105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Oliver Ekman-Larsson was happy to wake up Saturday still a member of the Maple Leafs. The veteran, Stanley Cup-winning defenceman was held out of two games by the woefully underperforming club ahead of the NHL trade deadline for “roster management purposes” as Toronto fielded offers for a player with two seasons remaining on […]

TORONTO — Loved ones waiting with flowers, balloons and open arms tearfully embraced Canadian travellers as they arrived in Toronto’s Pearson airport on Saturday as more Canadians flee the Middle East. Passengers who arrived from Dubai expressed relief to be back on Canadian soil, as well as frustration with the U.S. attack on Iran and […]

Toronto’s Jewish community is on edge after a third synagogue was hit by gunfire in less than a week. Following a shooting Monday, police are investigating two more incidents after Toronto-area synagogues were shot at within hours of each other. Toronto Police responded to gunshots in the area of Bathurst Street and Glencairn Avenue shortly […]

TORONTO — More Canadians leaving the Middle East are expected to arrive in Toronto’s Pearson Airport this morning as the war in Iran reaches the one-week mark. Passengers arriving from Dubai left on an Emirates flight that the government booked 51 seats on to secure travel for Canadians out of the region. The Emirates flight […]

TORONTO — Environment Canada is calling for 15 to 40 millimetres of rain and thunderstorms across Ontario, leading to potential flooding. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement calling for 15 to 40 millimetres of rainfall, with locally higher totals possible due to thunderstorms. Rain combined with mild temperatures is expected to melt much […]

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs are used to adding at the NHL trade deadline. This year’s edition was markedly different. And after Toronto general manager Brad Treliving met the media once the horn sounded, the path forward for a tortured Original Six franchise that’s enjoyed plenty of regular-season success most of the last decade remained […]

Police say a shelter-in-place order has been lifted in a northern Ontario community after one suspect was found dead and the second one was arrested Thursday evening. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Don Park in Atikokan, Ont., Wednesday shortly after 7 p.m. and they located one […]

Liam Talbot earned a little payback at the CFL’s invitational combine. The Windsor Lancers running back was left off the combine’s initial invitation list before being added Jan. 1. The five-foot-11, 210-pound Talbot used the snub as motivation Friday in Waterloo, Ont., earning one of eight berths to the CFL’s national combine March 27-29 in […]

TORONTO — Bobby McMann is headed west. The struggling Toronto Maple Leafs dealt the winger to the Seattle Kraken for a second-round pick in the 2027 draft and a fourth-round pick in 2026 ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline. Veteran centre Scott Laughton, the other pending unrestricted free agent forward on the roster, is also […]

WASHINGTON — Canada’s new chief trade negotiator to the United States met her American counterpart in Washington on Friday as Ottawa sought to steady the bilateral relationship ahead of a review of the critical continental trade pact. Janice Charette was joined by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Canada’s newly-appointed Ambassador to the United States […]