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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.

  Traffic

  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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• Patience, people: Count on traffic woes when crowds hit Ontario eclipse hotspots

  OPP, local police and city officials are preparing for the prospect of intense vehicular travel to their locales Monday ahead of the solar eclipse.

  Traffic

  Apr 3
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• 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
• Kingston expecting 500K visitors for total solar eclipse: ‘Be prepared for traffic delays’

  "The entire city will be in the path of totality," a release from Kingston, Ont. says as free bus service will also be offered on April 8 for those who come to town.

  Traffic

  Mar 19
• 10 passengers, bus driver rescued after crash that left OC Transpo bus in ditch

  Ottawa Fire Services says it had to rescue a bus driver and 10 passengers after a collision between an OC Transpo bus and another vehicle on Sunday evening.

  Traffic

  Mar 11
• Should school buses have seatbelts? Rollover crash in Ontario prompts new questions

  The government is facing calls to take a close look at school bus safety and the potential introduction of seatbelts after a crash in Woodstock, Ont., injured five students.

  Education

  Mar 6
• 5 children injured in school bus rollover near Woodstock, Ont.

  One student was airlifted to hospital and several others were taken by land ambulance after a rollover involving a school bus near Woodstock, Ont.

  Crime

  Mar 5
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• 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.

  Traffic

  Mar 5
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• Renewed push in Ontario to remove trucks from Highway 401 amid grinding gridlock

  The Ontario NDP is calling on the Ford government to subsidize trucks on Highway 407 and divert them away from Highway 401 as drivers struggle with gridlock.

  Canada

  Mar 4
• 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
• ‘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
• 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
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• 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
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• ‘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
• 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
• 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
• Driver dies after transport truck falls through road in southwestern Ontario

  In a video posted to Twitter Thursday morning, an Ontario police spokesperson said a transport truck driver had fallen through the road and died from his injuries.

  Traffic

  Aug 24, 2023
• Car crashes through front entrance of hospital in Cobourg, Ont., 2 people hurt

  The driver and a passenger were taken to the hospital's emergency department after a crash into the front entrance just before 9 a.m. There were no other injuries reported.

  Traffic

  Aug 15, 2023
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• Cost to purchase physical PRESTO card set to drop

  The price decrease from $6 to $4 will take effect Aug. 8 and will make it easier for more Ontarians to take transit, according to Metrolinx.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2023
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• 2 dead, 1 critically injured in overnight two-vehicle crash in Ottawa

  Ottawa paramedics say two people were killed and a woman was critically injured in an overnight two-vehicle crash.

  Traffic

  Aug 2, 2023
• Minivan crashes through school, damaging library and classroom in Goderich, Ont.

  The minivan went through the wall and all the way through the school's library and came to rest after crashing through an interior wall joining the library and a classroom.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2023
• ‘Shocking’ video shows SUV narrowly missing 2 cars in ‘risky’ highway incident

  Police in Ontario released the dash-cam video as a reminder to drivers about pulling over for emergency vehicles after an incident this month on the QEW.

  Traffic

  Jul 19, 2023
• Woman suffers ‘life-altering’ injuries after being struck by car along Calgary’s Macleod Trail

  A woman suffered significant injuries after being hit by a Honda Civic on Macleod Trail Southwest early Friday morning. The driver of the car remained on scene after the collision.

  Traffic

  Jul 7, 2023