105.9 The Region
Hamilton is expected to vote today on whether to become the first city in Canada to put a temporary pause on new data centres. The moratorium vote comes as local lawmakers across the country wrestle with the noise, energy and water concerns around a new wave of data centres powering the boom in artificial intelligence. […]
An Ontario Superior Court judge is expected to rule today on the sentence for a 15-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to murdering an elderly woman in Pickering, Ont., last year. The boy apologized in court on Tuesday for repeatedly stabbing Eleanor Doney, an 83-year-old grandmother and retired kindergarten teacher, in an unprovoked attack as she […]
TORONTO — Kiki Iriafen and Shakira Austin each had a double-double to lead the Washington Mystics past the Toronto Tempo 79-62 on Tuesday. Iriafen had 25 points, 13 in the second half, and 14 rebounds as Washington (12-10) surged ahead in the third quarter. Austin added 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Mystics won […]
Hamilton police say they have arrested a suspect in relation to several stabbings that occurred in the city’s downtown Tuesday. Police say they began responding to reports of stabbings shortly after 2:10 p.m. They say the incidents happened in the areas of King Street East and James Street South and the MacNab Street Transit Terminal. […]
Residents of a handful of communities in northwestern Ontario have been ordered to leave their homes due to nearby forest fires. Ontario Provincial Police said on social media that evacuation orders are in place for Armstrong, Lac La Croix First Nation, Collins First Nation, Whitesand First Nation and Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation. These […]
TORONTO — Deadly gunfire at one of Toronto’s most popular street festivals has intensified fears over gun violence and raised questions about the level of safety at community events, even as police say shootings are on the decline. Two people were killed and several others injured when bullets flew during the Salsa on St. Clair […]
A 15-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to murdering an elderly woman in Pickering, Ont., last year apologized in court on Tuesday for the unprovoked attack, as the Crown and defence lawyers agreed he should receive the maximum youth sentence of 10 years. An Oshawa, Ont., court heard the boy repeatedly stabbed Eleanor Doney, an 83-year-old […]
TORONTO — The Heart and Stroke Foundation says the heat wave hitting Central Canada can be especially dangerous for people with cardiovascular conditions. The foundation says extreme heat puts more strain on the heart as it works to get more blood to the skin’s surface as the body sweats to regulate its core temperature. It […]
The Crown is seeking a 10-year sentence for a 15-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in an unprovoked attack on an elderly woman in Pickering, Ont., last year. Court heard that the boy repeatedly stabbed Eleanor Doney, an 83-year-old grandmother and retired kindergarten teacher, as she was cleaning up her yard in May […]
Danielle Sheahan, a Hamilton psychotherapist, helps her clients find hope. She didn’t expect to find her own during a meeting of a little-known city committee. Sheahan says she was “shocked” when Hamilton’s committee of adjustment rejected in early June a developer’s application to split off part of Steelport, a sprawling industrial harbourfront property, for a […]