London parking lot
London Police Service say a child is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle in a parking lot in north London Thursday evening. Emergency responders were dispatched...
Worn tires blamed after vehicle strikes snowbank and overturns in Barrie
Barrie Police Service are urging motorists to inspect their tires and adapt to winter road conditions following a rollover in Barrie late Thursday morning. The incident occurred shortly before 11...
Markham hit-and-run leaves female pedestrian in critical condition
York Regional Police are calling on a motorist involved in a serious hit-and-run in Markham to surrender to authorities after a 19-year-old woman suffered critical injuries. The collision occurred...
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on Lincoln Alexander Parkway
A pedestrian was killed on Lincoln Alexander Parkway Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle. Hamilton Police Service say paramedics were called around 6:52 a.m. to the westbound lanes near...
19-year-old woman dead following serious 2-vehicle crash in North Perth
A 19-year-old woman from Atwood has died following a two-vehicle collision in North Perth. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews were dispatched around 7:17 p.m. Wednesday to Perth Line 72...
Meditation facility evacuated before roof collapses in Essa Township, no injuries
A meditation facility in Essa Township was evacuated Wednesday evening after part of the structure collapsed. Emergency crews were called around 6:40 p.m. to 6486 County Road 56, home to the...
Woman taken to hospital following serious head-on crash near Ottawa’s Bruce Pit
An older woman was rescued from her vehicle following a serious head-on collision in Ottawa’s west end on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called just before 3:32 p.m. to the 100 block of...
Guelph man arrested twice after being involved in two different crashes with stolen vehicles
A 23-year-old man from Guelph is facing numerous charges after two separate crashes involving stolen vehicles, including one incident that occurred just hours after his release from custody. The...
Woman struck and killed by pickup truck in Owen Sound
A fatal pedestrian collision in Owen Sound is under investigation after a woman died following a crash Tuesday night. Owen Sound Police Service say officers were called around 8 p.m. to the...
No injuries after blaze at Chatham residence
A residential fire in Chatham has caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue responded around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a raised ranch home near West Street and Lorne Avenue....
Man struck and injured by hit-and-run vehicle in London
London Police Service are asking the public for assistance as they investigate a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian injured on Feb. 15 in London. Emergency crews were called around 6:30 p.m. after...
18-year-old G1 driver facing numerous charges following high-speed crash in Thunder Bay
An 18-year-old is facing multiple charges after a high-speed crash in Thunder Bay caused widespread property damage. The incident occurred Feb. 16 in a residential neighbourhood near Arthur Street....
Woman rushed to hospital after getting hit by vehicle in Scarborough
A pedestrian was hospitalized following a collision in Scarborough on Wednesday evening. Officers responded to the area of Pharmacy Avenue and St. Clair Avenue East shortly after 7:45 p.m....
No injuries after GRT bus crashes into porch of Cambridge home
A Grand River Transit bus veered off the road and crashed into a house in Cambridge on Wednesday evening. According to Waterloo Regional Police Service, officers were called to the scene around 7:15...
Icy roads lead to several multi-vehicle crashes on Hwy. 401 southwest of Cambridge
Motorists are being warned to use caution as icy road conditions have led to multiple crashes. At 8:18 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police said all westbound lanes of Highway 401 were closed between...
No injuries after tractor-trailer crashes on Hwy. 11 in Huntsville
A stretch of Highway 11 in Huntsville has reopened following a crash Wednesday afternoon. Police said the northbound lanes were shut down just before 2 p.m. at Muskoka Road 3 after a single-vehicle...
Four children injured after school bus slides off road in Norwich Township
About 40 elementary school students were aboard a bus that slid off a rural road in Norwich Township on Wednesday morning, sending four children to hospital with minor injuries. The single-vehicle...
One person injured following Hwy. 17 crash near Bruce Mines
Ontario Provincial Police are reminding motorists to drive carefully after a crash on Highway 17 near Bruce Mines left a pickup truck driver injured. The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Feb....
Two-vehicle collision in Hamilton leaves man dead, two other injured
A 52-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle collision in Hamilton on Tuesday evening, according to the Hamilton Police Service. Officers said the crash occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wilson...
