105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Police say a Toronto teen was taken to hospital in serious condition after a shooting late Friday. Officers were called just after 11 p.m. to the Englemount-Lawrence neighbourhood of North York for a report of shots fired. When police and paramedics arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy with gunshot wounds. Investigators say the […]

Police in Durham Region say 34 people have been arrested and face more than 130 charges in a drug trafficking and illegal firearms investigation. Police say the investigation dubbed Project Hydrogen began in April and involved various police forces, including Toronto police, Ontario Provincial Police, the RCMP and Winnipeg police. They say officers executed search […]

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro has signed a five-year contract renewal, Rogers Communications announced Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The extension comes on the heels of the Blue Jays’ first appearance in the World Series since 1993. Toronto defeated the New York Yankees in the American League […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say an early investigation has determined that neither the driver nor the caregiver were responsible for the death of a child who was struck by a public bus Thursday afternoon. Police say the crash happened near Emerald Street and Wilson Street just after 1 p.m. and it involved a Hamilton Street […]

CALGARY — Forward Marek Vanacker has been added to Team Canada’s camp ahead of the world junior hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Friday. The 19-year-old from Delhi, Ont., has 26 goals and 15 assists in 26 games with the Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs this season. Vanacker was selected by Chicago in the first round, […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have renewed president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro’s contract for five years, the team announced Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The extension comes on the heels of the Blue Jays’ first appearance in the World Series since 1993. Toronto defeated the New York Yankees in the American […]

TORONTO — A provincially appointed supervisor has fired the director of education at Ontario’s largest school board, amid a shakeup of board governance by the education minister. The supervisor of the Toronto District School Board says in a memo to staff today that the board needs a fresh start and Clayton La Touche is leaving, […]

MISSISSAUGA — Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s looking into the death of a 19-year-old man after being shot by an officer in Mississauga. Investigators initially said officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of Winston Churchill and Britannia Road at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. In an update, the Special Investigations Unit says […]

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs limped out of the Bell Centre last month. Toronto had just fallen 5-2 to the Montreal Canadiens, owned the NHL’s worst goals-against average, and were a complete mess defensively. Despite falling 3-2 in overtime to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night, the club has made inroads cleaning up its […]

TORONTO — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the royal charter that created Canada’s oldest company was loaded onto a private plane in Toronto. Protected by a durable case that was not too hot, not too cold and sheltered from bright light, the 350-year-old document that birthed the Hudson’s Bay Co. made its way […]