105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will miss his second consecutive game Monday against the Winnipeg Jets due to an undisclosed injury. Matthews also sat out Saturday’s game against the New York Islanders. The 27-year-old was hurt when he took a cross-check to his back in Friday’s 6-3 win over Buffalo. He also […]

Hamilton police say a man is facing multiple criminal charges after drugs, cash and a pet raccoon were found inside a tent in a city park. The man is also facing bylaw charges for keeping a “prohibited” animal. Police say officers executed a search warrant on a tent in Montgomery Park on Dec. 20 after […]

OTTAWA — The federal government has named Alison Nankivell the new president and chief executive officer of Export Development Canada, succeeding Mairead Lavery who helmed the Crown corporation for the past six years. Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng says Nankivell’s appointment will help the agency “continue its critical work in […]

TORONTO — Losses in the financial, industrial and telecom sectors pushed Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading on Monday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 19.13 points at 24,580.35. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 214.49 points at 42,625.77. The S&P 500 index […]

TORONTO — Public health officials say a cluster of measles cases in Ontario linked to an exposure in New Brunswick has grown to 37. Public Health Ontario says 11 of those cases are confirmed and 26 are probable. In an epidemiological summary released last week, the public health agency says the cases began in October […]

TORONTO — Ontario is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to urgently decide whether it will hear a historic youth-led challenge of the province’s climate plan. It’s the first case to be tried in Canada that considers whether a government’s climate plan can violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In their application to the […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September. The agency says the growth came as services-producing industries grew 0.1 per cent for the month. After four consecutive monthly declines, […]

LONDON, Ont. — Sean Horrell walked into the woods holding a basket filled with hot meals, water bottles, juice boxes and snacks for a group of people living in a small London, Ont., homeless encampment. When he approached the camp, he was greeted by a brown dog that barked and wagged its tail. As Horrell […]

TORONTO — The percentage of staff in Ontario child-care centres who are registered early childhood educators has been declining over the past few years, moving the province further away from one of its goals in the national $10-a-day system. A recently published Ministry of Education report shows that while there has been a net increase […]

Beijia Ge’s work duties change on an hourly basis. The Kingston, Ont., resident might be chatting with Chinese students about their secrets and challenges, or helping someone pack a suitcase, or baking cakes with a senior citizen. “If you are alone on your birthday but still want someone to sing birthday songs or take photos […]