Crash involving two tractor-trailers in Mississauga causes diesel spill, no injuries reported
A collision between two tractor-trailers caused a diesel spill in Mississauga on Tuesday evening. The crash occurred on Lakeshore Road and Avonhead Road. Although no injuries were reported, one of...
Apartment rooftop fire in North York leaves one person dead
A deadly fire broke out at a North York apartment building Tuesday afternoon, claiming one life. Emergency crews responded shortly after noon to a two-alarm blaze on Needle Firway, near Jane Street...
One person taken to hospital after blaze rips through two homes in Richmond, Ottawa
A two-alarm fire in Richmond severely damaged two homes on Tuesday afternoon, forcing multiple families to evacuate. Fire crews were called to Pelham Crescent near Perth Street just before 2 p.m.,...
Eight residents displaced, uninjured following house fire in Windsor
A fire at a home on the 400 block of Elliott Street West in Windsor caused an estimated $200,000 in damage on Tuesday morning. The blaze displaced eight residents from the one-and-a-half-storey...
Foggy conditions blamed for three-vehicle crash in Middlesex County
A crash involving three vehicles forced the temporary closure of a busy intersection north of London on Tuesday morning. The Ontario Provincial Police in Middlesex County said emergency crews...
Serious head-on crash in Seaforth injures three people
One person was seriously hurt in a head-on collision in Seaforth on Tuesday morning. The two-vehicle crash occurred around 10 a.m. on North Line. The injured person was transported to a hospital in...
Three construction workers injured after house porch collapses in Hamilton
Three construction workers were pulled from beneath a collapsed porch at a Stoney Creek job site Tuesday morning, with one man suffering a serious leg injury. Emergency crews were called to a home...
Oshawa fire sends one person to the hospital
An individual was taken to hospital after a morning fire in Oshawa that also forced a temporary road closure. The blaze broke out on Cordova Road, just south of Highway 401 and east of Park Road...
Occupants safe after serious blaze destroys residence in Ridgetown
Fire officials in Ridgetown are working to determine what sparked a house fire that levelled a home early Tuesday. The blaze broke out around 3 a.m. on Ebenezer Street West, according to a release...
Nobody hurt after electrical fire incident in London
A small electrical fire prompted evacuations in the heart of London late at night, though no injuries were reported. Firefighters were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. to the area of Dundas and Richmond...
25-year-old man dies after being struck by driver in Hamilton
A 25-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Hamilton on Monday night. The collision occurred shortly before 8:45 p.m. near York Boulevard and Old Guelph Road. The Hamilton Police...
No injuries reported after structure fire at residential building in Schumacher
Approximately 25 firefighters responded to a residential blaze in Schumacher on Monday evening. The Timmins Fire Department received the call at about 5:36 p.m., and crews had the fire under control...
Woman, 54, injured after falling off snowmobile on Georgian Bay
A 54-year-old woman was rescued after being injured in a snowmobile incident near Present Island on Georgian Bay Monday afternoon. Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police said the woman fell...
Man charged with assaulting officers following two-vehicle crash in Ottawa
A man in his 20s has been charged following a late-night crash in Ottawa. According to the Ottawa Police Service, officers were called to a two-vehicle collision on Colonel By Drive near Rideau...
No injuries, two arrested for arson following Caledon house fire
Two Caledon residents are facing several criminal charges after a house fire was deemed suspicious by investigators. Emergency crews responded to a blaze around 2 p.m. on February 6 near Mount Wolfe...
Two seniors injured in East York apartment fire
Two seniors were hospitalized following a fire at an apartment building in East York on Sunday night. Emergency crews were called just after 9 p.m. to the area of Cosburn Avenue and Linsmore...
Two women hospitalized following serious 2-vehicle crash in Mississauga
Two women were taken to hospital following a serious two-vehicle crash Monday evening in Mississauga, one with life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred shortly before 6:30 p.m. near...
Destructive house fire in Kirkland Lake sends two people to the hospital
A house fire early Monday in Kirkland Lake caused extensive damage and left two people hospitalized. According to Fire Chief Earl Grigg, crews were dispatched to a Main Street residence just before...
Woman struck and killed by vehicle in Aurora
A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in Aurora early Monday morning, according to the York Regional Police. Officers were called to the area of Goulding Avenue and Wellington Street East...
