105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Thousands of Germany and Ivory Coast soccer fans are gathering in Toronto as the FIFA World Cup matchup between the two nations’ teams is set to get underway in the city this afternoon. Germany supporters are expected to march by Toronto’s waterfront to the temporarily rebranded BMO Field in a soccer tradition before […]
HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell tied his career high with five TD passes to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the B.C. Lions 41-27 on Friday night. The contest featured the finalists for last year’s CFL outstanding player award, which was won by B.C.’s Nathan Rourke. But on this night Mitchell excelled, completing 15-of-18 passes for […]
Toronto police are investigating after a 13-year-old boy was struck by a light rail transit vehicle in North York Friday afternoon. Police say the incident involving a pedestrian and an LRT train occurred in the area of Finch Avenue West and Driftwood Avenue shortly before 3:20 p.m. Investigators say the teen was taken to hospital […]
The federal government is giving provinces and territories an additional $5.4 billion over two years for the national $10-a-day child-care program, money the minister is framing as stabilizing the program. The program that started rolling out across the country in 2021 set ambitious targets for reducing the fees parents pay and creating hundreds of thousands […]
TORONTO — Outdoorsy World Cup fans are ready to kayak on Lake Ontario and scale a mountain in British Columbia to make it to prime watch parties. On Saturday afternoon, fans in Toronto will canoe or hitch a ferry to Toronto Islands to watch Germany take on Ivory Coast as part of a sold-out Destination […]
TORONTO — The man accused of fatally shooting a Toronto police officer last week appeared in court by video from his hospital bed today to formally face charges including first-degree murder. A justice of the peace twice asked Nicholas Bennett to give a thumbs up if he could hear and understand what was happening in […]
Residents of a northern Ontario First Nation are returning to their homes as fire crews have declared a wildfire south of Timmins to be under control. Mattagami First Nation Chief Jennifer Constant and council members say residents are retuning to the community this week after being away from their homes for almost two weeks. Community […]
TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who was accused of sexually assaulting several women decades ago, has been found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault. Stronach, who is 93, pleaded not guilty to 12 charges stemming from alleged incidents involving seven complainants. The trial started in February, and by the time arguments wrapped up […]
MISSISSAUGA — Police in Mississauga, Ont., say a 46-year-old man is wanted in connection to the deaths of his elderly parents. Peel police say they were called to a home near Lakeshore Road and Hurontario Street shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. They say an injured man and woman in their 70s were sent to hospital […]
TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who was accused of sexually assaulting several women decades ago, has been found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault. Stronach, who is 93, pleaded not guilty to 12 charges stemming from alleged incidents involving seven complainants. The trial started in February, and by the time arguments wrapped up […]