105.9 The Region

The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan is set to open, months after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to block it. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have suggested that Friday’s scheduled bridge opening might be delayed, but Carney said on Wednesday he is confident the span will open “as […]

The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan is set to open, months after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to block it. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have suggested that Friday’s scheduled bridge opening might be delayed, but Carney said on Wednesday he is confident the span will open “as […]

TORONTO — Cyle Larin remains singularly focused on the task at hand. The veteran striker is in the mix to start Canada’s first-ever World Cup match on home soil when the team emerges from the tunnel and into a sea of red-clad fans Friday afternoon. The moment the country steps onto the Toronto Stadium pitch […]

CALEDON — Two of Canada’s top golfers are hoping that playing in front of their fellow Canadians this week will invigorate their PGA Tour seasons. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., and Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., are arguably the two highest-profile Canadians on the top men’s tour and, therefore, two of the biggest attractions at […]

CALEDON — There was one thing Ryan Fox knew he had to check out as soon as he returned to TPC Toronto for this year’s RBC Canadian Open. The New Zealander immediately sought out the plaque mounted by the 18th green at the golf course northwest of Toronto that commemorates his four-hole playoff victory over […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission says it has started using new technology that allows dispatchers to use live audio announcements to call out safety concerns on subway platforms in real time. TTC Chair Jamaal Myers says the Subway Assistance Manager, or SAM, starting testing in April at Kennedy and Eglinton stations and is now […]

HEARST — Ontario Provincial Police say the suspect charged in the death of a constable in northern Ontario had escaped from a hospital, where he was being assessed under the Mental Health Act. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique alleges the fleeing 18-year-old was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck and killed OPP Const. Tarun […]

EDMONTON — AutoCanada Inc. says it has bought the Mascarin Collision Centre repair business in Thunder Bay, Ont. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. Mascarin Collision Centre was started in 1961 and holds certifications across more than 10 brands, including Volkswagen, Honda, Toyota, Ford and Subaru. AutoCanada says Mascarin Collision Centre is […]

HEARST — Canada’s public safety minister is one of several officials offering condolences after an Ontario Provincial Police constable was killed in the line of duty in northern Ontario. Gary Anandasangaree says on social media he was deeply saddened to hear of Const. Tarun Bali’s death in the town of Hearst, about 520 kilometres east […]

TORONTO — Days before the start of FIFA World Cup, brothers Adis and Amir Mrakovic sat outside their deli with Bosnian coffees in copper pots on the table, watching a staff member hang a Bosnian flag beside a Canadian one on the roof. Mrakovic Fine Foods is a family-owned Eastern European deli tucked into a […]