Snow causes highway closures in NWO
Last night's hit of snow has caused a few road closures in northwestern Ontario today, and travellers on Highway 17 are asked to keep a close eye on its conditions today. Residents are advised that ... > react
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Latest Hwy-17 Ontario News Reports
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Highway 17 closed for three hours following three-vehicle collision
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 10, 2026 07:46am
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The Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a three-vehicle collision on Highway 17. Members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a collision ... Read More
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OPP looking for witness in Tuesday afternoon three-vehicle collision on Highway 17
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 21 views
- Jun 09, 2026 2:04pm
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On Tuesday, June 9, at approximately 2:10 p.m., members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a collision involving a Commercial Motor ... Read More
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Ontario announces $53 million rehabilitation of twinned Highway 17 east of Sault Ste. Marie
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 16 views
- Jun 09, 2026 07:00am
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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
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- source: Bing
- 14 views
- Jun 08, 2026 9:57pm
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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
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- source: Bing
- 12 views
- Jun 08, 2026 11:54am
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Highway 17 moves goods valued at more than $18.6 billion annually. Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Bill Rosenberg said the investment is important to the communities, to local businesses, tourists and to ... Read More
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Hwy. 17 upgrades underway in Northern Ontario
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 08, 2026 09:37am
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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
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- source: Bing
- 15 views
- Jun 08, 2026 05:30am
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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
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- source: Bing
- 25 views
- Jun 04, 2026 06:41am
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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
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Crash west of Kenora kills Manitoba resident
- Ontario
- Hwy-17
- source: Bing
- 19 views
- Jun 04, 2026 06:00am
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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
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Winnipeg man dies in highway crash in northern Ontario
- Ontario
- Hwy-17
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Jun 03, 2026 07:12am
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A 32-year-old from Winnipeg died in a head-on highway crash in northern Ontario on Tuesday afternoon. Read More
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Highway 129 closed following accident
- Ontario
- Hwy-129
- source: Bing
- 39 views
- May 31, 2026 5:41pm
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Highway 129 is currently closed in both directions following an incident that occurred on Sunday evening. According to Ontario 511, the highway is closed between the Highway 17 junction in Thessalon ... Read More
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UPDATE: Emergency road work closes Highway 17 North
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 24 views
- May 30, 2026 5:12pm
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Reopening of Highway 17 not expected until sometime on Monday, June 1. Original information: Emergency road work due to poor road conditions has forced the c ... Read More
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Emergency road work closes Highway 17 North
- Ontario
- Hwy-17
- source: Bing
- 24 views
- May 30, 2026 5:12pm
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Reopening of Highway 17 not expected until sometime on Monday, June 1. Original information: Emergency road work due to poor road conditions has forced the c ... Read More
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UPDATE: Highway 17 North reopens after emergency road work
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 17 views
- May 30, 2026 5:12pm
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Reopening of Highway 17 not expected until sometime on Monday, June 1. Original information: Emergency road work due to poor road conditions has forced the c ... Read More
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Cobden woman killed in Highway 17 collision
- Ontario
- Hwy-17
- source: Bing
- 17 views
- May 27, 2026 2:57pm
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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
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Highway 17 reopened in Cobden following fatal collision
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- May 27, 2026 08:20am
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Highway 17 has reopened from Foresters Falls Road to Kohlsmith Road in the Cobden area after a serious two-vehicle collision. According to a press release from the Renfrew County OPP detachment, ... Read More
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UPDATE: Highway 17 reopened after collision near Nairn Centre
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 36 views
- May 24, 2026 7:04pm
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: Highway 17 has reopened in both directions between Birch Street (Rooney's Road) in Nairn Township and Old Nairn Road in Nairn Centre after a collision that closed the hi ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 26 views
- May 23, 2026 10:43am
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The latest closure again highlights the vulnerability of Northwestern Ontario's highway network. With few alternate routes available, a serious crash on Highway 11 / 17 can quickly affect passenger ... Read More
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OPP investigate fatal Highway 11 / 17 tractor-trailer crash west of Shabaqua
- Ontario
- Highway 17
- source: Bing
- 23 views
- May 21, 2026 3:45pm
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OPP investigate fatal Highway 11 / 17 tractor-trailer crash west of Shabaqua an area of Highway 17 that has been deadly for years ... Read More
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