105.9 The Region
An Ontario university student has been arrested in a counter-intelligence investigation in the United States after allegedly taking photos at airports in Toronto and Chicago at the request of someone he believed to be a Chinese government official. In an affidavit filed in Michigan court, an FBI agent says Weiheng Zeng, a Chinese citizen studying […]
Ontario says it’s spending nearly $3.9 million across four training projects intended to help women, including survivors of domestic violence, train for in-demand skilled trade careers. More than half of that Skills Development Fund money is earmarked for Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region to help 42 women who are survivors of gender-based violence train […]
TORONTO — The escalating trade war with the United States looms large over three upcoming provincial byelections in Ontario. Candidates say a variety of provincial issues has popped up during campaigning, but U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs and a spat over Lake Ontario’s name have raised fresh concern for voters. Evergreen concerns […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users of its Maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new name for the body of water amid his escalating trade war with Canada. As of Wednesday morning, Apple Maps displayed “Lake America” for U.S. users looking […]
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100 Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday, as search efforts continued following catastrophic floods that killed at least […]
SUDBURY — With each development in U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, many Ontario cities have received news of tariffs on Canadian goods with panic and devastation for their local industries. A Hamilton official last year warned that tariffs in the steel town could spell “the end of the industry” and thousands of […]
TORONTO — The Art Gallery of Ontario says its top executive is stepping down after a decade in the role. In a news release, the AGO says director and CEO Stephan Jost is leaving at the end of this year. The AGO credits Jost with securing significant art collections during his tenure, including a recent […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government is moving ahead with a plan to remove and overhaul Toronto bike lanes after winning a court battle. The province says it has put out a bid request to study and design options to restore vehicle traffic on bike lane sections of Bloor Street, Yonge Street, Avenue Road and around […]
TORONTO — The union representing nearly 19,000 Canadian auto workers is set to open contract talks with Stellantis today, marking the final round of its bargaining with the Detroit Three. Unifor has already ratified new collective agreements with Ford Motor Co. and General Motors this summer with current deals set to expire Sept. 20. Unifor […]
NIAGARA FALLS — Tofino, a massive beluga weighing more than 1,500 kilograms, has made history as the last captive whale in Canada to be plucked out of Marineland’s waters. The shuttered tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont., completed the largest collective move of captive whales the world has ever seen Monday, shipping 30 belugas and […]