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• Multi-vehicle collision near Highway 12 sends 4 to hospital, including 1 airlifted

  A serious collision at a construction site on Highway 12 near Midland led to multiple injuries, with one person airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre.

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  Jun 7
• Multiple people transported to hospital after serious Highway 12 collision

  A serious collision on Highway 12 south of Beaverton, Ont., involving a dump truck and multiple passenger vehicles sent a number of people to hospital Thursday afternoon.

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  Jun 1
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• Barrie and Orillia topping the charts for 2023 worst roads list

  Barrie is topping the leaderboard but maybe not in the way the city is hoping, taking up four of the top five spots on the worst roads in central Ontario list, according to CAA.

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  May 30
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• 1 dead and 3 hospitalized after vehicle rollover crash in Oro-Medonte police say

  A Barrie teen is dead and three others are hospitalized after a rollover collision in Oro-Medonte over the weekend.

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  May 8
• ‘Expect delays’: 2 lanes of Highway 400 closed near Aurora after collision, OPP says

  In a tweet at around 4 p.m. on Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police said the collision occurred in the northbound lanes of the highway, near Canal Road.

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  Apr 27
• Distracted driving deaths up 36% over 2 years in Ontario: report

  An analysis of Ministry of Transportation numbers from hellosafe.ca revealed 105 Ontarians died as a result of distracted drivers.

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  Apr 27
• Serious Highway 400 collision sends 3 to hospital near Aurora, Ont.

  A serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 400 near Aurora has sent three people to the hospital, one in serious condition Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 21
• Possible human remains found in Township of Springwater, OPP investigating

  Huronia West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating after suspected human remains were located in the Township of Springwater.

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  Apr 20
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• NEXUS application centres reopen at 8 Canadian airports starting March 27

  The 13 Canadian enrolment centres were closed March 2020 due to the pandemic. The closures were extended due to a dispute over legal protections for American customs officers.

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  Mar 20
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• 1 dead, 6 in hospital after serious crash on Hwy 89

  The fatal crash occurred around 10 a.m. Saturday on Highway 89 west of Veteran's Drive near Cookstown. A 70-year-old woman died. Six other people were injured.

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  Mar 20
• 3 injured after vehicle, train collide in Severn, Ont.

  Ontario Provincial Police said officers from its Orillia detachment were called to Highway 12 and Mount Saint Louis Road in Severn Township for the crash.

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  Mar 12
• 1 dead, 1 in critical condition after collision near Mount Forest, Ont.

  At around 1 p.m. on Monday, police in Wellington County were alerted to a collision on Highway 6, south of Mount Forest.

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  Feb 6
• ‘Near zero visibility’: Police close portion of Hwy 400 near Barrie amid winter storm

  In a tweet Friday just before 4 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police said Highway 400 had been closed between Highway 89 and Mapleview Drive due to visibility issues.

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  Feb 3
• 1 dead following Hwy. 60 head-on collision in Algonquin Provincial Park: OPP

  OPP say a collision involving an SUV and pickup truck occurred on Hwy 60 near Lake of Two Rivers in the south end of the provincial park.

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  Jan 23
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• 1 person dead after collision in Bracebridge, Ont.: police

  Ontario Provincial Police said officers received a report of a two-vehicle commision in the Winhara Road and Ecclestone Drive area at around 1:40 p.m. on Monday. 

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  Jan 17
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• Barrie’s Anne Street road closure extended

  The Ministry of Transportation has extended the duration of the existing road closure on Anne Street North in Barrie while crews work on the Anne Street bridge project.

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  Jan 12
• ‘It was deadly’: OPP say over 350 died from vehicle crashes in 2022

  Ontario Provincial Police released end-of-year statistics for motor vehicle fatalities in a tweet on Sunday, urging drivers to make 2023 a safer year.

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  Jan 1
• Child taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by vehicle in Orillia, Ont.

  Ontario Provincia Police said on Thursday at around 3:15 p.m., officers received a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Park Street and Collegiate Drive.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2022
• Some Via Rail trains in Ontario delayed, cancelled as winter storm continues

  In a statement emailed to Global News, Via Rail said "due to extreme weather conditions," several of its trains in the Quebec City to Windsor corridor had been immobilized.

  Traffic

  Dec 24, 2022
• Police in Ontario urge drivers to ‘stay home’ as massive winter storm continues

  In a tweet, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urged motorists to "reconsider travel plans until the weather improves and the roads are reopened."

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  Dec 24, 2022
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• 50-plus-vehicle collision closes Highway 402 between London and Sarnia

  Police confirmed in a tweet that all lanes were closed due to 'deteriorating conditions,' along with multiple collisions.

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  Dec 23, 2022
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• Thousands without power, numerous crashes reported in southern Ontario as winter storm hits

  Thousands of people are without power and numerous crashes have been reported in parts of southern Ontario as the province is hit by a large winter storm.

  Weather

  Dec 23, 2022
• Messy Christmas for Canadian travellers as more storms bear down on Ontario, B.C.

  Environment Canada says Toronto's storm will begin today with rain or snow followed by plummeting temperatures, a potential flash freeze and blizzard-like conditions Friday.

  Weather

  Dec 22, 2022
• A 21-year-old is dead after a fatal collision in Barrie’s south end

  A 21-year-old man has died after the vehicle he was driving collided with a hydro pole in Barrie’s south end.

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  Dec 21, 2022
• Highway 26 crash in Clearview Township kills 1 and injures 3

  OPP are providing more information about the victims of a serious head-on collision on Highway 26 in Clearview Township that left one dead and three seriously injured.

  Traffic

  Dec 21, 2022