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• Charges laid in 3-vehicle crash that killed 2, injured 8 north of London, Ont.

  A 26-year-old from London, Ont., is facing dangerous driving charges in connection with a crash that sent 10 people to hospital, including two who later died.

  Crime

  Feb 14
• 2 dead, 8 injured after tragic crash north of London, Ont.: police

  The three-vehicle crash north of London, Ont., sent 10 people to hospital, including four with life-threatening injuries. Two of those four have since died, police say.

  Crime

  Feb 13
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• Barrie GO service delayed after train and transport truck collide on tracks: police

  A collision involving a transport truck and Go Train on the Barrie to Toronto route GO Train tracks has lead to service delays.

  Traffic

  Jan 23
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• Three pedestrians struck, child dies after serious collision in Orillia, Ont.

  OPP in Orillia say one child has died and two other pedestrians are in hospital after a serious two-vehicle collision Saturday evening.

  Traffic

  Jan 21
• Freezing drizzle advisory lifted for large section of Southern Ontario

  Environment Canada issued a freezing drizzle advisory for a large portion of southern Ontario including London, Barrie, Guelph and Waterloo Region on Wednesday morning.

  Canada

  Jan 3
• Highway 407 ETR will soon be more expensive for drivers

  Drivers using Highway 407 ETR will soon see tolls increase. The privately owned 108-kilometre stretch of roadway will have a new rate schedule take effect on Feb. 1. 

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
• ‘Be a better driver’: OPP urge safer Christmas driving as deaths, impaired charges rise

  Ontario Provincial Police are begging people to "be a better driver" and consider the conditions as impaired charges and fatalities rise in the province.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2023
• Vehicle lands in Lake Simcoe, one occupant killed, man from Mississauga injured

  Orillia OPP say one man was killed and another was injured after a crash sent a passenger vehicle into Lake Simcoe late Friday night.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2023
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• GO Transit offering free rides all night on New Year’s Eve

  GO Transit riders can look forward to free train and bus rides all night on New Year's Eve, with service running from 7 p.m. until 8 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024.

  Traffic

  Dec 13, 2023
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• Man in critical condition after being struck by two vehicles in Niagara Falls

  Police in Niagara Falls say a 31-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by two vehicles early Saturday morning.

  Traffic

  Dec 2, 2023
• Child in critical condition after Bradford collision

  Police say two adults and a child were taken to hospital last night following a serious collision in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

  Traffic

  Dec 1, 2023
• Demolition plans leading to major road and high closure in Barrie south end this weekend

  The detour route is Essa Road – Anne Street South – Dunlop Street West – Ferndale Drive South – Ardagh Road.

  Traffic

  Dec 1, 2023
• Ont. NDP wants to make it illegal for drivers to pass on solid double yellow lines

  NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin has introduced Chad's Law, a private member's bill to change current traffic safety laws to make it illegal for drivers to pass on a solid double yellow line.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2023
• ‘It’s a life sentence’: Ontario Festive RIDE campaign targets rise in impaired driving

  Despite annual pleas during the holiday season, police authorities in Ontario say there's been a rise in impaired collisions and charges this year.

  Traffic

  Nov 16, 2023
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• Heads up! Delivery of 4 massive beer tanks to shut down roads in Ontario city

  The delivery of four beer tanks to Labatt Brewery in London, Ont., on Tuesday is sure to cause a buzz as the massive load is expected to take up two lanes of traffic.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2023
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• Drunk driving the suspected cause of tractor-trailer crash on Highway 400, police say

  The driver of a transport truck is facing impaired driving charges after crashing on Highway 400 in Springwater Township Monday night.

  Traffic

  Oct 24, 2023
• Driver crashes through multiple Tottenham, Ont. backyards in early morning collision, police say

  Emergency crews had an early morning Sunday after receiving a call just after midnight that a car had crashed into several Tottenham backyards.

  Traffic

  Oct 23, 2023
• Tractor trailer crash closes down part of Hwy 11 in both directions

  An early morning tractor-trailer crash had left a section of Highway 11 in Oro Medonte mostly closed down, Ontario Provincial Police say.

  Traffic

  Oct 19, 2023
• Thanksgiving Monday collision leaves 1 dead in Severn Township

  Orillia OPP report that one woman is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Washago on Monday afternoon.

  Traffic

  Oct 10, 2023
• Metrolinx slowly resumes GO, UP transit service amid CN network-wide system failure

  Metrolinx is slowly resuming GO train services following a CN network-wide system failure affecting all GO and UP Express rail corridors Tuesday afternoon. 

  Traffic

  Oct 3, 2023
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• Truckload of celery sticks spills onto Highway 400 in rollover

  An enormous amount of celery sticks has spilled out onto Highway 400 in King Township and police says the highway will be closed for several hours.

  Traffic

  Oct 3, 2023
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• Collision sends 5 to hospital, 2 people airlifted from scene in Innisfil

  Multiple people, including two children were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Innisfil Sunday afternoon.

  Traffic

  Sep 25, 2023
• Teen dirt bike driver transfered to Toronto hospital after Huntsville crash

  A teen riding a dirt bike was air lifted to hospital after colliding with a passenger vehicle over the weekend in Huntsville, Ont.

  Traffic

  Sep 25, 2023
• Person killed after getting out of broken down vehicle on Ontario highway

  Ontario police say the driver's vehicle broke down in a construction zone on Highway 400 with no shoulder. The victim was hit by a moving vehicle in the right lane.

  Traffic

  Sep 25, 2023
• 5 people injured in early morning crash in north Barrie, Ont.

  The collision occurred shortly after 1 a.m. A man was arrested a short distance from the scene. He was charged with impaired driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

  Traffic

  Sep 8, 2023