One person assessed for smoke inhalation after serious garage fire in north London
A late-night fire caused major damage to a garage at a home in north London on Sunday. Firefighters were dispatched to a residence on Wright Crescent around 11 p.m., where flames had heavily...
Man, 47, critically injured following ATV crash in west Ottawa
A 47-year-old man is in critical condition following an all-terrain vehicle crash Sunday night in Ottawa’s rural west end. The Ottawa Police Service said officers were called to Northwoods Drive...
Suspicious devastating house fire leaves man injured, pet dog dead
Police in Windsor are investigating a suspected arson that devastated a home in the Devonshire area Sunday night, leaving one dog dead, a man hurt, and two pets still missing. According to the...
Police seeking witnesses following two-vehicle collision involving pickup truck in Kingston
A crash in Kingston late Sunday afternoon is under investigation, and police are appealing for witnesses. The incident occurred Feb. 15, 2026, between 5 and 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of John...
Two injured in collision involving two vehicles in west London
Emergency crews responded early Sunday to a two-vehicle collision in west-end London at the intersection of Springbank Drive and Berkshire Drive. The London Fire Department said firefighters freed...
Pembroke driver facing multiple charges after fleeing two-vehicle crash scene
A 33-year-old resident of Pembroke is facing multiple charges after allegedly leaving the scene of a crash on Feb. 8. Officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP responded to reports of a two-vehicle...
Police lay charges on uninsured impaired driver following Hwy. 17 crash near Ottawa
A 35-year-old resident of the Town of Deep River is facing impaired driving charges after a vehicle was found in a ditch earlier this month. Officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP responded on...
Quebec driver charged with impaired driving after crashing in Kirkland Lake
A 39-year-old resident of Malartic, Quebec is facing impaired driving charges after a single-vehicle crash last month in Kirkland Lake. Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police responded to...
Elderly pedestrian struck and critically injured by vehicle in Scarborough
A 97-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Scarborough on Saturday evening. According to Toronto Police Service, the man was crossing Sheppard Avenue near Allanford...
Fatal collision on Hwy. 407 at Hwy. 404 leaves car driver dead
A fatal collision involving a fuel tanker and a passenger vehicle has prompted a major highway closure near Leslie Street. The Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened shortly before 2:30...
Cyclist seriously injured after colliding with vehicle in Brampton
A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a vehicle at a busy Brampton intersection on Saturday morning. Peel Regional Police said the crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. near Kennedy...
36-year-old man killed in snowmobile crash on Manitoulin Island
A 36-year-old man from M’Chigeeng First Nation has died after a single-vehicle snowmobile crash early Saturday on Manitoulin Island. Emergency responders were called around 1:30 a.m. to Ontario...
Three people injured in collision involving police cruiser and SUV in St. Clair Township
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has launched an investigation after a crash involving a police cruiser and an SUV in St. Clair Township. The collision occurred around 4:20 p.m. Friday at the...
Homeowner assessed, dog treated by paramedic after house fire in Ottawa
A house fire in Ottawa on Friday afternoon led to firefighters rescuing and treating a dog for smoke inhalation. Ottawa Fire Services received a call at around 3:11 p.m. from a homeowner reporting...
No injuries reported after vehicle runs red light and causes multi-vehicle collision in Kitchener
A late-night crash involving multiple vehicles is under investigation by the Waterloo Regional Police following an incident in Kitchener. Emergency responders were dispatched around 11:10 p.m....
One person seriously hurt following apartment fire in Toronto’s Parkdale area
An individual was hospitalized following a Friday evening apartment fire in Parkdale. According to Toronto Fire Services, crews responded around 8:45 p.m. to a residential building near Jameson...
Three people hospitalized following serious 2-vehicle collision on Hwy. 40 in St. Clair Township
An investigation is ongoing after a two-vehicle collision in St. Clair Township left three people injured Friday morning. In a release, the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police said emergency...
One person extricated and taken to hospital following two-vehicle crash in downtown Ottawa
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash in Ottawa on Friday morning after reports that one individual was trapped inside a damaged vehicle. Firefighters were dispatched to the intersection...
No injuries reported after restaurant fire at Ottawa’s ByWard Market
Emergency crews responded to reports of visible smoke in ByWard Market on Friday morning after alarms were triggered at the Lone Star Texas Grill - 128 George St. At 9:47 a.m., a monitoring company...
