105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says standardized testing results are set to be made public next week after he delayed their release, and he’s suggesting changes may be coming. Results from math and literacy testing by the Education Quality and Accountability Office are normally released earlier in the fall for the previous school […]

BRAMPTON — Police say all three people who were unaccounted for after a deadly fire at a home in Brampton, Ont., have been located — two of them dead and the third safe. Peel regional police and Ontario’s fire marshal’s office gave an update today on the ongoing investigation into the Thursday morning blaze. Police […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is set to table legislation that would require people accused of a crime and granted bail to provide a cash security deposit up front, rather than paying later if they break their bail conditions. Attorney General Doug Downey says he believes that measure and others announced today would […]

BRAMPTON — Police in Brampton, Ont., say they have arrested a man who was wanted for the murder of his father. Peel Regional Police wrote Sunday night on the social media platform X that the suspect has been arrested and is now in their custody. Officers were called to a home on Clearjoy Street on […]

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes scored 17 points as the Raptors held on for a 119-109 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday as Toronto extended its win streak to seven. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 16 points in 20 minutes of play for Toronto (12-5) before getting hurt in the third quarter. Barrett subbed […]

TORONTO — Family members of people living in a Toronto-area group home say they are worried for their loved ones’ well-being as the home’s management is providing less than adequate answers as to how their loved ones will be cared for after support workers walked off the job earlier this week. Support staff at Central […]

BRAMPTON — Police say the search continues for two people still missing after a deadly house fire in Brampton, Ont. On Friday afternoon, Peel Regional Police said they found what they believe are the remains of an adult who had been found in the remnants of the home. They also said one of the people […]

BRAMPTON — Police in Brampton, Ont., say they are searching for a man in his 20s wanted for the murder of his father. Peel Regional Police say officers were called to a home on Clearjoy Street on Saturday afternoon where they found a man in his 50s suffering from gunshot wounds. They say the man […]

JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s not in a hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will “speak to him again when it matters.” Carney says he “doesn’t have a burning issue to speak with the president about right now” and will speak again with the president “when it’s […]

HELSINKI — Stephen Gogolev jumped his way to his first Grand Prix medal on Saturday, but Roman Sadovsky served notice that the competition for Canada’s lone men’s figure skating spot at the 2026 Winter Olympics is going to be a fight. Toronto’s Gogolev continued his resurgent season with a third-place finish in the men’s competition […]