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March 25 2026

UPDATE: Highway 17 reopened from Shabaqua to Ignace

Jacob Henriksen-Willis News Highway 17, Road Closed

Highway 17 has been re-opened from Shabaqua to Ignace.

The stretch of highway was closed for a few hours Wednesday due to an accident.

Stalled traffic westbound on Highway 17 as of 10:50 am EST Wednesday (Scott Pettigrew)

An eyewitness told our newsroom that two transport trucks collided.

Check Ontario 511 for live details. Updates to come.

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Jacob Henriksen-Willis

Jacob Henriksen-Willis is a Thunder Bay-based multimedia journalist with a passion for storytelling. He is a graduate of Loyalist College's Journalism program. You can contact him at Henriksen-WillisJ@radioabl.ca.