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• Cows loose on Ontario highway cause delays for drivers heading to cottage country

  Around 2:30 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police reported cows on Highway 400 between Highway 9 and Aurora Road, with the farm animals causing heavy delays in both directions.

  Canada

  May 16
• New Gardiner Expressway lane closures loom for west-end bridge work

  The City of Toronto is starting early on planned work for five bridges on the Gardiner Expressway. Lane reductions are scheduled to begin next week.

  Canada

  Mar 31
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• Ontario highway shut down after crash leaves 1 person dead, others injured

  Ontario Provincial Police said the highway near Orillia was closed on Friday after wintery, snowy conditions led to a multi-vehicle collision.

  Traffic

  Feb 7
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• 1 person dead, 3 injured in crash on Highway 402 near Strathroy: OPP

  A portion of the highway, west of London, was closed between Glendon Drive and Hickory Drive but has since reopened.

  Traffic

  Dec 29, 2024
• 2 people seriously injured after horse-drawn carriage crashes in Oxford County: OPP

  Police say the horse died at the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.

  Traffic

  Dec 28, 2024
• Teen caught driving more than 100 km/h over speed limit on Highway 401: OPP

  Police say the incident happened Friday evening on Highway 401 westbound in Gananoque, nearly 300 kilometres east of Toronto.

  Crime

  Dec 28, 2024
• Highway 401 reopened after ‘significant’ Boxing Day congestion

  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) shut down a portion of Highway 401 Thursday to ensure “the safety of all” given the “significant congestion” Boxing Day drivers were causing.

  Traffic

  Dec 26, 2024
• Ontario teases ‘game-changing’ ideas to address Toronto’s suffocating congestion

  Speaking at the Toronto Region Board of Trade, Premier Doug Ford said he was planning to bring big changes to two particular routes, the Gardiner Expressway and Highway 401.

  Politics

  Sep 16, 2024
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• 1 dead in 2-vehicle collision on Highway 7 in Lindsay

  Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 7 in the west end of Lindsay around 3:30 p.m.

  Traffic

  Jul 16, 2024
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• Traffic ‘crisis’ has many Toronto-area residents ‘reluctant’ to work in office: poll

  Many Toronto-area residents are 'reluctant to travel to work' amid a traffic and congestion 'crisis,' a new poll indicates. 

  Traffic

  Jul 16, 2024
• Speed limits increase on some Ontario highways, including parts of 401

  The speed limit is increasing on several more sections of provincial highways starting July 12.

  Traffic

  Jul 10, 2024
• Man from Aspley dies in golf cart rollover in North Frontenac: OPP

  Frontenac OPP say on Tuesday evening, officers responded to a report from a passerby in the village of Ardoch who found a golf cart rolled in a ditch with the driver trapped.

  Traffic

  Jul 10, 2024
• 4 injured after motorcycle, OPP cruiser collide in Kawartha Lakes

  City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say the around 9:30 p.m., emergency crews responded to the collision at the intersection of Highway 35 and Glenarm Road.

  Traffic

  Jul 4, 2024
• Northumberland County to end pilot transit service to Oshawa GO station

  Launched in September 2022, the Durham Line project would determine if a full-time service was feasible. A review in June determined the service was 'no longer sustainable.'

  Economy

  Jul 3, 2024
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• 5 to hospital after Highway 7 crash in Kawartha Lakes on Canada Day: OPP

  City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say of the five people in the vehicle involved in the crash early Canada Day, one was transported to a Toronto hospital with serious injuries.

  Traffic

  Jul 2, 2024
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• Pedestrian struck by vehicle on Hwy 28 near Bancroft: OPP

  Bancroft OPP say just before 2 a.m., a pedestrian-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 28 near Siddon Lake Place.

  Traffic

  Jun 25, 2024
• 3 to hospital after collision involving classic car on Hwy. 28: Peterborough County OPP

  A section of Highway 28 in Douro-Dummer Township was closed as OPP investigated a collision involving a classic car and another vehicle.

  Traffic

  Jun 21, 2024
• Hwy 7 head-on collision near Norwood sends 2 to hospital: Peterborough County OPP

  The two drivers involved in a head-on collision on Hwy 7 in Asphodel-Norwood Township both had to be extricated from their vehicles. One driver suffered serious injuries.

  Traffic

  Jun 17, 2024
• Fatal ATV crashes on the rise in Ontario: OPP

  In 2024 there have been eight driver deaths related to ATVs, with one passenger also dying in an ATV incident.

  Traffic

  Jun 13, 2024
• Civilians try to rescue driver after Highway 37 collision north of Belleville: OPP

  Central Hastings OPP say a collision on Highway 37 sent a pickup truck into a water-filled ditch. Police say several civilians tried to remove the driver but were unsuccessful.

  Traffic

  Jun 13, 2024
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• Gardiner construction has led to at least 230% jump in rush hour delays: study

  The Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation project that started this spring has led to a dramatic spike in rush hour delays and emissions, a new analysis shows.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2024
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• Head-on collision sends ebike rider to hospital in Peterborough

  Emergency crews around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday responded to the collision between an ebike and an SUV in the area of Rubidge and Brock streets 

  Traffic

  Jun 5, 2024
• Highway 7 rollover west of Peterborough sends 1 to hospital

  Around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, emergency crews responded to a crash on Highway 7 between Lansdowne Street West and Sherbrooke Street just west of Peterborough.

  Traffic

  Jun 4, 2024
• Motorcyclist airlifted following downtown Peterborough collision: police

  Peterborough police say the collision on Saturday between a motorcycle and a car occurred around 9:15 a.m. at the intersection of George and Sherbrooke streets.

  Traffic

  Jun 3, 2024
• Markham, Ont., man killed in rollover in Clarington, Ont.

  A 25-year-old man from Markham, Ont., has died following a single-vehicle rollover that occurred on Highway 115 in Clarington, Ont., early Sunday morning. 

  Traffic

  Jun 2, 2024