105.9 The Region

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — Police in Niagara Region say they have charged one of their own officers with impaired driving after he allegedly fled an attempted traffic stop and collided with another vehicle. Police say they responded to reports of an impaired driver in Niagara-on-the-Lake around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday and tried to stop a grey Dodge […]

Statistics Canada says the newly opened Gordie Howe International Bridge has seen more than 270,000 crossings in its first full month of operation. The federal agency says nearly 135,000 return trips by Canadian residents, and 101,000 trips by U.S. residents were recorded at the bridge in August. It also says that 34,800 transport trucks used […]

SAULT STE. MARIE — Algoma Steel has been fined $1.2 million for a 2022 spill into the St. Marys River along the Canada-United States border. The Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker faces the fines after pleading guilty in an Ontario court this week to two federal environmental offences. Officials say an estimated 1,000 to 1,250 litres […]

TORONTO — A new report has found an overreliance on visual inspections of the train tracks may have contributed to the derailment of a GO Transit train at Toronto’s Union Station that disrupted commuter travel for days earlier this year. The report recently released by Metrolinx confirms an initial investigation that found the Feb. 2 […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say the death of a 54-year-old man found on a sidewalk earlier this week is now being treated as suspicious after investigators reviewed new information. Police say that information raised concerns about the man’s death, but they did not elaborate further. The death has not been labelled a homicide at this […]

DALLAS — Thousands of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most ardent followers gathered in Dallas for “Trump-a-palooza” this week — and many parroted the president’s constant bashing of Canada. Lona Heins from Tennessee said Canada was “communist” and no longer shared the same values as the United States. “It’s contentious. I think Canada is socialist. It’s […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned. Science centre CEO Paul Kortenaar told employees at a meeting Thursday that the organization is being restructured. “As part of the changes, some departments will no longer form part of the new organizational structure,” […]

DEEP RIVER — A shelter-in-place order issued after a stabbing in a town northwest of Petawawa, Ont., was lifted Thursday afternoon. Police say officers responded to the area of McElligott Drive in Deep River, where a victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon. Officers issued a notice urging residents to stay indoors […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he’s open to the idea of involuntary addiction treatment. Ontario’s Big City Mayors group recently repeated a request to the province to review existing mental health laws with the idea of expanding involuntary treatment. “I’d be open to it as long as we can help them and help […]

BRAMPTON — The next wave of Canadian golf talent will be showcased later this month at Brampton Golf Club. Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont., and Nobelle Park of Oakville, Ont., were named to Canada’s two teams at the upcoming World Junior Girls Golf Championship on Thursday. It will be the 11th edition of the international […]