105.9 The Region

Easton Cowan had to bide his time. Taken in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League’s 2021 priority selection draft by the London Knights, he was initially bumped down two levels at age 16 for more seasoning. Cowan took the demotion in stride. He accepted the constructive criticism. He worked on his game, confident […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s housing shortage, widely recognized as a national crisis and the catalyst of significant immigration cuts, is The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. More than a quarter of 96 editors surveyed voted for the housing shortage as the most consequential story of 2024. The Jasper wildfires came in second place, while […]

TORONTO — Dye & Durham Ltd. says its board of directors has resigned and appointed an activist investor’s slate of nominees ahead of a showdown at the company’s annual meeting today. The legal software company says shareholders made their views clear based on preliminary tabulation of proxies ahead of the shareholder gathering. It says the […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada estimates the country’s population grew by 176,699 people between July 1 and Oct. 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since the first quarter of 2022. Canada’s population is estimated to have reached roughly 41.5 million people. International migration continues to account for most of the increase in population. The federal […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John’s, N.L.: 1.1 per cent (1.3) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 2.1 per […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent (1.1) — Prince Edward Island: 1.8 per cent (1.3) — Nova Scotia: 1.7 per cent (1.5) — New Brunswick: 2.0 per cent (1.8) […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada’s consumer price index report today says inflation edged lower to 1.9 per cent in November. That’s down from two per cent in October. Shelter costs increased at a slower annual pace of 4.6 per cent, while rent price inflation accelerated to 7.7 per cent. Grocery prices continued to grow faster than […]

TORONTO — A new poll suggests nearly a third of Canadians are planning to minimize their spending in the new year. The report by BMO says 30 per cent of Canadians plan to curtail their spending in 2025. The poll also says 46 per cent of Canadians say the higher cost of living will affect […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is expected to release its November consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate stayed at two per cent last month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. The annual inflation rate ticked up in October to two per cent after falling below the Bank […]

OTTAWA — Canada Post is resuming operations after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered postal workers back on the job after holding hearings over the weekend to determine whether they were too far apart to reach a deal by the […]