Two people taken to hospital following vehicle fire at parking garage in Kitchener
A late-night fire in an underground parking garage forced a large-scale evacuation at an apartment tower near WRHN @ Midtown in Kitchener on Thursday. Shortly before midnight, crews from the...
One dead, two hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11 in northern Ontario
A fatal multi-vehicle crash on Feb. 12 has left one person dead and two others hospitalized on Highway 11 near Kenogamisis Dam Road. The collision was reported around 5:30 p.m. Emergency crews...
No injuries, several residents displaced after house fire at Chatham-Kent
Four residents have been forced from their homes following a Thursday evening fire in Chatham-Kent that caused an estimated $180,000 in damage to a three-unit residential building. According to a...
Family mourns son who dies from long term injuries following 2019 hit-and-run collision
Tristan Connor Roby, a young man from London whose resilience after a devastating hit-and-run moved an entire community, has died at 24. He passed away at home on Feb. 7, 2026, surrounded by his...
Two people injured after two fires break out at Kitchener encampment
Emergency crews responded to two separate fires at a large encampment in Kitchener on Thursday. The first blaze was reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. at 100 Victoria Street North. The city said four...
One woman hospitalized following large house fire in Alliston
Fire crews battled a significant house fire in Alliston early Thursday morning. Emergency responders were dispatched to a home on Renaissance Point at about 8:25 a.m., where they encountered heavy...
Bus driver charged following rear-end collision with SUV in Petawawa, no injuries reported
No injuries were reported after a school bus carrying 19 students struck the back of an SUV in Petawawa on Thursday morning. The collision occurred around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Doran Road...
Pedestrian struck and injured by hit-and-run vehicle in Brampton
Investigators are seeking public assistance following a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian hurt in Brampton. According to Peel Regional Police, the incident occurred just before 7 a.m. Thursday near...
No reported injuries after transport truck strikes streetcar wires in Toronto’s west end
Traffic has resumed along most of King Street in Toronto’s west end after a transport truck damaged overhead streetcar infrastructure during the morning commute. The collision occurred shortly after...
Driver killed in fatal 2-vehicle crash in Perth South
The Stratford Police Service is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in Perth South. Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Perth Line 32 and Road 125 shortly before midnight...
Several children injured after school bus accelerates over bump in Severn Township
Provincial police are investigating a school bus incident in Severn Township that left one student hospitalized with a broken nose. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Washago when a bus...
Two men arrested for drug trafficking after striking and injuring police officer with vehicle in Cambridge
Police in Cambridge have laid multiple charges following a drug trafficking investigation that led to the seizure of narcotics, cash and a homemade conducted energy weapon. On Feb. 4, officers with...
23-year-old woman arrested after hitting police cruiser in flee attempt in Caledon
A 23-year-old woman from Walden is facing several charges after allegedly colliding with a police cruiser in Caledon. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, officers were patrolling near...
Mississauga hit-and-run driver arrested in connection to fatal early 2025 pedestrian collision
More than a year after a fatal pedestrian collision in Mississauga, Peel police have arrested the alleged driver. The incident occurred on Jan. 14, 2025, at the intersection of Bristol Road West and...
One person injured after vehicle found in water near Ashbridges Bay
A person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle was discovered in Lake Ontario near Ashbridges Bay on Wednesday afternoon. Toronto Fire said crews were called just after 2 p.m. to...
One injury confirmed following multi-vehicle crash in Springwater Township
County Road 92 in Springwater Township is closed following a multi-vehicle crash. Provincial police say four vehicles collided around 1 p.m. Wednesday between Crossland and Vigo roads. One person...
One person dead, four other injured following two-vehicle collision near Renfrew
A 77-year-old man from Ottawa has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Renfrew on Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m....
Driver flees following rollover crash in Mississauga
Peel Regional Police are investigating a rollover crash that occurred in Mississauga just before 8 a.m. The collision took place at the intersection of John Street and Hurontario Street. According...
No injuries after fire at luxury residence in Brampton
Emergency crews responded to a fire at a large home on Merrydale Court in Brampton on Wednesday morning. Peel Regional Police said the call came in at about 7:09 a.m. Brampton Fire and Emergency...
