105.9 The Region

TORONTO — There was a welcome sighting of Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne running with a trainer Friday while the rest of the team warmed up before training on a damp day at BMO Field. But the former Napoli captain, who has not played since March 23 when he hobbled off the field with a […]

Toronto FC and the New England Revolution are both looking to climb out of a hole when they meet Saturday at BMO Field.  After a promising start under John Herdman, injury-depleted Toronto (3-4-1) has lost three straight while being outscored 10-3.  New England (1-5-1) made it as far as the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions […]

TORONTO — The Body Shop Canada is exploring a sale as it struggles to get its hands on enough inventory to keep up with “robust” sales after announcing it would file for creditor protection and close 33 stores. In an affidavit filed in a Toronto court this week, the head of the retailer’s Canadian operations […]

TORONTO — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and B.C. Lions have all been fined by the CFL for exceeding the league’s 2023 salary cap. But none exceeded the $5.45-million cap by more than $100,000 so the selection order for the ’24 CFL draft April 30 remains unchanged. The CFL released the results of its […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the utility and energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 97.10 points at 21,805.54. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 151.65 points at 37,927.03. The S&P […]

TORONTO — Brave is unbeatable is the theme for Canada’s Olympic team competing in Paris this summer. The Canadian Olympic Committee and broadcast rightsholder CBC unveiled the marketing campaign today. Nine athletes are featured, including sprinter Andre De Grasse and basketball player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Actor Michael J. Fox and singer Celine Dion are narrators. The […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says Jita the “friendly and determined” two-year-old snow leopard is pregnant. Jita was brought to the Toronto Zoo in January after she was identified as a suitable match for nine-year-old male Pemba, who zoo officials describe as playful and sensitive. Zoo officials claim it was “love at first sight” – […]

KITCHENER, Ont. — Jacob Julien scored a hat trick in leading the London Knights past the Kitchener Rangers 4-3 to finish off a second-round sweep on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. Kasper Halttunen had the other goal for London, which earned its second straight sweep of the post-season. Michael Simpson made 26 saves.  […]

TORONTO — Jurors have begun their deliberations in the trial of Umar Zameer, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Toronto police Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup.  The officer, who was in plain clothes, died on July 2, 2021, after he was hit by a vehicle in an underground parking garage […]

TORONTO — The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer repeatedly raised concerns over the prosecution’s changing theory of what happened that night and at one point indicated she did not see how a jury could reach a guilty verdict on murder based on evidence presented […]