105.9 The Region
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Progressive Conservatives, NDP hold on to their seats in Ontario byelections It’s status quo in the Ontario legislature after the Progressive Conservatives and the NDP held onto their respective seats in three provincial byelections on Thursday. Progressive […]
The number of southern Ontario homes and businesses remaining in the dark is much lower today as crews worked to restore power after destructive thunderstorms this week. Dangerous thunderstorms and high winds ripped out trees, tore down power lines and flooded major streets as more than 100 millimetres of rain fell in some areas Wednesday. […]
TORONTO — Like every other journalist working in a Canadian newsroom on Sept. 11, 2001, Michelle Shephard recalls the moment she learned a plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York City. Then a crime reporter at the Toronto Star, she barely stopped to grab her passport and a notebook before rushing to […]
A Canadian Muskoka chair maker hit hard by U.S. tariffs is considering moving the bulk of its manufacturing to the United States. DFC Woodworks Inc. has been making outdoor wooden patio furniture including Muskoka chairs — also called Adirondack chairs — since 1955. The Kemptville, Ont., company exports about 70 per cent of its furniture […]
TORONTO — Navigating insurance can be overwhelming as southern Ontario residents pick up the pieces after a destructive storm passed through on Wednesday. Matt Hands, vice-president of insurance at Ratehub.ca, says to start by checking your insurance policy and figuring out whether your home or vehicle is covered for damages caused by the storm. Hands […]
TORONTO — Polls have closed tonight in three Ontario provincial byelections, with at least one race set to be tight. Candidates say long-standing provincial concerns such as health care, education and affordability came up often as they knocked on doors, but the trade war with the United States is also a worry for voters. Premier […]
TORONTO — An Ontario judge has denied a motion that would have allowed a woman who suffers solely from mental illness to apply for a medically assisted death, while insisting the Attorney General of Canada respond to a constitutional challenge launched by the same plaintiff two years ago. Claire Brosseau, a 49-year-old former actress and […]
TORONTO — Ontario has fined ticket reseller SeatGeek Canada $25,000 under a recent law that caps the sale of seats at face value. The province’s consumer-beware website shows no other fines for ticket resellers, signalling SeatGeek may be the first to face financial repercussions under the anti-scalping law enacted in April. The government website states […]
TORONTO — The beleaguered Rogers Stadium appeared to suffer damage after a powerful storm swept through Toronto on Wednesday evening. Photos of the open-air Downsview Park stadium show blue bleachers strewn across partially collapsed grandstands. The sign outside the open-air venue also looked to be damaged, partially stripped of its red cover. It’s the latest […]
FORT ERIE, ONTARIO — Military Time was installed as the early 2-1 favourite for the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Thursday. Military Time, second to filly Luster in last month’s $1-million King’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack, headlines the eight-horse field for the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. The Prince of Wales […]