105.9 The Region

The federation representing family doctors in Quebec has launched a legal challenge against a new law that sets physician pay according to performance metrics. The federation filed its appeal for judicial review on Friday and wants the law to be suspended until a hearing on it can be heard. The law known as Bill 2 […]

BROSSARD — A 19-year-old man has died after being struck by a light-rail train on Montreal’s South Shore. Provincial police say the accident happened around 3 a.m. Saturday, when three young men were walking along the tracks near the train’s Du Quartier station in Brossard. Police say they had been attempting to cross to the […]

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic doesn’t like to get ahead of himself, instead having his players just focus on the game in front of them. They made one small exception on Friday night. As they prepared to play the Washington Wizards, the Raptors spoke about how a win — coupled with an […]

TORONTO — Brandon Ingram had 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Toronto Raptors routed the Washington Wizards 140-110 on Friday to advance in the Emirates NBA Cup. The Raptors win over Washington coupled with the Indiana Pacers’ 120-109 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier in the night clinched Toronto’s spot in the […]

TORONTO — A Toronto constable has been charged with sexual assault and other offences dating back more than a decade. Police say the alleged offences took place between May 2014 and this month. Const. Bojan Antal has also been charged with breach of trust by a public officer, criminal harassment and intimidation. He also faces […]

During the Israel-Hamas war, a Canadian paramedic was fired, a teacher was put on extended leave and a doctor’s residency was suspended. All of them said they were penalized for criticizing Israel on social media, calling their punishments unfair and a blatant violation of their Charter right to freedom of expression. Free-speech advocates and legal […]

Investigators found one person’s remains Friday in a Brampton, Ont., home destroyed in a deadly blaze as they searched for signs of the fire’s origin and for three people who had been reported missing. Officials said the partially collapsed house was too unsafe to enter and would have to be excavated for crews to be […]

TORONTO — A proposal to replace the Ontario bar exam with a mandatory skills-based course is stirring debate in the province’s legal ranks over the best way to ensure new lawyers are competent to practise. Some in the profession argue that while the current exam isn’t perfect, it represents an objective, black-and-white assessment of the […]

Excavators are pulling apart a burnt-out Brampton home so crews can search for signs of three people still reported missing and determine what may have started the deadly blaze. The city’s fire chief says the partially collapsed house was too unsafe to enter and had to be excavated for crews to investigate. Two adults died […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Brampton Steelheads defenceman Luke Dragusica for the rest of the regular season and playoffs for delivering a slash to an opponent’s head. The incident occurred late in a Nov. 14 game against Oshawa, where Dragusica was assessed a match penalty for his slash on Generals defenceman Brady […]