Updated Nov. 27 at 3:45 p.m.
The OPP says the highway is now closed between Cartier and the junction of Highway 144 and Highway 101, near Timmins.
Original story:
Highway 144 is fully closed in both directions between Sudbury and Timmins due to the weather.
The MTO Twitter site 511ONNortheastern tweeted the information at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday.