105.9 The Region
SUDBURY — The City of Greater Sudbury has declared a state of emergency as it grapples with rising water levels and braces for more flooding in the coming days. City officials say the decision was made based on current conditions and projections from Conservation Sudbury, which has issued a flood warning for the region. The […]
TORONTO — A release date for Drake’s much-anticipated album “Iceman” appears to have been retrieved from his towering ice installation in Toronto. Streamer Kishka was among a swarm of fans attempting to crack the mystery after Drake suggested the project’s release date was buried somewhere within the structure. On Tuesday, the Toronto-based content creator livestreamed […]
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says six inmates mistakenly released from Ontario’s jails remain at large. More than 150 inmates have been improperly released from the provincial jail system since 2021. Ford says the criminals will be captured, but he says the situation is unacceptable. Ontario’s solicitor general and his No. 2 have apologized for […]
CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. — A former Chatham-Kent, Ont., police officer is facing sexual assault charges after an investigation by the province’s police watchdog. The Special Investigations Unit says it was notified by the force last September after a woman reported alleged incidents that took place when she was a minor. The SIU says the alleged incidents […]
TORONTO — It took six years and a complicated legal battle for Ngoc My Ly to reach a settlement with her insurance company after a car crash that left her with chronic pain, depression, dizziness and memory loss. After her treatment plan and benefit claims were initially denied by her insurer, Aviva, the Toronto-area woman […]
TORONTO — Toronto police say they were called to the location of Drake’s ice sculpture Monday night as people were climbing the structure and breaking off chunks with tools. A police spokesperson says pieces of the ice began falling, “creating a dangerous situation.” Drake has suggested the release date for his forthcoming album lies hidden […]
TORONTO — Ontario’s solicitor general and his No. 2 have apologized for “inadvertently” saying officials apprehended all 157 criminals who were mistakenly released from the province’s jails over the past five years. Michael Kerzner repeatedly said last week during question period at Queen’s Park, and afterward to journalists, that the criminals were caught immediately after […]
Toronto police say a baby found without vital signs in the back of a vehicle in the city’s east end on Monday has died in hospital. Police say they responded to a call in the area of Jones Avenue and Queen Street just before 5 p.m. They say a baby was found inside a vehicle […]
TORONTO — The idea started with a live television interview. Steve Paikin, a longtime TVOntario journalist and former host of current affairs show “The Agenda,” was interviewing author Ronnie Shuker about his hockey book “The Country and the Game,” back in December 2024. One of the chapters in the book was about Toronto Maple Leafs […]
TORONTO — Somewhere inside a massive formation of ice blocks in a downtown Toronto parking lot lies the answer many hip-hop fans have been waiting for: the release date of Drake’s forthcoming album. On Monday, the Toronto rapper took to Instagram to share images of the glacial installation along with coordinates to its location and […]