105.9 The Region
BRAMPTON — Five suspects, including two youths, are facing charges in relation to a shooting that left two dead near a school in Brampton, Ont., earlier this year. Peel regional police say officers responded to the shooting on the grounds of a school near Rutherford and Kennedy roads on the night of April 3. They […]
TORONTO — Public health officials in Toronto say they are investigating another outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. They say the outbreak of six confirmed cases spans about a one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst and Dupont streets. Officials say the cases involve people who live, work in or have visited the area and they developed […]
TORONTO — Mike Layton is looking to reclaim his seat on Toronto city council after stepping away from municipal politics four years ago. Layton is running in the Oct. 26 municipal election for the University-Rosedale seat, which he held from 2010 to 2022 before stepping away to prioritize time with his family. He says in […]
TORONTO — Ben Rice slammed a monster 438-foot, two-run homer to right-centre field in the 10th inning to salvage a 4-3 win for the New York Yankees in the three-game series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The deciding blow was Rice’s 33rd homer of the season, but only his second in August. […]
MARKHAM — Marcus Ericsson has won the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham. Ericsson passed Romain Grosjean with four laps to go for the fifth win of his IndyCar career. Grosjean was second, Will Power placed third and season-leader Alex Palou finished fourth. It’s the first year Markham, Ont., has hosted the race after […]
MARKHAM — Marcus Ericsson wins the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham. More coming. The Canadian Press
HAMILTON — Keric Wheatfall wanted to do something special on Saturday night. So when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 27-year-old wide receiver had an opportunity to haul in a slightly overthrown pass midway through the fourth quarter, he stretched out his 6-foot-1, 187-pound frame to make a remarkable go-ahead touchdown catch that sparked Hamilton to a 26-19 […]
TORONTO — Niklas Dorsch scored his first-ever goal for Toronto FC as his new team won a game for the first time in more than four months, defeating the visiting New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday. Toronto FC had played 12 matches since their last MLS victory, which came over the Colorado Rapids on April […]
MARKHAM — David Malukas posted the fastest practice lap at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham. Malukas put down a time of one minute 14.194 seconds in the second training session of the day. Qualifying will be in the evening. Alex Palou had the second-best time in 1:14.560 and Dennis Hauger was third, going […]
KAWARTHA LAKES — Provincial police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing airplane. The OPP says the small aircraft is believed to have travelled into the Kawartha Lakes area, home to a chain of lakes in Ontario’s cottage country. Police say the plane did not return as expected. They described the plane as […]