An 81-year-old Sault Ste. Marie resident died in a Highway 17 collision near Pancake Bay. The road was closed between Batchawana Bay and Wawa ... 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

Travellers Weather Report for Northern Ontario and Manitoba from Sault Ste. Marie to Winnipeg. Get the latest highway weather conditions, forecasts for Thunder Bay, Wawa, Geraldton, Dryden, Kenora and ... 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

HURON - The stretch of road near the intersection of County Road 25 and Highway 21 in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh just north of Goderich is becoming the newest location for one of the county's radar ... 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

Ontario Provincial Police in the Upper Ottawa Valley are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars' worth of tools from a vehicle parked in Petawawa. Police say the theft occurred sometime ... Read More

Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for Wawa, Chapleau and surrounding communities. Police have closed Highway 17 between Wawa and Batchawana Bay. Read More

Flooding also closed both lanes of Highway 17 between Wawa and Montreal River requiring repairs the OPP say could take days. Luckily, the washout on Highway 6 was bypassed with one lane by noon on ... 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

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

The OPP is advising the public to avoid the area if possible or to follow the detour from Highway 17 to Messer Trail, then Paquette Road back to Highway 17. The collision involving a pick-up truck and ... Read More

As of 12:56 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police says there are no detour options available at this time and is asking drivers to avoid the area. Read More

Ontario 511 reported access to both lanes of about 200 kilometres of Highway 17 between Wawa and Highway 552 at Goulais River was still blocked. Photos posted by Ontario Provincial Police showed ... 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

Do you drive the road from Cochrane to Timmins or Batchawana Bay and Wawa or where all the carnage takes place with the transports that are driven by people who are clearly not trained to do so? Have ... Read More

On Jan. 19 at approximately 2 p.m., the Wawa Detachment of the OPP responded to reports of a stolen motor vehicle. The vehicle was located by officers travelling east on Highway 17, where it failed to ... Read More

PETAWAWA - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently on scene at a serious collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Read More

Highway 17 is closed in both directions between Wawa and Batchawana Bay due to a '?serious motor vehicle collision,'? police say. Read More