105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — Ontario Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Karina Gould says she will not seek the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. Gould began exploring the possibility of a run after Bonnie Crombie said she would resign from the party’s top job in September following a leadership review. Gould finished third in the federal […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve charged one of their officers with theft after they allegedly stole property at a downtown police office. Police allege the constable was working at the 52 Division front desk on Sept. 4 when they took found property instead of logging it and arranging for its return to the owner. […]

BRANTFORD — Police in a city west of Toronto say they were flooded with complaints from upset residents the day of their annual Christmas parade, after one person bound for Santa’s naughty list tried to spoil the magic of the season. Thousands of people gathered in Brantford, Ont., on Nov. 29 for the city’s annual […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending the funding his government gave to a company now under police investigation after the province identified “irregularities.” The government asked the Ontario Provincial Police last month to look at the results of an audit on Keel Digital Solutions and the police said Monday that they have now […]

TORONTO — A Toronto woman whose dog attacked and seriously injured a child last year has been sentenced to a year in jail and barred from owning a dog for 10 years. Patrycja Siarek must also serve three years of probation with restrictions, including that she not live with or have care of a dog, […]

TORONTO — Dennis Hildeby is a goaltender of few words — very few words. Whether it’s in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ locker room with teammates or when speaking in front of a wall of cameras and microphones to reporters, the soft-spoken Swede doesn’t say a whole lot. Hildeby, however, has been making a loud statement […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Provincial Police have launched an investigation into a company connected to the Skills Development Fund after the province found “suspicious activity” relating to payments it received from a different branch of government. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Hockey Canada is building a world junior team designed to win, not necessarily dazzle. Gavin McKenna headlined the 27 players Hockey Canada invited to its world junior training camp on Monday ahead of the 2026 international tournament in Minnesota. The Penn State freshman is one of six returnees from last year’s fifth-place roster, […]

TORONTO — The next step in Ontario’s plan to expand the number of private clinics offering publicly funded health care will roll out early next year, with four centres offering hip and knee replacements. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced today that Ontario is spending $125 million over two years to add up to 20,000 orthopedic […]

Police say they’ve arrested 13 people alleged to have carried out a series of violent crimes across Ontario and into Quebec over several months, charging them with more than 150 offences. York regional police say the accused are part of an organized crime network that did not operate like a traditional street gang, but rather […]