105.9 The Region

TORONTO — In addition to freezing Ontario Student Assistance Program payments to all private post-secondary institutions, the province has paused at least some funding through Better Jobs Ontario, which helps unemployed people get skills training. But the government won’t explicitly say so. There has been no public communication from the government about the status of […]

Canada’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into a reportedly massive Crime Stoppers data breach as police departments across the country have paused accepting tips through the platform. The office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the probe will look into the cybersecurity incident involving Navigate360, the third-party company that manages the platform used by […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a $213.5 million class-action settlement against Sun Life. A news release from law firm Kim Spencer McPhee Barristers P.C. says the action began in 2010 regarding alleged improper administration of three universal life insurance policies, including Universal Plus, Flexiplus, and OptiMet. The policies were sold […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC is running out of time to make a push for a post-season spot in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference. The Reds will close out their home schedule Wednesday against D.C. United ahead of a two-game road swing that will cap their regular season. Must-win territory has essentially arrived for a squad […]

TORONTO — Negotiations with the province to help relieve Toronto’s budget pressures loomed over Olivia Chow’s election victory on Tuesday, as she vowed to be the “mayor for everyone.” Chow took her first question from reporters hours after she held off challenger Brad Bradford in Monday’s election and convinced voters to back a second term […]

TORONTO — A former member of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet who resigned his post over an expenses scandal is defending his recent promotion. Stan Cho resigned as tourism, culture and gaming minister in July after expensing $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays despite living in the city. Cho says he made a mistake and has […]

TORONTO — Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s mother questioned Tuesday the purpose of a coroner’s inquest examining the circumstances of her daughter’s death as she was pressed to clarify what she saw that day. Claudette Beals was again shown excerpts of a video combining security footage from the hallway outside the apartment with audio from a police microphone […]

American steel makes up more than half of Canada’s imports of galvanized and coated steel, federal trade figures show, raising questions about Cleveland-Cliffs’ argument that an influx of overseas steel is one of the top causes of Stelco layoffs. Global Affairs Canada import data show that 54.1 per cent of the country’s 625,726 tonnes of […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he feels “terrible” for honest students caught up in a career college system where financial aid is now unavailable. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn paused Ontario Student Assistance Program payments at all private post-secondary institutions earlier this month after he says preliminary findings of a KPMG audit […]

ST. CATHARINES — A former volunteer cheerleading coach in the Niagara Region is accused of sexually assaulting two of his then-athletes multiple times more than a decade ago. Police say they received information earlier this year about alleged sexual assaults dating back to 2009. They say two female complainants reported being sexually assaulted on several […]