105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Ontario’s acting auditor general says the province’s business case for moving the Ontario Science Centre to a redeveloped Ontario Place didn’t take several costs into account and the government’s decision was based on incomplete information. An annual report from the auditor general’s office today includes a look at the Ontario Science Centre relocation […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s acting auditor general says one in five patients who visited the province’s emergency departments were only there because they did not have a family doctor. Nick Stavropoulos has released an annual report that focuses on 12 value-for-money audits. Four of those audits focused on health care, including an examination of emergency departments, […]

HAMILTON — Scott Milanovich is the new head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The CFL team named him as the 27th head coach in franchise history this morning. Milanovich joined the Tiger-Cats as a senior assistant coach this past season and took over offensive play-calling duties in August. Hamilton finished with an 8-10 record and […]

TORONTO — Roots Corp. is reporting its third-quarter profit and revenue fell compared with a year ago as it says it faced economic headwinds. The clothing retailer says it earned $519,000 or a penny per share for the quarter ended Oct. 28, down from a profit of $2.2 million or five cents per share in […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Just how hard did some Republican members of Congress work to keep President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss? A court case is providing a few tantalizing clues. Snippets and short summaries of texts and emails sent by Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, a top Trump ally, have […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s acting auditor general is set to release his annual report today. The report will focus on twelve topics including several on various aspects of health care. Acting Auditor General Nick Stavropoulos will release value-for-money audits on emergency departments, hospitals in northern Ontario, Public Health Ontario and on long-term care homes. There will […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Just how hard did some Republican members of Congress work to keep Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss? A court case is providing a few tantalizing clues. Snippets and short summaries of texts and emails sent by Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, a top Trump ally, have emerged […]

KITCHENER, Ont. — Cameron Mercer scored twice, Matthew Sop and Hunter Brzustewicz each chipped in with two assists, and the Kitchener Rangers defeated the visiting Guelph Storm 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Tuesday night. Carson Rehkopf, Kyle Morey and Luke Ellinas also scored for the Midwest Division-leading Rangers (21-7-1-0), who led 2-1 after […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index posted a small loss Tuesday, weighed down by energy and metals, while U.S. markets were mixed.  The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 34.28 points at 20,375.93. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 79.88 points at 36,124.56. The S&P 500 index was down 2.60 points at […]

TORONTO — New Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie says she will not run for a seat at Queen’s Park in the near future. After her leadership win on Saturday, she mused about running in the riding held by former Progressive Conservative labour minister Monte McNaughton, who resigned in September.  The government has yet to […]