105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade deals and foreign investment, Prime Minister Mark Carney was back in Ottawa Monday as Parliament resumed — but not for very long. Carney visited an Ottawa grocery store Monday morning where he announced a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income […]

Marineland’s belugas have a received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved a plan to export the last remaining captive whales in Canada to the United States. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson met Monday with officials from Marineland, the shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., to talk about its proposed plan […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s biggest single-day snowstorm on record is expected to be a major test of the city’s revamped clearing operation. City officials say 600 plows have fanned out across Toronto and are starting the second round of snow clearing on local roads. Mayor Olivia Chow says expressways are now on their fourth or fifth […]

TORONTO — The cleanup after a record-breaking winter storm that left mountains of snow across Toronto and the surrounding areas is expected to take several days, city officials said Monday as a snow day was declared for schools across the region and commuters faced severe transit delays. Mayor Olivia Chow said even though plowing is […]

Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says she has provided conditional approval for the export of Marineland’s remaining beluga whales to the United States. More coming. The Canadian Press

Ontario Provincial Police say a school in Blind River is closed after a local resident was found dead on school property early this morning. Police say École St. Joseph is closed due to an ongoing investigation but there is no threat to public safety. They say police and paramedics responded to a report of a […]

TORONTO — Toronto residents should give themselves a bit more time to get where they’re going this morning as the city digs out from a weekend snowstorm. City manager Paul Johnson told a news conference yesterday it’s likely going to be a couple of days until snow is cleared all the way to the curb. […]

MISSISSAUGA — Jolene Campbell has experienced the joy of winning the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as an alternate. Now she wants to do it again as a skip. Wearing Saskatchewan colours at the national women’s curling championship for the first time in a decade, Campbell guided her rink to an 8-5 victory over B.C.’s Taylor […]

TORONTO — Craig Berube saw a team on the upswing. The Toronto Maple Leafs came off a successful road trip looking to make inroads at Scotiabank Arena in a congested Eastern Conference playoff race. Following a disastrous, uninspiring week, they’re again searching for answers — and confidence. The Colorado Avalanche got a pair of goals […]

Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed Sunday as Toronto was hit with a blizzard and temperatures so bone-chilling that the city urged residents to stay home and avoid unnecessary travel. Environment Canada predicted Toronto could get over 50 centimetres of snowfall Sunday. Eastern Canada was bracing for a similar snowfall, as the storm moved […]