2 rescued, 5 dead in plane crash at Red Lake in northwest Ontario
A man who survived a plane crash that killed five others in northwestern Ontario managed to pull a woman to safety before flames engulfed the aircraft, provincial police said. The Bearskin Airlines...
View ArticleMain ferry to Toronto island taken out of service
The main ferry to the Toronto island was taken out of service late on Tuesday night, leaving those who live on the island scrambling to get into the city. A leak was discovered in the hull, forcing the...
View ArticleTeen rescued from Lake Simcoe ice
A 14-year-old boy was rescued from cracking ice on Lake Simcoe on Thursday night thanks to the actions of police and firefighters. South Simcoe Police say Justin Copan went out onto the ice to walk to...
View ArticleToronto police appeal for tips in missing woman’s death
Toronto police are once again appealing for any information in the death of a missing woman whose body was discarded in a garbage bag in Toronto’s inner harbour last May. Kasandra Bolduc, 22, was...
View ArticleGardiner cube van fire causes commuter chaos
A massive fire in the back of a fruit truck on the Gardiner Expressway caused commuter chaos on Monday morning, shutting down the highway and nearby Lake Shore Boulevard for hours. The Gardiner and...
View ArticleWoman killed in Lake Simcoe crash was from Ukraine: police
A woman who was killed in a crash on Lake Simcoe on Sunday was from Ukraine, Durham regional police said Monday. The 32-year-old woman was a passenger in the pickup truck when it flipped over near...
View ArticleBody found in Whitby is missing teacher Jeffrey Boucher: police
A body found along the shoreline of Lake Ontario in Whitby on Saturday is that of missing teacher Jeffrey Boucher, Durham regional police said Tuesday. However, the cause of his death is still not...
View ArticleWoman rescued from St. Catharines house fire
Emergency crews rescued a woman from a house fire in St. Catharines while another resident smashed through a window to escape the flames early on Tuesday morning. The fire began in a home on Clarke...
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New park and waterfront recreational trail open at Ontario Place
A new park has opened at Ontario Place, five years after the former theme park on Toronto’s waterfront was closed to the public. The new Trillium Park is connected to the city by the William G. Davis...
View ArticleMan dies after falling from Sea-Doo into Lake Ontario
A man is dead after falling out of a boat in Lake Ontario. Hamilton police say the 51-year-old man was on a Sea-Doo jet boat with two children and another man just after 4 p.m. on Sunday. According to...
View ArticleEtobicoke residents return home after ‘toxic’ fume scare
Etobicoke residents were allowed to return home early Tuesday morning after a “toxic” fume scare on Monday night. Two people were treated for minor breathing problems but police haven’t determined what...
View Article2 boaters fined for harassing moose in northern Ontario lake
Two boaters have been fined a total of $2,500 for harassing a cow moose swimming in a northwestern Ontario lake. Andrew Weiers of Dryden, Ont., and Matthew Weiers of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., both...
View ArticleEx-premier McGuinty says calling off collapsed mall rescue ‘shocking’
Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty says he was shocked the rescue effort at the collapsed mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., was called off even though someone might have been alive in the rubble....
View Article2 drivers facing impaired charges after Lake Shore & Long Branch crash
Two drivers are facing charges of impairment after a crash at Lake Shore Boulevard and Long Branch Avenue on Friday morning. A pedestrian and a passenger in one of the vehicles were both taken to...
View ArticleQuick-thinking OPP officer credited with rescuing elderly man from chilly lake
COBOURG, Ont. – A police officer is being credited with rescuing an elderly man who wandered away from home during the night and fell into a chilly lake north of Cobourg, Ont. Provincial police say...
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