105.9 The Region

TORONTO — The federal budget pushed forward several banking sector initiatives, including open banking and lower fees, but had little detail on when changes would actually take effect. Open banking was one of the more closely watched areas by the financial industry. Also called consumer-driven finance, it would allow consumers to securely share their financial […]

A woman who pressured her boyfriend into killing his teenage ex more than a decade ago will be allowed to leave prison for weeks at a time. In a hearing Wednesday morning, a Parole Board of Canada panel granted Melissa Todorovic, now in her early 30s, four 15-day unescorted absences to a halfway house. During […]

TORONTO — Public Health Ontario workers say the potential closure of six laboratories across the province would be dangerous and increase inequity in northern Ontario. The workers are also worried about the proposal to get rid of the free water testing program for private wells across Ontario. Last fall, the auditor general once again recommended […]

TORONTO — The NBA has banned Jontay Porter for life games after completing an investigation into gambling allegations against the former Toronto Raptors’ two-way player. A league investigation found that Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting […]

TORONTO — The federal budget is being met with distain from Canada’s innovation industry, including tech darling Shopify, which both positioned capital gains measures embedded in the fiscal plan as a potential cause of “irreparable harm.” The sector is disappointed thatthe Liberals’ budget tabled Tuesday includes a proposed increase to the proportion of capital gain […]

TORONTO — Lawyers for a man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer are telling jurors the officer’s death was a tragic accident but not a crime. In his final pitch to jurors today, defence lawyer Nader Hasan urged them not to “compound tragedy with an injustice.” He argued the account given by […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, helped by strength in base metal and technology stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 49.60 points at 21,692.47. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 67.44 points at 37,731.53. The S&P 500 index was […]

TORONTO — Isaiah Adams remains the top-ranked player for the 2024 CFL draft. The Illinois offensive lineman topped the CFL Scouting Bureau’s spring top-20 list released Wednesday, retaining the No. 1 spot he held in December. However, teams eyeing the six-foot-five, 320-pound Adams from Ajax, Ont., in the CFL draft on April 30 will have […]

TORONTO — Two men who worked for Air Canada and an alleged firearms trafficker are among nine people charged in a heist of nearly $24 million in gold and cash from Toronto’s Pearson airport a year ago, police said Wednesday, offering new details of what happened in the “sensational” case. Peel Regional Police said their […]

TORONTO — The federal budget has not won support from Canada’s tech industry. The sector is disappointed in the Liberals’ proposal to increase the proportion of capital gain earnings businesses pay income tax on to two-thirds from one half. The government is also proposing the increase be applied to individuals for capital gains earnings exceeding […]