No reported injuries following blaze at Brampton house
Peel Regional Police are probing a fire that broke out at a Brampton residence early Wednesday. Crews were dispatched around 4:40 a.m. to a home on Saddlecreek Court, near Highway 407 and McLaughlin...
One firefighter injured following fire at Etobicoke auto shop
A firefighter was hurt while battling a fire at an auto repair shop in Etobicoke early Wednesday. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight at a building on Tupper Avenue, near Horner and Kipling...
Tent fire at park in St. Catharines leaves man dead
A man has died after a tent fire in a wooded area of St. Catharines early Tuesday morning. Niagara Regional Police said officers on patrol around 3:15 a.m. discovered a large, active blaze involving...
19-year-old dies following snowmobile crash in Perth County
A 19-year-old has died following a snowmobile crash in Perth County late Monday night. Emergency crews were called to the Milverton Snowmobile Club trail near Perth Line 72 at about 11 p.m. after...
70-year-old woman fatally struck by vehicle in Hamilton
A 70-year-old woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in Hamilton earlier this week. Police say the incident happened around 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Barton Street East and...
Two officers injured, impaired driver arrested after hitting unmarked police vehicle in London
A 29-year-old London man has been arrested and charged after crashing into an unmarked police vehicle in the city’s west end late Monday night. London police say two officers with the Patrol...
18-year-old man struck and injured by truck after pushing girlfriend out of way in Guelph
An 18-year-old man from Guelph was hospitalized Monday afternoon after being struck by a transport truck at a busy city intersection. Guelph police say the man and his 18-year-old girlfriend were...
Wellington County snowmobile crash leaves 16-year-old seriously injured
A 16-year-old was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash in Wellington County on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident occurred around 9 a.m. on private property in Ponsonby, a...
Mississauga man facing impaired charge following Hwy. 403 crash
A 20-year-old man from Mississauga has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 403 late Saturday night in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say...
OPP gives safe driving reminder after police officer injured in Bruce County rear-end collision
Provincial police in Bruce County are warning motorists about the dangers of driving in severe winter weather after a police cruiser was rear-ended in near whiteout conditions and pushed into an...
Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving that killed Olympic figure skater in 2023
A man from Angus has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in connection with a devastating August 2023 crash that killed Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul and injured...
Pedestrian struck by transport truck at Guelph intersection
Guelph police have shut down a major intersection following a collision involving a pedestrian and a transport truck. Officers were called to the intersection of Gordon Street and Stone Road around...
Man, 61, injured after crashing vehicle on Hwy. 401 in Chatham-Kent
A 61-year-old man from the Township of Rideau Lakes was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 at Communications Road in Chatham-Kent Monday morning. Emergency services, including Elgin...
Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle in Scarborough
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in Scarborough Monday morning. Toronto police say the incident occurred around 7 a.m. near Pharmacy Avenue and Rosita Crescent. The victim was...
Oshawa residential fire leaves man in critical condition
A man is in critical condition after a residential fire in Oshawa early Monday morning. Oshawa Fire reported the “working fire” at a home near Park Road South and Quebec Street around 4:30 a.m....
Man seriously hurt following house fire in downtown Toronto
A house fire in the Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street East area sent a man to hospital Sunday night. The blaze erupted just before 11:00 p.m., prompting police to close Sherbourne Street in both...
Residents safe after fire breaks out in garage of house in London
Residents of a home on Dylan Street Northeast in London escaped safely after a fire broke out in the garage. More than 25 firefighters responded and quickly brought the garage fire under control,...
31-year-old man seriously hurt following snowmobile crash in Scugog
A 31-year-old man was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash in Scugog Township on Sunday evening and required an airlift to a Toronto trauma centre. Durham police were called to an unassumed road...
House fire in east Windsor leaves one woman hospitalized, pet cats dead
A fire at a home on in east Windsor has left eight cats dead and sent one woman to hospital due to smoke inhalation, according to the city’s fire department. The blaze broke out around 12:30 p.m....
Driver uninjured after vehicle goes off road and plunges into creek in south London
Emergency responders are reminding motorists that sunny weather does not guarantee safe driving conditions. Crews were called Sunday afternoon to a single-vehicle crash on Wellington Road South,...