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• Ontario raising speed limits on some highways, including parts of 401

  The province says that when the changes take effect roughly 36 per cent of its highway network will have a speed limit of 110 km/h.

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  Apr 24
• Ontario transportation minister pitches 24-hour work to speed up Gardiner construction

  Ontario's minister of transportation, who will soon be responsible for the Gardiner Expressway, is calling for 24-hour construction to speed up rehabilitation work on the route.

  Politics

  Apr 19
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• Man dies after his car collides with large boulder east of Toronto

  Police in Durham Region say a 61-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday afternoon after his vehicle left a roadway and collided with a boulder in Clarington, Ont.

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  Apr 14
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• Gardiner Expressway construction: Closures to resume after brief reopening

  Toronto commuters will soon run into lane closures again on parts of the Gardiner Expressway starting Monday night. Here is what you need to know.

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  Apr 8
• More Montreal merchants claim bus lane to blame for struggling businesses

  Merchants argue that the congestion problem the bus lane was meant to solve, exists on the east side of Queen Mary, not the west side.

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  Mar 26
• 17 vehicles crash on ramp to Highway 401 in Toronto

  Seventeen vehicles were involved in crashes on a ramp to Highway 401 in west Toronto Wednesday morning, provincial police say.

  Canada

  Mar 20
• Truck driver injured after ‘serious’ collision involving school bus in Whitby

  A truck driver is in serious condition after a collision involving a school bus on Highway 12 in Whitby on Monday, according to OPP.

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  Mar 18
• Ford government proposed ban on tolls without waiting for results of internal study

  The Ontario government said it would study tolling and its potential benefits in 2023. It introduced a ban on new tolls before that work was finished, new documents suggest.

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  Mar 5
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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.

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  Feb 14
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• Woman dead, 18-month-old child critically injured in North Uxbridge crash

  A woman died and five others were injured, including a child, in a two-vehicle collision in North Uxbridge on Monday afternoon, Durham Regional Police say.

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  Jan 29
• 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
• Driver of stolen U-Haul arrested after allegedly kidnapping person at gunpoint

  The driver of panel truck has been arrested following a pursuit involving Toronto police's Emergency Task Force Wednesday afternoon.

  Traffic

  Dec 20, 2023
• 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.

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  Dec 13, 2023
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• 2 to hospital after 12-vehicle pileup on Hwy 115 near Clarington: OPP

  The Ministry of Transportation reported around 1 p.m. that all lanes were closed at Highway 115 and Highway 35 and Boundary Road. They reopened around 3 p.m.

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  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.

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  Dec 2, 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.

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  Nov 16, 2023
• Senior dies after being struck by minivan in Beaverton: Durham police

  Durham Regional police said that at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, a pedestrian was struck by an eastbound minivan on Simcoe Street in Beaverton, Ont.

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  Oct 25, 2023
• Woman killed in Ajax after tractor-trailer rollover on Highway 401

  OPP say one person is dead after a driver was struck by a transport truck on the 401 in Ajax. The crash sent cardboard flying all over the highway.

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  Oct 24, 2023
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• 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. 

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  Oct 3, 2023
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• Woman dies after suspected Ajax, Ont. hit and run

  After reviewing video surveillance, police say they believe at this time that the woman was struck by a northbound pickup truck that fled the scene. 

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2023
• Rollover crash on Highway 407 leaves victim with critical injuries: OPP

  Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said it happened at around 5 p.m. at Simcoe Street, between the off and on-ramps.

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  Sep 20, 2023
• Man dead after collision involving vehicle, motorcycle in Oshawa: police

  Police said on Thursday, at around 8:05 p.m., officeres received a report of a collision involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Taunton Road and Arborwood Drive.

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  Sep 1, 2023
• Tractor trailer collision along Hwy. 401 in Clarington leaves 2 lanes closed: OPP

  In a tweet at around 12:209 p.m. on Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police said the collision occurred along Highway 401 at Highway 115 in Clarington.

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  Aug 30, 2023