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

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

On May 13th, 2026, at approximately 8:40 p.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment utilizing a RaDAR speed measuring device, located a white Honda CRV, on Highway 11-17, ... Read More

A 37-year-old Ottawa driver is dead following a two-vehicle collision involving a transport truck and an SUV near the Nipigon River Bridge ... Read More

One individual has been pronounced deceased following a two-vehicle collision near the Nipigon River Bridge on Highway 11-17 in the Township of Nipigon. On Thursday, April 23, 2026, at approximately 8 ... 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

Tributes are continuing to pour in for the family of an eight-year-old boy who died in a snowmobile incident along Highway 11-17 in Nipigon, Ont. Here's what people have shared about Maximus Hardy, a ... 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

(NIPIGON, ON) - Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal snowmobile incident along Highway 11 / 17. On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, shortly after ... Read More

It managed to stay open during the storm, but at this time Hwy 11 / 17 - From Flying J to Nipigon River bridge Hwy is closed due to a collision. Read More

Ontario says a stunt-driving allegation can bring an immediate 30-day roadside licence suspension and a 14-day vehicle impoundment. On conviction, penalties can include a fine of $2,000 to $10,000 and ... 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

According to Ontario 511, one lane has reopened on Highway 17 between Wawa and Montreal River Harbour. As of 12:19 p.m., one lane and the east shoulder remain closed, Ontario 511 says. If you would ... Read More

Once the water recedes, the Ministry of Transportation will complete the necessary repairs and reopen the highway when it is safe to do so' ... Read More

Photos supplied by the Ontario Provincial Police show some of the flood damage to Highway 17 between Wawa and Montreal River Harbour. Yesterday police said it could be a few days before the highway is ... Read More

On July 5, 2025, at just before 11:00 a.m. members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were on general patrol conducting radar enforcement on Highway 11-17 near Nipigon. Read More

Police say six people are in custody after an investigation into an armed home invasion shut down a major artery into Ontario's cottage country and kept commuters locked in their cars on Tuesday. Read More

On March 3rd, 2025, at approximately 6:20 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Fire & Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a collision involving ... Read More

Weather conditions have shut down Highway 17 north of Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario 511 says all lanes are closed between the MTO weigh scales in Heyden and Pinewood Drive in Wawa. A winter weather travel ... Read More

An investigation led by the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP ... and since the first snowfall we've experienced numerous, extensive closures on Highway 17 and Highway 11.'? Said Mantha. '?Clearing ... Read More

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Nipigon is investigating after an airplane conducted an emergency landing on Highway 11. Here's what we know about the incident. Read More

A pilot was uninjured after being forced to make an emergency landing on Highway 11 near Nipigon on Jan. 31. Read More

A small plane reportedly made an emergency landing on a highway in northern Ontario on Friday. SNnewswatch.com reported, citing Ontario 511, that Hwy. 11 in Nipigon, near Thunder Bay, was closed in ... Read More

Brace for Blowing Snow and Hazardous Roads Heavy lake effect flurries are expected tonight near Nipigon, Rossport, and Terrace Bay, bringing up to 10 cm of snow and strong winds. Hazardous travel ... Read More

Highway 11 north of Nipigon is open. A jackknifed semi truck closed the highway just before 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. The scene was cleared, and traffic resumed around 2:30 p.m., the same day. The closure ... Read More

An investigation led by the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP ... extensive closures on Highway 17 and Highway 11.'? Said Mantha. '?Clearing highways after a snowfall isn't a matter of convenience ... Read More

Two others hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash involving commercial trucks THUNDER BAY, ON - On September 18, 2024, around 1:19 p.m., Thunder Bay, Shabaqua, Armstrong, and Nipigon Ontario ... Read More

Work had to stopped at a highway project in Nipigon on May 21 after the remains of a centuries-old Indigenous man were located ... Read More

ON511 at 9:41 p.m.: Hwy 17, Dorion, the highway is closed near Ouimet Canyon Rd due to a collision. Please avoid the area. Read More

SHUNIAH -- Thunder Bay and Nipigon OPP have closed Highway 11-17 near Superior Shores Road following a collision between a tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle. The incident occurred just after ... Read More

SHUNIAH -- Thunder Bay and Nipigon OPP have closed Highway 11-17 near Superior Shores Road following a collision between a tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle. The incident occurred just after ... Read More

NIPIGON, ON - NEWS - Responding to public concerns and tips, officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made a significant arrest in an ongoing drug trafficking ... Read More

It happened around 5:18 p.m. on Highway 21 ... four from northern Ontario, in a online child luring and sexual exploitation investigation, police say. In what police are describing as a suspicious ... Read More

On October 10, 2032, at approximately 3:30 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment, along with Emergency Medical Services and Fire, responded to a fatal two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 ... Read More

Jan 10, 2016 @ 16:55 At 3:35 p.m. today, the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advised that the bridge on Highway 17 has been closed for an indefinite time due to mechanical issues. Read More