105.9 The Region

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston College teammates James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice and the defending champion United States routed Switzerland 7-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey quarterfinals. Boston University’s Brandon Svoboda, Notre Dame’s Danny Nelson and Denver’s Zeev Buium also scored, Hampton Slukynsky of Western Michigan made 17 saves and […]

OTTAWA — Canada was buzzing. The ice was tilted. A dramatic comeback victory felt inevitable. A team previously unable to click offensively appeared to have finally unlocked some cohesion. Then the group’s other issue — penalties — bubbled to the surface one final time at the world junior hockey championship. And Hockey Canada is now […]

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ilya Protas put up five points and the Windsor Spitfires handed the Guelph Storm a 9-5 drubbing in Ontario Hockey League action on Thursday. Protas scored four times and contributed an assist for the Spitfires (27-7-3), while Liam Greentree scored once and contributed for assists. Jack Nesbitt had two goals, and Cole […]

OTTAWA — Canada has been eliminated from the world junior hockey championship with a 4-3 loss to Czechia in the quarterfinals. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston College teammates James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice and the defending champion United States routed Switzerland 7-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey quarterfinals. Boston University’s Brandon Svoboda, Notre Dame’s Danny Nelson and Denver’s Zeev Buium also scored for the Group A champion United States. “I thought […]

OTTAWA — Toronto MP Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, says he will not run in the next federal election. Mendicino says in a statement posted on social media that he has disagreed with the direction of the federal government, particularly when it comes to Canada’s foreign policy […]

TORONTO — Energy and base metals stocks led Canada’s main stock index higher on the first trading day of 2025, while U.S. stock markets started the year in the red. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 170.09 points at 24,898.03. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 151.95 points at 42,392.27. The […]

Toys “R” Us Canada says it is closing five Ontario stores and revamping several others as it works to “optimize” its business. The toy retailer says the closing locations include a store in Argyle Mall in London along with its shops on Steeles Avenue West in Thornhill, Hurontario Street in Mississauga, Marcus Drive in Sudbury […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested two more suspects in a 2023 shooting that killed a 21-year-old man in the city’s east end. Police say Joshua Bernard-Reis died in hospital weeks after he was shot in September 2023. A 19-year-old man was arrested in November of that year and charged with first-degree murder. […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future over the holidays after the resignation of his top cabinet minister, Chrystia Freeland, in mid-December. The bombshell move prompted a fresh wave of calls for Trudeau to step down as Liberal leader from inside and outside the caucus. With MPs set […]