Northern Policy Institute says 2+1 roads beat widespread twinning on cost and safety. NetNewsLedger examines traffic, freight, closure costs ... Read More

One person has died following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Sudbury. On Sept. 23, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP responded to a ... Read More

A Sudbury person is dead after a vehicle-moose collision on Highway 17 in Sudbury. Yesterday at 9:15 p.m., Nipissing West OPP responded to a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a moose west of ... Read More

A 20-year-old Sudbury driver has died after colliding with a moose on Highway 17, just west of the Highway 144 junction between Whitefish and Lively. Read More

One person is deceased following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Sudbury. On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment ... Read More

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Greater Sudbury. On September 3, 2026, at approximately 7:20 p.m., members of the Nipissing West ... Read More

Shuniah Fire & Emergency Services reports the collision occurred between Superior Shores Road and Road 5 South. Read More

THUNDER BAY - A section of Highway 11 / 17 between Thunder Bay and Nipigon was shut down in both directions late Tuesday afternoon following a collision, Ontario 511 reported the incident shortly before ... Read More

Two people suffered serious injuries in a collision on Highway 17 in Township of the North Shore on Sunday morning. An eastbound pickup truck, turning left on to Highway 108, collided with a car ... Read More

A business owner is accused of striking a worker twice in separate incidents in Municipality of Huron Shores. The alleged incidents happened on Highway 17 in July and last Friday. The employee was hit ... Read More

The City of Kenora is advising that the Trans Canada Highway, heading east, is currently closed at Jones Road and Matheson Bay Road due to a motor vehicle collision. Read More

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE ************************ A traffic stop on Highway 17 has resulted in impaired driving charges. On Saturday, August 1, 2026, members of the ... Read More

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Kenora say they are investigating a fatal accident that took place on the highway. Read More

The Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision on Highway 17A. Read More

Members of the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 east of Mattawa July 26 around around 1:15 p.m. when a pickup truck was observed ... Read More

Members of the Nipissing West Ontario Provincial Police, West Nipissing Fire and Emergency Service, and District of Nipissing Paramedic Services responded to the fatal collision on Highway 17 near ... Read More

Two drivers are facing stunt driving charges after separate traffic stops on Highway 17 east of Mattawa. On Sunday, July 26, 2026, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members of the North Bay detachment of ... Read More

SHUNIAH, Ont. - Three people face multiple firearm and proceeds-of-crime charges after Ontario Provincial Police officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 527 north of Thunder Bay. Police allege officers ... Read More

A collision that closed Highway 17 at the Vermilion River Bridge in Whitefish has been cleared. Information on Ontario 511 stated the crash occurred at around 7:50 a.m. today. All lanes were closed as ... Read More

Toronto resident charged after an Ignace OPP drug investigation and suspected cocaine seizure showing how drugs travel ... Read More

OPP Technical Collision Investigators and a collision reconstructionist attended the scene to assist with the investigation along ... Read More

Northwest Ontario reports 136 active wildfires, evacuations, road closures and extreme fire danger. Keep up to date ... Read More

Highway 17 reopened east of Greater Sudbury on Thursday evening after it was closed because of a collision. Ontario 511 said the highway had been closed in both directions between Highway 539 in ... Read More

THUNDER BAY - Ontario Provincial Police say a motorcyclist was injured in a collision with another vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway just outside the city on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred ... Read More

A 51-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle on Highway 17 in Head, Clara and Maria Township. According to the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) ... Read More

A 51-year-old man has died following a collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle on Highway 17 in Head, Clara and Maria Township this past Saturday, the Ontario Provincial Police said. Read More

A motorcyclist is dead after a collision on Highway 17, police say. The Upper Ottawa Valley detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police received calls about a collision involving a passenger vehicle ... Read More

Many stretches of Highways 11 and 17 lack sufficient rest areas, washrooms, facilities, [and] truck parking,' McGarry Township noted in a recent council motion ... Read More

Highway 17 is closed in the Head, Clara and Maria area after a serious head-on collision involving a motorcycle and a car. Police say the crash happened shortly after 11:35 a.m. Sunday near McSourley ... Read More

Many stretches of Highways 11 and 17 lack sufficient rest areas, washrooms, facilities, [and] truck parking,' McGarry Township noted in a recent council motion ... Read More

A traffic complaint about an erratic westbound car on Highway 17 led to the arrest and charging of a St. Catharines woman ... Read More

Two wanted Alberta men were found during a traffic stop on Highway 17 in Huron Shores on Thursday. Their vehicle was checked between Maple Ridge Road and Brownlee Road, shortly after 7 p.m., Ontario ... Read More

