105.9 The Region
WINDSOR — Police in southern Ontario say a woman has been charged with the assault of two children who were running a lemonade stand. Windsor police say officers were called on the night of Aug. 3 to a report of an assault in a residential area of Gladstone Avenue. They say two boys — an […]
TORONTO — Police say a man currently serving a sentence at a medium-security prison in Ontario has been charged with assaulting a fellow inmate. Ontario Provincial Police say officers were called on July 11 to the Warkworth Institution in Brighton, 150 kilometres east of Toronto, about a matter involving two inmates. They say one person […]
TORONTO — Five Canadian track cyclists have taken their case for inclusion of a women’s pursuit team in this year’s world championship to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after their appeal was denied by the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. Cycling Canada intends to enter a men’s pursuit team in October’s world championship in […]
TORONTO — The ban on American booze has emerged as a key sticking point in Canada’s trade negotiations with the United States, but some shoppers in Ontario say they won’t reach for California wine or Kentucky bourbon even if they reappear on store shelves. The ban has been in place at the Liquor Control Board […]
TORONTO — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is cutting 466 jobs across the province, in a move the union calls a “gut punch.” The organization says it has made a “difficult business decision to consolidate” the roles of some back-office staff who work remotely. Affected employees are in Sudbury, Windsor, Thunder Bay, St. Catharines, […]
HAMILTON — Myron Mitchell never doubted himself or the process. The 28-year-old receiver recorded his first CFL touchdown last week in the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 26-19 home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. It came not only in his 14th career regular-season game but also in his third season in Canada and with his second team. “For […]
NEW YORK — Canada will be well represented in the relaunch of World Team Tennis. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., will play for Toronto North Racquet Club when the mixed-gender professional tennis league restarts this December. Jessica Pegula will represent the New York Empire and Tommy Paul will be a member of the Florida […]
Neskantaga First Nation chief says his northern Ontario community had to be evacuated again after a contractor hired by the federal government caused a sewage flood at the community’s only nursing station. Gary Quisess says Neskantaga residents had to leave earlier this month for the second time this summer, just days after they returned home […]
TORONTO — Ontario students will soon return to school, but a new contract for their teachers and education workers may be far off as substantive bargaining has not even started. Current education contracts are set to expire at the end of the month, but negotiations for a new deal have stalled before they even really […]
TORONTO — With the window to run in this year’s Ontario municipal elections about to close, observers and advocates are paying attention not only to those vying to lead their communities, but also to the number of people who aren’t. While a lot can still change before nominations close Friday afternoon, the amount of seats […]