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21-year-old motorcyclist dead after colliding with SUV in Scarborough
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision Sunday afternoon in Scarborough, Toronto police confirmed. Emergency crews responded to the Oakridge neighborhood, near Danforth Avenue and Byng...
Kayaker transported to hospital after falling into Ottawa River
A kayaker was rescued from the Ottawa River's rapids on Sunday after falling into the water. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a 911 call around 3:07 p.m., reporting the incident near Bate Island on...
Nobody injured following serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 403
Two drivers emerged unscathed from a serious crash on Highway 403 Sunday morning, when a transport truck crossed the median and collided with an SUV. The incident occurred just before 8 a.m. when...
No injuries after two-vehicle crash brings down light pole in Brampton
A two-vehicle collision in Brampton on Sunday morning resulted in the closure of part of Airport Road. Peel Regional Police reported that the crash occurred at the intersection of Airport Road and...
14-year-old boy riding scooter seriously hurt in Kanata collision
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized on Saturday after being struck by a vehicle while riding a battery-operated scooter in Kanata. Ottawa paramedics responded to the scene near Maxwell Bridge and...
Fleeing driver arrested after striking vehicle in Etobicoke, leaving two seriously injured
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been called to probe a crash on Saturday night involving a suspected impaired driver that left two people injured. Toronto police responded around 6:30 p.m....
Pedestrian collision leaves man seriously hurt in East York
A man in his 50s was seriously hurt after being hit by a van in East York on Saturday evening. Toronto police say the incident happened around 5:24 p.m. on Barrington Avenue, just north of Secord...
Serious London apartment fire sends multiple people to the hospital
A fire at a London & Middlesex Community Housing high-rise apartment building on Simcoe Street led to the evacuation of an entire floor and sent nine people to hospital. Emergency crews were...
Man, 44, dies following two-vehicle collision involving e-bike in Kitchener
A 44-year-old man from Kitchener has died following a collision between an e-bike and a GMC pickup truck on Friday night. Emergency crews responded around 9:45 p.m. to the intersection of Lancaster...
43-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash in Tay Valley Township
A 43-year-old man from Carleton Place has died after a motorcycle crash in Tay Valley Township. Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police responded to the single-vehicle collision Friday evening...
One person seriously injured following 3-vehicle crash in Brampton
A three-vehicle collision in Brampton left one driver seriously injured on April 3. The incident occurred just before 12:30 p.m. on McVean Drive, south of Countryside Drive. The injured individual...
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital following serious crash in Pontypool
Provincial police are investigating a serious crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Highway 35 in Pontypool. Ontario Provincial Police say officers were called to the scene shortly...
Road temporarily closed after vehicle knocks down hydro pole in London
An early morning collision forced the closure of Richmond Street North after a hydro pole was knocked down. Repair crews from London Hydro responded to fix the damage at Epworth Avenue and Richmond...
Three teens injured after car plunges off cliff in Hamilton’s East Mountain
Three teenagers were taken to hospital after a vehicle reportedly went over the escarpment on Hamilton’s East Mountain early Friday morning. The crash occurred around 1 a.m. near Mountain Brow...
Two taken to hospital following late-night collision near Hamilton Airport
Two individuals were hospitalized after a late-night collision near John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport on Thursday. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the incident occurred around 11...
Stittsville family narrowly escape devastating house fire caused by lithium-ion battery power bank
Gabby Hammond’s bedroom in Stittsville was left unrecognizable after a fire broke out in her family’s home in March, caused by a portable charger that ignited due to a lithium-ion battery. Gabby,...
Collision temporarily closes Hwy. 403 on-ramp in Mississauga
An on-ramp to Highway 403 in Mississauga was shut down for several hours Thursday afternoon following a collision. Ontario Provincial Police reported that the crash, which occurred at Erin Mills...
Man critically injured following scooter crash in Brampton
A man in his 60s is in critical condition after a scooter crash in Brampton on Thursday morning. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened shortly before 9:45 a.m. near Vodden Street East and...
Minor injuries reported after crash at Kitchener intersection
Traffic in and out of Kitchener returned to normal Thursday morning after a crash temporarily shut down part of Victoria Street North. Waterloo Regional Police responded to the collision at Victoria...
No injuries reported in multi-vehicle crash involving pickup trucks and police cruiser on Hwy. 89
A section of Highway 89 was temporarily closed Thursday morning after a multi-vehicle crash involving two pickup trucks. Police say the collision happened around 7:30 a.m. between Harriston and...