Police say the driver of a pickup truck was seen swerving all over the highway, nearly causing collisions with oncoming traffic ... Read More

A 45-year-old Petawawa resident has been charged after Ontario Provincial Police investigated a traffic complaint on Highway 17. The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP says officers received a report of a ... Read More

The preliminary investigation revealed that the school bus and the CMV were both travelling eastbound on Highway 17. The school bus was stopped with its lights activated, and the stop arm fully ... Read More

A young Wahnapitae man caught driving well over the speed limit on Highway 17 in Greater Sudbury has been charged with stunt driving. The OPP in Sudbury said the man was clocked on June 15 just after ... Read More

A Sault Ste. Marie woman was charged after a traffic complaint on Highway 17 in Sudbury. She was stopped late Saturday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Suzanne Robinson, 47, was charged with operation ... Read More

Police say there were two children were not properly secured in the vehicle, including one child who was seated on the floor ... Read More

A newly-announced rehabilitation project for Highway 17 east of the Sault will fix issues on an already-twinned section of the highway. Advocates for highway safety have long asked for the province to ... Read More

Construction is underway to upgrade Highway 17 from Echo Bay to Highway 548, resurfacing almost 17 km of highway and repairing and replacing the Bar River Bridges, Stobie Creek Bridge and Richardson C ... Read More

The Ontario government has begun rehabilitating a key stretch of Highway 17 in Northern Ontario, with construction underway between Echo Bay and Highway ... Read More

The Ontario Provincial Police arrested and charged one person with impaired driving after responding to a traffic complaint. Members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, responded to a ... Read More

Brampton Driver Charged After Highway 17 Stop Near Schreiber SCHREIBER - A Brampton man is facing a Criminal Code charge and several Highway Traffic Act offences after Ontario Provincial Police say a ... Read More

Police are investigating a Highway 17 collision west of Kenora that claimed the life of a Winnipeg man. On Tuesday at 1:45 p.m., emergency crews responded to reports of the collision involving a ... Read More

A 17-year-old boy from Winnipeg died after a highway crash in northern Ontario on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

A 17-year-old young man from Winnipeg has been pronounced deceased, following a motor vehicle collision on the highway west of Kenora. Read More

Highway 17 is closed in both directions at Rush Bay Road near Kenora following a serious two-vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle. Ontario Provincial Police North West ... Read More

A 62-year-old woman from Cobden was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Whitewater Region Township, the Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday, May 27. Read More

A Sudbury man is facing impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 17 on May 23. At around 1:30 a.m. that morning, Nipissing West Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to ... Read More

: Highway 17 has reopened in both directions between Birch Street in Blind River and Old Nairn Road in Nairn Centre following a collision earlier Sunday afternoon. ORIGINAL ... Read More

A 31-year-old Toronto-area man is dead following a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway in northwestern Ontario, according to Ontario Provincial Police. According to police, Ayaz Bhatti from Brampton, ... Read More

Ontario Provincial Police say a two vehicle crash on Highway 17 has killed one person. It happened Thursday around 6:15 p.m. near Mosquito Creek Road, in the Municipality of West Nipissing. Police say ... Read More

Nipigon OPP Seek GTA Man After Stolen Vehicle Stop Near Terrace Bay. TERRACE BAY, Ont. - Nipigon OPP are asking for the public's help locating a Greater Toronto Area man after ... Read More

At the McDonald's on Highway 17 in Hawkesbury, McHappy Day funds were raised for the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital (HGH) Foundation. Members of the Hawkesbury Fire Department, the Ontario ... Read More

A section of Highway 17 was closed in both directions on Tuesday following a fatal two-vehicle crash east of Desbarats, Ontario Provincial Police say. The collision occurred at about 8 a.m. on May 12, ... Read More

Ontario's 511 reported several closures as of Thursday morning, including: Byes Side Road, Goulais River. Witry Road, Goulais River. Bellevue Valley Road, Kirby's Corner. Highway 638 between Highway ... Read More

A woman is dead following a collision between a passenger vehicle and a transport truck on Highway 17 in Sudbury. The OPP in Sudbury said officers were called around 1:30 p.m. on April 21 about the ... Read More

Two Northern Ontario municipal organizations are welcoming a provincial appeal to Ottawa for funding aimed at accelerating the widening of Highways 11 and 17 ... Read More

In Northwestern Ontario, sudden weather changes can quickly make highways dangerous, especially on long stretches where visibility drops and road surfaces deteriorate fast. Closures on Highway 17 and ... Read More

Back-to-back storms could bring up to 50 cm of snow to parts of northern Ontario this Easter weekend. An icy mix is expected to continue to create hazardous travel on sections of Hwy 11 and Hwy 17 ... Read More

