ManitobaA stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in northern Ontario reopened on Sunday, a day after a serious crash killed a 76-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man, and injured five others.Dryden woman, 76, and Ottawa man, 68, were pronounced dead at the scene on Saturday: OPPCBC News · Posted: Aug 24, 2025 12:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoOntario Provincial Police say two vehicles crashed just outside of Kenora, Ont. on Aug. 23, forcing the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway. (Jaison Empson/CBC)A stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in northern Ontario reopened on Sunday, a day after a serious crash killed a 76-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man, and injured five others. Around 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, Ontario Provincial Police responded to a major collision between an SUV and a pickup truck along Highway 17 near Kenora, Ont., police said in a Sunday news release. The SUV’s driver and passenger, a 76-year-old woman from Dryden and a 68-year-old man from Ottawa, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Police said five people inside the pickup truck were injured and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.The investigation is ongoing, police said Sunday. That portion of the Trans-Canada has now reopened. More from CBC Manitoba:
Stretch of Trans-Canada reopens after deadly crash that killed 2, injured 5 near Kenora
