105.9 The Region

TORONTO — The federal budget has not won support from Canada’s tech industry. The sector is disappointed in the Liberals’ proposal to increase the proportion of capital gain earnings businesses pay income tax on to two-thirds from one half. The government is also proposing the increase be applied to individuals for capital gains earnings exceeding […]

TORONTO — Only one Canadian has made the short list for the Griffin Poetry Prize, a prestigious literary award that until recently had a separate purse just for homegrown talent. Irish-Canadian poet George McWhirter made the list for “Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence,” his translation of works by Homero Aridjis, originally written in Spanish. […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say nine people have been arrested and charged in a heist of nearly $24 million in gold and cash from Toronto’s Pearson airport last year.  More to come.  The Canadian Press