No injuries after transport truck rollover on Hwy. 9 in Palgrave
A transport truck rollover early Thursday morning forced the closure of eastbound lanes on Highway 9 in Palgrave. The crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. between Humber Station Road and The Gore Road....
One person seriously hurt following Hwy. 89 crash in Cookstown
A person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash overnight on Highway 89 in Cookstown. Emergency crews responded to the scene just before midnight, prompting the closure of the highway...
Man, 31, charged following two-vehicle crash on Highway 15 that injured two people
A 31-year-old man from Lombardy is facing multiple charges, including impaired driving, following a two-vehicle collision in Leeds and Grenville on Thursday morning. Ontario Provincial Police...
Driver taken to hospital after crashing into North York house
A driver was hospitalized with minor injuries after crashing into a house in North York on Wednesday night. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. near the intersection of Weston Road and Reuben...
Multiple people treated for smoke inhalation after fire incident at Bluewater Health in Sarnia
Patients were evacuated from a ward at Bluewater Health on Wednesday evening after a fire broke out in one of the rooms. Hospital staff managed to put out the fire before emergency crews arrived...
Police seeking man involved in Wilmot Township collision that resulted in injuries
Waterloo Regional Police are seeking assistance from the public to identify a man who may have information about a collision in Wilmot Township. The incident occurred on March 17 around 9:00 p.m. at...
Slippery roads blamed after multiple trucks collide on Hwy. 11 south of North Bay
Multiple commercial vehicles were involved in a series of crashes on Highway 11 Wednesday morning after hazardous road conditions created by black ice. North Bay Ontario Provincial Police reported...
No injuries after driver nearly causes head-on collision, veers into ditch on Highway 531
A 34-year-old driver has been charged after a dangerous incident on Highway 531 near Bonfield prompted an emergency response Tuesday evening. Ontario Provincial Police, along with firefighters and...
One driver dead, another hospitalized after SUV and pickup truck collide near Port Elgin
A 49-year-old man is dead following a fatal head-on crash on Highway 21 just south of Port Elgin. Emergency crews, including South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police, firefighters, and paramedics,...
Cambridge driver facing charges following 2-vehicle collision in Guelph-Eramosa Township
A 30-year-old driver from Cambridge is facing multiple charges following a collision involving an SUV and a transport truck in Guelph-Eramosa Township. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police...
Dog with aggressive history euthanized after killing another dog and injuring owner in Toronto
A dog in Toronto’s Canary District has been euthanized after being linked to two serious attacks, including a fatal incident involving a small pet named Crystal. The most recent attack occurred late...
Woman, 41, seriously hurt in collision in Toronto’s east end
A 41-year-old woman was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle in Toronto’s Riverdale area. Emergency crews responded to a collision near Gerrard Street and Broadview Avenue shortly before 9:30...
Three dead, two critically hurt following devastating collision in Norwich Township
A devastating collision at the intersection of Highway 59 and Quaker Street on the afternoon of March 31 resulted in three fatalities and two critical injuries. The crash, which occurred around 3...
Traffic delays after truck collision spills diesel on Hwy. 401 in Whiby
All westbound lanes of Highway 401 in Whitby have reopened following a collision involving a transport truck that caused a diesel spill. Police say the crash happened near Brock Street when the...
Driver injured following gas station crash in Barrhaven
A driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries after crashing into a gas station in Barrhaven on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called around 8:42 a.m. after an SUV struck the...
One dead, another injured following serious 3-vehicle crash in Hamilton
A 22-year-old man from Caledonia has died following a three-vehicle crash in Hamilton early Tuesday morning. Police say the collision occurred at about 5:30 a.m. on Highway 8 under dark, foggy...
Two elderly residents dead following house fire in North York
A fatal house fire in North York early Tuesday morning has claimed the lives of two elderly residents. Fire crews were called to a home near Madonna Gardens and Anthia Drive at about 4 a.m., where...
49-year-old man dead following motorcycle collision in Chatham-Kent
A serious collision between a motorcycle and an SUV occurred Monday afternoon in Chatham-Kent, leaving one person with significant injuries. Police say emergency crews responded around 2:50 p.m. to...
Unlicensed teen injured after crashing snowmobile near Blind River
A 13-year-old was ticketed after a snowmobile crash on a trail south of Blind River resulted in minor injuries. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident occurred on the evening of March 27 along...
