105.9 The Region

Ontario Provincial Police say they arrested and charged a suspect in a homicide cold case investigation. Police say officers responded to a report about a deceased person in the area of Chinguacousy Road and King Street in Caledon on April 1, 2024. OPP says 65-year-old David Robson, who was last seen in Melancthon on March […]

SARNIA — Police say the weapon used in a fatal shooting at a Sarnia, Ont., college bar earlier this month was smuggled across the border from the United States. They released more details about the alleged murder weapon after Monday’s arrest of the main suspect in the Lambton College campus shooting that killed 20-year-old Dane […]

TORONTO — Provincial governments across Canada are looking at tighter restrictions for youth on social media, artificial intelligence chatbots, and cellphone use in schools amid growing concerns over their impact on young people. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s government recently announced that it plans to ban children from using social media accounts and AI chatbots, starting […]

TORONTO — The province says it will not take over the entirety of the Toronto Islands despite the language of its proposed legislation. The office of Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says the province will work with the City of Toronto to only use the land needed to expand Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Sarkaria introduced […]

TORONTO — FIFA’s marketplace for resale World Cup tickets no longer has seats listed for Toronto matches after a new price cap law came into effect. The Ontario legislation bans people and platforms from reselling seats to events in the province for more than face value. FIFA said its resale platform is being reconfigured to […]

COBOURG — Ontario Provincial Police say they’re investigating a car crash involving two cruisers that happened as officers were responding to an earlier collision that claimed the life of one of their colleagues on Monday. Police say Northumberland OPP officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Highway 401 near Burnham Street […]

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says he is looking at a social media ban in schools and would like to go further than what Manitoba has planned. Calandra says the province will be working closely with the federal government on a social media ban for kids under a certain age. He also says […]

TORONTO — FIFA’s marketplace for resale World Cup tickets no longer has seats listed for Toronto matches after a new price cap came into effect last week. The Ontario legislation bans people and platforms from reselling seats to events in the province for more than face value. FIFA says its resale platform is being reconfigured […]

TORONTO — Ontarians with mild hearing loss could soon have access to over-the-counter hearing aids, under a regulatory change the government is considering. The Ministry of Health has launched a 30-day consultation on allowing the sale and use of certain devices that function as hearing aids, without a prescription. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says access […]

Police in Windsor, Ont., say a man has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy. Police say they responded to a report of a person with a weapon on Tecumseh Road around 6 p.m. Sunday. They say officers found the boy with an apparent stab wound and performed CPR until […]