105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Severe storms cut across the Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday, causing widespread power outages, flooding and serious damage to a major concert venue. An intense weather system brought torrential rain, large hail and the risk of a tornado to wide swaths of southern Ontario. The weather office issued multiple emergency alerts for extreme […]

TORONTO — Shedd Aquarium in Chicago says two whales have died after it took in several beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont. Shedd says one whale was from Marineland while the other was already a resident. More coming. Liam Casey, The Canadian Press

A severe storm cut across the Greater Toronto Area Wednesday afternoon, downing power lines and flooding some streets as Environment Canada warned of heavy rain, large hail and the risk of a tornado in much of southern Ontario. The weather office issued multiple emergency alerts for extreme weather in parts of the GTA as skies […]

WASHINGTON — Apple is changing its Maps app to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for American users after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to change the name of the Great Lake. Google Maps updated its service to identify the body of water as “Lake America” over the weekend. Trump signed the order […]

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Greater Toronto Area and much of southern Ontario as Environment Canada warns of heavy rain, large hail and the risk of a tornado. The weather office says conditions are favourable for strong thunderstorms to develop this afternoon ahead of an advancing cold front. The severe orange […]

TORONTO — It appears veteran Canadian Lirim Hajrullahu is ready to resume kicking duties with the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto released Canadian rookie Brady Lidster on Wednesday. Lidster, 21, of St. Thomas, Ont., had been handling kicking duties for the Argos since their 24-23 home loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 18. Hajrullahu was unsuccessful […]

An Ontario university student has been arrested in a counter-intelligence investigation in the United States after allegedly taking photos at airports in Toronto and Chicago at the request of someone he believed to be a Chinese government official. In an affidavit filed in Michigan court, an FBI agent says Weiheng Zeng, a Chinese citizen studying […]

Ontario says it’s spending nearly $3.9 million across four training projects intended to help women, including survivors of domestic violence, train for in-demand skilled trade careers. More than half of that Skills Development Fund money is earmarked for Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region to help 42 women who are survivors of gender-based violence train […]

TORONTO — The escalating trade war with the United States looms large over three upcoming provincial byelections in Ontario. Candidates say a variety of provincial issues has popped up during campaigning, but U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs and a spat over Lake Ontario’s name have raised fresh concern for voters. Evergreen concerns […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users of its Maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new name for the body of water amid his escalating trade war with Canada. As of Wednesday morning, Apple Maps displayed “Lake America” for U.S. users looking […]