105.9 The Region

TORONTO — The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has lifted its flood risk warning after heavy rainfall on Thursday, but is still advising residents to exercise caution around rivers and streams amid high water levels. Environment Canada had said earlier in the day that a stretch of southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, would […]

Fellow officers, dignitaries and family members are paying their respects this morning to an Ontario Provincial Police constable killed on the job. A photo of Const. Tarun Bali as a young boy, beaming and saluting, was placed at the front of the packed Mississauga funeral venue as bagpipes rang out and uniformed OPP pallbearers carried […]

TORONTO — A 19-year-old outstanding suspect in the U.S. consulate shooting in Toronto last March has been arrested, police announced Thursday, as officers continue to investigate a pattern of shootings across the city allegedly orchestrated by gun-for-hire networks. Police said they were called to the U.S. consulate on University Avenue the morning of March 10 […]

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority is warning residents of increased flood risk amid heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on Thursday. Environment Canada says a stretch of southern Ontario including the Greater Toronto Area is expected to see high wind gusts and up to 20 millimetres of rain through the morning. The conservation authority says all […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested 19-year-old Zara Jabbi, an outstanding suspect in the U.S. consulate shooting in March. It comes as police continue to investigate multiple shootings in the city allegedly orchestrated by gun-for-hire networks, and after an officer was killed last week during a related raid. More coming. The Canadian Press

Fellow officers, dignitaries and family members will pay their respects to an Ontario Provincial Police constable killed on the job at his funeral in Mississauga today. Const. Tarun Bali was fatally struck by a vehicle last week in the northern Ontario town of Hearst, as police tried to stop a man who had escaped from […]

TORONTO — Against the backdrop of U.S. tariffs battering local automakers, uncertainty linked to upcoming trade talks and the “incursion” of Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, the union representing nearly 19,000 Canadian auto workers says it’s bracing for the most significant labour negotiations in its history. Talks between Unifor and the Detroit Three automakers are […]

TORONTO — Glenn Nyberg put the referee’s whistle to his lips and halted play. Ghana and Panama were going toe-to-toe in a rambunctious opening game to kick off the countries’ World Cup adventure. Around the 22-minute mark — as has been the case midway through the first and second halves of every match at the […]

TORONTO — The Panama-Ghana matchup for Toronto’s second World Cup game drew Ghanaian royalty and thousands of fervent fans who were undeterred by the rain and gusty winds that replaced sunny skies as the game kicked off. Many Ghana supporters started their day early at Sankofa Square in downtown Toronto, where attendees were greeted by […]

TORONTO — A plodding, choppy affair between Ghana and Panama at the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday was salvaged with some late-game drama at a wet Toronto Stadium. Caleb Yirenkyi scored in the 95th minute to give Ghana an upset 1-0 victory in the group-play opener for both teams. “I ran forward and then hoped […]