105.9 The Region

Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating a fatal collision involving a tractor-trailer that left two people, including an infant, dead. Officers first responded to reports of a collision between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle at around 8 p.m. Friday on Highway 69 north of Key River. Police say the driver of the passenger […]

A union representing Stellantis autoworkers says it thinks the company has sold its idled assembly plant in southern Ontario. Unifor says it met with Stellantis on Friday to ask about reports that the Brampton plant had been sold but the company would not confirm or deny whether a sale had been finalized. The union says […]

TORONTO — The man who carried out a deadly van attack in Toronto eight years ago is no longer challenging his more than two dozen convictions. Ontario’s top court says Alek Minassian has abandoned the appeal of his convictions on 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of attempted murder. Minassian had filed a notice […]

TORONTO — The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is looking to suspend a Toronto bar’s liquor licence for 60 days after a customer who was served the equivalent of 21 drinks died at the establishment earlier this year. It says a customer was served 14 23-ounce beers over five and a half hours at […]

York Regional Police confirm a crossing guard was one of four pedestrians, including two children, struck by an SUV in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto, on Thursday afternoon. Officers first responded to reports of multiple pedestrians struck near Major Mackenzie Drive East and Essex Avenue at around 3:15 p.m., where they found two women and […]

The University of Toronto says its dean of dentistry will be stepping down immediately, following an investigation into his use of antisemitic imagery in February. Trevor Young, the university’s vice-president and provost, says Anil Kishen voluntarily resigned as dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. The investigation found that Kishen did not intend to promote antisemitism […]

York regional police say four pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto, on Thursday afternoon. They say the crash occurred near Major Mackenzie Drive and Newkirk Road at around 3:18 p.m. Police say one person was taken to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition while three people with non-life-threatening injuries […]

HAMILTON — The mayor of Hamilton says a cadet leader faces a “long recovery” after a violent attack that police say stemmed from a confrontation over the harassment of young Remembrance Day poppy sellers. Outgoing mayor Andrea Horwath says Capt. Kenneth Kunkel was helping young air cadets on Sunday and the community is struggling with […]

TORONTO — The average asking price for a rental unit across Canada in October was $2,036, down 3.2 per cent compared with a year ago. A monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation says October’s decrease marks the smallest year-over-year decline since February, when rents were down 2.8 per cent from the same month a year […]

Police east of Toronto say 12 men are facing charges after allegedly trying to obtain sexual services from someone they believed to be a minor. Durham regional police say officers conducted a 10-day investigation last month targeting individuals trying to get sexual services from a 15-year-old. Police say officers created an online advertisement offering sexual […]