105.9 The Region

Former Liberal MP and MPP Han Dong says he’s running for Toronto city council. Dong says in a social media post that he declared today to run for the ward of Scarborough North in the municipal election this fall. He represented the Ontario Liberals as a member of provincial parliament in Trinity-Spadina from 2014 to […]

Sigma FC usually holds its training sessions on Thursday evenings, but co-founder Bobby Smyrniotis is giving everyone the night off when Canada plays Qatar in the FIFA men’s World Cup. Many of Sigma’s players are from Brampton, Ont., the hometown of six players on Canada’s men’s senior team, the most of any city in the […]

TORONTO — Jim Hiller wasted no time talking about coaching philosophy. Beating reporters to the punch, the newly hired Maple Leafs coach said the greatest impact a coach could have is in “guiding the spirit of the team” in his opening remarks to the Toronto media horde Wednesday. Hiller also offered a vote of confidence […]

TORONTO — Two more boys are facing charges after a 12-year-old allegedly struck a Toronto police officer with a stolen car and was shot at by police before he fled the scene. The 12-year-old driver, who was arrested on Monday and taken to a hospital, faces charges including attempted murder, dangerous operation and theft of […]

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says a World Cup watch party downtown was cancelled Tuesday night after a firecracker was set off, just days after a separate FIFA fan event was cut short due to weather. The city confirmed Wednesday that on-site staff at Nathan Phillips Square ended a viewing party Tuesday for the […]

TORONTO — Soccer fans are gearing up for Toronto’s second FIFA World Cup match as Ghana takes on Panama this evening, although potentially stormy weather may get in the way of some festivities. Ghana supporters are gathering at Sankofa Square in downtown Toronto for the Ghana Fun Fest Canada, where food and music started as […]

Police say two Hamilton men have been arrested in an alleged contraband tobacco operation at a nearby First Nation that was used to funnel money to an outside criminal enterprise. Police for the Six Nations of the Grand River and Ontario Provincial Police say they seized 40,000 kilograms of tobacco in searches at a manufacturing […]

TORONTO — Ghana and Panama will launch their prove-’em-wrong World Cup campaigns tonight at Toronto Stadium. Soccer pundits don’t give either Group L side a chance to finish ahead of England or Croatia — who square off today in Arlington, Texas — which has helped coaches motivate their so-called underdogs as they prepare to compete […]

TORONTO — Soccer fans are gearing up for Toronto’s second FIFA World Cup match, as Ghana takes on Panama this evening. Ghana supporters are gathering at Sankofa Square in downtown Toronto for the Ghana Fun Fest Canada, where food and music will start as early as 11 a.m. Fans will begin marching to Toronto Stadium […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s ill-fated wage restraint law known as Bill 124 is still sending ripples through the public sector across the province, even years after the law was repealed, with the electricity system now attempting to untangle the fallout. The Independent Electricity System Operator is looking to recover $329 million from ratepayers this year, which […]