105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Canadian forward Ayo Akinola is leaving Toronto FC after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract. The 24-year-old scored 18 goals in 96 appearances across all competitions since joining the MLS club in December 2017 as a homegrown player. But he has been a forgotten figure of late at TFC, playing just […]
Police say one man has been sent to hospital after a Toronto shooting, which local news outlets say happened near Drake’s home. There is a large police presence outside the star’s mansion in the Bridle Path neighbourhood, but police have not confirmed any connection between the shooting and the Toronto rapper. Toronto police say officers […]
TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with year ago as it was hit by one-time charges related to its large stake in Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. The company, which also holds a majority interest in Loblaw Cos. Ltd., says it will now […]
MARKHAM, Ont. — Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. reported a first-quarter profit of $17.5 million, down from $18.7 million a year earlier, as its revenue rose four per cent. The pet food retailer says its profit amounted to 24 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended March 30 compared with a profit of 26 cents […]
OSHAWA, Ont. — Dylan Roobroeck’s three-point night lifted the Oshawa Generals into the Ontario Hockey League championship series on Monday. Roobroeck had two goals and an assist as Oshawa defeated the North Bay Battalion 6-1 in Game 7 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. The Generals claimed the Bobby Orr Cup as conference winners and […]
Toronto picks Minnesota as its semifinal opponent in the Professional Women’s Hockey League playoffs starting Wednesday. The PWHL in its first season introduced a playoff innovation in awarding the top team in the league after the regular season the choice between the third and fourth seeds for its semifinal foe. Toronto had 24 hours from […]
TORONTO — New York defender Ella Shelton, Toronto winger Natalie Spooner and Boston forward Hilary Knight were named the Professional Women’s Hockey League three stars of the last week of the regular season. First star Shelton led all PWHL players in scoring with two goals and four assists in two games. The 26-year-old from Ingersoll, […]
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Mondayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,259.47, up 312.06 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Up 33 cents, or 0.44 per cent, to $75.13 on 15.5 million shares. Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 41 cents, or 0.82 per cent, to $50.14 on 12.4 million shares. […]
TORONTO — Google is taking Canada’s broadcasting regulator to court, arguing “significant” revenue it earns from advertisements on YouTube videos shouldn’t be considered when it comes to the regulatory fees it owes the CRTC. In an application filed in the Federal Court of Canada on April 24, Google says those revenues come from user-generated content, […]
ANCASTER, Ont. — For nearly seven decades, all of Canada’s male professional golfers had the goal of winning the RBC Canadian Open, the national men’s championship. Now the figurative pin’s position has been moved and they’re hoping to win it in back-to-back years. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., won a playoff at Toronto’s Oakdale Golf […]