A motorcyclist has been pronounced dead at the scene and a teenage passenger has been rushed to hospital after a motorcycle crashed into a pick-up truck on Hwy. 401 Saturday afternoon. The OPP responded to a crash in the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 near Carlingview Dr. around 1:30 p.m. and found two victims suffering
ORO-MEDONTE TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Provincial police say the Special Investigations Unit is probing a collision between a motorcycle and an OPP vehicle about 120 kilometres north of Toronto. Police say the motorcycle was spotted Wednesday afternoon travelling at a high rate of speed southbound in Oro-Medonte Township. OPP say the motorcycle continued southbound and collided
A male motorcyclist has been transported to hospital with serious injuries after his bike struck a street sign in Mississauga on Monday. Peel Regional Police say the crash happened on Vanderbilt Road, near Winston Churchill Boulevard and Derry Road West. Police say the victim is in critical condition. Vanderbilt Road has been closed as police
After urging drivers to be careful around motorcycles earlier in the day, the OPP are now investigating another motorcycle crash – this time involving a police vehicle. A call came in just after 6 p.m. about an incident involving a Toronto Police cruiser and a motorcycle on Highway 407 near Bramalea Road. According to Kerry
While blues skies and warmer weather may mean the start of motorcycle season for many riders, a rash of deadly motorcycle accidents across the GTA serves as a stark reminder of the dangers that exist when cars and motorcycles share the road. Saturday was a particularly deadly day for riders across Toronto as police responded
Gone are the days of jungle juice in solo cups. Now, it’s all about the borg, or the “blackout rage gallon.” In a new trend sweeping across social media and onto college campuses, Gen Z students have found a new, and seemingly improved, way to binge drink. Using a plastic gallon container, students are mixing
John Tory says he will be stepping down as the mayor of Toronto after having a relationship with a staff member. Tory made the announcement during a late press conference Friday evening.Tory said the relationship did “not meet the standards to which I hold myself as mayor and as a family man.”According to Tory, the
The United States shot down a “high-altitude” object as it flew over Alaska near the northern Canadian border on Friday, White House and Pentagon officials confirmed amid ongoing concerns over Chinese surveillance balloons flying over North America. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby would not say if the object was a balloon or what entity
Ottawa was “examining the trajectory and analyzing” a Chinese spy balloon last week before it decided not to shoot it down, the national defence minister says. Anita Anand explained to reporters in Washington on Friday that the Canadian government was closely monitoring the balloon with the United States via NORAD, the continental defence alliance between