Carjacking suspect arrested after colliding stolen vehicle on Hwy. 401 in Toronto
A 24-year-old man has been charged following a carjacking in Toronto’s Rexdale area on Monday morning. Police say the incident occurred around 8:50 a.m. near Highway 27 and Belfield Road in north...
Elderly woman struck by vehicle in Toronto’s Regent Park area
A 96-year-old woman was seriously injured in a collision in downtown Toronto’s Regent Park on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:10 p.m. near Dundas Street East and Sackville Street when...
No injuries reported after train derails in St. Catharines
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has deployed investigators after a train derailment in St. Catharines on Monday morning. The incident involved a Canadian National Railway (CN) train that...
Fatal two-vehicle crash leaves one person dead in Pembroke
A fatal head-on collision near Pembroke on Monday has left one person dead and another injured. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred around 11:35 a.m. on Highway 17 near Paul Martin...
Man, 62, killed in snowmobile accident on Georgian Bay
A 62-year-old man from Penetanguishene has died following a snowmobile crash on Georgian Bay Sunday evening. Emergency crews responded to a call around 7:15 p.m. near the southern tip of Beausoleil...
Sudbury man and son narrowly escaped unharmed after snow from plow crushes windshield
A Sudbury man is dealing with unexpected repair costs after a frightening early-morning incident left his vehicle damaged, though he and his son were unharmed. Mike Strickland said he was driving...
Cambridge company fined after workplace incident left employee injured in 2023
A company based in Cambridge has been fined $80,000 after a workplace incident in Whitby left an employee injured. Trade-Mark Industrial Inc. had been carrying out maintenance work at Gerdau...
Young driver convicted of stunt driving in connection to 2024 fatal motorcycle collision
A fatal crash in west Kingston on the night of July 31, 2024 claimed the lives of a 32-year-old motorcyclist and their 22-year-old passenger. The collision occurred around 11 p.m. on Bath Road, west...
One person taken to hospital following residential fire in Toronto’s west end
A two-alarm fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a home in Toronto’s Rockcliffe-Smythe area, prompting an emergency response shortly before 3 p.m. The blaze started on the third floor of a residence...
Firefighters battle large residential fire in Etobicoke, occupants uninjured
A two-alarm residential fire broke out Saturday night in Etobicoke, prompting a large response from Toronto Fire crews. The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on St. George’s Road, near Dundas...
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after crashing on Hwy. 427 in Etobicoke
A man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash on a Highway 427 ramp in Etobicoke Saturday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police reported the incident occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m. on the...
Police investigate crash, road closed in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay police are investigating a crash that led to road closures in the city on Saturday. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 11:50 a.m. Details about how many vehicles were...
Fatal two-vehicle collision in Walkerton leaves 27-year-old man dead
A 27-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle collision near Walkerton on Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded around 10 a.m. to Bruce Road 3, just outside the community, where the crash...
One dead, six hospitalized following devastating head-on crash on Hwy. 8 in Hamilton
A fatal head-on collision in the Hamilton area left one person dead and six others injured early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded around 6:45 a.m. to Highway 8 between Safari Road and...
Early morning icy conditions blamed for collisions on Windsor’s E.C. Row Expressway
Windsor police dealt with numerous collisions early Saturday morning as black ice made roads extremely dangerous. Between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., officers responded to several weather-related crashes...
Residents uninjured after fast spreading blaze damages multiple buildings in midtown London
A fast-moving fire tore through multiple buildings in midtown London early Saturday morning, forcing residents to evacuate and leaving several people displaced. Emergency crews were called around...
Nobody injured following suspicious fire at Windsor home
Fire officials in Windsor are investigating a suspected arson after an early morning blaze caused significant damage to a residential property. Crews were called shortly after 4:30 a.m. to the 1800...
Two snowmobilers taken to hospital after falling through ice in Georgian Bay
Two riders were rescued after a snowmobile broke through the ice on Georgian Bay in Tay Township late Friday night. Police say the incident was reported just before 10 p.m. near Robin’s Point Road,...
Elderly driver seriously hurt in collision involving water tanker in Elgin County
An 83-year-old woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a water tanker truck in Elgin County on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded around 10:56 a.m. to the...
Man, 41, facing several charges after crashing into pole in Tiny Township
A man from Tiny Township is facing multiple charges after a single-vehicle crash Thursday evening. Ontario Provincial police say they were called shortly after 7 p.m. to Macavalley Road, where a...
