105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Joc Pederson, Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger each homered early to provide enough of a cushion in the Texas Rangers’ series-opening 6-5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Pederson led off the game with a solo blast. Langford hit a three-run shot and Burger had a two-run blast in the third […]

TORONTO — Marina Mabrey inserted herself into the record books on Thursday, matching the WNBA’s single-game record with 53 points as the Toronto Tempo routed the Los Angeles Sparks 125-97. Mabrey had a franchise-best 19-point first quarter and didn’t stop there, also matching the single-game three-pointers record with nine as part of her career night. […]

TORONTO — Unbelievably, Allen Graves and Jaden Bradley only got to catch their breath when they sat down in front of the media. Graves and Bradley both had a whirlwind 48 hours after the Toronto Raptors selected them 19th and 50th overall, respectively, in the NBA draft. After the initial excitement of being drafted, the […]

TORONTO — Jim Hiller says he kept the lines of communication open with Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews over the past seven years after leaving Toronto as an assistant coach. Now back as the Maple Leafs’ 41st head coach, that familiarity with the team’s Arizona-raised captain may prove to be a secret weapon in […]

David Clayton-Thomas believed people could start over. That belief, his daughter Ashleigh Clayton-Thomas said Thursday, shaped both his life and the way he saw others. “He knows that there is hope and that nobody is born bad,” she said. “Sometimes bad choices are made, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t turn your life around […]

Construction has begun on one Ontario First Nation’s road to the Ring of Fire mining region. Premier Doug Ford is visiting Webequie First Nation today to mark the milestone, his first visit to a region he has spoken about often since taking power in 2018. Webequie is one of two remote fly-in First Nations that […]

BARRIE — Police in Barrie, Ont., say a woman and man whose bodies were found in a north-end home on Saturday died as a result of intimate partner violence. Investigators say officers were called to a home in the area of St. Vincent Street and Osprey Ridge Road for a wellness check on June 20. […]

Jaden Bradley has been keeping his eye on the Toronto Raptors, and now they’re going to get to see him up close too. Bradley was selected 50th overall by the Raptors in the second round of the NBA draft on Wednesday night. The six-foot-three guard said he’s been following Toronto’s defensive evolution closely and hopes […]

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer who was fatally shot during a police raid earlier this month was remembered on Wednesday as a man deeply committed to his profession, as family members, fellow officers and officials gathered at his funeral. Hundreds of people paid tribute to Const. Marc Pinizzotto at the Toronto Congress Centre as […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts are adding linebacker Kevin Eiben and defensive back Carl Brazley to their all-time list. Eiben and Brazley will be inducted Aug. 22 at halftime of Toronto’s game versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BMO Field. Eiben, 46, of Delta. B.C., spent 11 of his 12 CFL seasons with Toronto (2001-11). Over […]