105.9 The Region

TORONTO — There’s no doubt about the defensive ability that new Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Andres Gimenez brings to the diamond. The big question mark is whether the 26-year-old Venezuelan can reverse two years of slipping numbers at the plate. “That’s what I’m working on in the off-season right now, trying to (put) everything […]

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Police say three people from the United Kingdom have been charged in the 2023 death of an Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner. Ontario Provincial Police say 44-year-old Sharifur Rahman was assaulted in August 2023 and died from his injuries a week later. OPP say investigators discovered that suspects linked to the […]

TORONTO — Markets on both sides of the border fell sharply Wednesday afternoon after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates and shrank its projections for cuts in the new year, with the S&P 500 losing almost three per cent and the TSX down more than two per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down […]

The union representing Ontario’s college faculties says it will be in a legal strike position as of Jan. 4., after saying there’s been no real progress in contract negotiations. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union had requested and received a no-board report from Ontario’s Labour Ministry, which is a formal notice that a board of […]

MacKenzie Scott continues to make medical debt relief a priority in her mysterious giving. This week, Undue Medical Debt, formerly RIP Medical Debt, announced it had received a rare third gift — $50 million — from the billionaire philanthropist, signaling her satisfaction with the group’s efforts to purchase medical debt in bulk from hospitals and […]

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — The Theodore Tugboat replica that was long a fixture in the Halifax Harbour has partially sunk while docked in St. Catharines, Ont. A news release says the life-size version of the TV character took on water late Tuesday night and is now mostly submerged in shallow water beside a dock. The […]

HAMILTON — The home of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats will soon have a new name. Hamilton Sports Group announced Wednesday that Tim Hortons Field, the stadium where the Ticats and Forge FC of soccer’s Canadian Premier League play, will be rebranded with a new sponsor after a 10-year naming rights agreement with the restaurant chain […]

TORONTO — A defence lawyer for a teen who pleaded guilty to assault in the alleged swarming of a homeless Toronto man says the girl should be sentenced to a year of probation. In a sentencing hearing today, defence lawyer Karen Lau Po Hung argued the teen is taking responsibility for her role in the […]

TORONTO — An expert in gaming law expects former Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter will likely be sentenced to a prison term and face other punishments. Porter’s sentencing hearing, originally scheduled for Wednesday, is set to take place May 20 at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire […]

TORONTO — All-star Scottie Barnes has been upgraded to questionable by the Toronto Raptors. Barnes participated in practice at OVO Athletic Centre this morning ahead of a game tomorrow night against the visiting Brooklyn Nets. He has missed two games after spraining his right ankle in a 113-108 loss to the New York Knicks on […]