105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are bringing their comedy chops back to Canada for a single TV series deal with Bell Media. Bell Media says the Vancouver-born collaborators and their production house Point Grey Pictures will produce an original scripted show for CTV and the Crave streaming platform. The agreement was lined up […]

TORONTO — Ontario is warning dog owners in downtown Windsor about a viral outbreak that has left more than a dozen pets dead. The province’s Animal Welfare Services says concerned dog owners should check in with their veterinarians amid a parvovirus outbreak. Chief Animal Welfare Inspector Melanie Milczynski says 14 dogs have died so far […]

Olivia and Noah have once again clinched first place as the most popular baby names in Ontario as the provincial government unveiled the 2023 top ten list of boys’ and girls’ names today. The province says Olivia was the No. 1 baby girl name in Ontario for the 15th consecutive year. It says Charlotte came […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the base metal and telecommunication sectors, while U.S. stock markets edged higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 52.00 points at 25,067.71. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 126.18 points at 43,576.08. The S&P 500 index […]

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. has submitted a request for arbitration to settle its dispute with the government in Mali over its Loulo-Gounkoto operations. The company says it submitted the request to the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, under the provisions of its agreements with the government. It says the move reflects […]

TORONTO — WildBrain Ltd. has signed a deal to sell a two-thirds stake in its television broadcast business to IoM Media Ventures Inc., an independent children’s studio based in Halifax. Under the terms of the deal, WildBrain says it expects to receive more than $40 million over the next four years from the transaction and […]

OTTAWA — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is taking another shot at Canada about becoming part of the United States. In a post on Truth Social, Trump says many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state. He says it would save on taxes and military protection and that he thinks it’s a “great idea.” Trump […]

TORONTO — Metro is heading into 2025 with renewed capacity to grow its business after reaching the final milestone in its seven-year, almost billion-dollar supply chain transformation, which added new automation technology across its warehouses in Quebec and Ontario. In an increasingly competitive industry, Metro needed to scale up its supply chain in a way […]

TORONTO — A recreational soccer team in Toronto says controversy surrounding its league’s gender policy, which temporarily excluded non-binary players from women’s teams, has sparked a bigger conversation about accessibility and support for LGBTQ+ athletes. Evergreen FC co-captain Riley Yesno says her team, composed of female, LGBTQ+ and gender diverse members, has been playing in […]

TORONTO — Ingrid Menezes gestures toward herself as she takes in the sight of an African wilderness. “Come on zebra, come,” she says as she starts to pet the air above her lap. “What else do you see Ingrid?” asks Dorothy Laugo, a recreation assistant running the virtual reality session on a tablet as the […]