105.9 The Region

Gov. Greg Abbott called for blocking new data center development in rural parts of the state during a campaign stop in East Texas on Tuesday. “We must prohibit them from building AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods,” Abbott said at the Bullard event, which primarily discussed his plan to cut property taxes, adding that […]

A 39-year-old Oshawa man has died after falling off a boat into the Otonabee River near Peterborough, Ont. Provincial police say the man went into the water Tuesday afternoon after another boat passed by while he and three others were travelling on the river, and that he was not wearing a life-jacket. Police say the […]

TORONTO — It’s an adage in North American sports journalism that there’s no cheering in the press box. The idea is that reporters must maintain a sense of objectivity at all times, so that when it comes to criticizing a team — or covering when a star player gets embroiled in legal trouble — no […]

TORONTO — Canada Day revellers across much of Ontario will be partying in the heat today as high temperatures continue to make the province sizzle. Orange heat warnings are blanketing Environment Canada’s weather map, stretching from Windsor to Toronto to Ottawa. The weather agency says those southern areas can expect temperatures of up to 37 […]

TORONTO — Ontario is the second province in Canada to lower the routine colorectal cancer screening age from age 50 to 45. As of July 1, Ontarians age 45 and up are eligible to receive the at-home fecal immunochemical screening test — or FIT — that detects traces of blood in the stool. If someone […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s new auto insurance rules are now in effect offering drivers the option of saving money on premiums, but that comes with the risk of lacking coverage when they need it. As of today, nine types of insurance accident benefits that had been automatic in every Ontario policy are optional. Those include income […]

TORONTO — Police say a man who went missing almost four decades ago from a city in southwestern Ontario has been identified. The Ontario Provincial Police force says 19-year-old Bradley Verbeek was reported missing in March 1988 and had been last seen in London in December 1987. They say investigators last year obtained information suggesting […]

TORONTO — Police say they’re investigating after a U.S.-themed beaver statue designed to welcome World Cup visitors to Toronto was vandalized over the weekend. The Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area installed 51 four-foot-tall distinct beaver sculptures downtown as part of an artistic scavenger hunt. Robyn Posner, the non-profit’s director of marketing, says other beaver […]

Donning the Maple Leaf was a conscious decision for many of the athletes representing Canada at this summer’s FIFA World Cup. Like much of the country, the team is composed of people whose families came from abroad, and many of the players had offers from other national squads. They chose Canada and are now they’re […]

TORONTO — An Ontario law giving tenants the explicit right to install air conditioning units is set to come into effect Wednesday, in the midst of a stifling heat wave. The section of a 2023 law will be in force as of July 1 and allows tenants to install and use a window air conditioner […]