105.9 The Region

Rob Kilner’s clients carry gambling debts ranging from a few thousand dollars to more than a quarter million. One lost $250,000 on sports betting apps this year. Another spent $100,000 over two years, with his partner in the dark for most of it, he said. “I just signed up a husband who had not told […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government is set to introduce legislation today that would require public-sector organizations to prioritize Ontario-made goods and services first, then Canadian suppliers. The province says the Buy Ontario Act would apply to all public-sector organizations, including municipalities, ministries, agencies, contractors and subcontractors. The minister of public and business service delivery says […]

BRAMPTON — Police in Peel Region say two people are dead and four others including a child are critically injured after a house fire in Brampton, Ont., early this morning. Brampton firefighters say they responded to a scene near McLaughlin and Remembrance roads just after 2:30 a.m. after a report of a two-alarm residential fire. […]

TORONTO — The future homes for 27 pieces of Hudson’s Bay history were decided Wednesday in a packed Toronto auction, where art lovers, historians and those wistful about the fall of Canada’s oldest company spent a collective $5.9 million. A Winston Churchill alone went for $1.3 million. “We knew the sale was going to be […]

WASHINGTON — Seven Canadians have been arrested for extradition to the United States in connection with a drug trafficking probe involving Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympian turned fugitive. “Our work is not done. Fugitive Ryan Wedding remains one of the top threats to Canadian public safety,” said RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme at the […]

TORONTO — The bids have begun to fly at a Toronto auction where 27 pieces from Hudson’s Bay’s art collection are being sold. So many art lovers, historians and those wistful about the fall of Canada’s oldest company showed up that the Heffel Fine Art Auction House ran out of seats and some bidders had […]

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says a newly passed bill granting him more powers to take control of school boards is a start, but not the end, of changes to education governance. The bill that passed third and final reading today allows the minister to more easily put school boards under supervision, and […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s housing agency says the number of homeowners behind on mortgage payments has fallen for the first time in three years, though delinquencies are still trending up in Ontario and British Columbia. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the national mortgage delinquency rate was 0.22 per cent in the second quarter, down from […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say a 17-year-old boy is facing multiple charges in a shooting that killed an innocent bystander in July. Det. Sgt. John Obrovac says the accused teen turned himself in Tuesday and was charged with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Belinda Sarkodie, 26, was killed in […]

TORONTO — The leader of Ontario’s official Opposition was kicked out of question period this morning after calling Premier Doug Ford’s government “corrupt.” NDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over the scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. The auditor general found his office has been heavily […]