SIU not charging OPP officer following serious Hwy. 400 crash in November 2025
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has decided not to charge an Ontario Provincial Police officer involved in a highway crash last November that seriously injured two people. The incident...
No injuries reported after rooftop explosion in downtown Toronto
Fire crews have put out a rooftop fire at a construction site in downtown Toronto that is believed to have triggered an explosion Friday evening. The incident happened on Richmond Street West near...
Several people hospitalized following serious two-vehicle collision in Markham
A serious two-vehicle collision in Markham on Friday afternoon left a father and his two young children injured, with two in critical condition. The crash happened at around 4:45 p.m. at the...
No injuries, roads closed after tractor-trailer rollover in Brampton
A rollover involving a tractor-trailer has forced road closures and transit detours in Brampton on Friday morning. According to Peel Regional Police, the crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. near the...
Two women seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Guelph
Two women were seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Guelph on Friday morning. According to Guelph Police Service, the incident occurred around 9:40 a.m. at the intersection of...
No reported injuries following collision involving school bus in Greater Sudbury
A collision involving a school bus and a pickup truck occurred Friday morning in Greater Sudbury, according to police. The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. on Regent Street South while 10 students...
Sault police seek witnesses following collision that left two pedestrians seriously hurt
Police are asking for witnesses after a Friday morning crash left two young pedestrians seriously injured in Sault Ste. Marie. The collision happened around 8:10 a.m. near Second Line West and...
Two hospitalized following Hwy. 401 crash in Pickering
A crash in Pickering early Friday caused temporary lane closures on the westbound lanes of Highway 401. Ontario Provincial Police said the three left lanes of the westbound collector lanes were...
Collision in Simcoe leaves pedestrian in critical condition
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle Thursday evening in Simcoe. Police say the incident occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Colborne Street North. The road has been...
Alberta man charged with impaired driving after crashing on Hwy. 17 near Iron bridge
A 55-year-old Edmonton man is facing impaired driving charges after a late-night crash on Highway 17 near Iron Bridge. Emergency crews, including Ontario Provincial Police, paramedics, and fire...
Pedestrian rushed to hospital following collision in Rexdale
A male pedestrian in his 50s was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle Thursday night in Rexdale. Emergency crews responded near Rexdale Boulevard and Queen’s Plate Drive just before 9...
Snowplow driver killed in fatal highway crash near Thunder Bay
Ontario Provincial Police in Thunder Bay are investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash on Highway 595 that claimed the life of a snowplow driver this week. The incident occurred just before 1...
One person injured following Hwy. 401 crash in Whitby
Traffic has returned to normal on westbound Highway 401 in Whitby after a Thursday morning crash briefly shut down multiple lanes. Ontario Provincial Police reported that two westbound lanes near...
Cyclist hospitalized after being hit by vehicle in Ottawa’s Alta Vista area
A cyclist is recovering in hospital after a serious collision in Ottawa’s Alta Vista neighbourhood. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Haig Drive and Pleasant Park Drive around 6:15...
Woman seriously hurt after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Mississauga
A female pedestrian was seriously injured in a Thursday morning hit-and-run in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say the incident occurred around 6:05 a.m. near Derry Road and Hurontario Street....
Deadly apartment fire in Hamilton leaves elderly man and cat dead, wife hospitalized
An early Thursday morning apartment fire in Hamilton has left one man dead and an elderly woman hospitalized. Emergency crews were called just before 5 a.m. to the DeLaurentian apartments on Fennell...
Vehicle crashes into home following shooting incident and police pursuit in Etobicoke
Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Etobicoke that led to a vehicle pursuit and crash in a residential neighbourhood. Officers responded around 3:30 a.m. Thursday to reports of...
Freezing rain blamed for multiple early morning highway collisions in Ottawa
Thursday morning commuters in Ottawa faced major delays after multiple crashes along Highway 417. Light freezing rain overnight created slippery conditions across the city, with a weather warning in...
31-year-old man injured in head-on collision in Cambridge
Police are continuing to investigate a head-on collision in Cambridge that left one man injured Wednesday night. Emergency crews were called to Pinebush Road, just east of Franklin Boulevard, around...
Children unharmed, bus driver charged after school bus collides in Brant County
A collision involving a school bus carrying about 30 children occurred Wednesday afternoon in Brant County. The incident took place around 3:20 p.m. on Bishopsgate Road, just west of Brantford,...
Police investigate serious two-vehicle crash that left man dead in Brantford
Brantford Police are seeking witnesses as they investigate a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 10:38 a.m. at the intersection of North Park Street...
