105.9 The Region

Intense cold weather sweeping the country has led to flight delays or cancellations at most of Canada’s major airports. Air Canada says in a notice on its website that extreme cold at Toronto and Montreal airports is causing delays, and that customers can rebook at no cost. WestJet has similar advisories that include airports in […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner stepped on the ice for warm-ups and heard some boos during an initial lap around a rink he knows well. The Vegas Golden Knights winger experienced more jeers on his first shift. That noise only got louder when Marner finally touched the puck, followed by an unexpected ovation after heading to […]

BARRIE — Multiple crashes amid severe weather shut down a highway north of Toronto for several hours, including one pileup that Ontario Provincial Police say involved close to two-dozen vehicles. OPP say the first crash on Highway 11 happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday just north of Barrie, and involved between 20 to 30 vehicles, including […]

TORONTO — Mark Stone had two goals and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights topped the Maple Leafs 6-3 in Mitch Marner’s emotional return to Toronto on Friday night. Jack Eichel Pavel Dorofeyev, Braeden Bowman and Keegan Kolesar had the other goals for Vegas (25-13-12). Adin Hill made 18 saves while Ivan Barbashev added […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner got a chilly — and loud reception — in his old stomping ground. The Vegas Golden Knights winger was booed loudly before even touching the puck Friday at Scotiabank Arena in his first game in Toronto since a long, drawn-out divorce from the Maple Leafs was finalized last summer. The jeers […]

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is warning First Nations people to be wary of crossing the border into the United States in response to immigration enforcement raids and the detention of some Indigenous people. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak confirmed that at least one First Nations person had a negative encounter recently […]

CALGARY — Kelsey Mitchell joins a select group of Canadian athletes who are Olympians in both summer and winter Olympic Games. The gold medallist in track cycling was named to Canada’s bobsled team Friday for the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The 32-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., won sprint cycling gold in Tokyo in 2021. Mitchell […]

U.S. authorities have announced the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is accused of running an international drug ring and ordering the murders of several people. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the 44-year-old Wedding, originally from Thunder Bay, Ont., was arrested in Mexico after a yearslong manhunt and he will be […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner doesn’t know what to expect when he hits the ice in his old stomping ground. The Vegas Golden Knights winger will soon find out — and the reception is unlikely to be pleasant. Marner spoke with reporters at the team’s hotel Friday morning, roughly eight hours before a much-anticipated return to […]

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico, capping off a yearslong manhunt and dealing what U.S. officials called a significant blow to a violent criminal network that has endangered communities across several borders. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice first announced Wedding’s capture […]