105.9 The Region

On a recent summer Friday, nearly a dozen students logged on for their online literature class. It was a group of mostly young women joining from different parts of Afghanistan, eagerly waiting for their turn to discuss a story they had read the week before. Before the Taliban’s return to power five years ago, the […]

TORONTO — Voters head to the polls today in three Ontario provincial byelections, with at least one race set to be tight. Candidates say long-standing provincial concerns such as health care, education and affordability came up often as they knocked on doors, but the trade war with the United States is also a worry for […]

TORONTO — Severe storms cut across the Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday, causing widespread power outages, flooding and serious damage to a major concert venue. An intense weather system brought torrential rain, large hail and the risk of a tornado to wide swaths of southern Ontario. The weather office issued multiple emergency alerts for extreme […]

TORONTO — Shedd Aquarium in Chicago says two whales have died after it took in several beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont. Shedd says one whale was from Marineland while the other was already a resident. More coming. Liam Casey, The Canadian Press

A severe storm cut across the Greater Toronto Area Wednesday afternoon, downing power lines and flooding some streets as Environment Canada warned of heavy rain, large hail and the risk of a tornado in much of southern Ontario. The weather office issued multiple emergency alerts for extreme weather in parts of the GTA as skies […]

WASHINGTON — Apple is changing its Maps app to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for American users after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to change the name of the Great Lake. Google Maps updated its service to identify the body of water as “Lake America” over the weekend. Trump signed the order […]

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Greater Toronto Area and much of southern Ontario as Environment Canada warns of heavy rain, large hail and the risk of a tornado. The weather office says conditions are favourable for strong thunderstorms to develop this afternoon ahead of an advancing cold front. The severe orange […]

TORONTO — It appears veteran Canadian Lirim Hajrullahu is ready to resume kicking duties with the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto released Canadian rookie Brady Lidster on Wednesday. Lidster, 21, of St. Thomas, Ont., had been handling kicking duties for the Argos since their 24-23 home loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 18. Hajrullahu was unsuccessful […]

An Ontario university student has been arrested in a counter-intelligence investigation in the United States after allegedly taking photos at airports in Toronto and Chicago at the request of someone he believed to be a Chinese government official. In an affidavit filed in Michigan court, an FBI agent says Weiheng Zeng, a Chinese citizen studying […]

Ontario says it’s spending nearly $3.9 million across four training projects intended to help women, including survivors of domestic violence, train for in-demand skilled trade careers. More than half of that Skills Development Fund money is earmarked for Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region to help 42 women who are survivors of gender-based violence train […]