UPDATE: Highway 17 Back Open East of the Sault

UPDATE: Highway 17 back open following accident

The highway had been closed at the Highway 108 turnoff in Serpent River

UPDATE: Highway 17 back open east of the Sault

The highway had been closed following an accident at the Highway 108 turnoff in Serpent River

East Algoma OPP – Pickup Driver charged following serious collision

On Sunday, August 9, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 108 in the Township of the North Shore. The investigation determined that a blue pickup truck travelling eastbound on Highway 17 ...