15-year-old boy critically hurt after being hit by vehicle near school in York
A 15-year-old boy is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle near his school in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened around 2:35 p.m. at Humber...
One person hospitalized with serious injuries following 2-vehicle crash in Vaughan
A serious crash in Vaughan on Wednesday afternoon left one person hospitalized, according to York Regional Police. Emergency crews responded around 12:33 p.m. to the intersection of Apple Mill Road...
Driver charged after security vehicle collides and flips over in Toronto’s Leslieville area
A security vehicle driver has been charged after an early-morning crash in Toronto’s east end. The incident happened just before 3:20 a.m. near Eastern and Berkshire avenues, where the driver...
Driver injured following tractor-trailer rollover on Hwy. 403 ramp in Ancaster
A ramp connecting Highway 403 to Highway 6 southbound in Ancaster was closed Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer rollover. Emergency crews responded around 7 a.m. to the single-vehicle crash,...
One of several dogs shot dead by police following attack on pedestrians in Niagara Falls
Police in Niagara Falls say one of three aggressive dogs roaming loose Tuesday evening was shot and killed after it charged at an officer. Officers were called around 5:30 p.m. to the area of...
No serious injuries following 2-vehicle collision involving impaired driver in Barrie
A 33-year-old Barrie man is facing impaired driving charges following a two-vehicle crash Monday evening. The collision occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near Veteran’s Drive and Mapleview Drive West....
Richmond Hill driver facing charges after crashing on Hwy. 400 in Georgian Bay
A Richmond Hill man is facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing on Highway 400 and fleeing the scene before being located in a nearby wooded area. Police in Bracebridge responded to a...
No injuries reported after suspicious fire destroys residence in Wasaga Beach
A fire that erupted early Sunday in Wasaga Beach is being treated as suspicious, according to investigators. Emergency crews, including local fire services, Ontario Provincial Police, and...
Multiple residents displaced after building fire in Kitchener
Six people were evacuated after a fire broke out in a three-storey building in Kitchener on Tuesday evening. Fire crews responded around 6:15 p.m. to King Street West, where the building contained a...
Two people injured in Kitchener house fire
Two people suffered minor burns in a house fire in Kitchener on Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews responded just before 5 p.m. to a home on Oldfield Drive, near Ottawa Street North and Lackner...
Police investigate serious multi-vehicle crash at Brantford intersection
Brantford police are investigating a serious multi-vehicle collision that led to a road closure Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred at the intersection of North Park Street and Charing Cross...
Pedestrian struck and injured by vehicle in downtown Windsor
A pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being hit by a vehicle in downtown Windsor Tuesday afternoon. The collision occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Chatham Street East and...
12-year-old cyclist seriously hurt in Waterloo collision
A 12-year-old cyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision in Waterloo Tuesday morning. Police say the incident happened around 8:40 a.m. near the intersection of University Avenue...
Three people injured in Hwy. 403 off-ramp crash in Mississauga
Three people were injured in a late-night crash in Mississauga. The collision occurred around 11:00 p.m. Monday on the Highway 403 off-ramp to Erin Mills Parkway. Paramedics say one man sustained...
One person found dead following house explosion in Mississauga
One person has died following a house explosion in Mississauga late Monday night. Emergency crews were called to a residence near Mavis and Bristol roads around 10:30 p.m., where they found the home...
Ottawa’s ByWard Market blaze contained, no reported injuries
Firefighters prevented a blaze at a ByWard Market business from spreading to nearby buildings on Monday night. Ottawa Fire Services responded to multiple emergency calls just before 9:30 p.m....
No injuries reported after livestock transport truck crashes near Moorefield
A 41-year-old transport truck driver from Wingham is facing a charge following a crash near Moorefield. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle collision happened at about 9:45 a.m. on...
No injuries, impaired driver charged following 2-vehicle crash in Guelph
A driver from Guelph is facing multiple charges after a two-vehicle crash on the Hanlon Parkway Sunday evening. Wellington OPP say the collision occurred around 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of...
SIU investigate man injured following alleged involvement in multiple collisions in Rockland
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating an arrest in Rockland after a man was injured during the incident. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded around 9:45 a.m. Friday to...
Repeat dangerous driver arrested after fleeing and ramming police cruiser in Brampton
A repeat high-risk driver is facing multiple charges after an alleged attempt to escape police in Brampton. The initial incident took place around 11:45 a.m. on March 18 near Bovaird and Sunforest...