Back-to-back storms could bring up to 50 cm of snow to parts of northern Ontario this Easter weekend. An icy mix is expected to continue to create hazardous travel on sections of Hwy 11 and Hwy 17 ... Read More

On Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while patrolling Highway 17, police observed an eastbound SUV travelling at an ... Read More

The highways in Northern Ontario are expected to serve as highways, roads, and streets at the same time. Probably the best way to explain our highway's flaws is to examine a properly built highway and ... Read More

Police are now saying that one person was killed in today's collision at Highway 17 and Paul Martin Drive in Pembroke. The crash occured shortly before 1 o'clock and involved two vehicles. At this ... Read More

Nipigon Detachment responded to two separate incidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that experienced wheel separations. At approximately 8:05 a.m., an officer on patrol observed a ... Read More

The Ontario NDP said northern residents will continue facing dangerous conditions on highways until Doug Ford actually makes roads safer ... Read More

Officials cite critical minerals transport needs and infrastructure vulnerability after 2016 Nipigon Bridge crisis The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association has approached Prime ['] ... Read More

Environment Canada has issued winter storm and rain warnings in northeastern Ontario and is advising people to stay home. "Prolonged, widespread" disruptions are expected. The storm has shut down the ... Read More

All lanes of Highway 17 are closed between the Heyden area and Wawa as weather conditions worsen, with officials urging drivers to avoid the route and watch for updates ... Read More

A section of Highway 17 in northern Ontario was closed Sunday afternoon as weather conditions worsened, cutting off traffic in both directions between Batchawana Bay and Wawa ... Read More

The winter storm that's whacking much of the province has also closed most of the highways in northeastern Ontario. This includes Highway 69 from Sudbury to Parry Sound; Highway 17 from Sudbury to ... Read More

Just 90 minutes west along Highway 17, Pembroke offers exactly that: a spring destination where nature, local businesses, and small-town charm come together ... Read More

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities is calling for immediate action to improve highway safety after a fatal collision near Smooth Rock Falls involving four tractor-trailers and a ... Read More

While Greater Sudbury did not make the list in 2025 of the top 10 worst roads in Ontario, according to CAA, in the northern category, the Nickel City claimed three of the five wor ... Read More

Poor weather and road conditions have resulted in several highway closures along the north shore on Saturday. These weather conditions have closed Highway 17 spanning from Pass Lake Road east to ... Read More

While Greater Sudbury did not make the list in 2025 of the top 10 worst roads in Ontario, according to CAA (tinyurl.com / mv3b7re5), in the northern category, the Nickel City claime ... Read More

OPP in Kenora say at roughly 10 a.m. March 1, a crash involving a commercial vehicle caused cattle to break free from their trailer. Read More

Three northern MPPs are making a road trip to drive home a message: They think Premier Doug Ford's government can do better with Highways 11 and 17. Read More

Highway 11 and Highway 17 - both parts of the Trans-Canada Highway system - are the only east-west road links connecting the country through northern Ontario. The 1,000 kilometre section of Highway 11 ... Read More

Police are asking the public just west of Kenora to refrain from hunting after a collision on Sunday released cattle into the area. Read More

The Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise the public about safety concerns of hunting in the area around Highway 17 and Inglis Lake Road following a recent ... Read More

RENFREW COUNTY - The Ontario government issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to design the expansion of Highway 17 from two to four lanes between the Town of Renfrew and Arnprior. Highway 17 is a ... Read More

The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) are urging governments to take '?immediate action'? on Highway 17 and others in the Northern part of the province. In the wake of a '?string of fatal collisions,'? Ontario's ... Read More

It's unclear what happened to those wheels. '?Each of these tire assemblies can weigh over 1,000 pounds. '?When they come off a commercial vehicle, they become an extremely serious hazard and can cause ... Read More

One person has been confirmed dead with at least one other seriously injured after a collision on Highway 17 near Renfrew in eastern Ontario. Highway 17 between Storyland Road and Bruce Street, just ... Read More

The crash, involving a pickup truck and another passenger vehicle, occured on Saturday, Jan. 31 just after 1 p.m. on Highway 17 between Anderson Road and McCallum Drive, in the Township of ... Read More

KENORA, ON - An individual from the Kenora area is facing multiple charges after a collision involving two commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) on Highway 17 near Hawk Lake. Read More

Highway 17 remains closed from Batchawana Bay to Wawa due to weather conditions. According to Ontario 511, the closure started yesterday at 3:51 p.m. and as of this morning the highway is still closed ... Read More

Highway 17 is closed again from Batchawana Bay to Wawa due to weather conditions. According to Ontario 511, the closure started at 10:09 p.m. Read More