105.9 The Region

There was tangible relief among Canadians who landed Friday morning in Toronto on a flight from Dubai, as an escalating conflict in the Middle East causes travel chaos that has included thousands of flight cancellations. Returning travellers described a long and anxious process to find their way home. Meanwhile, the Canadian government announced Friday it […]

TORONTO — An Ontario judge is suggesting billionaire businessman Frank Stronach will eventually be found not guilty on some of the charges he faces as his sexual assault trial continues in Toronto. Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy indicated this afternoon that a not-guilty verdict would be entered on a charge of attempted rape after […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says a man in Barrie is dead after police shot him with a stun gun. The Special Investigations Unit says initial reports suggest the 29-year-old man was pulled over by Barrie police at around 3:30 a.m. The SIU says the man fled on foot after police learned he was wanted on an […]

A community leader in Windsor, Ont., is calling for calm as police investigate the killing of 45-year-old Nancy Grewal earlier this week. Mohammed Fazle Baki, president of the South Asian Centre of Windsor, says the attack on Grewal in nearby LaSalle has left the community “deeply shocked and saddened.” The LaSalle Police Service says it […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is considering filling in part of Toronto’s waterfront for a new convention centre. Ford has said several times over the past week that the city needs more convention space and that the Metro Toronto Convention Centre is a terrible site. He says a new convention centre could cost a […]

TORONTO — Police say a 40-year-old Toronto man is facing fraud charges in an alleged multi-million-dollar investment scam. York regional police say the investigation began in March 2025 after a person reported the alleged scam. Police say in February 2024 the person was promised a return on an investment made with the suspect, the owner […]

Four days before Christmas, shoppers lined up around the Bay Centre in Victoria, B.C., where a corner of the mall had been transformed into a scene reminiscent of a London high street. In the windows, animatronic bears and groundhogs in aprons and chef’s hats toddled around. Inside, Santa rode in a hot-air balloon hanging from […]

TORONTO — Lawyers are set to make legal arguments this afternoon in the Toronto sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. Prosecutors finished presenting their evidence Wednesday and the court is set to address some legal issues before the defence begins its case next week. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh has said she will seek […]

TORONTO — Another suspect has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Toronto. Police have said 15-year-old Jahkai Jack was fatally shot in June 2025 after he and some friends met with another group of people and there was a verbal exchange between him and a man. They said […]

Niagara’s regional chair has backed away from a proposal that included possible amalgamations. Bob Gale said in a letter last month that he was starting consultations on reforms including potential amalgamations and reducing the number of councillors, saying there are too many elected officials in Niagara — 126 — and tax increases are too high. […]