105.9 The Region

OWEN SOUND — Police said nearly two-dozen people who were fishing needed to be rescued when they became stranded on an ice shelf that broke from shore in Georgian Bay in southwestern Ontario on Sunday. They said the ice drifted for about two kilometres and split into several sections, causing some people to become partially […]

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds will start left-hander Andrew Abbott on the mound for their season opener at home against the Boston Red Sox on March 26. It’s the first opening day start for the 26-year-old Abbott, who was selected as an All-Star for the first time last year in his third season […]

TORONTO — Record-breaking warm temperatures in parts of Ontario over the weekend, along with rain, have caused problems on some of the province’s road network, Environment Canada says. A weather summary from the agency says the temperature at the Toronto airport reached a high of 17.6 Celsius on Saturday, breaking an old record for March […]

OWEN SOUND — Ontario police say 23 people needed to be rescued when they were stranded on an ice shelf in Georgian Bay in southwestern Ontario. They say the ice drifted for about two kilometres and split into several sections, causing some people to become partially submerged in the icy water. Members from the Grey-Bruce […]

TORONTO — Kelly Pannek scored the overtime winner as the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 3-2 on Sunday. The Frost, who were without captain Kendall Coyne Schofield, picked up their first win in their second game back after the Olympic break. Minnesota was coming off a shutout loss to the Montreal Victoire. Toronto extended […]

The province’s police watchdog is investigating after they say police in the Halton Region shot and seriously injured a 23-year-old man during a traffic stop. The SIU says officers with the Halton Regional Police Service were conducting a traffic stop early Sunday when a driver drove toward officers. The watchdog says a police officer shot […]

TORONTO — Jewish community leaders say shots fired at two Toronto-area synagogues this weekend represent “a threat to all,” not just Jewish Canadians. Sara Lefton of the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto says all levels of government need to provide rapid funding to secure Toronto’s Jewish communities from further violence. Toronto police say […]

TORONTO — Corey Perry arrived bleary eyed to Scotiabank Arena after a long travel day. The veteran forward had agreed to a trade hours earlier that sent him from the Los Angeles Kings back to a franchise he knows well in hopes of chasing that elusive second Stanley Cup ring. Perry then went out and […]

TORONTO — Nikita Kucherov had three assists in a four-goal first period and added another in the third to give him 100 points on the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning cruised past the listless Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday. Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel, with a goal and an assist each, Oliver Bjorkstrand, […]

VANCOUVER — Ride-share drivers across Canada say the surging gas prices at the pump, tied to the escalating conflicts in the Middle East, are the final straw for them. As the war in Iran, led by the U.S. and Israel, enters its second week, thousands of kilometres away from the tensions in Surrey, B.C., Kuljeet […]