105.9 The Region

Toronto’s airports authority has announced a multibillion-dollar plan to update and modernize Toronto Pearson Airport. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority said it launched the first phase of procurement for Pearson LIFT, a plan intended to help the airport meet growing demand for its services.  “This is the very beginning of what will be a decade-long […]

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. reported a loss attributable to shareholders of $9.8 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $15.5 million a year earlier as its revenue fell 13 per cent. The television and radio broadcaster says the loss amounted to five cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Feb. […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews inched ever closer to an audacious goal-scoring milestone. The Maple Leafs sniper also grabbed another franchise record and passed a club icon in the process. Toronto, however, is now all but assured of starting the Stanley Cup playoffs on the road. Jesper Bratt scored his second goal of the game with […]

TORONTO — Rachel Homan remained perfect at the Grand Slam of Curling’s season-ending Players’ Championship with an 8-3 win over Jennifer Jones in Thursday’s evening draw. Tied 2-2 after three ends, Homan’s Ottawa rink built a 5-2 lead after the fifth. Jones took one point in the sixth before Homan responded with three in the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Jesper Bratt broke a tie with 1:14 left with his second goal of the game and the New Jersey Devils beat Toronto 6-5 on Thursday night, overcoming Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews’ NHL-leading 67th and 68th goals of the season. Matthews has the most goals in the NHL since Mario Lemieux had […]

TORONTO — Jesper Bratt scored his second goal of the game with 1:14 left in regulation as the New Jersey Devils downed Toronto 6-5 on a night where Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews added two goals of his own to give him an NHL-topping 68 on the season Thursday. Timo Meier, with two goals and […]

TORONTO — Canadian star Summer McIntosh swam to first place in the women’s 100-metre freestyle Thursday at the Canadian Swimming Open. The 17-year-old from Toronto, one of Canada’s biggest medal hopes for this summer’s Paris Olympics, led the pack with a time of 53.90 at the Pan Am Sports Centre. Maggie Mac Neil of London, […]

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says Katy Boshart will take on the role of CEO at Manulife Bank of Canada starting next week. Boshart comes to the firm from TD Bank, where she most recently led its customer engagement platforms division. Manulife says Boshart, who has more than 30 years of banking experience in both […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved down Thursday, led lower by weakness in energy and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed but largely positive as tech stocks rose.  The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 89.02 points at 22,110.11. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 2.43 points at 38,459.08. The […]

Toronto FC’s injury list continues to mount with centre back Shane O’Neill the latest to go down. O’Neill has started all seven of Toronto’s games this season, a fixture on the right side of coach John Herdman’s back three. But the 30-year-old Irish-born American was replaced at halftime of Saturday’s 4-0 loss at the Vancouver […]