105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Rookie Sean Keys hit his first MLB career home run, a three-run shot, Myles Straw added his own three-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Mets 9-3 on Canada Day. Keys’ 349-foot blast to left field off Mets starter Freddy Peralta (5-7) came in the third, capping off a […]

TORONTO — As much of Ontario sweltered through Canada Day, advocates warned that vulnerable populations are at the greatest risk from the extreme heat. Orange heat warnings blanketed Environment Canada’s weather map, stretching from Windsor to Toronto to Ottawa. Temperatures reached into the mid-30s in those areas. There were also heat warnings in place for […]

Sergei Bobrovsky twice broke the hearts of his new team. The Maple Leafs are hoping the veteran goaltender will now help get their tortured franchise back on track. Toronto signed the two-time Stanley Cup winner to a three-year contract worth a reported US$21 million as NHL free agency opened Wednesday. Bobrovsky, who eliminated the Maple […]

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 […]