105.9 The Region

TORONTO (AP) — Left-hander Josh Walker and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed Friday to a one-year contract that pays $760,000 while in the major leagues and $180,000 while in the minors. The 30-year-old had a 6.45 ERA in 24 relief appearances for the New York Mets over the past two seasons, striking out 23 and […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed left-handed pitcher Josh Walker to a one-year contract worth US$760,000, the team announced Friday. The 30-year-old made 10 appearances for the New York Mets in 2024. He spent the majority of the season at the Triple-A level with Syracuse before a mid-season trade to the Pirates organization. […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained almost 200 points Friday as markets broadly rose to end a rocky trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 185.54 points at 24,599.48. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 498.02 points at 42,840.26. The S&P 500 index was up 63.77 points at 5,930.85, […]

TORONTO — “Kim’s Convenience” is returning to a Toronto stage. The play that spawned the hit CBC TV series will return to Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre at the end of January, nearly 15 years after its debut. The play’s creator, Ins Choi, will portray Appa, whose family runs a convenience store threatened by gentrification. When he […]

OTTAWA — Political drama eclipsed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s move to rejuvenate his cabinet with fresh faces following a tumultuous week, underscoring questions about how much gas he has left in the tank as Liberal leader. The shuffle came five days after Chrystia Freeland abruptly resigned as finance minister Monday after Trudeau had told her […]

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a woman with an extensive criminal history of impersonating nurses in several provinces to four years in prison, tacking on more time to a sentence she is already serving in Ontario. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says the prospects of rehabilitation for Brigitte Cleroux “seem […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s public health agency says people who travelled through Pearson Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles. Toronto Public Health says a person with a case of measles took Emirates Airlines Flight EK241 from Dubai to Toronto on Sunday, Dec. 8. Those who were in Terminal 1 in the Toronto […]

TORONTO — A Jewish girls’ school in Toronto’s north end was the target of an overnight shooting for the third time in less than a year, police confirmed Friday, drawing widespread condemnation. Police said officers were called to Bais Chaya Mushka in North York at around 2:30 a.m., where they found “evidence of a firearm […]

TORONTO — A new report from RBC Economics says home affordability in Canada is improving, though strains remain. The report says home ownership costs have eased for three consecutive quarters in Canada. But RBC says home ownership costs as a percentage of median household income remain close to worst-ever levels, at 58.4 per cent in […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added eight fresh faces to his cabinet, though they may not have much time in those new roles after all. Just before Trudeau moved to shore up his front bench on Friday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh declared he is finally ready to vote down the government and will attempt […]