105.9 The Region

Police say two men and two boys are facing criminal charges after a 24-year-old man was kidnapped in Vaughan, Ont., and held for several days. York Regional Police say the victim was in a parking lot in the area of Jane Street and Highway 7 on Nov. 14 when suspects confronted him and forced him […]

TORONTO — Police say two suspects in an armed home invasion and kidnapping in northwest Toronto have been arrested, and two more remain on the loose. Investigators say four suspects drove up to a home in the Martin Grove Road and John Garland Boulevard area late Tuesday night. It’s alleged three of the suspects then […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a woman was seriously injured after a school bus full of students collided with her broken down car on the Burlington Skyway on Wednesday night. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says the woman’s car was blocking a live lane of the Queen Elizabeth Way when the approaching bus carrying 36 students and three […]

TORONTO — Hospitals are seeing more children sick with flu after the virus began circulating earlier than usual this year. The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario said it saw eight times more kids testing positive for influenza last month than it did in November last year. A spokesperson for CHEO said the difference is stark […]

KITCHENER — Police in Kitchener, Ont., continue to search for a 25-year-old who was reported missing after a house fire more than a month ago. Investigators say they suspect foul play in the disappearance of Eli Wood, who lived in the rear unit of the house. They say the fire, which broke out the morning […]

TORONTO — Delfina Budziak was mid-sentence when she saw George Springer walk into a downtown Toronto restaurant. Suddenly, no words would come. “When I first saw him walk through the door, I just froze and wasn’t able to speak for like, three minutes,” said the 11-year-old Budziak, who couldn’t even summon what her first words […]

TORONTO — Officials say there’s still no return timeline for displaced residents of two Toronto highrise buildings where a fire has been slowly burning for almost a week. Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop says firefighting efforts at the “unprecedented and extremely challenging” fire at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd. will last into […]

With six months to go until the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, tournament organizers in Canada say they’re proud of the work that’s been done — and that there’s still a lot to go. Vancouver is set to host seven games during the expanded tournament, while Toronto will stage six, including Canada’s first group […]

TORONTO — A reloaded Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation has George Springer excited, not necessarily to take another run at the World Series, but to welcome the pitchers the clubhouse. Springer spoke at a charity function on Wednesday about Shane Bieber taking the player option to stay in Toronto, as well as free agents Dylan […]

Parts of northeastern Ontario should brace for the next blast of wintry weather as the area expects to see a near-20-degree drop in temperature over the next 24 hours. Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson says a cold front moving to the southeast is expected to push temperatures down in Timmins from around -4 C this […]