105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Broad-based gains led Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 206.46 points at 24,934.40. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 10.25 points at 42,533.97. The S&P 500 index was up 8.17 points at 5,889.80, […]

TEMISKAMING SHORES, Ont. — Police say one person has been found dead and another is still missing after they were seen going through the ice in the northern Ontario community of Temiskaming Shores over the weekend. Ontario Provincial Police say someone reported seeing two people go through the ice at Pete’s Dam Park on Sunday […]

TORONTO — Rookie forward Jonathan Mogbo has been assigned to the G-League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors. Raptors 905 will host the Austin Spurs on Friday at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Mogbo has averaged 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists and 16.6 minutes over 34 NBA games, including six starts. […]

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. says it has acquired a U.S. tax and accounting software business for $600 million. The Michigan-based company is called cPaperless LLC but operates under the SafeSend name. It has 235 employees. Once the acquisition is complete, Thomson says it intends to keep offering SafeSend products. Its acquisition of SafeSend is […]

TORONTO — Altus Group Ltd. says it has closed a deal with tax services and software company Ryan LLC to sell its global property tax business for $700 million. Altus Group chief executive Jim Hannon says the transaction, originally announced last July, accelerates the company’s “transformation into a pure-play software, data and analytics platform.” He […]

Heavy, blowing snow is expected to hit parts of Ontario today and tomorrow, with some areas getting up to 60 centimetres. Environment Canada has issued snow squall warnings for regions spanning from Listowel to the west, Bracebridge to the north and Belleville to the east. Communities along the shore of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay […]

TORONTO — The parent company of EQ Bank says it has filed notice of its intention to renew its stock buyback plan. EQB Inc. says it has also received approval of the plan from the Toronto Stock Exchange, which allows it to repurchase up to 2.3 million of its common shares for the purpose of […]

OTTAWA — Canada is set to take over the presidency of the G7 in 2025, leading a forum of seven of the world’s most advanced economies at a time of political instability at home and around the world. Here’s a look at what hosting the G7 means, and what’s at stake. What is the G7? […]

OTTAWA — A leading gun-control group is accusing the Liberal government of watering down a promise to ensure firearms are properly scrutinized before entering the Canadian market. The government recently published proposed regulations aimed at ensuring all gun makes and models for sale in Canada are known to the federal firearms registrar. There is currently […]

TORONTO — After CBC’s “Republic of Doyle” wrapped in 2014, Allan Hawco spent years searching for the next show to create. The star and co-creator of the St. John’s, N.L.-set crime drama, which ran for six seasons, had several ideas but couldn’t land on a concept that resonated with him. “There were things I was […]